Gary Wolfe (wrestler)
| Gary Wolfe | |
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| File:Pitbull Gary Wolfe 2013.jpg
Wolfe making his entrance at a show in March 2013
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| Born | March 11, 1967 Hammonton, New Jersey |
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| Ring name(s) | Gary Wolf Gary Wolfe The Pitbull Pitbull #1 Pitbull Rex Wolfe Job Brute Force[1] |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | 1988 |
Gary Wolfe (born March 11, 1967) is a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #1" as one half of the tag team called The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. He is a former 2 time 3PW World Heavyweight Champion
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Career
ECW
Wolfe started working originally in Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, which was the predecessor to ECW. After breaking his neck in a match with Shane Douglas, a lengthy feud occurred between Douglas and Gary Wolfe's partner, Anthony Durante, while Wolfe recovered from his injury. Gary Wolfe can be seen on Forever Hardcore, where he talks about how he broke his neck. He said that after he broke his neck he went back stage and tried to click it back into place not knowing it was broken and is lucky to be walking today.
The Pitbulls won the ECW Tag Team Championship on September 16, 1995 from Raven and Stevie Richards, due to interference from their manager, Francine. One month later they would lose the titles back to Raven and Richards.
At Cyberslam 1996 Francine and the Pitbulls defeated The Eliminators and Stevie Richards in a Dog Collar Match when Fournier pinned Richards after Richards was Superbombed by the Pitbulls.
On July 13, 1996 at Heat Wave, Francine turned on The Pitbulls and became the manager of Shane Douglas, who she twice helped become ECW World Heavyweight Champion.
Wolfe appeared at WWE's ECW One Night Stand 2005 to introduce the "ECW Remembers" video honoring "extreme" wrestlers who had died. His own partner Anthony Durante, died on September 25, 2003, from a homemade OxyContin overdose.[2]
After ECW
Wolfe appeared regularly for Tod Gordon's Pro Wrestling Unplugged promotion as 'The Pitbull' Gary Wolfe. He also made many appearances in 3PW, during his time there winning both their World Heavyweight Championship (being first to do so), and their Tag Team Championship, with Mike Kruel.
He has appeared in Pro Wrestling Unplugged, leading a group called Team PIT featuring wrestlers, Aramis and former Women's Champion, Annie Social. after PWU was sold to Atomic Championship Wrestling (ACW) Wolfe became one of the head trainers for the CZW Wrestling Academy replacing the late John Kronus. As a wrestling trainer Wolfe has helped trained many wrestlers. Notable graduates include The Wifebeater, Annie Social, and Johnny Kashmere.
Gary Wolfe is currently a co-host on one of the most popular wrestling radio shows on the internet, False Count Radio.
He recently worked the Extreme Rising show in Philadelphia, PA on 6/30/2012 coming to the aid of Perry Saturn in a match against Papadon.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Managers
- Francine
- Lance Wright
- Terri Runnels
- Rick Rude
- Jason Knight
- Tod Gordon
- Cassy Strayter
- Robert Fuller
- Stevie Richards
- Angel Williams
- Nicknames
- "The Pitbull"
- Entrance Themes
Championships and accomplishments
- Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
- APWF Tag Team Championship (1 Time) - with Pitbull #2[3]
- Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW Television Championship (1 times)
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2[4]
- Hardcore Hall of Fame (2014)
- Grande Wrestling Alliance
- GWA Tag Team Championship (1 Time)- with Pitbull #2
- High Risk Championship Wrestling
- HRCW Tag Team Championship (1 Time) - with Pitbull #2
- Independent Pro Wrestling
- IPW Tag Team Championship (1 Time)- with Pitbull #2[5]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
- 3PW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, first champion)[6]
- 3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Kruel[7]
- 3PW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2002) [8]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References
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- ↑ http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=372&view=erfolge#erfolge
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: ECW
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=72&view=matches#matches
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: 3PW - Pro Pain Pro Wrestling
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: 3PW - Pro Pain Pro Wrestling
- ↑ http://prowrestlinghistory.com/index.html
- ↑ Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1996
