21 Facts About James Maritato

1.

James Maritato joined Eastern Championship Wrestling initially as an enhancement talent, as well as competing in the shoot style UWF International promotion.

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James Maritato would stay with the promotion until its closure in January 2001.

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3.

James Maritato would take part in the ECW One Night Stand events as well as the relaunch of the franchise as a third brand before leaving WWE and returning to the independent circuit.

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4.

James Maritato was trained as a professional wrestler by Billy Robinson.

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5.

James Maritato debuted in 1991, facing Parsippany Smith Fields in his first match.

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6.

James Maritato competed for the Amarillo, Texas-based USWF promotion under the name James Stone.

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7.

James Maritato joined Eastern Championship Wrestling under the ring name "Damien Stone" on July 14,1992, where he lost to Tommy Cairo.

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8.

James Maritato wrestled for International World Class Championship Wrestling and other promotions in the Northeastern United States.

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9.

James Maritato took some time off from ECW in 1995 and went to Japan to compete in the shoot style UWF International promotion.

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10.

James Maritato returned to Eastern Championship Wrestling - by now known as Extreme Championship Wrestling - at the Big Ass Extreme Bash in March 1996.

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11.

When ECW closed, James Maritato wrestled for several independent promotions, mostly in the New York Tri-State area; he often teamed with former partner Tony Mamaluke.

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12.

In 2005, James Maritato returned to his Little Guido persona for one night; he reunited with the original Full Blooded Italians to take on Super Crazy and Tajiri in a three-way match at the ECW reunion show One Night Stand.

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13.

James Maritato then engaged in a brief feud with Mark Henry, but came out on the losing end.

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14.

James Maritato appeared at a house show for WWE Raw, at Madison Square Garden on December 26,2010, as a referee when the majority of referees could not make it to the arena due to blizzards and gale-force winds; this position expanded to televised events on February 1.

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15.

In February 2009, it was announced that James Maritato would be a trainer for the "Bodyslam U" professional wrestling school in New Jersey, while still competing on the independent circuit.

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16.

In late 2009, James Maritato began competing for the National Wrestling Alliance under the name Nunzio.

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17.

James Maritato performed for the NWA On Fire expansion based out of New England.

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18.

James Maritato wrestled at House of Hardcore's next event on June 7,2014, in which he defeated Danny Doring.

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19.

At House of Hardcore 7, James Maritato teamed up with Team Tremendous to take on Anthony Greene, Ben Ortiz, and Vik Dalishus in a winning effort.

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20.

James Maritato was announced as a part of the new Total Nonstop Action India based project Ring Ka King working under the name Tony Broadway teaming with Joey Hollywood.

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21.

On March 6,2006, James Maritato was seen supporting his brother on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal in which he won $25,000.

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