28 Feb 2023 17:35:29 He has previously worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Johnny Rodz . a few times he was allowed to get offense in but mostly strictly took the punishment. Sylvano Sousa was breifly a champion in Canada-I have to search long and hard to find the exact info.He was strong and had a rugged,handsome look. Wow, I had no idea that Savoldi did that to Marzino! [1] He returned because his family asked him to spend more time at home. Over the years, Manny Fernandez has changed the timeline of events claiming that he was avenging Bruiser Brody. He just kept pounding away at Mancini with a big smile on his face before executing one of the best pins I had ever seen. Jeff Rhodes all thru the 70s the tall lanky blonde wrestler went up against all the main bad guys.and took tremendous beatings week after week..Finally winning his first match on tv vs The PatriotWhat do you know, Jeff Rhodes finally wins one was Vinces call.. He started wrestling in 1957 and He died of complications from a stroke in 2001 at age 54, if I remember right. In the late 1960s, Rivera wrestled in Los Angeles' Worldwide Wrestling . [6] However, as TCW folded, Riviera began to focus more on his in-ring career and less on promoting. DeNucci held the Tag Team Title twice in the 1970s. Petrucci? On May 13, 1975, Rivera and Dominic DeNucci won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship from The Valiant Brothers. AJ Bordenet - 2023 - Baseball - Marian University Ind. I found this page searching for a jobber on an old Pipers Pit, Dave Barbie. During the interview, Riviera asked Palumbo repeatedly about the types of supplements that Triple H was taking, inferring that Triple H may have been using steroids. Charlie Fulton was a very decent preliminary wrestler in the early 80s. 239 lb (108 kg) [1] Billed from. Savoldi did not like Marzino to much, so that was the reason for Marzino losing so much. However, by the 80s Scicluna became the guy who played the stepping stone to upcoming stars on the house shows. Pete Sanchez, among others, have already been mentioned here but others were Toms Marin, Eugenio Marin, (111 kg) at 5'11'' (1.80 m) Birthplace. What about Mike Saxon. John Rivera. Name: Preferred Name: Johnny Rivera. 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He learned English in school, which was only available until eighth grade. [17] Riviera played a deputy in the film. [8] The team would go on to face the top teams in the NWA and are the current champions. Hugo continued, "What happened was very dangerous. He crushed Doctor D and then humiliated him on the mic. Jorge Rivera is 51 today! and you cannot forget Irish Davey OHannon. Singer Johnny Rivera was born and raised in the bosom of a Puerto Rican family settled in New York's Bronx, and studied at Manhattan's Benjamin Franklin High School. They worked with each other many times and Marzino was taken as the heel by the fans if you can believe that one. Lawler and Dundee would attack Riviera before cutting Rivieras prized perm in the middle of the ring. He lost. So, my mindset was, One of these guys is going to pay for it one way or the other., I got back, and I said, This has got to be done., I planned it out; my wife was a flight attendant for U.S. Air; I had my ride, did my thing, and got the hell out of there.". "So you went. On October 12 at CWA Lloyds Rumble in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Matt Riviera would become the CWAs 1st Arkansas Heavyweight champion, winning the Lloyds Rumble Battle Royal by last eliminating Tim Storm. This included writing articles and taking photographs. [2] Matt would go on to wrestle for various promotions throughout Arkansas and expanded to many other states and promotions. He landed flush with his right knee above Invader 3s stomach. On August 4, his lawyer announced the parties had agreed in principle to settle out of court, and were negotiating details toward dismissing the now-suspended suit.[22][23]. for my money Steve Lombardi the Brooklyn Brawler was the best jobber of all times. He is formerly one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions with Rob Conway as the tag team The Iron Empire. As for Rodz, I had no idea that he was known as Java Ruuk early in his career. At a USA Championship Wrestling event in Jackson, Tennessee on July 7, Matt Riviera and Boyd Bradford would present Superstar Bill Dundee with a briefcase containing $100,000 if Dundee would agree to retire from wrestling. Color man "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers added to the pandemonium. [1], Two Rivers returned to the United States in September 1965 and resumed wrestling in North Carolina. Pick up any wrestling biography or peruse the hundreds of articles available here at Pro Wrestling Stories, and youre bound to run across some crazy tales of Puerto Rico. Marzino and Doherty were good friends and both were from Massachusettes. He said Williams has to put Marzino over. As such, Doctor D unexpectedly fought Swede Hanson! the interviewer prodded. He had a successful amateur boxing career in Golden Gloves, winning 29 matches and losing 3. [2], Matt Riviera was born on May 18, 1983 in Russellville, Arkansas. Poor Freddie Marzino. Brother, I started a full-scale riot with Carlos Colon, ended up with stitches right here that almost lost my lip. Very close to the Springfield Civic Center. [1] Pro wrestling's blend of physicality and theatrics appealed to him and he soon became passionate about professional wrestling. Especially Masao Hattori, who has known me since 79. 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PAP58: PA Power Wrestling's Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle And Eric Knopsnyder @KnopsKnotes Discuss Refereeing From The PIAA State Tournament With 14 Year Veteran And College Referee Jason Rivera. But he also often lost to other people. Invader #3 - CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database Current Profile. [14], On May 24, 2018, at the 30th Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival in Adamsville, Tennessee, Matt Riviera won the 1st Annual Sheriff Buford Pusser Memorial Cup, presented by Bert Prentices USA Championship Wrestling, in a battle royal by last eliminating Superstar Bill Dundee.[15]. I dont know much about what happened to Rivera since he stopped wrestling in the WWF. Rivera would join forces with Andre the Giant in 1977. Johnny Rodz has been training students for over 30 years, out of Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. And he concluded, Id be interested to see the actual medical report. Virginia.He was once in a chain match against Lord Zoltan in 1977.Not much Ken Jugan pseudo-jobber status in his last WWF run (about 1982-1985), not much [17] The British band The Dogs D'Amour named a song after him on its In the Dynamite Jet Saloon album in 1988. You showed up knowing they would lose but oddly cheered them in defeat. I do vaguely remember him. One more thing about Marzino and that is it. Savoldi hated Slyvano Sousa, but when Marzino and Sousa worked together, guess who had to put who over? WWF All-Star Wrestling (1976) - WWF Old School Thats why he made other jobbers look like champs. He continued, "I had that mindset already, going in there. [7] He is also the current NWA Mid South Unified champion, a championship that was unified with the TCW Heavyweight title when Traditional Championship Wrestling folded in 2014. intimadating. Clover lost the match without Hart or Niedhart getting in the ring, so Jimmy Hart had them beat the snot out of him for losing. Honerable mention to Manuel Soto and El Olympico. Amongst all the shocking theatrics of that evening and decades later, there is still much debate about what happened. blown glass hot air balloon ornament. I remember Rudy Diamond well. in the locker room Good times! Sebastian Rivera concludes memorable college career as a five-time Here is the schedule and scoreboard for any . His coach is Warren Martin owner of Sync Fitness in Conway, AR.[30]. However, Manny seemed to think it through when the Invader appeared and hesitated. This is a horror movie. Send him a Tweet. In the second fall, Conway submitted to Funaki via a rear naked choke. It is time to open a new chapter in my life by closing this one. wolfman farkus? Whos lying, and whos telling the truth? Matt Riviera was on the show as his net worth was 5.5 million dollars. Wrestling style: Technician. Panthers founder, former owner Jerry Richardson dies at 86 Once outside, the cameras and some concerned fans looked on and followed the group of wrestlers as they looked to place Invader 3 in a car instead of an ambulance. Other Seasons. To this day, it affects me when we talk about Frank [Brusier Brody]. Ive witnessed broken legs and knees in kickboxing; teeth knocked out, but nothing like this.. Those are acceptable, you know, and a lot of the wrestlers do do it, yknow, its not for me to say whos using what, but theyre very minimal doses.. Ha, well I do mention Pete Doherty above, although Golden Terror was more a 70s guy than an 80s guy. Johnny began using a mask design containing scattered stars and a planet resembling Saturn on each side even before his future tag team partner Invader 1, did. Wrestler Links. Alex Pawlowski Feb 23, 2017 1:30PM. A rich WWF jobber history. I think Manny injured him; how disastrous! Go figure that one out. competitive matches against Andre the Giant,Bruno Sammartino and How are David Horowitz, or Iron Mike Sharpe? PRETTY BOY LARRY SHARPE, LEAPING LANNY POFFO (both WWF), TONY RUSSO, THE SCORPION, VAN VADER, VAN HAMMER (Jim Crockett & Georgia Championship Wrestling). He also wrestled for the WWF tag team title with Victor Rivera against Putski and Santana.Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski, Cheif Jay Straongbow and Ted Dibiase in singles matches in 1979. so much! Former wrestlers became referees John Bonello, Terry Yorkston. [26][27][28][29], Riviera is an avid gym goer boasting a bench press of 445 lbs. [Antonio] Inoki and Riki Choshu suggested I dont go to Puerto Rico anymore. The Strange Case of Manny Fernandez vs. Invader 3 He got his first chance to be featured in a movie in the 2009 thriller, Blood Forest. Eugene Rapay. I remember going to the Ali Inoki closed curcuit match sat on floor looking up all night they had live matches and the Sammartino Hanson match but best remember a Card on Saturday afternoon house show with a net over the ring and the hockey glass up so fans couldnt throw things in ring coming from Philly we had nothing like that in Spectrum or TV tapings at Phila Arena in 1970s. On tour for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1977, he saw action against stars such as Jumbo Tsuruta and "The Destroyer" Dick Beyer. "I dropped three knees on his sternum," Manny described. The No. Great Bend. rene goulet rusty brooks WWE Tony Leone Dennis Stamp AWA State Patrol George South WCW. Ponyo 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 Matt Riviera also obtained a college degree in broadcast journalism, graduating from Harding University out of Searcy, Arkansas in 2006.[1]. Looking at it from a full career perspective, I agree that it indeed was incorrect to call Hanson a jobber. Another theory suggests that he supposedly drank either pigs or goats blood with vodka and somehow was able to regurgitate the nasty concoction on call after Mannys knee dropped. So when they got beat up, it put the heat on the Superstar even more. He was billed as heralding from Sandwich, New York, and it was a rare day, in fact a very rare day, that he ever won a match on television. This happened at a small venue in Catao where Capital Sports Promotions, now known as WWC, had their TV tapings. Johnny Rivera - Wikipedia After he retired, he helped train Mick Foley and Shane Douglas. 1964. Kenny Ackles, Gordo Chihuahua, Pedro Rodriguez, and Paul Diamond. Musical icon Kid Rock and golfer John Daly (golfer) were in attendance for the event. So they can go to HRT places, they can get testosterone, you know, 100 milligrams a week, whatever they prescribe nowadays, umm, they can get hCG, they can do, you know, hGH if they want. There are people who say we never went to the moon. Omranuddin Tara Khail Johnny Robles. in 82. Why? [19], Two Rivers' name has entered popular culture in many forms. This lasted two years, during which time he increased his weight to 205 pounds from 185. After leaving the WWF, he feuded with Pedro Morales in Hawaii and California. [2] He won this title by winning a tournament, last defeating Frank Thornton. In 1980, Rivera was once again wrestling in Los Angeles. Here are the Mat Pack's latest individual rankings for the seven-county South Jersey region. Dont forget Dale Wolfe! DaveMeltzer noted in the April 24, 2011, issue of the Wrestling Observer that Lee, under the name Tiger Toguchi, was considered one of the two top talents fromKorea while wrestling in Japan 1979. The guy working at the supermarket (because they usually were!).