Antonio Pugliese

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Antonio Pugliese
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Antonio Pugliese Tony Parisi
Billed height	5 ft 11 in
Billed weight	241 lb
Born	September 11, 1941(1941-09-11) Cosenza, Italy
Died	August 19, 2000 (aged 58)
Debut	1961

Antonio Pugliese (September 11, 1941-August 19, 2000), born in Cosenza, Italy was a professional wrestler. He is better known by his stage name Tony Parisi.

Pugliese wrestled in the World Wide Wrestling Federation during the 1970s. He was billed as the cousin of Bruno Sammartino.

Antonio Pugliese operated a motel (the Niagara Family Inn) and restaurant (Big Anthony's Restaurant), along with his wife Chiara and daughter Ida in Niagara Falls, Ontario until he died from an brain aneurysm on August 19, 2000.

He was related to Joseph Dorgan who wrestles respectively under his relative's name as Johnny Parisi, better known as Johnny Swinger.

Contents 1 Finishing and signature moves 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

• Italian Cannonball (Senton splash)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Big Time Wrestling

• NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Wahoo McDaniel

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dominic De Nucci

• Lutte Internationale (Montreal)

• Canadian International Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Gino Brito

• National Wrestling Federation

• NWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dominic DeNucci (2) and Luis Martinez (1)

• World Wide Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Federation

• WWF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Johnny Valentine (1) and Spiros Arion (1)
• WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Louis Cerdan

• Other Titles

• IWA Tag Team Championshp (4 times)

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Profile at Online World of Wrestling