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[[Image:Jjzimmermann.jpg|right|thumb|300xp|Title Page of the 1707 reprint of Johann Jacob Zimmermann's ''Scriptura Sacra Copernizans'']]
{{Infobox Wrestler|name=Nick Mitchell
(1644 – 1693), a German [[nonconformist]] Theologian, [[Millenarian]], mathematician, and astronomer.
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|height=6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
|weight=250 lb (114 kg)
|birth_place=[[Magnolia, Texas]]
|resides=
|billed=
|trainer= [[Deep South Wrestling, LLC|Deep South Wrestling]]
<br>[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]
|debut=[[2004]]
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==Life==
'''Nicholas Edward ("Nick") Mitchell''' (born [[February 1]], [[1973]]), is a [[professional wrestler]] currently performing for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] on the ''[[WWE RAW|RAW]]'' brand. He is known simply as '''Mitch''' and is a member of the [[Spirit Squad]], which has the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of an all-male [[cheerleading]] squad. He is currently one fifth of the [[World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champions]].
Zimmerman was born in [[Vaihingen]], [[Württemberg]] (now [[Germany]]) in 1644, lived in [[Nürtingen]], and studied [[Theology]] at the University of [[Tübingen]], where he was awarded the title ''Magisterhut'' in 1664.
 
He took his first post as a [[Lutheran]] minister at [[Rastatt_%28district%29|Bietigheim (Baden)]] in 1671, but already was developing a reputation through his scientific and occult writings, publishing under the name Ambrosius Sehmann.
==Career==
 
A famed astronomer and astrologer, Zimmerman produced one of the first [[Conic_projection|Equidistant Conic Projection]] star charts of the northern hemisphere in 1692.
Mitchell competed in the $1,000,000 Tough Enough competition back in late 2004. After competing in [[Deep South Wrestling, LLC]] Mitchell was moved to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] because the WWE creative team wanted him to join [[Ken Doane]], [[Mike Mondo]], [[Johnny Jeter]], and [[Nick Nemeth]] in the [[Spirit Squad]] [[Stable (professional wrestling)|stable]]. Even though Mitchell was injured, he still made appearances at ringside on [[OVW]] events.
 
But in 1685 Zimmermann was removed from his post by Lutheran church leaders, in part for his ''Scriptura Sacra Copernizans'', which defended the astrological theories of [[Nicolaus Copernicus]]. As a testimony to his importance as a scientific writer, the work was reprinted in Hamburg in 1707, this time under Zimmermann's own name.[http://www.friedensblitz.de/sterne/kometenangst/kunstrechner.html]
==World Wrestling Entertainment==
Traveling to [[Frankfurt on Main]], he became a follower of [[Jakob Böhme]], a [[Pietism|Pietist]] pastor and prominent critic of the established [[Lutheran]] church. Zimmermann made a living as a writer and teacher, and gradually developed a following in the city of Hamburg, creating elaborate theories predicting the end of the world. In his ''Muthmassliche Zeit-Bestimmung'', Zimmermann set out his belief that the [[apocalypse]] would occur on the "edge of the wilderness" at the end of the autumn of 1694. His work centered on an elaborate textual and [[numerology|numerological]] interpretation of the [[biblical]] [[Book of Revelations]], especially chapter XII. Zimmermann planned to lead his followers to North America to build a "Society of the Woman in the Wilderness" to greet the dawn of this new world. His group, termed [[Rosicrucians]], were to number 40, and were to lead a largely solitary life practicing [[Astrology]], [[Astronomy]], [[Geomancy]] and a variety of arcane [[mathematical]] and magical forms of divination. Zimmermann began negotiations with [[Pennsylvania]] Governor [[William Penn]] to obtain land for his settlement.
Unfortunately, Zimnmerman died as the group of eleven families were preparing to travel from [[Rotterdam]]. His disciple [[Johannes Kelpius]] was elected to take Zimmermann's title of ''magister'', leading "the Hamburg Group" (including Zimmermann's widow) to an area near [[Wissahickon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Here they established a religious community which, while still famed in local legend, dissolved shortly after Kelpius' death in the early eighteenth century.
 
==See Also==
Mitch made his RAW debut on January 23, 2006 as part of the [[Spirit Squad]], a male cheerleading stable. The group, also consisting of Kenny, Johnny, Nicky, and Mikey, entered the arena during [[Jonathan Coachman|Coach]] and [[Jerry Lawler]]'s [[Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble]] qualifying match. They surrounded the ring cheering for the Coach, distracting Lawler long enough for Coachman to gain a roll-up victory.
*[[Johannes Kelpius]],
*[[Kelpians]]
*[[German mysticism]]
*[[Astrology_and_numerology]]
*[[Rosicrucians#Rose_Cross:_Alchemy_and_Divine_Sciences_of_Healing_.26_of_the_Stars]]
 
==Works==
Since then, The Spirit Squad have made more appearances on ''RAW'' and WWE ''Unlimited''. This included performing a special cheer for Trish Stratus during a celebration held for her by Mickie James. The Spirit Squad then became a part of an on-going feud between WWE chairman Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels. The heel McMahon hired the Spirit Squad to perform disrespectful cheers and attack Michaels. All squad members except Mitch were involved in a 4-on-1 handicap match on the [[February 20]], 2006 ''RAW'', against Shawn Michaels. Mitch was at ringside cheering through his megaphone during this match, and his fellow Spirit Squad members were disqualified, but they continued the beatdown after the match, prompting Michaels' former partner [[Marty Jannetty]] to get involved. The Spirit Squad (apart from Mitch) even won a 4 on 1 tornado handicap steel cage match against Michaels, and interfered during the Michaels/McMahon match at WrestleMania 22.
* ''Auf alle und jede Hypotheses applicable Fundamental-Aufgaben von den Sonn- und Mond-Finsternisssen.'' Hamburg 1691
* ''Coniglobium...Eine vortheilhafftige und nach dem...[[Johannes Hevelius|Hevelianischen]] Gestirn-Register eingerichtete...Himmelskugel.'' Hamburg 1704
* ''Muthmassliche Zeit-Bestimmung...Göttlicher Gerichten über das Europeische Babel''. o.O. 1684
* ''Scriptura S. Copernizans...Astronomischer Beweissthum des Copernicanischen Welt-Gebäudes''. Hamburg 1690
*Collection: [http://gso.gbv.de/DB=1.28/SET=5/TTL=1/REL?PPN=004285689&RELTYPE=TT Aktuelles Verzeichnis der Werke Zimmermanns] im [[VD17]]
 
[[Image:SpiritSquad TagChamps.jpg|thumb|right|The Spirit Squad, after winning the World Tag Team Championship on April 3, 2006.]]
On the [[April 3]], 2006 edition of ''RAW'', Kenny, along with fellow Spirit Squad member [[Mike Brenley|Mikey]], defeated [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] to win the [[World Tag Team Championship]] with help from the other members of the Spirit Squad ([[Nick Nemeth|Nicky]], [[Nick Mitchell|Mitch]], and [[Johnny Jeter|Johnny]]). It was later announced that all five members of the Spirit Squad would be recognised as the World Tag Team Champions and any combination of the squad members could defend the titles in each match. As a result of this rule, Nicky and Johnny defended the titles the following week in the rematch.
 
==Sources==
On the April 17, 2006 edition of RAW, Mitch made his in-ring debut when he competed alongside his fellow cheerleaders in 5-on-1 handicap match against Rob Van Dam. The Spirit Squad were victorious.
* German Wikipedia: "Johann Jacob Zimmermann"[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Jacob_Zimmermann]
 
*Encyclopedia Universalis: http://www.universalis.fr/corpus-universalis/1//T232294/universalis/article.htm
On the April 24, 2006 edition of RAW, all five members of the Spirit Squad faced John Cena, Triple H, and Edge in a Handicap match. The match went to a no contest when Triple H started brawling with John Cena.
*Medwiki : http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Johannes_Kelpius
 
*"German-American Yesteryears: Johannes Kelpius, The Maddest of Good Men" By Robert A. Selig, June/July 1999 : http://www.germanlife.com/Archives/1999/9906_01.html
He and the other members of the Spirit Squad lost to [[D-Generation X]] in a 5 on 2 match at [[WWE_Vengeance|Vengeance]]. He was also shoved into Triple H's bare behind after the match making him the first member of the DX Kiss my Ass club. He and the rest of the Squad would lose again to DX in a 5 on 2 elimination match at [[Saturday Night Main Event]], he would also be the first member eliminated.
*"Horologium Achez" by Julius Sachse, in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. XXXIV, January, 1895. ISBN 1422373584
 
* [[Gerhard Dünnhaupt]]: "Johann Jacob Zimmermann (1644-1693)", in: ''Personalbibliographien zu den Drucken des Barock'', Bd. 6. Stuttgart: Hiersemann 1993, S. 4344-55. ISBN 3-7772-9305-9
==Finishing and signature moves==
*'''''High Spirits''''' (w/ '''[[Spirit Squad]]''')
*'''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|Lariat clothesline]]'''
 
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
:*1-time [[World Tag Team Championship|WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (with the other members of the [[Spirit Squad]])
 
==Trivia==
*Is the oldest member of the Spirit Squad, at 33 years old.
*Whenever he competes, he is always with all 4 other members of the Squad, meaning the match is normally a 5 on someone/ some team type match.
*Once competed in [[Tough Enough]], but got eliminated after he puked during his training.
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/mitch/ WWE Profile]
*[http://www.mitchell-madness.com/ Mitchell Madness]
*[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/n/nick-mitchell.html Obsessed with Wrestling profile]
*[http://www.gerweck.net/nickmitchell.htm Profile at gerweck.net]
 
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[[Category:American professional wrestlers|Mitchell, Nick]]
[[Category:Tough Enough contestants|Mitchell, Nick]]
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Revision as of 19:23, 28 September 2006

Title Page of the 1707 reprint of Johann Jacob Zimmermann's Scriptura Sacra Copernizans

(1644 – 1693), a German nonconformist Theologian, Millenarian, mathematician, and astronomer.

Life

Zimmerman was born in Vaihingen, Württemberg (now Germany) in 1644, lived in Nürtingen, and studied Theology at the University of Tübingen, where he was awarded the title Magisterhut in 1664.

He took his first post as a Lutheran minister at Bietigheim (Baden) in 1671, but already was developing a reputation through his scientific and occult writings, publishing under the name Ambrosius Sehmann.

A famed astronomer and astrologer, Zimmerman produced one of the first Equidistant Conic Projection star charts of the northern hemisphere in 1692.

But in 1685 Zimmermann was removed from his post by Lutheran church leaders, in part for his Scriptura Sacra Copernizans, which defended the astrological theories of Nicolaus Copernicus. As a testimony to his importance as a scientific writer, the work was reprinted in Hamburg in 1707, this time under Zimmermann's own name.[1]

Traveling to Frankfurt on Main, he became a follower of Jakob Böhme, a Pietist pastor and prominent critic of the established Lutheran church. Zimmermann made a living as a writer and teacher, and gradually developed a following in the city of Hamburg, creating elaborate theories predicting the end of the world. In his Muthmassliche Zeit-Bestimmung, Zimmermann set out his belief that the apocalypse would occur on the "edge of the wilderness" at the end of the autumn of 1694. His work centered on an elaborate textual and numerological interpretation of the biblical Book of Revelations, especially chapter XII. Zimmermann planned to lead his followers to North America to build a "Society of the Woman in the Wilderness" to greet the dawn of this new world. His group, termed Rosicrucians, were to number 40, and were to lead a largely solitary life practicing Astrology, Astronomy, Geomancy and a variety of arcane mathematical and magical forms of divination. Zimmermann began negotiations with Pennsylvania Governor William Penn to obtain land for his settlement.

Unfortunately, Zimnmerman died as the group of eleven families were preparing to travel from Rotterdam. His disciple Johannes Kelpius was elected to take Zimmermann's title of magister, leading "the Hamburg Group" (including Zimmermann's widow) to an area near Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania. Here they established a religious community which, while still famed in local legend, dissolved shortly after Kelpius' death in the early eighteenth century.

See Also

Works

  • Auf alle und jede Hypotheses applicable Fundamental-Aufgaben von den Sonn- und Mond-Finsternisssen. Hamburg 1691
  • Coniglobium...Eine vortheilhafftige und nach dem...Hevelianischen Gestirn-Register eingerichtete...Himmelskugel. Hamburg 1704
  • Muthmassliche Zeit-Bestimmung...Göttlicher Gerichten über das Europeische Babel. o.O. 1684
  • Scriptura S. Copernizans...Astronomischer Beweissthum des Copernicanischen Welt-Gebäudes. Hamburg 1690
  • Collection: Aktuelles Verzeichnis der Werke Zimmermanns im VD17


Sources

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