Michael Seitz

Michael Seitz

b. 1959 (age 67) Washington - D.C. - USA
Actor Writer

is an American retired professional wrestler and former musician. Seitz is best known for leading The Fabulous Freebirds under the ring name Michael "P.S." ("Purely Sexy")Hayes and for his role as an announcer under the name Dok Hendrix in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He currently works with WWE as one of the senior producers. He then became a backstage road agent (producer) and color commentator for the WWF. Initially appearing for one night on the September 23, 1999 broadcast of SmackDown!, Hayes became a color commentator on Sunday Night Heat alongside Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly from 2000 to 2001, although he was mostly used on the international broadcasts of that show. At WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001, he competed in the gimmick Battle Royal, but was eliminated by the One Man Gang. olved in verbal sparring with Edge in which Hayes attacked Edge's lack of main event experience and the details of his love life (with regard to Matt Hardy and Lita). Hayes was later attacked by Edge. In October 2006, Hayes became the head creative writer for the SmackDown brand after Alex Greenfield's departure from the company. He can be seen on the second season of WWE Classics on Demand series Legends of Wrestling. Hayes made occasional appearances on WWE programmes: on the December 7, 2007 episode of SmackDown, Hayes was a guest of MVP's VIP Lounge. Hayes promoted the new Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW DVD and reinforced its anti-drug message. However, Hayes ended up being attacked by MVP before being saved by Rey Mysterio, Jr. In October 2013, Hayes took a leave of absence from WWE for personal reasons,but he returned to work on December 2, 2013. On August 1, 2014 Hayes appeared in a short segment on the online series JBL and Cole Show in which he stared at a "Free Birds, call to enquire" flier. In February 2015, Hayes partook in a WWE.com interview alongside Arn Anderson with Michael Cole to discuss Triple H and Sting's match at WrestleMania 31. On April 2, 2016, Hayes was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with the Fabulous Freebirds. Hayes accepted the award alongside Jimmy Garvin. Music career In 1987, on the back of the popularity of the "Badstreet USA" theme, Hayes recorded and released an album, Off The Streets. He also performed live concerts to promote the album with his backing band, the Badstreet Band. The July 1988 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (written circa March 1988) contained a bcolumn by writer Dave Rosenbaum in which he visited the box office for a Badstreet Band show and surveyed what sort of people would actually go to Hayes' concerts. In 1992, Hayes performed a duet with music producer Darwin Conort called "Freebird Forever" on the WCW album, Slam Jam 1. In 2011, Hayes paid tribute to his Freebird brother Terry Gordy, who died of a heart attack caused by a blood clot in 2001, with a song entitled "Freebird Road". His music video was an emotional and stirring trip down memory lane as a Freebird and shows shots of him at Gordy's grave.

Known For

Filmography

WWE: Unreal
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★ 8.0
WWE: Unreal
2025 Actor
Self
Meeting Stone Cold
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★ 6.6
Meeting Stone Cold
2021 Actor
Michael Hayes
Birth of the Stunner
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★ 6.3
Birth of the Stunner
2021 Actor
Michael P.S. Hayes
The Mortician: The Story of Paul Bearer
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★ 7.8
The Mortician: The Story of Paul Bearer
2020 Actor
Michael Hayes
WWE Hall of Fame
🎞️
★ 7.4
WWE Hall of Fame
2016 Actor
Michael Hayes - Inductee
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Legendary Stories of Dusty Rhodes!
2015 Actor
Michael Hayes
WWE Money in the Bank
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★ 7.2
WWE Money in the Bank
2010 Writer
WWE: Summerslam
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★ 6.6
WWE: Summerslam
2010 Writer
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
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★ 6.9
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
2010 Writer
WWE Hell in a Cell
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★ 6.7
WWE Hell in a Cell
2010 Writer
WWE Night of Champions
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★ 6.8
WWE Night of Champions
2010 Writer
WWE Over the Limit
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★ 6.3
WWE Over the Limit
2010 Writer
WWE Fatal 4-Way
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★ 6.1
WWE Fatal 4-Way
2010 Writer
Survivor Series
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★ 6.3
Survivor Series
2010 Writer
WWE Superstars
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★ 5.6
WWE Superstars
2009 Writer
WWE: The Bash
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★ 6.9
WWE: The Bash
2009 Writer
WWE No Way Out
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★ 6.9
WWE No Way Out
2008 Writer
Royal Rumble
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★ 7.5
Royal Rumble
2007 Writer
WWE No Way Out
🎞️
★ 5.8
WWE No Way Out
2007 Writer
WWE New Year's Revolution
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★ 6.2
WWE New Year's Revolution
2007 Writer
WWE Armageddon
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★ 6.7
WWE Armageddon
2006 Writer
WWE Cyber Sunday
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★ 5.4
WWE Cyber Sunday
2006 Writer
🎬
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★ 7.5
WWE Legends of Wrestling
2006 Actor
Michael Hayes
WWE Smackdown!
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★ 7.3
WWE Smackdown!
1999 Writer
WWF in Your House: Revenge of the Taker
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★ 6.2
WWF in Your House: Revenge of the Taker
1997 Actor
Dok Hendrix
WWE Monday Night RAW
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★ 7.7
WWE Monday Night RAW
1993 Writer
WCW the Great American Bash
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★ 6.2
WCW the Great American Bash
1992 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
Starrcade
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★ 5.5
Starrcade
1991 Actor
Michael Hayes
WCW Wrestle War
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★ 6.7
WCW Wrestle War
1991 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
WCW/NWA Capital Combat
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★ 6.2
WCW/NWA Capital Combat
1990 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
Halloween Havoc
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★ 6.5
Halloween Havoc
1990 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
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★ 6.8
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
1990 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
WCW/NWA WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing
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★ 6.6
WCW/NWA WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing
1990 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
Halloween Havoc
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★ 6.5
Halloween Havoc
1989 Actor
Michael 'P.S.' Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
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🎞️
★ 7.3
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
1989 Actor
Michael Hayes - The Fabulous Freebirds
WCW/NWA WrestleWar
🎞️
★ 6.8
WCW/NWA WrestleWar
1989 Actor
Michael Hayes
Starrcade
🎞️
★ 6.7
Starrcade
1987 Actor
Michael 'P.S.' Hayes
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★ 8.5
Super Scary Saturday
1987 Actor
Michael Hayes
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Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF)
1986 Actor
Freebird - Michael 'P. S.' Hayes
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UWF Power Pro Wrestling
1984 Actor
Freebird - Michael 'P. S.' Hayes