Tiger Joe Tomasso
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| Joe Tomasso | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph DiTomasso[1] |
| Born | 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 30, 1988 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Assassin Assassin #2 The Bat Joe Tomasso Tiger Tomasso Tiger Joe Tomasso[2] |
| Debut | 1952[1] |
| Retired | 1976 |
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Joe Tomasso was a Canadian professional wrestler born in 1922 from Montreal. He is most known from his matches in Stampede Wrestling and American Wrestling Association.
Early Life[edit]
DiTomasso was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada but moved to Hamilton, Ontario at a young age.[3]
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Tomasso debuted in 1952 for Stampede Wrestling, then know as Big Time Wrestling, where he lost his debut match against George Scott.[4] His second match was against Stu Hart where he once again lost.[5] In his third match, Joe, Chico Garcia and Ripper Leone defeated George Scott, Sandy Scott and Sugy Hayamaka.[6]
In 1960, Tomasso was defeated by Bob Rasmussen in one of his first American Wrestling Association matches.[7]
In 1976, Joe was defeated by Karl von Schotz.[8] After two years of not wrestlng, Tomasso had his last wrestling match in 1980 where he defeated Smith Hart by disqualification.[9]
Personal life[edit]
According to wrestling book Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling, Tomasso was in a friendly "clique of Alberta wrestlers", including Tiny Mills.[10]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Idaho Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[11]
- NWA Western Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[11]
- NWA Western Tag Team Championship/NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)[11] - with Rocky Monroe, Mitsu Arakawa, Tony Borne and Eric The Great
- Stampede Wrestling
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)[11] - with Assassin #1
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger 'Tweet Tweet' Tomasso". SLAM!. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Joe Tomasso". WrestlingData. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Joe Tomasso". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Big Time Wrestling". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Big Time Wrestling". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Big Time Wrestling". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "AWA". Cagematch. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Stampede". Cagematch. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Stampede". Cagematch. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ McCoy, Heath (2005). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Canwest, later ECW Press. ISBN 978-1550227871.
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- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Joe Tomasso". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Official Stampede Wrestling Hall Of Fame (1948-1990)". wrestling-titles. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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