Domenico A. Nucciarone (January 23, 1932 – August 12, 2021) was an Italian-American

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and trainer better known under his ring name of Dominic DeNucci. He held over a dozen championships around the world in the 1960s and 1970s. His wrestling students included

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (1958–1964)

He made his pro wrestling debut in 1958 in Montreal, Quebec under a hood as the Masked Marvel and also wrestled in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1959, DeNucci started teaming with the original Dino Bravo as Dominic Bravo, a storyline/

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brother as the two worked as a

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in Canada throughout

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, Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. They also worked in Cleveland and Buffalo. The team headed west for Calgary wrestling for

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starting in 1962. DeNucci would keep the Bravo name until he left Stampede in 1963. He wrestled as Don DeNucci in the San Francisco territory in the latter half of 1963.

World Championship Wrestling (Australia) (1964–1966, 1968, 1970)

In 1964, DeNucci made his debut in Australia for

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. He feuded with

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. On November 7, 1964, he defeated Kowalski for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship in Melbourne. He dropped the title to

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on January 9, 1965. A month later he regained the title by defeating Stevens. On March 10 he dropped the title again to Stevens. He continued feuding with Kowalski. On February 12, 1966, he won the title for the third time defeating Kowalski. He held the title for 111 days until losing it to

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on June 3 in Sydney. Afterwards he teamed with Kowalski and his Italian friend

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feuding with Japanese heels

and

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. On July 1, 1966, he teamed with

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as they defeated

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and Harley Race for the

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. They dropped the title to

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and

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on July 15. After that DeNucci returned to North America. In May 1968 he returned this time teaming with

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as they defeated Skull Murphy and

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for the IWA World Tag Team title. They dropped it to

and Bill Miller. He found a new partner

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and they defeated Kowalski and Miller for the title. Then they dropped the title to

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and

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. In 1970 he made another return this time feuding with

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. On January 16 he won his fourth and final IWA World Heavyweight Championship defeating Iaukea. On March 25 he dropped the title to Iaukea. Louis Cerdan - Dominic Denucci - Tony Parisi - WRESTLING NEWS WWWF Edition n

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Various promotions (1966–1978)

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from 1969-1978. In 1974 he wrestled for

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where he won the

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with Tony Parisi defeating

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and

. They dropped the titles in 1975 to Slater and J. J. Dillon.

Japan (1971, 1972, 1979–1981)

In 1971, he went to Japan for the first time to work for

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. In 1972 he worked for Giant Baba's brand new

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as Don Denucci. He lost a few matches to Baba. In 1979, he returned and feuded with

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, Kim Duk and

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. He left the promotion in 1981.

World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation (1967–1982)

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He debuted in New York City in 1967. On June 18, 1971, DeNucci won his first

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(WWWF) title, the WWWF International Tag Team Championship, with

by defeating The Mongols ( Bepo and Geto Mongol). They lost the title to The Mongols three days later. On May 13, 1975, DeNucci and Victor Rivera won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship from Jimmy and

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. In June, however, Rivera left the WWF, and Pat Barrett became DeNucci's replacement partner. They lost the title approximately three months later to

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on August 26. DeNucci became a two-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion when he and his partner, the second Dino Bravo, defeated

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and

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on March 14, 1978. They held the title until June 26 when they dropped it to

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. DeNucci also unsuccessfully challenged inaugural

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Pat Patterson on a number of occasions for the IC belt in 1979 and 1980. He also worked with a young Hulk Hogan in 1981. He eventually transitioned into becoming a

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, and left the company in 1982 after 15 years.

Later career (1982–1987)

After leaving the WWF, DeNucci returned to Toronto and wrestled there for a year. From 1984 to 1985 he wrestled for

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in Montreal and American Wrestling Association in Minnesota. He also worked in Saudi Arabia and in the Philippines. On November 16, 1987, he returned to the

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for a one night appearance at a house show in East Rutherford, New Jersey participating in a Legends Battle Royal won by

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. After that he retired from wrestling at 55 years old. Sammartino and De Nucci

Sporadic appearances (1990s)

During the 1990s, DeNucci wrestled five times. The first was a loss to

by disqualification on November 9, 1990, at an event in Chesterland, Ohio. Then he defeated

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on April 4, 1993, at Maccabiah Mania in Livingston, New Jersey. On May 13, 1994, he defeated

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at an IWA event in Warren, Ohio. On June 7, 1996, DeNucci reunited with Tony Parisi as they defeated

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and Danny Johnson at the

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in Buffalo, New York. Then on July 30, 1999, he defeated

at Curtis Comes Home event in Rostraver, Pennsylvania. The show paid tribute to DeNucci's student Mark Curtis who died from cancer.

Return to wrestling on independent circuit (2005–2012)

In 2005, DeNucci came out of retirement at age 73. On August 27, 2005, he lost to

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in a Russian Chain match at

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He wrestled in the independent circuit in Pennsylvania for the rest of his career. Also he made appearances as a referee and manager. On March 24, 2007, he defeated

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at International Wrestling Cartel's Night of Legends 3 in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He had

in his corner as a manager. On May 3, 2009, he teamed up with students

and Cody Michaels as they defeated J. J. Dillon,

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and Frank Stalletto at Deaf Wrestlefest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wrestled his last singles match on May 29, 2009, defeating Samuel Elias by count out at Far North Wrestling in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He wrestled his final match on April 14, 2012, in Toronto, teaming with his protege

to defeat

and Shawn Blanchard at Pro Wrestling Superstars. Dominic DeNucci 2012

Professional wrestling trainer

After ending his career as an active professional wrestler, he trained

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, Preston Steele and

among others. DeNucci is featured in ''Mick Foley: "Madman Unmasked"'', where he is seen training Mick Foley and reminiscing about Foley in the days of his training. He is also featured prominently in the opening chapters of Mick Foley's autobiography, '' Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks''. DeNucci was profiled on the fourth episode of the podcast,

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. In 2012 he was inducted in the

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Personal life and death

DeNucci was Catholic and spoke at least four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Italian. His son, Tony DeNucci, is also a professional wrestler. In June 2020, Dominic experienced heart issues and was hospitalized. DeNucci died on August 12, 2021, at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania, at the age of 89.

Championships and accomplishments

* American Wrestling Alliance **

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( 1 time) * Big Time Wrestling **BTW East Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) - with Tony Parisi *

** Canadian International Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with Nick DeCarlo *

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** NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (''Vancouver version'') ( 1 time) - with Don Leo Jonathan ** NWA World Tag Team Championship (''Vancouver version)'' ( 1 time) - with

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* NWA Detroit **

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(1 time) – with

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( 1 time) **

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( 2 times) ** NWF World Tag Team Championship ( 2 times) - with Tony Parisi *New Independent Wrestling Association **NIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Hati *

** Class of 2012 *

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( 3 times) - with Ron Etchinson *

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** IWA World Heavyweight Championship ( 3 times) **

( 3 times) - with

(1), Antonio Pugliese (1) and

(1) *

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( 1 time) - with Wilbur Snyder *

** WWWF International Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with

** WWWF World Tag Team Championship ( 2 times) - with Victor Rivera and replacement partner Pat Barrett (1), and

Dino Bravo Adolfo Bresciano (; August 6, 1948 – March 10, 1993) was an Italian-Canadian professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Dino Bravo (). After training under Gino Brito, he started his career in Montreal in the 1970s, w ...

(1) *Other titles **West Virginia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Apache Lou

Notes

References

External links

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