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Tazz
American professional wrestler, color commentator and radio personality / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967),[1] is an American retired professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, (originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz). As of 2024, he woks for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator. He is also known for his work in Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He retired as a wrestler in 2002 and has since performed as a commentator and manager .
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Birth name | Peter Senerchia[1] |
Born | (1967-10-11) October 11, 1967 (age 56)[1] Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Teresa Smith |
Children | Hook (son) |
Family | Chris Chetti (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kid Krush[2] The Tasmaniac The Tasmanian Devil[2] The Tazmaniac[2] Taz[2] Tazz[2][3] |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 240 lb (109 kg)[3] |
Billed from | The Red Hook Section of Brooklyn, New York[2] |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz[1] |
Debut | June 3, 1987 (1987-06-03)[1] |
Retired | 2002 (full-time), June 11, 2006 (2006-06-11) (last match) |
He won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW World Television Championship two-times each, the tag team championship four-times (three times in ECW and once in the WWF) and the WWF Hardcore Championship three times. He is also the creator and the first holder the FTW Heavyweight Championship, an unofficial championship competed for in ECW and AEW. His son Tyler also works in AEW under the ring name Hook.