Romeo Roselli
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Romeo Roselli | |
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Birth name | Giovanni Roselli |
Born | White Plains, New York, U.S. | September 23, 1980
Alma mater | |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Giovanni Roselli Johnny Heartbreaker Johnny Romano Johnny Roselli Heartthrob Romeo Romeo Roselli Romeo |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
Billed from | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Trained by | Kevin Landry Dory Funk Jr. Tom Prichard Bill DeMott Lance Storm |
Debut | 1998 |
Retired | 2017 |
Giovanni "Johnny" Roselli (born September 23, 1980)[1] is an American professional wrestler and actor better known as Romeo Roselli. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment, on its RAW brand, as one half of the tag team "The Heart Throbs" under the ring name Romeo.
Career
Early career (1998–2004)
Roselli began wrestling on the independent circuit, initially training in Springfield, Massachusetts under Kevin Landry.
From 1998 to 2000, Roselli wrestled as a heel, regularly appearing for the video-based promotion Junior Pro Wrestling Association as Johnny Heartbreaker. He rose to the top of the JPWA ranks after defeating top-ranked Damian "Lionheart" Campari. Heartbreaker went on to have the JPWA's longest undefeated streak until, after losing an arm wrestling challenge to Biff Backstreet, Backstreet challenged him to a match and was victorious. At the demise of the JPWA in 2002, Heartbreaker had the 3rd highest number of wins, behind Sasha "The Russian Skullcrusher" and Campari. Roselli also appeared for the video-based BG East Wrestling as Johnny Romano.
With JPWA closing, Johnny Heartbreaker started wrestling for New Era Pro Wrestling. While there, he formed a tag team with Mike Preston called the VIP. On July 13, 2002, they won the vacant NEPW United States Tag Team Championship which they would hold until they vacated the titles in March 2003.
In 2003, Johnny Heartbreaker formed a tag team with Antonio Thomas called the Heart Breakers. On January 23, 2004, in Southbridge, Massachusetts, they defeated Cueball and Nick McKenna to win the Eastern Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Championship. The Heart Breakers lost the titles to Clinically Inclined (Andre Lyonz and Dr. Heresy) on June 18.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)
In June 2004, Roselli moved to
In April 2005,
The
).During the first Heat episode of 2006, the pair turned face and began regularly bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring with them to dance. On February 10, 2006 both of The Heart Throbs were released from WWE.[2]
Independent circuit (2006–2017)
Since his release from World Wrestling Entertainment, Roselli has worked for many US independent promotions and has sometimes competed against and teamed up with Antonio Thomas. He has also had the chance to wrestle in over countries as well such as Italy, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
On January 13, 2007, Roselli debuted for
On April 19, 2008, Roselli was stripped of the NWE World Heavyweight Championship after an attack by Orlando Jordan. In October, he took on Myke Quest for the National Wrestling Superstars Jersey Shore Championship and lost. In 2009, Roselli had two opportunities to win the NEW Heavyweight Championship but failed on every occasion (April 25, November 7). In late 2009, Roselli began wrestling for Victory Pro Wrestling and has had two chances to win the VPW New York State Championship but failed both times (October 6, 2012, November 23, 2013). He holds VPW victories over VSK, Jorge Santi, Kevin Fulton, and Johnny Armani. On June 29, 2013 he defeated ROH wrestler Vinny Marseglia in the opening match of a NEW event in Southbury, Connecticut.
On July 28, 2012, The Heart Throbs made their debut for
Roselli returned to Victory Pro Wrestling on March 8, 2014 for their eight anniversary show defeating Mr. Pogo in a show headlined by former
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007)
At
Other media
Although Roselli continues to work as an independent wrestler, he is also a certified personal trainer and has focused his attention on acting. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA, and appears in the films College Road Trip, Baby Mama, and The Wrestler.
Roselli wrote a regular column for the website WWEPreview.com and authors a fitness and wellness column for the monthly magazine WAG.
In November 2006, Roselli appeared on the
In 2012, he appeared in four different episodes of the Food Network program Restaurant Stakeout in which host Willie Degel sent him in as a plant to test the wait staff.
In 2013, he appeared on the
In the summer of 2013, Roselli was cast as the personal trainer for the
Roselli plays one of the principal characters, Tony, in the comedy-horror feature film Jersey Shore Massacre, which is executive produced by Jenni
Filmography
Film and Television | |||
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Year | Film or Series | Role | Notes |
2007-2009 | As the World Turns | Bartender / Club Patron / Fredo's Thug | Three episodes |
2008 | College Road Trip | Trojan Shouter | Uncredited |
2008 | Baby Mama | The Club Guido | Uncredited |
2008 | The Wrestler | Romeo Roselli | Short |
2008 | You Rock, Let's Roll | Bachelor | |
2008-2015 | Saturday Night Live | Bartender / Spartan Soldier/RJ | Three episodes |
2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Jersey Shore D-Bag | Episode #1.16 |
2012 | Can You Survive a Horror Movie? | Zombie Wrestler 1 | TV movie |
2012 | Restaurant Stakeout | Giovanni | Four episodes |
2013 | Deadpool: The Webseries | Guard 3 | Two episodes |
2013-2014 | Math Warriors | Biff | Episode #3.1 |
2013 | Battledogs | Daniels | TV movie |
2013 | The Legend of El | Bar Patron 1 | Short |
2013 | "Headshots and Breakdowns" | Bodybuilder | Short |
2013 | "Sunrise Aphrodite" | Boyfriend Joshua | Short Film |
2013 | "Deadly Affairs" | Bobby Lozano | TV series |
2013 | "I'd Kill For You" | FBI Agent | TV series |
2013-2014 | "Brain Games" | Jason Silva's Personal Trainer | TV series |
2014 | "Turn" | Dominic | Short |
2014 | "Rickover: The Birth Of Nuclear Powe | McShane's Aid | TV documentary |
2014 | Jersey Shore Massacre | Tony | Feature film |
2015 | Gotham | Mobster | Episode #1.12 |
2015 | Happyish | Bodybuilder | Episode #1.1 |
2016 | "In The Mix" | Giovanni | Short Film |
2017 | The Deuce | Mug 2 | Episode #1.1 |
2019 | "The Awakening" | Officer #1 | Feature film |
2019 | "The X-Files: Back From The Dead Fan Film" | Frank Spicolli/The Security Guard | Feature film |
2020 | "Death Letter: God, Sex, and War" | Marine #1 | Feature film |
Championships and accomplishments
- Eastern Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Antonio Thomas
- EWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with
- Nu-Wrestling Evolution
- NWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- New England Pro Wrestling
- NEPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2019[6]
- World Wrestling Council
- 1 time)
References
- ^ "romeoroselli.com - This website is for sale! - romeo roselli Resources and Information". ww1.romeoroselli.com.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "The Heart Throbs released". WWE.
- ^ a b "Past results". Chikara. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ "Robbie Ellis Tribute: A Tournament Of Super Juniors « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NWE World Heavyweight Title History". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Giovanni Announced For New England Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame -". September 3, 2018.
External links
- GiovanniRoselli.com (official website)
- Baby Mama Movie Film Clip: Romeo Roselli Giovanni Roselli in Baby Mama
- NWE - Recap: Romeo become Champ - Romeo wins NWE Heavyweight Championship
- YouTube Romeo Roselli wrestles in front of 72,000 fans in Paris, France
- Food Network's "Ham On The Street" - Romeo Roselli Heart Throbs appear on the Food Network
- Romeo Roselli Comeback Video Roselli Comeback Video From Knee Surgery