Stephen DiSalvo was born on April 7,1949 and is an American retired professional wrestler.
17 Facts About Steve DiSalvo
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Steve DiSalvo broke into professional wrestling in the mid-1980s following a career in powerlifting.
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Steve DiSalvo was initially trained by Billy Anderson and Red Bastien.
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Steve DiSalvo previously had made a one-off appearance for the World Wrestling Federation in 1987, wrestling twice on a house show event in Quebec.
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Steve DiSalvo smashed a trophy over LaFleur's head on TV, leading to several matches between the two.
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Steve DiSalvo helped Don Muraco win the Stampede North American Title from Mahkan Singh.
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Steve DiSalvo won the WWC World Tag Team Championship teaming with Jason the Terrible.
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Steve DiSalvo feuded with "El Acrobata de Puerto Rico" Carlos Colon.
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Steve DiSalvo won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship in a Texas Death match by defeating Colon on May 27,1989.
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Steve DiSalvo had a successful reign of 133 days until Colon defeated him at The Aniversario 1989 in a Barbed Wire match in October 7.
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The feud ended when Steve DiSalvo lost against Colon in a Retirement match for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship on November 23,1989.
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Two weeks later, Steve DiSalvo received a tryout match for World Championship Wrestling on April 23,1990.
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Steve DiSalvo was signed to the company later that year and given the gimmick of "The Minotaur".
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Steve DiSalvo made his first televised appearance on the January 5,1991 episode of WCW Saturday Night, defeating Man Mountain Bailey.
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Steve DiSalvo began a house show series against The Juicer and was undefeated, and later faced The Junkyard Dog.
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Steve DiSalvo appeared in the American Wrestling Association, where he wrestled as Billy Jack Strong.
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Steve DiSalvo became Steve DiSalvo again and drifted around the independent circuit before retiring in 2001.