Romeo Roselli
| John Roselli | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1980 White Plains, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Johnny Heartbreaker Johnny Romano Giovanni Roselli Romeo Roselli Romeo |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Panama City, Florida |
| Trained by | Kevin Landry Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard Bill DeMott Lance Storm |
| Debut | 1998 |
John Roselli (born September 23, 1980) best known as Romeo Roselli is a professional wrestler, best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand and is not to be confused with another wrestler by the name of Kid Romeo.
Career
John Roselli wrestled for the Internet-based Junior Pro Wrestling Association as Johnny Heartbreaker. He then worked for BG East as Johnny Romano.
On January 23, 2004 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Johnny Heartbreaker (Roselli) and Antonio Thomas defeated Cueball and Nick McKenna to win the EWA (Eastern Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title.
In February 2005, Roselli signed a WWE developmental deal. Both Antonio Thomas and Roselli debut not long after as the "Heart Breakers".
In April 2005, William Regal & Tajiri successfully defended the World Tag Team belts against the debuting Romeo (Roselli) and Antonio (Thomas), known collectively as "The Heart Throbs." They would go on to participated in Tag-Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship at WWE Backlash.
The Heart Throbs, who have portrayed heels, mainly appeared on the RAW B-show, HEAT. They have had short-lived feuds with William Regal and Eugene, Hurricane and Rosey, and V-Squared (Val Venis and Viscera) but have mainly been used as jobbers.
During the first episode of HEAT in 2006 the pair turned face and began entertaining the crowd by bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring and getting them to dance, however. On February 10th the Heartthrobs were released from WWE.
As of November 2006, Roselli is still active as "Romeo" on the American independent wrestling circuit. Wrestling such places as HWA, OVW, UWA, MXW, N.E.W., and is also touring Italy.
In October, Romeo made an appearance in Ohio Valley Wrestling. It is unknown whether this is a one-time deal or may lead to another WWE contract.
In November, Romeo appeared on Pants Off Dance Off, a show in which people strip and dance for the camera in a competition to win a $200.00 cash prize.
On December 10, 2006, in Palermo, Italy, the "full blooded Italian" Romeo defeated Vampiro to win the NWE Heavyweight Championship. Romeo becomes only the third champion in the history of the NWE and the first Italian to claim the championship.
In wrestling
Quotes
- "...Oh ..Oh ..Oh!"
- "Its a heart throb life" (to the tune of Hard-Knock Life)
Finishing and signature moves
- Blockbuster
- Heart Attack (with Antonio)
- Lung Blower
- Skin the Cat
- Discus Punch
- Crossbody off the top rope
- Somersault Plancha to the floor
Championships and accomplishments
- 1-time EWA Tag Team Champion (with Antonio Thomas)
- 1-time NEPW Tag Team Champion (with Mike Preston)
- 1-time WWC Puerto Rican Champion
- 1-time NWE Heavyweight Champion (current)