Dominic DeNucci

Dominic DeNucci
Ring name(s)	Dominic DeNucci Dominic Bravo[1]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Born	January 23 Venice, Veneto, Italy
Resides	Freedom, Pennsylvania
Debut	1963

Dominic DeNucci is an Italian-American professional wrestler.^[2] He is also an accomplished trainer, counting former World Heavyweight champions Mick Foley and Shane Douglas, as well as referee Brian Hildebrand, among his students.^[3]

Career

Early career

Teamed with the original Dino Bravo as Dominic Bravo forming a kayfabe brother tag team with him.

World Wide Wrestling Federation

On June 18, 1971, DeNucci won his first WWWF title, the WWWF International Tag Team Championship, with Bruno Sammartino by defeating The Mongols.^[4] They lost the title back to The Mongols three days later.^[4]

On May 13, 1975, DeNucci and Victor Rivera won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship from Jimmy and Johnny Valiant.^[5][6] In June, however, Rivera left the WWF, and Pat Barrett became DeNucci's replacement partner.^[5][6] They lost the title approximately three months later to The Blackjacks on August 26.^[5]

DeNucci became a second time WWWF World Tag Team Champion when he and his partner Dino Bravo defeated Professor Tanaka and Mr. Fuji on March 14, 1978.^[5] They held the title until June 26 when they dropped it to The Yukon Lumberjacks.^[5]

DeNucci also wrestled for Big Time Wrestling out of Detroit; he was very popular in the Michigan/Ohio territory in the early 1970s.

Trainer

After ending his career as an active professional wrestler, he trained Mick Foley, Shane Douglas, and Brian Hildebrand, among others.^[3] 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. He is also featured prominently in the opening chapters of Mick Foley's autobiography, 'Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks'.

Personal life

DeNucci can speak in at least four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Italian.^[7]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Airplane Spin^[8]

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Alliance
  • AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tony Parisi

• Lutte Internationale
  • Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nick DeCarlo

• NWA All-Star Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Don Leo Jonathan
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Don Leo Jonathan

• National Wrestling Federation
  • NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tony Parisi

• New Independent Wrestling Association
  • NIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Hati^[9]

• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
  • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • IWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Mark Lewin (1), Antonio Pugliese (1) and Mario Milano (1)

• World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Wilbur Snyder^[10]
• World Wide Wrestling Federation
  • WWWF International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bruno Sammartino^[4]
  • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Victor Rivera and replacement partner Pat Barrett (1), and Dino Bravo (1)^[5][6]

• Other titles
  • West Virginia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Apache Lou^[11]

Notes

1. ^ {cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dino-bravo-original.html%7Ctitle=Dino Bravo|publisher=OWW|accessdate=10/27/2011}
2. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.74)
3. ^ ^{a b} Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.66-68, 80)
4. ^ ^{a b c} "WWWF International Tag Team Championship History". Wrestling-titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/w/studio/wwwf-in-t.html. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "History of the World Tag Team Championship". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "WWE World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-t.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 
7. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.75)
8. ^ "Finishing Moves List". Other Arena. http://www.otherarena.com/nCo/finish/finish.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
9. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
10. ^ "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/in/wwa/in-wwa-t.html. 
11. ^ "West Virginia Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/wv/wv-t.html. 

References

• Mick Foley (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. p. 511. ISBN 0061031011. 

External links

Professional wrestling portal

• Dominic DeNucci at Online World of Wrestling

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Name	Denucci, Dominic
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