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Louie Spicolli

[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..

 

Updated:

Trained By

Bill Anderson

Debut

1989

Birthday

October 2, 1971

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Gender

Height

5'11"

Weight

258 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

"Spicoli Driver" Death Valley Driver

Favorite Move(s)

Northern Lights Suplex
Ace Crusher

Notable Feuds

Barry Horrowitz
Tommy Dreamer
Larry Zbyszko

Status