Vito LoGrasso
Birth : 1964-06-18, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York
History
Vito Joseph LoGrasso is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their "developmental territories" Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling as Vito. Lograsso had a minor role as Bodo in the science fiction film The Survivor. He had a leading role in the 2014 horror thriller film The Church, alongside Clint Howard, Bill Moseley, Lisa Wilcox and Ashley C. Williams. He is also set in the role of Ricardo Lewis in the upcoming action thriller film Apnea, who also will work besides his acting as Stunt coordinator. Vito married former wrestling personality and model Noel Harlow LoGrasso on September 27, 2014. They previously worked together in the US, where she was billed as "Lil Noel" as a play on his "Big Vito" name.
Lograsso began podcasting with Vince Russo's "The Brand" on the RELM Network in July 2017. He opened up his own podcast series with his wife Noel and Russo in August 2017.
Lograsso (alongside former WWE NXT wrestler Adam Mercer) filed a concussion lawsuit against WWE in January 2015, claiming “serious neurological damage, including severe headaches, memory loss, depression and anxiety, as well as deafness” as a result of WWE run. The lawsuit was dismissed in April 2018.
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Sin was a professional wrestling PPV event produced by WCW that replaced WCW's January PPV event, Souled Out. It took place on January 14, 2001 from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The main event was for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship between defending champ Scott Steiner, Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett, and Animal in a Four Corners match. The main match on the undercard was between Totally Buffed (Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell) and Goldberg and DeWayne Bruce, in a retirement match. Other matches included General Rection defending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Shane Douglas in a first blood match, The Insiders defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Natural Born Thrillers,a triple threat match for the WCW Hardcore Championship between defending champ Terry Funk against Crowbar & Meng, and 5 other matches including one for the WCW Commissioners position between Mike Sanders and Ernest Miller.
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Starrcade (2000) was the eighteenth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event. It was the thirteenth and last Starrcade event produced by WCW. It took place on December 17, 2000 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The main event was between Scott Steiner and Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The event also featured a tag team match between the Perfect Event defending against the Insiders for the WCW World Tag Team Championship and a rematch between Lex Luger and Goldberg. The under card featured Jeff Jarrett & The Harris Brothers in a Bunkhouse Street Fight against The Filthy Animals, General Rection defending the WCW United States Championship against Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow vs Mike Awesome, KroniK vs Big Vito & Reno, Crowbar defending the WCW Hardcore Championship against Terry Funk, The Cat vs Lance Storm, and The Jung Dragons vs Jamie Noble & Evan Karagias vs 3 Count in a Ladder match.
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Mayhem 2000 took place on November 26, 2000 from the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The main event was Booker T defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Scott Steiner in a Straight Jacket Steel Cage match. Also on the card was Goldberg vs Lex Luger, The Perfect Event defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Insiders (Nash & DDP), Jeff Jarrett vs Buff Bagwell, Lance Storm defending the WCW United States Championship against General Rection, Bam Bam Bigelow vs Sgt. AWOL, Shane Douglas vs Ernest Miller, The Filthy Animals vs KroniK & Alex Wright in a handicap match, Crowbar defending the WCW Hardcore Championship against Big Vito and Reno in a Triple Threat match, Jimmy Hart vs Mancow, Mike Sanders defending the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Kwee Wee, and Three Count vs The Jung Dragons vs Jamie Noble & Evan Karagias in a Triangle match.
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Fall Brawl 2000 took place on September 17, 2000 from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The main event was Kevin Nash defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Booker T in a Caged Heat match. Also on the card was Goldberg vs Scott Steiner in a No DQ match, Mike Awesome vs Jeff Jarrett in a bunkhouse brawl, Sting vs The Great Muta vs Vampiro in a Triangle match, Billy Kidman & Madusa vs Shane Douglas & Torrie Wilson in a Scaffold match, an elimination match featuring two 7 man teams (The Filthy Animals vs The Natural Born Thrillers), Lance Storm defending the WCW United States Championship against General Rection, KroniK vs The Harris Brothers in a First Blood Chain match, The Misficts in Action vs 3 Count, and Elix Skipper defending the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Kwee Wee.
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Bash at the Beach 2000 took place on July 9, 2000 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. The main event was initially Jeff Jarrett versus Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, however a second world title match was held impromptu later in the evening. This has often been debated as to if it was a scripted event by Russo or not. Also on the card was Goldberg vs Kevin Nash, Buff Bagwell vs Shane Douglas, Vampiro vs The Demon in a Graveyard match, Scott Steiner defending the WCW United States Championship against Mike Awesome, Booker T vs Kanyon, The Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo) defending the WCW World Tag Team Titles against KroniK, Ms. Hancock vs Daffney in a Wedding Gown match, Big Vito vs Norman Smiley & Ralphus for the WCW Hardcore Championship, and Lt. Loco defending the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Juventud Guerrera.
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The Great American Bash (2000) took place on June 11, 2000 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event was Jeff Jarrett defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash with Ernest Miller as the special guest enforcer. Also on the card was Sting vs Vampiro in a Human Torch match, Ric Flair vs David Flair, Hollywood Hogan vs Billy Kidman, Rick Steiner & Tank Abbott vs Scott Steiner in a Handicap Asylum match, Shane Douglas vs The Wall in a Best of 5 Tables match, Shawn Stasiak vs GI Bro in a Boot Camp match, Mike Awesome vs DDP in an Ambulance match, KroniK vs The Mamalukes, and Lt. Loco defending the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Disqo. Some of the matches from this event was used as a green screen stock footage for a 'Newsflash' segment on Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
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Spring Stampede 2000 took place on April 16, 2000 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The main event was a series of tournaments for the vacant WCW Championships. The previous week on Nitro, all titles were vacated and put on the line at this PPV. Rather than list matches, here were the finalists for each title. The US Championship contenders were The Wall, Sting, Scott Steiner, Ernest Miller, Mike Awesome, Booker, Billy Kidman, and Vampiro. Tag Team Championship contenders were Harlem Heat 2000, Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell, Team Package (Flair & Luger), The Harris Brothers, and The Mamalukes. The Cruiserweight title was up for grabs in a Suicide Six-Way match and Norman Smiley competed against Terry Funk for the Hardcore Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was between Diamond Dallas Page and Jeff Jarrett.
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Uncensored 2000 took place on March 19, 2000 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. There were 2 main events with Sid Vicious defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett and Hulk Hogan facing Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap match. Also at the event was Sting vs The Total Package in a Lumberjacks with Casts match. Other matches included Dustin Rhodes vs Terry Funk in a Bullrope match, The Mamalukes defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Harris Brothers, Fit Finlay vs Vampiro in a Falls Count Anywhere match, Harlem Heat 2000 vs Billy Kidman and Booker, 3 Count defending the WCW Hardcore Championship against Brian Knobs, Bam Bam Bigelow vs The Wall, Norman Smiley & The Demon vs Lenny Lane & Rave, and The Artist defending the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Psychosis.
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SuperBrawl 2000 took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. James Brown made a surprise appearance at the event, performing with Ernest Miller during his in ring skit with The Maestro. The main event was a Triple Threat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Sid Vicious defending against Scott Hall & Jeff Jarrett. Other matches included The Total Package vs Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair vs Terry Funk in a Texas Death match, The Mamalukes defended the WCW World Tag Team Championships against David Flair & Crowbar, Vampiro vs Billy Kidman, Booker vs Big T, Tank Abbott vs Big Al in a Leather Jacket on a Pole match, The Wall vs The Demon, Norman Smiley vs 3 Count in a handicap match, Bam Bam Bigelow defending the WCW Hardcore Championship against Brian Knobs, and the Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea and Lash LeRoux wrestled for the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
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Souled Out 2000 took place on January 16, 2000 from the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The originally scheduled card was heavily changed, due to the serious injuries of Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett. Hart, who was scheduled to wrestle Sid Vicious, suffered a severe concussion at Starrcade, which forced him to vacate the WCW World Heavyweight title, and eventually retire nine months later. Jarrett, who was scheduled to wrestle Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat Theater series (Dungeon Rules, Bunkhouse, Caged Heat), suffered lingering headaches from Benoit's diving headbutt off the top of the steel cage on the January 10 episode of WCW Monday Nitro, which forced him to vacate the WCW United States Heavyweight title. Benoit was instead moved to take Hart's place against Vicious and the Triple Threat Theater series was contested between Billy Kidman and three separate wrestlers.
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"The Hitman" Bret Hart defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg. Kevin Nash battles Sid Vicious in a Powerbomb Match. Sting faces "The Total Package" Lex Luger. "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett battles Dustin Rhodes in a Bunkhouse Brawl and much more!
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Rhino joins forces with The Impact Players to face Raven, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman in the main event. Rob Van Dam defends the ECW Television championship against Taz. Mike Awesome defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Masato Tanaka. Sabu faces Chris Candido. Jerry Lynn collides with Tajiri. Plus, New Jack and much more!
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May 29, 1999 from The Municipal Veterans Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts
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Date: 1999, April 03 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Jerry Lynn vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Nova vs. Rod Price Mosco de la Merced vs. Super Crazy Papi Chulo vs. TAKA Michinoku ECW World Television Championship Match Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Too Cold Scorpio ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Chris Candido vs. Taz (c) Justin Credible vs. Shane Douglas Gangsta's Paradise Cage Match New Jack, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten vs. D-Von Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Mustapha Saed
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February 12, 1999 from The Madhouse of Extreme in New York City. Chris Chetti vs. Little Guido Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten vs. Danny Doring & Roadkill Super Crazy vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Sabu vs. Skull Von Krush Sabu vs. Taz Kronus vs. Steve Corino The Dudleys vs. The Gangstas ECW World Television Championship Match Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn
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January 30, 1999 from The Municipal Veterans Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts
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Date: 1999, January 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Two on One Handicap Match Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Spike Dudley Chris Chetti vs. Steve Corino Antifaz del Norte and Nova vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) Super Crazy vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Three Way Match Justin Credible vs. Lance Storm vs. Tommy Dreamer ECW World Tag Team Championship Match Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu (c) Kronus vs. Ulf Herman ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Chris Candido vs. Taz (c) ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Shane Douglas vs. Taz (c) Sid Vicious vs. Skull Von Krush
