Dominic DeNucci held over a dozen championships around the world in the 1960s and 1970s.
25 Facts About Dominic DeNucci
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Dominic DeNucci's wrestling students included Mick Foley, Shane Douglas and Brian Hildebrand.
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Dominic DeNucci made his pro wrestling debut in 1958 in Montreal, Quebec under a hood as the Masked Marvel and wrestled in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Dominic DeNucci wrestled as Don DeNucci in the San Francisco territory in the latter half of 1963.
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In 1964, Dominic DeNucci made his debut in Australia for World Championship Wrestling.
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Dominic DeNucci dropped the title to Ray Stevens on January 9,1965.
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Dominic DeNucci found a new partner Mario Milano and they defeated Kowalski and Miller for the title.
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Dominic DeNucci wrestled in many territories in Cleveland, Buffalo, St Louis, Chicago, and Big Time Wrestling in Detroit.
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On June 18,1971, Dominic DeNucci won his first World Wide Wrestling Federation title, the WWWF International Tag Team Championship, with Bruno Sammartino by defeating The Mongols.
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Dominic DeNucci became a two-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion when he and his partner, the second Dino Bravo, defeated Professor Tanaka and Mr Fuji on March 14,1978.
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Dominic DeNucci unsuccessfully challenged inaugural WWF Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson on a number of occasions for the IC belt in 1979 and 1980.
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Dominic DeNucci worked with a young Hulk Hogan in 1981.
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Dominic DeNucci eventually transitioned into becoming a jobber, and left the company in 1982 after 15 years.
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Dominic DeNucci worked in Saudi Arabia and in the Philippines.
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On June 7,1996, Dominic DeNucci reunited with Tony Parisi as they defeated Bruiser Bedlam and Danny Johnson at the Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Show in Buffalo, New York.
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Dominic DeNucci wrestled in the independent circuit in Pennsylvania for the rest of his career.
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Dominic DeNucci had Bruno Sammartino in his corner as a manager.
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Dominic DeNucci wrestled his last singles match on May 29,2009, defeating Samuel Elias by count out at Far North Wrestling in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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Dominic DeNucci wrestled his final match on April 14,2012, in Toronto, teaming with his protege Shane Douglas to defeat Lord Zoltan and Shawn Blanchard at Pro Wrestling Superstars.
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Dominic DeNucci is featured in Mick Foley: "Madman Unmasked", where he is seen training Mick Foley and reminiscing about Foley in the days of his training.
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Dominic DeNucci is featured prominently in the opening chapters of Mick Foley's autobiography, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks.
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Dominic DeNucci was profiled on the fourth episode of the podcast, Titans of Wrestling.
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Dominic DeNucci was Catholic and spoke at least four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
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In June 2020, Dominic DeNucci experienced heart issues and was hospitalized.
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Dominic DeNucci died on August 12,2021, at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania, at the age of 89.