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Gino Brito

Title History

  • ESA (Eastern Sports Association) North American Heavyweight title defeating Leo Burke (September 22, 1971);
  • IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Jacques Rougeau Sr. (May 1972);
  • WWWF Tag Team titles w/Tony Parisi (as Louis Cerdan) defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (November 18, 1975);
  • IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Rick McGraw defeating Len Shelley & Richard Charland (1982);
  • IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Tony Parisi defeating Sailor White & Gilles Poisson (1982);
  • WWF International Heavyweight title defeating Tony Parisi (August 1982);
  • IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Tony Parisi defeating Pat Patterson & Pierre Lefebvre (January 1983);
  • IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Tony Parisi defeating Pat Patterson & Pierre Lefebvre ( December 12, 1983);

Career Highlights

  • Gino Brito is the son of wrestler/promoter 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..
  • June 19, 2010–TOW: The show was in honor of former promoter and wrestler Gino Brito in Montreal, Quebec.
Updated: February 19, 2024 @ 5:42 pm

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Debut

1959-1985

Birthday

May 18, 1941

Hometown

Montreal, Quebec

Gender

Male

Height

5'10"

Weight

236 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Figure Four Leglock

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Abdulah The Butcher
Pierre Lefebvre
Frenchy Martin
The Destroyer

Status

Living