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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| Gino Brito |
| Real Name: |
Louis Gino Acocella |
| Birthday: |
May 18, 1941 |
| Hometown: |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Height & Weight: |
5'10" - 236 lbs |
| Trained by: |
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| Debut: |
1959 |
| Previous Gimmicks: |
Louis Cerdan (WWWF) |
| Finishing Move: |
Figure Four Leglock |
| Favorite Moves: |
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| Notable Feuds: |
Abdulah The Butcher
Pierre Lefebvre
Frenchy Martin
The Destroyer |
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WWWF World Tag Team titles -as Louis Cerdan- w/Tony Parisi (1975-76);
(Montreal) Grand Prix Tag Team titles w/Dino Bravo (1973);
International Tag Team titles (Montreal) w/Tony Parisi (1983);
International Tag Team titles (Montreal) w/Tony Parisi (1984);
International Tag Team titles (Montreal) w/Rick McGraw (1982);
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Gino Brito is the son of wrestler/promotor Jack Britton, who is famous for organizing a central booking office for midgets in the 50s.
Gino Brito was a popular wrestler in Montreal and one of the promoters in the city in the 1980s..
Gino Brito promoted shows in Toronto in 1987, but the promotion had a very difficult time after Dino Bravo and Rick Martel left..
November 16, 1987: Gino Brito appeared in the World Wrestling Federation old-timers battle royal (1st to be eliminated)..
Gino Brito's son, Gino Brito Jr., also became a professional wrestler..
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