Big Guido
Michael Iorio (born April 20, 1964) is a retired American professional wrestler best known under the ring name of Big Guido. Iorio wrestled as an enforcer for The Full Blooded Italians in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s. He was also a part of the team's reunion in World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006. In addition, he has worked for Puerto Rico's International Wrestling Association and Empire State Wrestling.
| Big Guido | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Iorio |
| Born | April 20, 1964 Brentwood, New York[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Guido[1] Michael Fury[1] Mike Fury[2] Mike Iorio Primo Carnera Primo Carnera III[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 350 lb (159 kg) |
| Debut | 1984[1] |
| Retired | 2006 |
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Federation
In 1991 and 1992, Iorio made a few appearances for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber under the ring name Mike Fury. He lost to such stars as The British Bulldog, The Warlord, Tito Santana and Bret Hart.[2][3]
Full Blooded Italians
Michael Iorio first joined the Full Blooded Italians in the original ECW at Heatwave 1996, introduced as Little Guido's "little" brother, Big Guido. He accompanied the stable members to the ring, and sporadically fought actual matches.
International Wrestling Association
In 2002, Iorio, under the ring name Primo Carnera won the International Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship after the title was previously held up.[4] He gave the title the same day to Savio Vega.[4] In the following two months, he held the title two more times.[4]
World Wrestling Entertainment
Iorio reappeared on World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand's One Night Stand on June 12, 2005 accompanying the Full Blooded Italians to the ring.[5][6][7] Big Guido then reappeared on ECW on June 11, 2006 during ECW One Night Stand alongside Tony Mamaluke and Little Guido.[8] On the June 13 edition of ECW, Big Guido took part in the hardcore battle royal and was eliminated by Big Show, but helped Sabu eliminate Big Show.[9]
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Association
- Eastern States Wrestling / Eastern Shores Wrestling
- ESW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Empire State Wrestling
- ESW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- New Breed Wrestling
- NBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tony DeVito
References
- ^ a b c d e f . Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ a b Graham Cawthon. "1991 WWF results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "1992 WWF results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ a b c d Manuel O. González, Luis Santiago. . International Wrestling Association. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ Gramlich, Chris (2005-06-13). "One great Night of hardcore hostalgia". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "One Night Stand results". WWE. 2005-06-12. from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ Ian Hamilton (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.167). Lulu.com. ISBN 1-4116-1210-8.
- ^ Scott E. Williams (2000). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW (p.208). Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-59670-225-7.
- ^ "Professional Wrestling".
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Big Guido's profile at Cagematch.net