Gino Brito
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| Gino Brito | |
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| Ring name(s) | Louis Cerdan[1] Gino Brito |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg)[1] |
| Born | May 18, 1941[1] Montreal Quebec[1] |
Gino Brito is a Canadian professional wrestler. He was a popular wrestler in Montreal, and was one of the promoters in the city in the 1980s. As Louis Cerdan, he was a WWWF Tag Team Champion, teaming with fellow Canadian-Italian wrestler Tony Parisi.
[edit] Career
Born Gino Acocella, Brito was the son of wrestler Jack Britton and father of Gino Brito Jr. Jack Britton was probably more famous for organizing a central booking office for midget wrestlers in the 1950s. He worked with Detroit promoters Bert Ruby and Harry Light and had a near-monopoly on the top wrestling midgets for many years.
Brito continued to wrestle through the mid-80s. He also promoted shows in Toronto, Ontario under the International Wrestling banner, until 1987 , but the promotion had a very difficult time after Dino Bravo and Rick Martel left. Brito appeared in the WWF old-timers battle royal in November 1987 (the first eliminated in a match won by Lou Thesz that featured several former world champions).
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Lutte Internationale (Montreal)
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- Canadian International Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Rick McGraw (1) and Tony Parisi (3)
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- WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tony Parisi
- WWF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Other Titles
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- Grand Prix Tag Team Championship (Montreal) (1 time) - with Dino Bravo
