Dominic DeNucci

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Dominic DeNucci (born January 23, 1931 in Venice ) is an Italian-born American wrestler . He is also a wrestling trainer who has trained greats like Mick Foley and Shane Douglas , as well as referee Brian Hildebrand .

Wrestling career

Dominic DeNucci made his wrestling debut in 1958. He first appeared as Masked Marvel , but lost his mask in a match on January 21, 1959.

On June 18, 1971 DeNucci received his first WWWF title , the WWWF International Tag Team Championship along with Bruno Sammartino . Three days later they lost him again to the tag team The Mongols.

On May 13, 1975 DeNucci and defeated Victor Rivera Jimmy and Johnny Valiant and were WWWF World Tag Team Champions . In June Rivera left the WWWF and Pat Barrett became DeNucci's substitute partner. Three months later they gave the title to The Blackjacks .

DeNucci was once again WWWF World Tag Team Champion together with Dino Bravo when they defeated Professor Tanaka and Mr. Fuji in a match on March 14, 1978 . They held the title until June 26, when they passed it on to The Yukon Lumberjacks .

DeNucci wrestled for Big Time Wrestling in Detroit and was very popular in the territories of Michigan and Ohio .

Trainer

After his active wrestling career ended, DeNucci trained Mick Foley, Shane Douglas and Brian Hildebrand, among others. He is also mentioned several times in the autobiography Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks , especially in the opening chapter. Even after the end of his career, he competed in individual matches.

Wrestling title

  • American Wrestling Alliance
    • AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
  • Championship Wrestling from Florida
    • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Tony Parisi
  • Lutte Internationale
    • Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Nick DeCarlo
  • NWA All-Star Wrestling
    • NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ( Vancouver version ) (1 ×) - with Don Leo Jonathan
    • NWA World Tag Team Championship ( Vancouver version) (1 ×) - with Don Leo Jonathan
  • National Wrestling Federation
    • NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • NWF World Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Tony Parisi
  • World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
    • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 ×)
    • IWA World Tag Team Championship (3 ×) - with Mark Lewin (1 ×), Antonio Pugliese (1 ×) and Mario Milano (1 ×)
  • World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
    • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Wilbur Snyder
  • Other titles
    • West Virginia Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Apache Lou

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.74)
  2. ↑ a b Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 66–68, 80)
  3. ↑ Profile. Genickbruch.com, accessed December 27, 2010 .
  4. ↑ a b c WWWF International Tag Team Championship History . Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f History of the World Tag Team Championship . WWE.com. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  6. ↑ a b c WWE World Tag Team Title . Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  7. ^ Profile of Dominic DeNucci. Onlineworldofwretling.com, accessed December 27, 2010 .
  8. ↑ WWA World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis) . Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  9. ^ West Virginia Tag Team Title . Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME DeNucci, Dominic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice , Italy