Louie Spicolli

Last updated: April 28, 2014

[Remembering Louie Spicolli]

Title History

 

Career Highlights

In The Beginning

  • Louie took the name Spicolli after Sean Penn’s character in the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”..
  • Louie Spicolli found success on the indies and in Mexico, quite often using the heel-gimmick of “Madonna’s Boyfriend”..World Wrestling Federation
  • Mid-90s: Louie Spicolli joined the WWF and was given a grunge gimmick, Rad Radford..
  • Rad Radford wrote an album-review column in the WWF Magazine..
  • Rad Radford soon found himself in an angle with the Bodydonnas, as a “Bodydonna-in-training”..
  • Rad Radford faded away and left the company..Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • Louie Spicolli toured the indies and eventually landed in ECW..
  • Louie Spicolli was the the innovator of the Spicolli (Death Valley) Driver..
  • Louie Spicolli aligned himself with Raven and engaged in a bitter feud with Tommy Dreamer..World Championship Wrestling
  • Louie Spicolli signed with WCW and was your basic jobber..
  • Louie Spicolli was placed in a high-profile angle with Scott Hall & the nWo..RIP
  • February 15, 1998: Just as his career was picking up, Louie Spicolli died as a result of an overdose at the age of 27..
  • June 10, 2005 – Hardcore Homecoming: Johnny Grunge, Gary Wolf & Tammy Sytch participated in a tribute to wrestlers who died..
  • ~~~~~~~~~RIP: Louie Spicolli, Road Warrior Hawk, Rocco Rock, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull #2, Eddie Gilbert and Chris Candido..

 

birthday: October 2, 1971
hometown: Los Angeles, California
height: 5'11"
weight: 258 lbs
trained by: Bill Anderson
debut: 1989
previous names: Rad Radford (WWF)
finishing move(s): "Spicoli Driver" Death Valley Driver
favorite move(s): Northern Lights Suplex
Ace Crusher
notable feuds: Barry Horrowitz
Tommy Dreamer
Larry Zbyszko
images: http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/gallery/louiespicolli.html

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