Gino Martino


Last updated by Sean Sweeny on April 28, 2014


Title History

 

  • WIWO Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Goodspeed (July 1997);
  • WIWO Heavyweight title defeating Pinky Petunia (September 1997);
  • PLW Heavyweight title defeating Universal Soldier (March 29, 1999);
  • UCW Heavyweight title defeating Ebony Blade (May 8, 1999)
  • IWA Heavyweight title defeating Dane (June 5, 1999);
  • UCW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed defeating Kyle Storm & Widowmaker (August 1999);
  • IIW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed win Tag Team Battle Royal (May 27, 2000);
  • PCW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed defeating The Damned and Elements of Suicide (June 9, 2000);
  • AWF Hardcore title defeating Astro Man (July 15, 2000);
  • NWA New England Tag Team titles (July 20, 2000);
  • NWA New England Brass Knuckles title (August 24, 2000);
  • Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight title (October 20, 2000);
  • IIW Street Fight title defeating Jamie Paine in a Stretcher match (November 11, 2000);
  • Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight title (June 29, 2001);
  • PCW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed defeating The Mutilators (October 4, 2002);
  • UCW Heavyweight title defeating Travis Funk in a Strap match (January 18, 2003);
  • UCW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed defeating Zero Hour (April 4, 2004);
  • NWA New England Brass Knuckles title (June 4, 2004);
  • NWW Tag Team titles w/Ali Mohammed defeating Jimmy Cash and Paulie Gilmore (July 25, 2004);
  • NWA New England Brass Knuckles title (August 10, 2004);
  • NWA New England Colonial title (November 4, 2004);
  • ASIATIC Heavyweight title by winning a Kendo Stick Battle Royal (December 4, 2004);
  • NWH Tag Team titles w/Danny Dangerous defeating Sonny Roselli & Larry Huntly (February 3, 2005)
  • NWA New England Heavyweight title (February 4, 2005);
  • ASWF (All Star Wrestling Federation) Hardcore title defeating Pierre Vachon & Dave Donavan (July 16, 2005);
  • AWA (American Wrestling Association) Brass Knuckles title (September 24, 2005);
  • CWA/AWA Montreal Tag Team titles (April 8, 2006);
  • NWW Undisputed Brass Knuckles title – awarded (May 6, 2006);
  • CWA/AWA Montreal Heavyweight title (August 19, 2006);
  • BTW (Big Time Wrestling) United States title defeating Mister T.A. (December 1, 2006);
  • Gino Martino was inducted into the New England Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in July 2009
  • Gino Martino was inducted into the Chaotic Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame February 2010

 

Career Highlights

Gino Martino is a legitimate professional strongman. Martino also claims he has the hardest head in professional wrestling. His feats include feats includes having cinder blocks jack hammered off his head, flaming concrete blocks broken over the side of his head with a sledge hammer and having bowling ball dropped on his head!

  • October 2,1999–NWA NEW ENGLAND: Muscles Martino beats Bob Evans
  • November11-1999–NWA NEW ENGLAND: Muscles Martino defeats Alex Arion
  • August 1999– UCW :Bed of nails /Hardcore Match :Millennium Killaz b Widowmaker and Kyle Storm
  • September 1999 — UCW : Windshield Death Match :Millenium Killaz b Dave Padula & Don Murphy
  • June 2000 -EPW: Cage Match: Gino Martino go no contest w/ Eliminator John Kronus
  • July20,2000-Millennium Killaz defeat Slyk Wagner Brown ,Jason Rumble and Loius Ortiz
  • August 24,2000- Nwa New England: Gino Martino defeats Trooper Gilmore, Nemesis, Jaime Paine and Zach Mason for the Brass Knuckles Title.
  • August 24,2000–NWA NEW ENGLAND: Slyk Wagner Brown, Jason Rumble and Louis Ortiz defeat the Gino Martino for the Tag Titles by DQ
  • Sept 2000–UCW : Johnson and Wales College: Hardcore Match: John Kronus and Gino Martino go 20 minutes draw , The Match was so bloody the show was stopped
  • Sept 2000 — PCW : Tag Champions The Millennium Killaz go DDQ with former ECW Tag Team Champions The Pit bulls.
  • September28,2000 –NWA NEW ENGLAND: NWA NE Brass Knuckles champion Muscles Martino beat Muhammad the Butcher and Jamie Paine in a thumb tac match
  • October 20, 2000 -Chaotic :Gino Martino defeats Jay Jaillette to become the Chaotic Heavyweight Champion
  • January 12, 2001- -Chaotic: Revere Street Fight: CW Champion Gino Martino defeats Eliminator John Kronus (Hardcore match with beds of nails)
  • February 23 2001- -Chaotic: CW Champion Gino Martino defeats Tony Atlas
  • April 6 2001- -Chaotic: CW Champion Gino Martino defeats Ronnie D’ Lishus in w/ special referee Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat” in a no DQ Match.
  • April 2001- -Chaotic: CW Champion Gino Martino and Former WCW wrestler “Big”Rick Fuller DDQ
  • May- -Chaotic: Razor Chain Match: CW Champion Gino Martino defeats Ali Mohammed
  • May 18 2001- -Chaotic: NO DQ Match: Fuller defeats Martino for the CW Title
  • September 20, 2001- -Chaotic: Martino defeats Jimmy Cash in a tables match
  • June 2, 2001- – -Chaotic: King Of Chaos Match: Ali Mohammed defeats Martino, Jamie Paine and Nemesis in New England first- no rope Barbed wire, light tubes, fire, bed of nails, thumb tack, weapons match.
  • June 29,2001–: Chaotic: Lights Out Match,: Gino Martino wins the CW heavyweight Title from Rick Fuller
  • September 7,2001- -Chaotic: CW Champion Gino Martino defeats Aron Stevens in 47 seconds
  • September 7,2001 – -Chaotic: Ronnie D’lishus defeats Gino Martino for the CW Title.
  • December14, 2001- -Chaotic: Gino Martino b Scarecrow-DQ
  • June 04,2004 -NWA New England: Martino wins the NWA New England Brass Knuckles Championship in a 12 man taped fist Battle RoyaL
  • August 4, 2004 – –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: Osirus defeats Martino for the NWA NE Brass Knuckles Title
  • August 10,2004-Buxton, ME: Buxton Barroom Brawl, Martino defeats Osirus for the NWA NE Brass Knuckles Championship
  • August 31, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: NWA NE Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, pinned Johnny Curtis
  • September 7, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: NWA NE Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, defeated Craig Stratton
  • September 14, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: NWA Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, pinned Brian Black
  • September 28, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH:NWA Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, pinned Jason Rumble
  • October 15,2004- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NWA 56th Anniversary:
  • The Trailer Park Boyz (Matt Korn & Dave Drako) defeated Gino Martino and Larry Hunter by Disqualification
  • October 16,2004- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NWA 56th Anniversary: NWA Brass Knuckles Title Match: Gino Martino defeated Dave Drako
  • October 23, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: Street Fight: Extreme Strongman Gino Martino and Rugged Rick Daniels battled to a no contest
  • October 30, 2004–NWA Green Mountain: Nwa New England Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, defeated Abra Kadabra
  • November4, 2004-­ NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWW: Martino wins the 2004 2nd annual Tony Rumble Memorial “Rumble” Battle Royal and NWA NE Colonial Championship
  • November4, 200 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWW: Broken Glass Death Match: Martino retains his NWA Brass knuckles Championship over Dave Donavan by submission.
  • November 13, 2004–MWF Soul Survivor: Todd Hanson & Bob Orton & Beau Douglas b Kamala & Gino Martino & Executioner
  • November 19, 2004 –NWA NEW ENGLAND: NWA New England’s Tony Rumble Memorial Wrestling Show : NWA New England Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino defeated Beau Douglas
  • November 27, 2004–NWA Green Mountain: NWA NE:Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, Defeated Danny Duggan by submission
  • December 3,2004– NWA USA Pro Wrestling: Kory Williams beat NWA Brass Knuckles Champion Gino Martino in a non title match
  • December 4, 2004 NWA Wild Side, Cornelia, Georgia: Brandon P & Brett Anthony & Biohazard b Gino Martino & Sonny Roselli & Danny Duggen
  • January 15, 2005–NWA Green Mountain: Gino Martino (w/Quinten Michaels) b Mikko to retain the NWA New England Brass Knuckles title
  • January 21, 2005 –NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: Gino Martino pinned Bull Moose Calhoun to retain the NWA-NE Brass Knuckles Title
  • February 4, 2005– NWA New England: Gino Martino beats Outpatient and Apocalypse for the NWA NE Heavyweight Championship
  • February 5, 2005– NWA New England/NWW: NWA NE Heavyweight and
  • Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, defeated Pierre Vachon in a barbed wire chain death match
  • February 25, 2005- NWA TRISTATES : Trik Nasty beats Gino Martino by DQ.
  • March 3, 2005- -All Star Wrestling Federation: Martino wins Hardcore battle royal by pinning Jose Perez after a huge fire ball spot .
  • March 18,2005–NWA NEW ENGLAND/NWH: Bull Moose Calhoun and NWA NE Heavyweight Champion Gino Martino went no contest in a dog collar match
  • June 10, 2005–NWA NEW ENGLAND: Fans Brings Weapons Match: NWA NE Heavyweight Champion Gino Martino b Pierre Vachon.
  • July 16, 2005– All Star Wrestling Federation: Martino beats Pierre Vachon and Dave Donavan in a broken bottle death match to win the Hardcore Championship
  • August 5 2005–MWF/ AWA New England: Gino Martino (w/Iron Sheik) b Damian Vachon
  • August 5 2005–MWF/ AWA New England: Anything Goes Match: Gino Martino (w/Iron Sheik) b Pierre Vachon
  • September 24, 2005–Lynn, MA: King of the Jungle Death Match: Gino Martino beat Kamala to win the AWA Brass Knuckles title
  • October 22, 2005–MWF/ AWA New England: Gino Martino b The Outpatient in a Falls Count Anywhere match to retain the AWA Brass Knuckles title
  • November 5, 2005– MWF Soul Survivor 3: AWA Brass Knuckles Champion Gino Martino and The Missing Link wrestle to a no contest
  • November 11, 2005– AWA New England /NWW: AWA Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino b Outpatient in a Cape Cod Collision Match
  • December 4, 2005–MWF/ AWA New England: AWA Brass Knuckles Champion, Gino Martino, beat Makua in Falls Count Anywhere Match
  • January 16, 2006–AWA CWA Montreal: Gino Martino b Pierre Vachon in a Bloodbath to retain the AWA Brass Kuckles title
  • March 5, 2006–AWA/CWA Montreal : Gino Martino b Hellraiser Payne to retain the AWA Brass Knuckles title
  • March 5, 2006–AWA/CWA Montreal: The Alliance of Violence (Pierre Vachon & Gino Martino) b Karnage & Abdul Hannish in a Tag Team Turmoil Match
  • March 19, 2006–AWA/CWA Montreal: Alliance of Violence (Gino Martino & Pierre Vachon) b The Hellraisers (Pain & Mizery).
  • March 19, 2006–AWA/CWA Montreal :Gino Martino b Abdul Hannish in a bloody Match to retain the AWA Brass knuckles title.
  • April 8, 2006–AWA/ CWA Montreal- kNOw FEAR: The Alliance of Violence (Gino Martino & Pierre Vachon) b Necro Butcher & Sexxy Eddy in a American Hardcore Frenzy match to win CWA/AWA Tag Team Titles.
  • May 6, 2006–New World Wrestling: Gino Martino b Dave Showtime in a U.S Heavyweight Title
  • May 7, 2006–New World Wrestling: Eric Shred b Gino Martino by DQ in a U.S Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi Final match
  • May 13, 2006–Powerhouse Wrestling: Gino Martino & Ron Zombie b Justin Credible & The Sandman in Beds of Nails Death Match (Martino took some nasty looking moves on the Nails)
  • July 22, 2006–AWA CWA Montreal: Brick Crawford & Gino Martino vs Karnage & Abdul Hannish ended in a No Contest (Gino Martino turned his back on Brick Crawford).
  • August 19, 2006–AWA/CWA Montreal: Gino Martino defeated Brick Crawford for the CWA Heavyweight Championship.
  • September 23, 2006–Powerhouse Wrestling: Greg “The Hammer” Valentine defeated Gino Martino in a Dog Collar Match
  • September 30, 2006–New World Wrestling: Moondog Maximus beat Gino Martino (Brass Knuckles Champion) in a Non-title match
  • October 7, 2006–New World Wrestling: Gino Martino defeated Moondog Maximus to retain the Undisputed Brass Knuckles Title
  • October 28, 2006–Ultimate Ring Wars: Headshrinker Samu beat Gino Martino to win the NWW Undisputed Brass Knuckles title..
  • December 1, 2006–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino defeated Mister T.A. to win the revived BTW United States title
  • December 2, 2006–USWF: Doink the Clown defeated Gino Martino in Malden, Massachusetts..
  • January 27, 2007—Powerhouse Wrestling of New England: “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka beat Gino Martino w/Johnny Fabulous
  • March 2, 2007–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino defeated Purty Kurty Adonis to retain the BTW United States title
  • March 3, 2007–Big Time Wrestling: Mr. T.A. defeated Gino Martino (U.S. Champion) in Non-title Dog Collar match
  • April 14, 2007–Powerhouse Wrestling of New England: Jake Roberts defeated Gino Martino w/Johnny Fabulous ..
  • May 12, 2007–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino w/Johnny Fabulous beat Doink the Clown to retain the United States title..
  • May 19, 2007–Ultimate Ring Wars Wrestling: The Vachons defeated Gino Martino & Crazy Chainsaw Bastard..
  • ~~~Gino Martino turned on Crazy Chainsaw Bastard and formed The Alliance of Violence with The Vachons!..
  • May 26, 2007–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino w/Johnny Fabulous defeated Big Bear Matoush to retain the BTW U.S. title..
  • July 21, 2007–New World Wrestling: Vachon beat Paulie Gilmore and Kahuko and Gino Martino in 4-Man Battle Royal..
  • August 31, 2007–Big Time Wrestling: United States Champion Gino Martino beat Malice in Chicopee, Massachusetts ..
  • September 1, 2007—Big Time Wrestling: Terry Allen defeated Gino Martino to retain the Dog Collar title
  • September 15, 2007–Ultimate Ring Wars Wrestling: Gino Martino beat Crazy Chainsaw Bastard in a Casket match..
  • September 22, 2007–Powerhouse Wrestling of New England: Abdullah the Butcher vs. Gino Martino ended in a No Contest..
  • ~~~~~This bloodbath of a match featured Broken bottles, a Screw Driver, a Bed of Nails and Abby’s infamous Fork!
  • January 19, 2008–Powerhouse Wrestling: Don Vega & Savio Vega defeated Gino Martino & Big Business in a Street Fight
  • September 6, 2008–Powerhouse Wrestling: Gino Martino defeated Spike Dudley in a Chain match
  • September 26, 2009–Powerhouse Wrestling: Steel Cage Match “The Punisher” Don Vega def. “Extreme Strongman” Gino Martino via pinfall to retain the Powerhouse Wrestling Heavyweight Championship in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • September 26, 2009–Powerhouse Wrestling: Steel Cage Match “Original Gangsta” New Jack def. “Extreme Strongman” Gino Martino in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • October 14, 2009–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino and Mr. T. A. beat Bam Bam Delfonso and Scott Ashworth in a Tag team match Webster, Massachusetts. .
  • November 14, 2009–Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino and Mr. T. A. beat Balls Mahoney and Scott Ashworth in Hardcore Tag team match Webster, Massachusetts.
  • November 20, 2009–Big Time Wrestling: Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Spike Dudley and Lone Star def Gino Martino, A.J Mitrano and Mr. T. A. in Chicopee Massachusetts
  • November 21, 2009–Big Time Wrestling: Superfly Jimmy Snuka and Doink def Gino Martino and Mr. T. A. in Palmer Massachusetts
  • January 23, 2010 –Powerhouse Wrestling Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Nicoli Volkoff and Jay Jaillette def Gino Martino, Jimmy Cash 7 Kurt Von Schmidt in a six man Tag Match in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • November 20, 2010–All Out Mayhem: Gino Martino w/Ox Baker defeated Adam Hastey by DQ in South Portland, Maine..

    Gino Martino is a legitimate professional performing strongman . Martino also claims to have the hardest head in professional wrestling. His feats include bending steel bars,, breaking iron bars and snapping baseball bats over his cranium. Not to mention cinder blocks jack hammered off his head, flaming concrete blocks broken over the side of his head with a sledge hammer and having bowling ball dropped on his head from 15 feet in the air! not to mention driving spikes thru 2×4 incased in sheet metal with a head butt ! Martino holds over 5 world strength records! In 2010 Martino’s Ironhead feats were featured in the book Believe the Unbelievable!