Salvatore Bellomo
Salvatore Bellomo | |
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Birth name | Salvatore Martino[1] |
Born | Brussels, Belgium[2] | June 18, 1951
Died | February 9, 2019[3][4][5] | (aged 67)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Adonis Romano[2][6] Centurion Marsella[2][7] Salvatore (Sal) Bellomo[2][7] Salvatore (Sal) Martino[2][7][8] Super Destroyer #3[9][10] Tino Bellomo[2] Tino Salvadore[11][12] |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[13] |
Billed weight | 290 lb (132 kg)[13] |
Billed from | Sicily, Italy[3] |
Trained by | Nino[3] |
Debut | 1973[14] |
Retired | 2018 |
Salvatore Martino (June 18, 1951 – February 9, 2019) was a Belgian
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1973–1977)
Martino was trained to wrestle by Nino. He debuted in his native Belgium in the early-1970s, wrestling at
Stampede Wrestling; NWA All-Star Wrestling (1977–1980)
In December 1977, Bellomo began wrestling in Canada, debuting in the
International Wrestling Enterprise (1978)
In mid-1978, Bellomo toured Japan with the
Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1979–1980)
In June 1979, Bellomo began appearing with the Portland, Oregon, United States-based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling as "Sal Martino". He appeared with the promotion until August 1980.[25]
NWA Hollywood Wrestling (1981)
In January 1981, Bellomo began wrestling for the
World Wrestling Federation (1982–1987)
In 1982, Bellomo was signed by the United States-based
In mid-1983, Bellomo and a series of
On December 10, 1984,
By 1985, Bellomo was being used as a
Catch Wrestling Association (1988–1992)
In December 1988, Bellomo began making appearances for the Catch Wrestling Association in Austria and Germany. He was billed as "Tino Bellomo" for his first match, reverting to his real name thereafter. In 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992, he took part in the World Catch Cup tag team tournaments. In late-1992, he took part in the International Catch Cup. He made his final appearance with the CWA in December 1992.[3][35]
Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992–1994, 1996)
In April 1992, Bellomo began appearing with the
Bellomo returned in November 1992. In January 1993, he wrestled
At The Night the Line Was Crossed in February 1994, Bellomo lost to Mr. Hughes. Bellomo continued to appear on ECW Hardcore TV until leaving ECW in May 1994.[3][36]
Bellomo returned to Eastern Championship Wrestling - since renamed
Late career (1994–2018)
After leaving ECW, Bellomo wrestled on the independent circuit until 2018. He continued to be active in the business up to his death, working as a trainer for the Belgian Wrestling School located in Terhagen and Flémalle (Belgium). He often tried to send his kids home with his trademarked expression of saying "Cha Cha!". Bellomo also ran the Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation.[3][43] In April 2015, Bellomo sent several of his students to audition for Belgium's Got Talent; the students passed the auditions and wrestled live on Belgian television.[44]
Professional wrestling style and persona
Although he was born in Belgium, Bellomo was of Italian descent, and his professional wrestling persona reflected this. In the
Bellomo originally wrestled in a technical style, with his signature moves including a "back
Death
Bellomo died from cancer on February 9, 2019, at the age of 67.[4][5]
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mike Sharpe (1 time) and Bill Cody (1 time)[7][21]
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 276 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500in 1992
- Ranked No. 276 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
- World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[45]
- WXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with the Mad Russian[46]
- WXW Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)[47]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Johnson, Mike (February 10, 2019). "Former WWF & ECW star Salvatore Bellomo passes away". PWInsider.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ PWTorch.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Match statistics for Salvatore Bellomo - 1975". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-7002-7.
- ^ a b "Hardcore History episode 9: June 1st, 1993 ECW review". CrazyMax.org. February 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Sampson, Bort (December 5, 2016). "Extreme Retrospective: ECW Hardcore TV #8 - new ECW tag champs, Snuka defends TV Title". WWENetworkNews.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Wrestling leads the way: Europe v Great Britain". WrestlingHeritage.com. January 2, 1973. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wrestling Heritage A-Z". WrestlingHeritage.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-241-48805-8.
- ^ "Salvatore Bellomo". Cagematch.de. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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- ^ "Match statistics for Salvatore Bellomo - 1977". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - Stampede Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - Vancouver All-Star Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-7483-4.
- ^ a b "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title [British Columbia]". Wrestling-Titles.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title [British Columbia]". Wrestling-Titles.com. January 22, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - International Wrestling Enterprise". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - Pacific Northwest Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - National Wrestling Alliance [1981]". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "NWA Americas Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. February 1, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Match statistics for Salvatore Bellomo - 1981". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - World Wrestling Federation". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Match statistics for Salvatore Bellomo - 1982". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b WWE.com staff (February 10, 2019). "Salvatore Bellomo passes away". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Medium.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ F4WOnline.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Keith, Scott (February 3, 2016). "The SmarK Rant for Prime Time Wrestling – 01.19.87". InsidePulse.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - Catch Wrestling Association". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sal Bellomo - matches - Extreme Championship Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- F4WOnline.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-59670-021-5.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-1312-4.
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- ^ Woodward, Buck (September 14, 2010). "This day in history: Vince McMahon becomes World Champion, Ric Flair returns to WCW and more". PWInsider.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation (BCWF)". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- F4WOnline.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Solie.org. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Solie.org. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Superstars". WXWWrestling.com. World Xtreme Wrestling. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Salvatore Bellomo at IMDb
- Salvatore Bellomo's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database