Edward David Giovannetti (born November 17, 1957), better known by his

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Ed Moretti or Moondog Moretti, is an American retired

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, who competed in the Pacific Coast between the late 1970s and 1990s for

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in Portland, Oregon,

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in San Francisco, and

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in Vancouver.

Professional wrestling career

Moretti began his wrestling career in 1978 in Portland, Oregon for

. Later that year, he debuted in Vancouver for

as Moondog Moretti. In 1979, Moretti made his first tour in Japan. During his time in Portland and Vancouver, Moretti worked in New Brunswick, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Kansas City. In 1984, Moretti won the

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defeating Al Tomko in February 1984 in Vancouver. He dropped the title back to Tomko in April of that year. When All-Star Wrestling folded in 1987, Moretti began working full-time for Pacific Northwest until the company went bankrupt in July 1992. From 1990 to 1993, Moretti worked for the

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as a jobber when the WWF came to California, Pacific Northwest, and Western Canada. He would lose to

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and

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. He appeared once in 1996, in a tag match against the Godwinns. In 1995, Moretti made his debut for

in San Francisco. He was awarded the

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in 2000 but later that night dropped it to Donovan Morgan. He wrestled his last match on July 10, 2010 at All Pro Wrestling losing to Mr. Wrestling IV in Santa Rosa, California.

Personal life

Moretti's daughter, Shayna married wrestler Buddy Wayne. Shayna and Wayne have a son,

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, who is also a wrestler. Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017, from a

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. Nick is signed to

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Championships and accomplishments

(1 time) *

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( 1 time) - with

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(1) *

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( 1 time) - with Mike Miller (1) *

** NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (''Vancouver version'') ** NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' (

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) - with Terry Adonis (1) and Star Rider (1) ** NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' ( 1 time) - with Dean Ho (1) *West Coast Championship Wrestling **WCCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

References

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