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Mario Milano

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Title History

  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Jackie Fargo won a tournament (March 2, 1965);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Alex Perez & Tojo Yamamoto (September 10, 1965);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi won a tournament (January 11, 1966);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Alex Perez & Tojo Yamamoto (February 15, 1966);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Great Higami & Tojo Yamamoto (July ??, 1966);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Blue Infernos (November ??, 1966);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien defeating Karl & Kurt Von Stroheim (July 28, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien defeating Killer Kowalski & Skull Murphy (September ??, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (September 8, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Ripper Collins (October ??, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien defeating Killer Kowalski & Skull Murphy (October 13, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Billy White Wolf defeating Art Neilson & Pat Patterson (February ??, 1968);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Antonio Pugiliese defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (April ??, 1968);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Dominic Denucci defeating Bill Miller & Killer Kowalski (July ??, 1968);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Baron Mikel Sciculna (August ??, 1968);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/The Spoiler defeating Don Leo Jonathan & Antonio Pugiliese (March 7, 1969);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Waldo Von Erich defeating Don Leo Jonathan & Antonio Pugiliese (April 4, 1969);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating The Spoiler (May 9, 1969);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Spiros Arion defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (December 19, 1969);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mark Lewin defeating Karl & Kurt Von Steiger (December ??, 1970);
  • NWA Austra Asian Heavyweight title defeating Waldo Von Erich (May 19, 1974);
  • NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Bugsy McGraw defeating Killer Karl Krupp & Butcher Brannigan (October 2, 1977);
  • NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O` Day defeating Les Roberts & Butcher Brannigan (October 1, 1978);

Career Highlights

  • Mario Milano got his start wrestling in Caracas, Venezuela at the age of 17..
  • Mario Milano wrestled over in the USA in the South as a regular tag team partner of Len Rossi..
  • 1967: Mario Milano toured Australia for James Barnett’s promotion and decided to stay & settled in Melbourne where he still lives..
  • Mario Milano used the Atomic Drop as a finisher and once did an angle where he tried it on 400 lbs Prince Iaukea (pre King Curtis)..
  • ~~~In storyline, Milano’s knee gave away and Iaukea scored the pinfall..
  • July 14, 1986 – WWF House Show: Frankie Laine defeated Mario Milano.
  • December 9, 2016: Maria Milano has passed away at the age of 81.
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Trained By

Ciccliano

Debut

1953-1986

Birthday

Hometown

Born in Triest, Italy
Moved to Venezuala
Lived in Nashville, TENN
Retired to Australia

Gender

Male

Height

6'5"

Weight

265lbs

Finishing Move(s)

The Atomic Drop,
The Abdominal Stretch

Favorite Move(s)

The Headbutt

Notable Feuds

Status

Deceased