WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Frank Scarpa Real Name: Manuel Cortez Birthday: Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Height & Weight: 6'0" - 250 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Manuel Cortez Manuel Garza Gino Martinelli Ricardo Cortez Finishing Move: The Knockout Punch Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Pepper Gomez Killer Kowalski Bull Curry Johnny Valentine The Duseks Antonio Rocca Gene Stanlee Hans Schmidt Gypsy Joe Gonzalas Yukon Eric Don Eagle Adrian Baillargion Jackie Fargo
Big Time Wrestling United States Heavyweight title (); Big Time Wrestling World Heavyweight title by winning a Tournament (April 27,1967);
Frank Scarpa appeared from coast to coast as well as Canada and Mexico throuought the 1940's and 1950's.. Pepper Gomez claimed to have stomach hard enough to handle Scarpa's punch, but he tricked him with punch to the jaw! Frank Scarpa sold out the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles for eighteen straight weeks... Frank Scarpa was the top babyface draw for Tony Santo's Big Time Wrestling Frank Scarpa was a box office sensation throughout New England in the 1960's. ~~~His bloody feuds with Bull Curry often caused riots at the Boston Arena.. April 27, 1967: Frank Scarpa won the Tournement for the vacated Big Time Wrestling World title in Boston.. January 25, 1969: Frank Scarpa died from a heart attack in the ring at the age of 53 .. Special thanks to Mark M for hunting down some of the content and photos for the Frank Scarpa profile...