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WRESTLER PROFILES
[Tony Parisi Gallery]
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| Wrestler:
| Tony Parisi |
| Real Name: |
Antonio Pugliese |
| Birthday: |
1941 |
| Hometown: |
Cosenza, Italy
Niagara Falls |
| Marital Status: |
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| Height & Weight: |
5'11" - 241lbs |
| Trained by: |
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| Debut: |
1961 |
| Previous Names: |
Antonio Pugliese (WWWF)
"Cannonball"
"Tenor" |
| Finishing Move: |
Cannonball |
| Favorite Moves: |
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| Notable Feuds: |
Don & Johnny Fargo
Luke Graham
Abdullah The Butcher
Baron Sciculuna |
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WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Johnny Valentine defeating Bill & Dan Miller (Febaury 21, 1966);
WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Spiros Arion defeating Smasher Sloan & Baron Mikel Scicluna (December 8, 1966);
WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Pedro Morales defeating Freddie Blassie & Buddy Austin (December ??, 1967);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (April ??, 1968);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Dominic DeNucci defeating Killer Karl Kox & Skull Murphy (May ??, 1968);
NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Wahoo McDaniel defeating ??????????? (????, 1969);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Don Leo Jonathan defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (Febuary 21, 1969);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Don Leo Jonathan defeating The Spoiler & Mario Milano (March ??, 1969);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mark Lewin defeating Swede Hanson & Rip Hawk (May 15, 1970);
NWF (Cleveland/Buffalo) World Tag Team titles w/Dominic DeNucci defeating Johnny & Don Fargo (May ??, 1972);
NWF (Cleveland/Buffalo) World Tag Team titles w/Luis Hernandez defeating ???????? (December ??, 1972);
NWF (Cleveland/Buffalo) World Tag Team titles w/Dominic DeNucci defeating Yoshino Sato & Mitsu Arakawa (March ??, 1973);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Dominic DeNucci defeating Toru Tanaka & Dick Slater (January ??, 1975);
WWWF Tag Team titles w/Louis Cerdan defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (November 18, 1975);
IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Gino Brito defeating Gilles Poisson & Sailor White (????, 1982);
WWF International Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (????, 1982);
IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Gino Brito defeating Pierre Lefebvre & Pat Patterson (January ??, 1983);
IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Gino Brito defeating Pierre Lefebvre & Pat Patterson (December 12, 1983);
IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Dino Bravo defeating Pierre Lefebvre & Frenchy Martin (Febuary 20, 1984);
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Tony Parisi wrestled in the WWWF as "Antonio Pugliese", billed as a cousin of Bruno Sammartino..
1974: Tony Parisi (as Antonio Pugliese) wrestled Jack Brisco for the NWA World title in Toronto..
Tony Parisi (as Antonio Pugliese) teamed with Louis Cerdan (aka Gino Brito) to defeat the Blackjacks for the WWWF Tag Team titles..
1983: Tony Parisi again teamed with Gino Brito to win the International Tag Team titles in Montreal..
1984: Tony Parisi teamed with Dino Bravo to win the International tag titles again..
Tony Parisi also formed tag teams with Tony Marino, Dominic Denucci & Bruno Sammartino Jr (David Sammartino)..
Tony Parisi was a babyface Italian-Canadian on Toronto & Montreal in the 60s & 70s..
Tony Parisi won the Australian version of the world tag title with Dominic Denucci..
Tony Parisi won the Australian version of the world tag title twice with Don Leo Jonathan..
Tony Parisi operated a motel and restaurant in Niagara Falls until his death from a heart attack on Aug. 19, 2000 at age 58..
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