Brian Costello (wrestler)
Brian Costello | |
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Birth name | Brian Woodworth |
Born | [1] South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[1][2] | October 21, 1963
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brian Costello Terry Thomas |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Tom Lynch Bobby Golden[3] |
Debut | 1982[1] |
Retired | 2013 |
Brian Woodworth (born October 21, 1963
Professional wrestling career
Costello began his professional wrestling debut in 1982.[1] Early in his career he worked in Indianapolis and in Minnesota for American Wrestling Association.
He made his debut in the
Costello's most memorable match during his WWF run was against
In the early-1990s, Costello began appearing for the Indiana-based International Association of Wrestling alongside a number of ex-AWA and WWF wrestlers. On July 24, 1993, Costello teamed with
Costello and The Iron Sheik also lost the IAW Tag Team Championship to
Back in the IAW, Costello teamed with The Iron Sheik to win the IAW Tag Team Championship for a third time.
Later in his career, he worked in the independents until retiring in 2013. In April 2017, Costello was hired as head of security for the South Bend Cubs.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship International Wrestling
- CIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CIW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Cousin Bubba (1) and Nick Lawless (1)
- International Association of Wrestling
- IAW Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[10]
- IAW Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with The Iron Sheik (3), The Ripper (1) and Nasty Nick (1)[9]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 488 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998
- PWI ranked him # 402 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1999
- PWI ranked him # 449 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2000
- PWI ranked him # 490 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2005
References
General
- Hough, Austin (July 29, 2019). ""The Final Bell" more than just a wrestling show". Goshen News. Goshen, Indiana. p. 1.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g PWI Staff (2004). "Wrestler Statistics". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2004. Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Co.: 41.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Brian Costello « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "1986". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1987". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1992". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Marty Janetty was better than Shawn Michaels, former WWE Wrestler". The Sportskeeda. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "1988". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ Solie's Title Histories. Archived from the originalon 2017-09-25. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Solie's Title Histories. Archived from the originalon 2023-07-06. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "1993". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Ex-WWE wrestler recalls his real-life fight with John Laurinatis". The Sportskeeda. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (16 January 2023). "Yearly Results: WCW 1994". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
- ^ ISSN 1043-7576.
CHAMPIONS: Heavyweight champion: Brian "The Crippler" Costello, Tag team champions: Brian Costello and The Ripper [...] Heavyweight champion Brian Costello recently celebrated his sixth anniversary as champion and says he is closing in on Bruno Sammartino's seven-year WWWF record
- ^ "The PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. 1997 [Holiday 1997]. p. 45, 46.
- ^ "The PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. 1997 [Holiday 1997]. p. 57.
- ^ "1996". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ Sadrzadeh, Vahid (April 21, 2017). "Former WWF wrestler at the helm of South Bend Cubs security". ABC57.com. WBND-LD. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
External links
- Brian Costello at IMDb
- Brian Costello's International Association of Wrestling profile
- Professional wrestling record for Brian Costello from The Internet Wrestling Database
- Brian Costello at OWW.com