John Zandig
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| John Corso | |
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| Ring name(s) | The ICON John Zandig Zandig Sex Machine |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Born | April 4, 1971 Sewell, New Jersey |
| Debut | 1998 |
John Corso (born April 4, 1971 in Sewell, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. He is the owner of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
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[edit] Career
Corso was an electrician before promoting wrestling; in the course of his wrestling career, he assisted with any explosions that had to be fitted during "explosion" matches. He began training as a wrestler in 1998 and adopted the ring name John Zandig (a reference to The Misfits singer Glenn Danzig) in 1999. Shortly after debuting, Zandig opened a professional wrestling school in New Jersey in order to hone his skills. The school eventually evolved into a professional wrestling promotion, Combat Zone Wrestling, and relocated to Philadelphia in 2000.
From an early juncture, CZW was orientated towards hardcore wrestling, and Zandig himself has been involved in many ultraviolent matches since the company's inception, involving such objects as thumbtacks, fluorescent light tubes, barbed wire and even a weed wacker. On one occasion, Zandig was hung from meat hooks.
At Cage of Death 8, Zandig lost to Nick Gage in a four-way Cage of Death match that included Lobo and LuFisto. Due to a prematch stipulation, Zandig was forced to retire as a result of losing. Since then he has wrestled one match. On March 10, 2007, Zandig teamed with Toby Klein to face and defeat DJ Hyde and Mitch Ryder in a no rope barbed wire match. Zandig was filling in for Necro Butcher, who couldn't make it to the show. After the match, Zandig stated that his return was for one night only.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Mother F'n Bomb (Gorilla press into Michinoku driver II)
- Spiral Bomb (Spinning sitout powerbomb)
- Falcon Arrow (Sitout suplex slam)
- Multiple snap suplexes
- Second-rope superplex
- Sunset flip from the corner
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- BJPW Death Match Championship (3 times)
- BJPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nick Gage
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- CZW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- CZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nick Gage
