Dino Bravo

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Adolfo Bresciano (Italian: [aˈdolfo breʃˈʃaːno]; August 6, 1948 – March 10, 1993) was an Italian-Canadian professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Dino Bravo (Italian: [ˈdiːno braːvo]).[1]

After training under Gino Brito, he started his career in Montreal in the 1970s, working for Lutte Internationale. He became one of the top professional wrestling stars of Canada; winning several major titles including the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship six times, the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version), and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. He later signed with the World Wide Wrestling Federation, where as a partner to Dominic DeNucci he won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship. He was also the sole holder of the WWF Canadian Championship before the title was abandoned in 1986.

After leaving professional wrestling, Bravo became involved in organized crime, allegedly working for the Cotroni crime family.[3] He was killed in his home by multiple gunshots in March 1993, and the crime remains unsolved.

Professional wrestling career
Dino Bravo
Dino Bravo, circa 1979
Birth name	Adolfo Bresciano
Born	August 6, 1948 Campobasso, Molise, Italy[1]
Died	March 10, 1993 (aged 44)[1] Laval, Quebec, Canada
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Relatives	Vincenzo Cotroni (uncle-in-law)
Ring name(s)	Dino Bravo
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
Billed weight	247 lb (112 kg)[2]
Billed from	Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2]
Trained by	Gino Brito[2]
Debut	1970[2]
Retired	1992[2]

Championships and accomplishments​

• Grand Prix Wrestling (Montreal)
  • Grand Prix Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Gino Brito[24]
• Lutte Internationale
  • Canadian International Heavyweight Championship (6 times)[25]
  • Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tony Parisi
• Maple Leaf Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mr. Wrestling (1), Tiger Conway Jr. (1) and Ricky Steamboat (1)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Mr. Wrestling
• NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Victor Rivera
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1978)
  • PWI ranked him # 179 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Canadian Championship (1 time, inaugural and final)
  • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dominic DeNucci

 

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[Wiseman]

Dino should be thanking his lucky stars Jesse was barrel-chested like he is, cause that bar wasn't going anywhere but down.