Skulu
| Birth name | Televise Masalosalo |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1973 Nuuli, Western Samoa |
| Died | December 21, 2020 (aged 47)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Skulu King Adamo Adamonster Samoan Savage |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 142 kg (313 lb; 22.4 st)[2] |
| Trained by | UPW Wrestling School |
| Debut | March 13, 2002 |
| Retired | 2015 |
Televise "Ben" Masalosalo (April 2, 1973 – December 21, 2020), was an American professional wrestler who wrestled as Skulu and King Adamo in various Southern California promotions, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Hustle, and Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan.[3]
Career
[edit]Born in Samoa. Masalosalo was trained by Ultimate Pro Wrestling's school and made his wrestling debut with he company in 2002. At the end of 2002, he debuted in Japan for Pro Wrestling Zero1 as King Adamo.
Skulu made a few appearances for WWE in 2003[4] and 2004 as an enhancement talent.[5] On August 30, 2004, episode of Monday Night Raw, Skulu teamed up with three other wrestlers in a handicap match against Kane in which Kane won in 22 seconds. Skulu was known as Fat Hardy a parody of Matt Hardy. Hardy and Kane were feuding with each other at the time.[6][7]
In 2004, Al Katrazz then picked Skulu as his second replacement partner, and together they retained the AWS tag titles two months later against Black Metal and King Jakal.
After leaving both Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1, Skulu worked in the independents in California during the rest of his career. He retired from wrestling in 2015.
Death
[edit]On December 21, 2020, it was reported that Skulu had passed away at 47 years old.[8]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Alternative Wrestling Show
- AWS Tag Team Championship (1 time)1 – with Al Katrazz[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Skulu « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Samoan Wrestlers Not In The Anoa'i Family". The Sportster. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "2003". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "2004". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "2004". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Raw 2004 results". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ Jenkins, H (22 December 2020). "Ben 'Skulu' Masalosalo Passes Away At 47-Years-Old". ringsidenews. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "AWS Tag Team Championship history".