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Joseph DiTomasso (1922 – April 30, 1988) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tiger Joe Tomasso. He is most known from his matches in Stampede Wrestling and American Wrestling Association.
Joe Tomasso | |
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Birth name | Joseph DiTomasso[1] |
Born | 1922 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Died | April 30, 1988 65–66) | (aged
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Assassin Assassin #2 The Bat Joe Tomasso Tiger Tomasso Tiger Joe Tomasso Tiger 'Tweet Tweet' Tomasso[2] |
Debut | 1952[1] |
Retired | 1976 |
DiTomasso was born in Montreal, Quebec, but moved to Hamilton, Ontario at a young age.[3]
Tomasso debuted in 1952 for Stampede Wrestling, then known as Big Time Wrestling, where he lost his debut match against George Scott.[4] His second match was against Stu Hart where he once again lost.[5] In his third match, Joe, Chico Garcia and Ripper Leone defeated George Scott, Sandy Scott and Sugy Hayamaka.[5]
During the 1950s, he engaged in a long-running series of NWA regional American midwest grudge matches against Bobby Nelson.[6]
In 1960, Tomasso was defeated by Bob Rasmussen in one of his first American Wrestling Association matches.[7]
In 1976, Joe was defeated by Karl von Schotz.[8] After two years of not wrestling, Tomasso had his last wrestling match in 1980 where he defeated Smith Hart by disqualification.[9]
According to wrestling book Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling, Tomasso was in a friendly "clique of Alberta wrestlers", including Tiny Mills.[10]
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