Michael Hettinga, better known as the WWE superstar Mike Knox, was born on July 17, 1978.  He currently wrestles on Smackdown..

Knox began his career in 2000 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling.  He stayed with the promotion for two years before he moved to Impact Zone Wrestling.  There, he was trailed by Steve Islas, the Navajo Warrior, and won the IZW Heavyweight title.  He also picked on the IZW Tag Title alongside Derek Neikirk.

In 2005, Knox was offered a WWE developmental contract, and he made several appearances on the various WWE shows.  His official debut, however, was in June of 2006 on ECW of Sci-Fi.  He appeared as a heel and interrupted Kelly Kelly’s striptease.  It was then revealed that the two were in a (kayfabe) relationship and that he did not approve of her stripping for everyone.  Kelly then became his valet.  Knox would feud with CM Punk when Kelly began flirting with him. 

Knox joined Rated-RKO at the 2006 Survivor Series, although he was eliminated.  He later split with Kelly in December of 2006 after they lost a mixed tag match.  The next week, he attacked her on ECW, ending their relationship.  He then returned to Deep South Wrestling, and after it closed, he moved to Florida Championship Wrestling.

Knox didn’t return to ECW until September of 2007.  He went several months with no real storyline until he began feuds with Tommy Dreamer and Finley.  Starting in November of 2008, he was on Raw where he had brief feud with Rey Mysterio and was even an entrant in the World Heavyweight Championship Elimnation Chamber match, but was elimnated quickly but Chris Jericho.

Knox was drafted onto Smackdown in April 2009 where he still wrestles. He recently debuted a new element to his character where he speaks about bilogy and the human anatomy.