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Title: who did this guy become???
Post by: funk51 on March 29, 2015, 06:45:58 AM: he was a jobber in the Pittsburgh area, than put on a mask and became a star...... ??? ??? ??? ??? as a bodybuilder he won best chest in two early mr america contests. he was tag team champs with bruno... ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Montague on March 29, 2015, 09:02:25 AM: This timeframe is a weak point for me, but I'm going to go with Tony Marino.
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 29, 2015, 10:12:15 AM: Quote from: funk51 on March 29, 2015, 06:45:58 AM
he was a jobber in the Pittsburgh area, than put on a mask and became a star...... ??? ??? ??? ??? as a bodybuilder he won best chest in two early mr america contests. he was tag team champs with bruno... ??? ??? ???

Without looking it up, you got me.

I don't even remember Bruno ever being tag team champ.
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 29, 2015, 10:19:26 AM: Quote from: Montague on March 29, 2015, 09:02:25 AM
This timeframe is a weak point for me, but I'm going to go with Tony Marino.

After looking it up, I believe you are correct, Sir.
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: funk51 on March 29, 2015, 12:58:08 PM: Quote from: Montague on March 29, 2015, 09:02:25 AM
This timeframe is a weak point for me, but I'm going to go with Tony Marino.
good job he became tony mr america marino,and in australia he was dino lanza... and with the mask he did a star turn as the batman, holy trademark infringement...
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 29, 2015, 03:31:11 PM: Quote from: funk51 on March 29, 2015, 12:58:08 PM
good job he became tony mr america marino,and in australia he was dino lanza... and with the mask he did a star turn as the batman, holy trademark infringement...

Yeah, when I read about his gimmick , the first thing I thought of was whether he got sued.
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Montague on March 29, 2015, 05:42:17 PM: Quote from: Thin Lizzy on March 29, 2015, 10:19:26 AM
After looking it up, I believe you are correct, Sir.

I love wrestling history. Spending my formative years in Western PA, I had the pleasure of meeting some of the old-timers from the days of Studio Wrestling. Many of those guys like DeNucci, DeFazio, Bruno, Scicluna, etc. still lived in the area.

For years, I saw Charles Martoni and "Hurricane" Johnny Hunt on a very frequent basis.

Martoni had gone on to accomplish a number of notable endeavors, most recently serving as President of a community college. DeFazio is a county councilman and United Steelworkers of America union director. Baron Scicluna passed away not long ago. A friend of mine went to school with his kid.
Title: Re: who did this guy become???
Post by: Montague on March 29, 2015, 05:55:10 PM: Quote from: Thin Lizzy on March 29, 2015, 03:31:11 PM
Yeah, when I read about his gimmick , the first thing I thought of was whether he got sued.

Supposedly, that is why he spelled it "Battman" with an extra "t."

Today, he would have been used for every penny and beyond.