Senza Volto is a

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enmascarado'' ( masked

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) who is primarily known for his work in the German

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and in the European independent scene under the

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of Joseph Fenech Jr.. Senza Volto's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in

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where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.

Professional wrestling career

European independent circuit (2014–present)

Volto is mainly known for his freelance work inside the European independent scene. He briefly competed for the Britiah promotion

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. He made his first appearance at ''RevPro Summer Sizzler 2019'' on August 30, where he unsuccessfully competed in a six-way scramble match won by

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and also involving Hikuleo, Mike Bailey,

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and

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. At ''RevPro Live At The Cockpit 45'', an event promoted on September 1, 2019, Volto unsuccessfully challenged

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for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship. Besides wXw, the company for which he has worked many times is the German Wrestling Federation. At ''GWF Battlefield 2022'' on September 25, he competed in a

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to determine the number one contender for the GWF World Championship won by Erik Sulcani and also involving

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, Doug Williams and many others. Volto won the GWF Berlin Championship on two separate occasions and the

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once with Oliver Carter.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2020–present)

Volto made his debut in

at ''wXw Shortcut To The Top'' on August 21, 2020, where he unsuccessfully challenged

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Middle Chines ...

for the

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. He continued to make sporadic appearances for the company and eventually formed the tag team of "Frenchadors" alongside Aigle Blanc, and began participating in tournaments to determine the number one contendership for the

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. Their first one was the one which started at ''wXw We Love Wrestling #5'' on March 19, 2021, where they defeated The Arrows Of Hungary (Dover and Icarus), but fell short to The Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) two nights later. Volto often works in singles competition. At ''wXw We Love Wrestling #12'' on May 14, 2021, he participated in a

to determine the number one contender for the

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won by Levaniel and also involving notable opponents such as Tristan Archer and Vincent Heisenberg. At ''Shortcut To The Top 2021'' on July 30, Volto participated in the traditional 30-man match won by

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and also involving

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, Robert Dreissker, Levaniel Fast Time Moodo, Peter Tihanyi and others.

Personal life

In an interview from 2017, Volto cited

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and

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as two of his biggest inspirations from the professional wrestling world. He also explained the origin of his ring name of Senza Volto meaning ''"no face"'' in Italian, as a reference to his luchador persona.

Championships and accomplishments

*BodyZoï Wrestling / Banger Zone Wrestling **BodyZoï Championship/BZW Championship (2 times, current) **BodyZoi Title #1 Contendership Tournament (2023) *Catch As Catch Can **CACC Supreme Championship (1 time, current) *Championship Of Wrestling **cOw/WPWI United Championship (1 time) *Association les Professionnels Du Catch **APC Championship (1 time) *

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** GWF Berlin Championship (2 times) **

(1 time) – with Oliver Carter *International Catch Wrestling Alliance **ICWA European Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Angel *Passion Pro **Passion Cup (2021) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 217 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 *Pro Wrestling Allstars **PWA DareDevil Championship (1 time, inaugural) **PWA DareDevil Title Tournament (2016) *Pro Wrestling Showdown **PWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Benjamin *Southside Wrestling Entertainment **SWE European Championship (1 time) **SWE Speed King Championship (1 time) *Tigers Pro Wrestling **TPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vince NT *

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with Aigle Blanc ** wXw World Tag Team Festival (

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) – with Aigle Blanc *WrestlingKULT **WrestlingKULT No Limits Championship (1 time) *Xperience Wrestling **Xperience Wrestling M Division Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volto, Senza 1993 births Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century French sportsmen French male professional wrestlers Masked wrestlers Unidentified wrestlers People from Paris Sportspeople from Paris WXw World Tag Team Champions wXw World Tag Team Festival winners WXw Shotgun Champions