Gypsy Joe's career lasted six decades, and his highly physical brawling style and tough reputation made him an early pioneer of the hardcore wrestling scene.
11 Facts About Gypsy Joe
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Gypsy Joe joined forces with Frank Martinez to be collectively known as the Blue Infernos.
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However, with the rise of national promotions like the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s, the local industry that Joe had developed a career in began to dwindle.
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Gypsy Joe eventually made his way overseas into the Japanese wrestling scene, to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling where his highly physical brawling style akin to The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher was met with success.
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The tournament featured various performers that credit Gypsy Joe for pioneering the in-ring style they now emulate.
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Joe wrestled his last match at the Gypsy Joe retirement show on January 7,2011.
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Gypsy Joe was inducted into the Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame on November 7,2015, by Mick Foley at Money Mark Productions' event "A Night with Foley" at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
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Gypsy Joe died on June 15,2016, from complications following an extended illness.
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Gypsy Joe was buried at Maury Memorial Gardens in Columbia, Tennessee.
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Gypsy Joe was survived by a daughter named Jenee Beal and a nephew, Dan Wilson, who served as his manager.
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Gypsy Joe has a first-born daughter by the name of Debralee Suzette Melendez, born in New York, on November 4,1953, and known as Debra S Anello, and a daughter and son by another union: Jeannette Melendez and Gilberto Melendez Jr.