Steve DiSalvo

Infobox Wrestler
name=Steve DiSalvo

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Billy Jack Strong
Steve Strong
Sadistic Steve
The Minotaur
Indian Warrior
Strangler DiSalvo
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birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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resides= Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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trainer=Billy Anderson
Ross Hart
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Steve DiSalvo was a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the WCW as The Minotaur and his short run in WWF as Sadistic Steve.

Career

Steve DiSalvo was trained by Billy Anderson, the man who also had a hand in training future superstars such as Sting and The Ultimate Warrior. DiSalvo's career has taken him to the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Fighting as Steve Strong in the 1980s, he was a main-event performer in Montreal-based International Wrestling, managed by Eddie Creatchman and brawling with the likes of Abdullah the Butcher (who was managed by Deepak Singh), and Rick Martel. At a time when Abdullah was destroying his opponents, DiSalvo battered him in a televised match, giving as good as he got.

Moving on to Stampede Wrestling, he was known as "Strangler" Steve DiSalvo, one of the most hated men in the company's history. Here, he feuded with Phil LaFleur over who had the better physique. DiSalvo would end up smashing a trophy over LaFleur's skull on TV, leading to several matches between the two.

In time though, the Stampede fans would rally behind DiSalvo in his battles against the hated Mahkan Singh, and when Don Muraco arrived at Stampede, DiSalvo would help Muraco win the Stampede North American Title from Singh.

DiSalvo moved onto the WWC World Wrestling Council promotion in Puerto Rico, where he again was known as Steve Strong. Again, he had bloody brawls with Abdullah the Butcher, as well as company owner (and father of current WWE superstar Carlito), Carlos Colón. Strong would win the WWC Universal Championship from Colón, only to lose it back to him soon after.

Strong returned back to the United States, this time for World Championship Wrestling, where he was named The Minotaur. He became Steve DiSalvo again and drifted around the independent circuit before retiring.

Steve DiSalvo has also had brief stays with the World Wrestling Federation, and also in the American Wrestling Association, in both cases as a pure jobber,

In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

:*"Charging Bull" (Spear)

:*"Piledriver"

Championships and accomplishments

*NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions:*NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html |title=N.W.A. Hawaii Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jesse Ventura (1), Chris Markoff (1), and John Tolos (1) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-t.html |title=N.W.A. Hawaii Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*Stampede Wrestling:*Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-h.html |title=North American Heavyweight Title (Calgary Stampede) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*World Wrestling Council:*WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html |title=W.W.C. Universal Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time - with Jason the Terrible [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-t.html |title=W.W.C. World Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

References

External links

* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/12/04/4706916.html Wrestling well in the past for Steve DiSalvo] by Greg Oliver
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Kz-1R8vPjkkJ:perspectivesonwrestling.blogspot.com/2008/01/having-direct-involvement-in-world-of.html+%22Steve+DiSalvo%22+wrestling&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us Perspectives On Wrestling: The Questionable Behavior of "Strangler" Steve DiSalvo]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/steve-disalvo.html Profile at Online World of Wrestling]
* [http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/stevedisalvo.html Inactive Superstars - Steve DiSalvo]
* [http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=4933 CageMatch.de - Steve DiSalvo] ger