Romeo Roselli

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Giovanni John Roselli
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Johnny Heartbreaker Johnny Romano Giovanni Roselli Romeo Roselli Romeo
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Born	September 23, 1980 (1980-09-23) (age 27) White Plains, New York
Billed from	Panama City, Florida
Trained by	Kevin Landry Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard Bill DeMott Lance Storm
Debut	1998

Giovanni (John) Roselli (born September 23, 1980)^[1] best known as Romeo Roselli is a professional wrestler and actor best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand and is not to be confused with another wrestler by the name of Kid Romeo.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

Giovanni "John" Roselli began wrestling on the independent circuit first training in Springfield, Massachusetts under the advisement of Kevin Landry.

From 1998-2000, Roselli wrestled as a heel regularly appearing for the wrestling video company Junior Pro Wrestling Association as Johnny Heartbreaker. Roselli also appeared for the wrestling video company BG East Wrestling as Johnny Romano.

On January 23, 2004 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Johnny Heartbreaker (Roselli) and Antonio Thomas defeated Cueball and Nick McKenna to win the Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA) Tag Team title.

In June 2004, Roselli moved to Louisville, Kentucky to train with Ohio Valley Wrestling, and was signed to a World Wrestling Entertainment contract in February 2005. Both Antonio Thomas and Roselli debut not long after as the "Heart Breakers".

In April 2005, William Regal & Tajiri successfully defended the World Tag Team belts against the debuting Romeo (Roselli) and Antonio (Thomas), known collectively as "The Heart Throbs." They would go on to participate in Tag-Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship at WWE Backlash.

The Heart Throbs, who have portrayed heels, mainly appeared on the RAW B-show, Heat. They have had short-lived feuds with Eugene and William Regal, Hurricane and Rosey, and V-Squared (Val Venis and Viscera).

During the first episode of HEAT in 2006 the pair turned face and began entertaining the crowd by bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring and getting them to dance, however. On February 10, 2006 both The Heart Throbs were released from WWE.^[2]

Shortly after his release, Roselli spent several months wrestling in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council where he would go on to defeat El Bronco for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship before leaving the island and losing the title back to El Bronco in a loser leaves town match.

Roselli continued on as an active competitor touring many American independents; sometime still competing with/against Antonio Thomas, while touring abroad. Roselli also made a one off appearance with Ohio Valley Wrestling.

In November 2006, Roselli appeared on the television show Pants-Off Dance-Off, a Fuse TV program featuring competitors dancing and stripping.

Both of the Heart Throbs appeared on the Food Network show, Ham On The Street, cooking french style mussels alongside chef George Duran during the summer of 2006.

After this, Roselli left America to tour with Nu-Wrestling Evolution. During this tour, on December 10, 2006, in Palermo, Italy, Romeo defeated Vampiro to win the NWE Heavyweight Championship. Romeo became only the third champion in the history of the NWE and the first Italian to claim the championship.

At Destination X 2007 on March 11, 2007, Roselli and Antonio Thomas, identified as The Heartbreakers, appeared as a surprise tag team selected by Christy Hemme to face the Voodoo Kin Mafia. The Heartbreakers were defeated by the Voodoo Kin Mafia and this would mark their only appearance for the company.

In May 2007, Romeo was booked by the Queens of Chaos promotion in France. He wrestled in front of 72,000 people which is the 2007 record for a wrestling show. A documentary will be released in 2008 from the event.

Although Roselli continues to work as an independent wrestler, as well as a certified personal trainer, he apparently has turned his attention to acting. He is a member of SAG and AFTRA, and has roles in the films College Road Trip, Baby Mama, and a featured role in The Wrestler.