Mario Mancini
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| Mario Mancini | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leonard Inzitari |
| Born | June 21, 1966 Stamford, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Pelkey (1986–1987) Jessica Alvarez (1993–1999) Dawn Habib (2006–2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Trained by | Tony Altomare |
| Debut | 1984 |
Mario Mancini (born Leonard Inzitari; June 21, 1966) is a retired American professional wrestler who mainly worked in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a babyface jobber from 1984 to 1991. He is WWE legend The Undertaker's first opponent ever on an edition of WWF Superstars, taped on November 19, 1990,[1] but not aired on television until December 15, 1990 (thus not The Undertaker's first televised debut).[2]
Wrestling career
Mancini debuted in the WWF in 1984 on July 31, 1984, and turned professional only six weeks after his 18th birthday, making him the youngest wrestler in the WWF at the time.[3] He had his first match against Greg Valentine. Mancini had very little success, as he has never appeared on a pay-per-view card, and his record shows he only scored three wins out of 128 matches in the WWF.[4] The first occurred in 1984, when he teamed with Swede Hanson and defeated the team of Johnny Rodz and A. J. Petrucci at the Herbert H. Lehman High School in New York City.[5] In 1985, he defeated fellow also-ran Gino Carabello in front of a disinterested crowd at a house show in New Haven, Connecticut.[6] Mancini's final win was over a fellow jobber named Vance Veron in a match in Newington, Connecticut, in 1991 after hitting him with his finishing maneuver, the Carpet Sweeper.[7] He was the first televised opponent of King Kong Bundy in 1985, as well as other wrestlers including The Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Demolition, Big Bully Busick and The Undertaker in 1990.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him #419 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991 and #431 in the PWI 500 in 1992.[8]
- Mancini was inducted into The New England Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame in 2014 along with Harley Race, Greg Valentine, Davey Boy Smith, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Jose Luis Rivera.
References
- ^ Undertaker vs. Mario Mancini (Superstars Of Wrestling,19.11.1990), retrieved 2022-04-24
- ^ Snowden, Jonathan (March 21, 2013). "Undertaker and the End of an Era: The Death of the Gimmick in WWE". Bleacher Report. United States. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mario Mancini". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Match Statistics « Mario Mancini « Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Matches « Mario Mancini « Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Matches « Mario Mancini « Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Matches « Mario Mancini « Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Awards « Mario Mancini « Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2016.