Johnny DeFazio (November 30, 1940 February 26, 2021)
was an American
professional wrestler
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from
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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.
Professional wrestling career
DeFazio was a fan favorite and was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrestled for the old
Studio Wrestling
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program on
WIIC-TV in Pittsburgh, hosted by
Bill Cardille
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. He was a four-time winner of the
World Wide Wrestling Federation
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's
Junior Heavyweight Championship. He also was active in the
United Steelworkers of America
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(he was the union's director in Pennsylvania) and was an
Allegheny County
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councilman from 1999 until 2019.
Death
Johnny DeFazio died on February 26, 2021.
Championships
*
World Wide Wrestling Federation
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**
WWWF International Tag Team Championship (
1 time) - with
Geeto Mongol
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**
WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (
4 times
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)
References
External links
Johnny DeFazio, County Council At-Large
1940 births
2021 deaths
20th-century male professional wrestlers
20th-century American professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
American people of Italian descent
Professional wrestlers from Pennsylvania
Professional wrestlers from Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers people
WWF International Tag Team Champions
WWF Junior Heavyweight Champions
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