Big Guido
Big Guido | |
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Birth name | Michael Iorio |
Born | Brentwood, New York[1] | April 20, 1964
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Big Guido[1] Michael Fury[1] Mike Fury[2] Mike Iorio Primo Carnera Primo Carnera III[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 350 lb (159 kg) |
Debut | 1984[1] |
Retired | 2006 |
Michael Iorio (born April 20, 1964) is a retired American
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Federation
In 1991 and 1992, Iorio made a few appearances for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber under the ring name Mike Fury. He lost to such stars as The British Bulldog, The Warlord, Tito Santana and Bret Hart.[2][3]
Full Blooded Italians
Michael Iorio first joined the Full Blooded Italians in the original ECW at Heatwave 1996, introduced as Little Guido's "little" brother, Big Guido. He accompanied the stable members to the ring, and sporadically fought actual matches.
International Wrestling Association
In 2002, Iorio, under the ring name Primo Carnera won the
World Wrestling Entertainment
Iorio reappeared on World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand's One Night Stand on June 12, 2005 accompanying the Full Blooded Italians to the ring.[5][6][7] Big Guido then reappeared on ECW on June 11, 2006 during ECW One Night Stand alongside Tony Mamaluke and Little Guido.[8] On the June 13 edition of ECW, Big Guido took part in the hardcore battle royal and was eliminated by Big Show, but helped Sabu eliminate Big Show.[9]
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Association
- 3 times)[4]
- Eastern States Wrestling / Eastern Shores Wrestling
- ESW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Empire State Wrestling
- ESW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- New Breed Wrestling
- NBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tony DeVito
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Big Guido profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ a b Graham Cawthon. "1991 WWF results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "1992 WWF results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ a b c d Manuel O. González, Luis Santiago. "Historia del Campeonato Mundial de los Pesos Pesados". International Wrestling Association. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ Gramlich, Chris (2005-06-13). "One great Night of hardcore hostalgia". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "One Night Stand results". WWE. 2005-06-12. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ISBN 1-4116-1210-8.
- ISBN 1-59670-225-7.
- ^ "Professional Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Big Guido's profile at Cagematch.net