Name	Tom Brandi
Names	Johnny GunnSalvatore SincereTom BrandiThe Patriot
Height
Weight
Birth date	July 09, 1966
Birth place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resides	Dover, New Hampshire
Billed	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trainer	King Kaluha
Debut	September 1985

Tom Brandi (born July 9, 1966) is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East Coast.

Career

Breaking in

Brandi debuted in 1985 after being trained by indy wrestler King Kaluha. His first notoriety came in International World Class Championship Wrestling where he won the IWCCW Television Championship as "Chippendale" Tom Brandi a gimmick similar to the one used by The Fantastics and The Fabulous Ones in the 1980s.

Eastern Championship Wrestling and independent circuit

Brandi later joined Eastern Championship Wrestling and teamed with Tommy Dreamer to capture the ECW Tag Team Championships. They captured the titles from Johnny Hot Body and Tony Stetson in only nine seconds. Less than a month later, the pair would lose the titles to Tasmaniac (later Tazz) and Kevin Sullivan.

American Wrestling Federation

In 1994, he competed for the short lived American Wrestling Federation on the TV series Warriors of Wrestling where he used the name "Johnny Gunn" and renewed his chippendales gimmick where he was a fan favorite. Brandi also teamed with Jim Powers while in the AWF.

World Championship Wrestling and United States Wrestling Federation

in 2009.]] In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Brandi went by Johnny Gunn. He achieved some of his most notable moments in his career while teaming with Tom Zenk. On pay-per-view, Brandi teamed up Shane Douglas and Tom Zenk to defeat Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, and Michael Hayes.

In 1995, Brandi won the USWF Championship under the name Johnny Gunn. After losing the championship to his former trainer, King Kaluha, Brandi won the USWF Tag Team Championship from Damage Inc.

World Wrestling Federation

He then went to the WWF, debuting in July 1996 as "Salvatore Sincere," a stereotypical Italian/Mafioso character who falsely claimed to sincere. He appeared at the 1996 Survivor Series and , where he wrestled in dark matches. He briefly feuded with Marc Mero over valet Sable. During this storyline, Brandi began wrestling under his given name after Mero called him a jobber and said that he was "Tom Brandi", not Salvatore Sincere. Sincere later would go on to win a match against Mero by countout. After going by his real name, he participated in the 1998 Royal Rumble match, lasting a matter of seconds before being eliminated by Cactus Jack and Terry Funk. Brandi left the WWF that April.

Return to the independent circuit

Since leaving the WWF, Brandi has wrestled on the independent circuit under both the Brandi name and the Sincere name. Since 2002, he also wrestled as "The Patriot", a gimmick to which he claims to have purchased the rights from their former owner, Del Wilkes. In a recent interview, Del states that Brandi is simply using the gimmick and trademark without his permission. Wilkes says he has not communicated with Brandi nor has seen him since 1994.

On March 26, 2006, Brandi (under his "Salvatore Sincere" gimmick once again) served as "Creative Control" for Maryland Championship Wrestling, working with Adam Flash and Bruiser. He was (kayfabe) suspended for 30 days for "knocking out" a referee. Since April 2006, Brandi has been competing for National Wrestling Superstars, feuding with Kamala as Salvatore Sincere.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

*As The Patriot

**Patriot Missile (Spear, sometimes from the top rope)

**Uncle Slam (Full nelson slam)

*As Salvatore Sincere

**Sincerely Yours (Full nelson slam)

*As Johnny Gunn

*Thesz press

**Tilt-a-whirl slam

Signature moves

*Bearhug

*Clothesline

*Headbutt

*Scoop powerslam

*Vertical suplex

With Buff Bagwell

Simultaneous vertical suplex / diving crossbody combination

Kenny Casanova

Nicknames

*"Chippendale" Tom Brandi

*"The Big Italian"

Championships and accomplishments

AWA Superstars of Wrestling

*AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Buff Bagwell

Eastern Championship Wrestling

*ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommy Dreamer

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

International World Class Championship Wrestling

*IWCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with King Mike Kaluah

*IWCCW Television Championship (1 time)

NWA 2000

*NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Federation

*PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Kehner

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

*PWI ranked him #478 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003

United States Wrestling Federation

*USWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*USWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Corino

References

External links

Online World Of Wrestling Profile

Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:People from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category:Professional wrestling trainers

Name	Marc Mero
Names	Johnny B. Badd
Name	Mero, Marc
Date of birth	June 19, 1960
Place of birth	Buffalo, New York, United States

Category:1960 births Category:American bodybuilders Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Jewish professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Buffalo, New York Category:People from Orlando, Florida

Names	"Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero
Height	6'1"
Weight	245 lbs.
Birth date	1969
Birth place	New York City, New York, United States
Trainer	Ivan Koloff Later that year, the teamed with Brian Perry to form the Rat Pack. On November 17, they won a tournament to become the promotion's first tag team champions. On March 25, 1995, they lost the title to the team of Billy Simmons and Sean Powers. They regained it the following month and held it for just short of one year, but their second and final title reign together came to an end when Sean Powers substituted for Cicero in a loss to Guido Falcone and Jimmy Torture. Cicero also had matches in ECW against Taz and Axl Rotten in 1996 and 1997. In December 1996, Cicero wrestled against Mahoney, who was using the ring name Boo Bradley, in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF), and defeated him to win the MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship, which Cicero helf for six months. He was also scheduled to compete at a fundraising event at Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Virginia, but it was cancelled due to concerns about the "cartoonish stereotyping" of gimmicks such as Cicero's "Wiseguy" persona. Cicero also made his debut with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997. He wrestled several matches for the WWF as a jobber; this included a handicap match on the January 12, 1998 episode of Raw is War, in which Cicero teamed with Lance Diamond in a loss to Kurrgan. Cicero continued to compete for the WWF until late in 1998.
Name	Cicero, Jimmy
Date of birth	1969
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States

Category:Living people Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Professional wrestling trainers Category:1969 births

Name	Tyler Hilton
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Tyler James Hilton
Alias	TJ
Born	November 22, 1983
Origin	Palm Springs, California, United States
Instrument	VocalsAcoustic guitarPiano keyboard
Genre	Indie rockFolk
Occupation	Singer, actor
Years active	2000–present
Label	Warner Bros.
Url	www.tylerhilton.com
Occupation	Singer, Actor

Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Hilton began his professional career in music in 2000. Rolling Stone Magazine compared him to his contemporary, Howie Day, while others have compared Hilton to Elton John, both vocally and instrumentally. Since the release of his debut album, Hilton has ventured into acting, guest starring on The WB's One Tree Hill as the talented but somewhat arrogant Chris Keller, and playing the role of Elvis Presley in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. He also appeared in Taylor Swift's music video "Teardrops on My Guitar".

Early years and personal life

Hilton was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Kristy and Robert Hilton. Raised in Bermuda Dunes, California, Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself Elvis Presley songs at an early age. After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the Palm Springs area, where he wrote his first song about a girl named Rhian with whom he attended school. Hilton's family made another move back to Coachella Valley for high school, where, at La Quinta High School, he started a band with some of his classmates. The band didn't go anywhere, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music. He keeps his personal life rather private but he is dating Megan Park, his co-star in Charlie Bartlett. Tyler currently lives in LA and is working on his upcoming album due out in 2011.

Establishment

Hilton heard a local radio station was giving away Jonny Lang concert tickets and called into the Mark & Brian radio show on KLOS in Los Angeles at the age of 16. While on the phone, he sang an a cappella version of Jonny Lang’s song "Breakin' Me." Mark & Brian were so impressed with Hilton's performance that they gave him a spot at the station's Christmas concert. Word of Hilton caught the ear of Maverick Records, who signed him up with a record deal shortly after. Work started on Hilton's debut major label record, The Tracks of Tyler Hilton, and the songs were recorded quickly. The album was released on September 28, 2004. After the release of his album, Hilton joined the likes of Avril Lavigne, Jet, 50 Cent, and Josh Groban as an artist chosen by AOL Breaker for his star potential.

Acting

After his stint as Chris Keller on One Tree Hill, Hilton went on to appear in the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line as a young version of Elvis Presley. For the part, Hilton was given the opportunity to cover two Elvis songs for the film, "Milk Cow Blues" and "That's All Right." Both songs are featured on the film's award-winning soundtrack.

Hilton appeared in the 2008 film Charlie Bartlett and played the love interest in country music artist Taylor Swift's music video for her song "Teardrops on My Guitar".

When Mark Schwahn, the creator of One Tree Hill, asked Hilton to reprise his role as Chris Keller in 2008, Tyler replied, "Sorry, but Chris Keller needs to focus on his music." One Tree Hill co-star Bevin Prince is also a fan of Tyler's and enjoys his music immensely. On April 26, 2010 Tyler said that he'd be willing to return to One Tree Hill.

Additional television appearances

Hilton also performed in a Season 4 episode of My Super Sweet Sixteen (Amberly) during a young girl's sweet 16 party.

Music

In addition to his own albums, Hilton has also appeared on each of the three different One Tree Hill soundtrack albums, some with formerly unreleased material that cannot be found anywhere else. Most notably, the cover of the Ryan Adams song "When the Stars Go Blue," which was arranged into a duet with One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Galeotti for the show; also, a cover of "Missing You" by John Waite and the original track "You'll Ask For Me."

Hilton released a self-titled EP on April 6, 2004. All four songs were included on his first album The Tracks of Tyler Hilton released on September 28, 2004.

His EP, Better on Beachwood, is available on iTunes and features three songs.

His latest EP, Ladies & Gentlemen, is available on iTunes and features five songs.

Charity

Tyler has started his own charity, "TH Books For Kids," in which he donates books to children in need. He often organizes charity concerts to raise money, and many of his fans participate in these events.

Filmography

One Tree Hill as Chris Keller 16 episodes (2004–2007)

Charlie Bartlett as Murphy Bivens (2007)

Walk the Line as Elvis Presley (2005)

American Dreams as Folk Singer 1 episode (2004)

Discography

Albums

Tyler Hilton (2000) #"Not Getting Your Name" 5:01 #"Nora Marie" 6:15 #"I Believe We Can Do It" 4:49 #"Someone Like You" 4:05 #"Up Late Again" 2:08 #"It's Always the Same" 5:12 #"Shy Girl" 4:29 #"It's Only Love" 2:37 #"If I'm Not Right" 3:52 #"New York Can Wait" 3:07 #"Last Promise" 3:53 #"Don't Blame Me" 3:39 #"Meant Something to Me" 2:50

The Tracks of Tyler Hilton (2004) #When It Comes 3:45 #The Letter Song 3:28 #Glad 3:32 #Rolling Home 4:24 #Pink and Black 3:31 #Our Time 3:45 #Kiss On 3:22 #Slide 3:40 #You, My Love 6:19 #Insomnia 4:21 #Picture Perfect 3:07

The Storms We Share (Due out in 2011)

EPs

Better on Beachwood (2009) #"Tore the Line" 3:31 #"Don't Forget All Your Clothes" 5:04 #"I Believe in You (Acoustic)" 4:09 Ladies & Gentlemen (April 20, 2010) #"Sunset Blvd" 3:44 #"I Believe in You" 4:12 #"This World Will Turn Your Way" 4:06 #"Keep On" 3:21 #"June" 3:33

Music videos

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- |rowspan="3"| 2004 |rowspan="3"| "When It Comes" |Nick Spanos |- |Adam Pollina |- |Charles Mehling |- |2005 |"How Love Should Be" |Tyler Hilton |- |2007 |"You'll Ask for Me" |Brad Belanger |- |2010 |"This World Will Turn Your Way" |}

References

External links

Tyler Hilton Live Shows

Tyler Hilton's Official Site

MTV Profile

MySpace Music Page

French Street Team

Trash the Stage interview with Tyler

Tyler Hilton Shines With Potential: Concert Review

Billboard Magazine

Rolling Stone Profile

Tyler Hilton collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive

California Street Team

Tyler Hilton UK

Category:1983 births Category:American male singers Category:American pop singers Category:American television actors Category:Musicians from California Category:Living people

Name	Tony Atlas
Names	Tony AtlasSaba Simba
Height
Weight
Birth date	April 23, 1954
Resides	Auburn, Maine
Trainer	Larry Sharpe
Debut	1974 (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name "Tony Atlas" is a bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, "Mr. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as an alter ego named Saba Simba. He returned as an on screen manager for World Wrestling Entertainment, recently appearing on its now-defunct ECW brand.
Name	Atlas, Tony
Date of birth	1954-04-23
Place of birth	Roanoke, Virginia

Category:1954 births Category:African American bodybuilders Category:African American professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Auburn, Maine Category:People from Roanoke, Virginia Category:WWE Hall of Fame

Names	Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Height
Weight
Birth date	May 18, 1944
Birth place	Fiji
Resides	Clifton, New Jersey
Billed	The Fiji Islands
Trainer	Danny Hodge
Debut	1970

James William Reiher (born May 18, 1944) is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several wrestling promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation in the early to mid-'80s, and is credited with being the first ECW Heavyweight Champion, and introducing the high-flyer style of wrestling to the WWF. His son James Jr. is also a professional wrestler, who has wrestled in the WWE as both Deuce and Sim Snuka. His daughter Sarona is also a wrestler.

Wrestling career

Early career

Reiher was active in amateur bodybuilding in Hawaii in the 1960s. He also enjoyed some success as a professional bodybuilder, earning the titles of Mr. Hawaii, Mr. Waikiki and Mr. North Shore. Reiher opted to go into the more lucrative career of professional wrestling due to his uncertainty of making a living in bodybuilding. According to the Wrestling Museum, "as a result of working out regularly at pro wrestler Dean Ho's gym in Hawaii, Snuka came into contact with many of the wrestlers who worked in the South Pacific region and, eventually, he decided to explore his options in the sport." As Jimmy Kealoha, Snuka made his debut fighting Maxwell "Bunny" Butler in Hawaii in 1970. Snuka's website further states that "Afterwards, the move to the mainland saw Jimmy wrestle for Don Owen’s NWA Pacific Northwest territory where he held the belt as Heavyweight Champion six times. The first title win came when Jimmy Snuka pinned Bull Ramos on November 16, 1973." Future wrestling stars The Sandman, Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray Dudley were all in attendance at the event, and cite this match as the reason they decided to aggressively pursue professional wrestling. In 1991, he was also the first PPV singles opponent for The Undertaker. The Undertaker would be a top contender in the company for many years to come, in part from Snuka letting him win in a squash at WrestleMania VII; this began his Wrestlemania undefeated streak.

Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992–1994)

After leaving the WWF in February 1992, Jimmy toured with various smaller organizations in the early 1990s and played a role in the formation of Tod Gordon's Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) organization along with Don Muraco and Terry Funk. Snuka was ECW's first ECW Heavyweight Champion and toured with the company through 1994. ECW would later be taken over by Paul Heyman, who would rename it Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Semi-retirement (1996–present)

(right) and Roddy Piper before their match against Chris Jericho in WrestleMania XXV]] He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996. He also continued to spend much of his time with East Coast Wrestling organizations through the late 1990s and into the 2000s. During this time, he wrestled the Metal Maniac in a series of matches that spanned across many independent wrestling promotions. Snuka won nearly every one of these matches.

During the later half of the 1990s, Snuka appeared for both major wrestling promotions, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. He would make periodic appearances for the WWF, such as competing at the 1996 Survivor Series. Snuka received a lifetime achievement award from WWE in 2002 at Madison Square Garden and began to be thrust into skits by WWE in 2004/2005. Snuka also appeared on WCW Monday Nitro in early 2000, where he gave Jeff Jarrett a Superfly Splash off the top of a steel cage. Snuka also participated at the first XWF TV tapings, accompanying his son, Jimmy Snuka, Jr. to the ring for some matches, including one match where they both delivered the Superfly Splash to prone opponents.

Jimmy appeared on the November 15 episode of Raw accompanying his daughter to the ring

IWS International Wrestling Superstars (2002-2004)

On June 22, 2002 Jimmy Snuka won the United States Championship by pin fall against King Kong Bundy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, proving to the world that he could still fly.

In 2005, he appeared at the WWE Homecoming, where he delivered a Superfly Splash to Rob Conway with a ring full of legends at his side like Dusty Rhodes and Billy Graham. He also took part in a backstage skit, chasing after a partially disrobed Mae Young with a wad of Ted DiBiase's money. He was a part of the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view, where fans voted for him (ahead of Kamala and Jim Duggan) to team with Eugene against Rob Conway and Tyson Tomko. Snuka won the match, pinning Conway after a superfly splash. He also appeared at the 2007 WWE draft edition of Raw in a vignette for Mr. McMahon appreciation night.

On June 24, 2007, Jimmy Snuka was introduced as Sgt. Slaughter's tag team partner in the open invitational match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at . Snuka was ultimately pinned by his son.

In 2008, Snuka appeared in the Royal Rumble. He was in the match less than 5 minutes and primarily focused his efforts on onetime nemesis, Roddy Piper. Both were quickly eliminated by the next entrant, Kane.

On the March 2, 2009, edition of Raw, he was attacked by Chris Jericho during a parody of Piper's Pit. This was part of a storyline where Jericho was disrespecting and attacking legends. Two weeks later on the March 16, 2009, Raw, Snuka, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat attacked Chris Jericho.

It was announced that at Wrestlemania XXV on April 5, 2009, Snuka would be teaming with Ricky Steamboat and Roddy Piper to face Chris Jericho in a Legends of Wrestlemania Handicap Match. Ric Flair was also in their corner. Snuka was the first eliminated by Jericho, who eventually won the match.

On November 28, 2009 he teamed with his son for the first time ever at an NWA Upstate event in Lockport NY. Superfly & Deuce faced the NWA Upstate Tag Team Champions Hellcat & Triple X in a non title match. The Snukas won the match via pinfall.

On November 15, 2010, Snuka made an appearance on an "old school" edition of Raw, where he stood by his daughter Tamina, in the Uso brothers' corner during their match against Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov.

Personal life

Jimmy Snuka and his wife have created a reality show called The Superfly Challenge. It was recently shot in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. Filming took place at the New Berlin Diner and Nikolai Volkoff's farm.

Jimmy is also an avid poker player. He was at the Poker4Life tournament in New York City and raised $100,000 for the charity. When the Superfly was done, all five tables still in play halted and applauded him with a standing ovation.

Snuka wrestles on the Independent Circuit in his home state of New Jersey on a regular basis.

Snuka also has a daughter, Sarona Reiher, who performs as Tamina in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Sarona made her WWE Raw debut as a heel on May 24, 2010, and was the former valet of The Uso Brothers tag team but now she's a face managing her "boyfriend" Santino Marella.

Snuka also is the part-owner of Bodyslam University in South Florida and teaches there once a month.

The death of Nancy Argentino

On May 10, 1983, a few hours after Snuka had performed in a WWF TV taping at the Lehigh County Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Snuka placed a call for an ambulance. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene at Room 427 of the George Washington Motor Lodge in nearby Whitehall Township, they found Snuka’s girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, in bad shape. She was transported to Allentown's Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she died shortly after of "undetermined craniocerebral injuries." Deputy Lehigh County coroner Wayne Snyder said “Upon viewing the body and speaking to the pathologist, I immediately suspected foul play and so notified the district attorney." Snuka was the only suspect involved in the subsequent investigation.

Charges were not pressed against Snuka, although the case was left officially open, meaning no official judgment on whether the incident was accidental or homicide was ever made. In 1985, Argentino’s parents won a $500,000 default judgment against Snuka in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, although Snuka appears not to have ever paid, claiming financial inability to do so.

Acting career

Snuka played himself in the film Buffalo Bushido by Peter McGennis, shot in Buffalo, New York, in 2007. Snuka appeared in the 2008 film Shoot Out of Luck co-starring Willie Nelson and Randall "Tex" Cobb.

Legacy

Snuka has been name-dropped on songs by rappers Xzibit and MF Doom.

His cage match with Muraco, and particularly the splash from the top of the cage, has become one of the all-time iconic moments in modern professional wrestling history. The match's profile has been raised in recent years thanks to widespread availability via the Internet and distribution of the WWE Video Library. It's largely been lost to time that the finish served as poetic justice to the Madison Square Garden audience, coming as Snuka contended for both major singles titles in the WWF in the cage and lost both times, including the first time as a result of missing a splash from the top of the cage against Backlund.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

:*The Superfly Splash (Diving splash) :*Superfly Kick (Superkick)

Signature moves

:*Backbreaker :*Body slam :*Delayed suplex :*Diving crossbody, sometimes while leaping to the outside :*Elevated mounted punches :*Headbutt :*Piledriver :*Various knife–edged chops :*Samoan Neckbreker (Rope-hung cutter)

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*World's Strongest Tag Team League (1981) – with Bruiser Brody

Cauliflower Alley Club

:*Other honoree (1996)

Continental Wrestling Association

:*CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with JT Southern

Eastern Championship Wrestling

:*NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 times, Inaugural)¹ :*NWA ECW Television Championship (1 time)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

:*NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Terry Gordy

International Wrestling Superstars

:*IWS United States Championship (1 time)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

:*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) :*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Paul Orndorff (1) and Ray Stevens (1)

NWA All-Star Wrestling

:*NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with Don Leo Jonathan

NWA Big Time Wrestling

:*NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gino Hernandez

NWL WRESTLING

:*NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pacific Northwest Wrestling

:*NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (5 times) :*NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Dutch Savage

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

:*PWI Match of the Year (1982) vs. Bob Backlund in a cage match on June 28 :*PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983) :*PWI Tag Team of the Year (1980) with Ray Stevens :*PWI ranked him #29 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

World Wide Wrestling Alliance

:*WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation

:*WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

:*Tag Team of the Year (1981) with Terry Gordy :*Best Flying Wrestler (1981) :*Best Wrestling Maneuver (1981, 1983) Superfly Splash

Other titles

:*Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*USA New York Championship (1 time) :*USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*SXA United States of America Championship (1 time)

Notes

¹Jimmy Snuka's reigns occurred while the promotion was an NWA affiliate named Eastern Championship Wrestling, and was prior to the promotion becoming Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title being declared a world title by ECW.

References

Further reading

Foley, Mick (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-060-9299-1.

External links

Official Website

WWE Hall of Fame Profile of Jimmy Snuka

HitTheRopes.com Interview

Audio Interview (2009) from 'Rafferty/Mills Connection' podcast

Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Fijian professional wrestlers Category:WWE Hall of Fame Category:Fijian immigrants to the United States Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Professional wrestling trainers

Name	Stevie Richards
Names	Baron Von StevieBig Stevie CoolFake Dude Love (October 9, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr. Stevie, Manna previously worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and, briefly, World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He held the WWE Hardcore Championship 22 times
Image1	Stevie Kick.jpg
Image1 cap	Richards performing the Stevie Kick in 2008.
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Image2 cap	Richards performing an aerial maneuver at a SmackDown show in 1999.

As Stevie/Steven Richards

*Finishing moves

*Stevie Kick (ECW / WWE / TNA) / Steven Kick (WWF/E) / Morality Check

*Signature moves

**Double knee facebreaker

**Hand raise appeal accompanied by a scream followed by a vertical suplex

*Koji Clutch (Cobra clutch with bodyscissors)

*Signature moves

*Superkick

Raven

Nicknames

"Dancin'" Stevie Richards

"Stevie Night Heat"

Championships and accomplishments

Allied Powers Wrestling Federation

APWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Extreme Championship Wrestling

ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Raven

Heartland Wrestling Association

HWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Liberty All-Star Wrestling

LAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Maryland Championship Wrestling

MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Earl "The Pearl" Joshi

Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

MEWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

National Wrestling Alliance

National

NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time)

NWA Force One Pro Wrestling

*NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him #93 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002

Showcase Championship Wrestling

*SCW Heavyweight Champion (1 time, current)

Steel City Wrestling

SCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Rahul Kay (1), The Blue Meanie (1) and Frank Stalletto (1)

Top Rope Promotions

TRP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

WWF/E Hardcore Championship (22 times)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

*Worst Worked Match of the Year (2004) vs. Tyson Tomko at Unforgiven

Notes

References

External links

TNA Profile

Stevie's Electronic Review Website

Tiny Political Show

Category:1971 births Category:American bloggers Category:American professional wrestlers Category:American professional wrestlers of Italian descent Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category:American sportspeople of Italian descent Category:Fictional psychiatrists

Name

Shane Douglas

Names

Dean Douglas (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned two decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly in the World Wrestling Federation. Martin most recently worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Martin is a five-time world champion, having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship four times and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.

Category:1964 births Category:American color commentators Category:American professional wrestlers Category:American schoolteachers Category:Living people Category:People from Beaver County, Pennsylvania Category:Professional wrestling announcers Category:Professional wrestling executives Category:Bethany College (West Virginia) alumni

Names	Knuckles NelsonSuper DestroyerBrendan HigginsTully McShane
Height
Weight
Resides	Smithfield, Rhode Island
Billed	Reno, Nevada and the United States Wrestling Association. He also briefly appeared in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as well as touring Japan as Super Destroyer between 1997 and 1999.
Name	Nelson, Knuckles
Date of birth	26 September 1968
Place of birth	Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:American professional wrestlers Category:People from Boston, Massachusetts

Name	Jeff Jarrett
Names	Jeff JarrettDouble J
Height
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Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:American professional wrestlers Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Professional wrestling executives

Name	2 Cold Scorpio
Names	2 Cold Scorpio (born October 25, 1965) During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion, he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. He had feuds with wrestlers such as Taz, Shane Douglas, Sabu, and Mikey Whipwreck.
Name	Scaggs, Charles
Alternative names	Scaggs, Charlie; 2 Cold Scorpio; Too Cold Scorpio; Flash Funk
Short description	American professional wrestler
Date of birth	25 October 1965
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado, United States

Category:1965 births Category:African American professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Denver, Colorado Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany

:This article is about Bob Orton, Sr. For his son who is also known as "Cowboy" Bob Orton, see Bob Orton, Jr.

Names	Bob OrtonBob Orton Sr.The ZodiakRocky FitzpatrickEl Lobo
Height
Weight
Birth date	July 21, 1929
Death date	July 16, 2006
Birth place	Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Death place	Las Vegas, Nevada
Billed	Kansas City, Kansas
Debut	1951
Retired	July 2000

Robert Dale "Bob" Orton (July 21, 1929 – July 16, 2006 He also innovated the pedigree as he captured several other titles in various NWA territories with it, including the NWA Southern Heavyweight title and the Florida Tag Team title (with Bob Jr.) in Florida Championship Wrestling and the NWA United States Heavyweight title in Central States Wrestling. He also competed in the American Wrestling Association, where he would also gain championship success.

Personal life

Orton married Rita on January 22, 1950. Together they had three children, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Barry O, and Rhonda. Orton was also grandfather to current World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Randy Orton.

Orton and André the Giant were good friends for many years.

Retirement

He retired in July 2000 and spent the last years of his life living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Death

He died on July 16, 2006 at the age of 76 after suffering from a series of heart attacks. Orton was cremated and had his ashes scattered on Mount Charleston in Las Vegas in April 2007.

In Wrestling

:*Orton Spear(Diving spear)

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

:*AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times) :*AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mike DiBiase (1) and Maurice Vachon (2) :*Nebraska Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Central States Wrestling

:*NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times) :*NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (1 time) – with Buddy Austin :*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (1 time)

Championship Wrestling from Florida

:*NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dennis Hall (1), Hiro Matsuda (1), and Bob Orton, Jr. (1) :*NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (6 times) :*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Eddie Graham

NWA Big Time Wrestling

:*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lord Alfred Hayes

Mid-South Sports

:*NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (1 time)

NWA Western States Sports

:*NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

St. Louis Wrestling Club

:*NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

Category:1929 births Category:American professional wrestlers Category:People from Kansas City, Kansas Category:2006 deaths Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction