Glenn Gilberti
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| Glenn Gilberti | |
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| Ring name(s) | The Brooklyn Stud La Cucaracha The Boogie Man Hip-Hop Inferno Disco Disco Inferno Disqo Glenn Gilberti |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Born | November 12, 1968 Marietta, Georgia |
| Billed from | Brooklyn, New York |
| Trained by | Steve Lawler |
| Debut | November 20, 1991 |
Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as Disco Inferno.
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[edit] Career
After graduating from Marist High School,Gilberti started wrestling in 1991 on the Georgia independent circuit.
Gilberti made his name in World Championship Wrestling as Disco Inferno. He annoyed fans with his disco dancer character (which included dancing on the way to the ring and in between moves during matches) and rose to mid-card status as a tweener. His stay in WCW included a feud with Jacqueline, which caused him to briefly leave WCW in a dispute over being pinned by a woman. He was in a tag team with Alex Wright called the "Dancing Fools" and "Boogie Knights" at various times. He was a regular guest on WCW Live! where he would tell off-color jokes and pitch ideas about evolving his character. He would extend this persona on screen to where he would try to reference pop culture in his promos looking to get a pop or a laugh, but was unsuccessful more often than not. He was also a member of nWo Wolfpac and a member of the Filthy Animals near WCW's last days as "Disqo".
In the late 1990s into the early 2000s, he also appeared on WCW Announcer Mark Madden's sports radio talk show on ESPN Radio 1250 in Pittsburgh as "Mr. Friday Afternoon", usually in an extended routine which involved Glenn's football picks and Mark's allusions to Glenn's drug problems.
Gilberti then went on to join Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, changing his alias to his real name. He was a member of S.E.X. and even became their leader near the end of that angle. He was also a member of the New York Connection (also known as the "N-Y-C") with Big Vito, Johnny Swinger and Trinity.
In 2005, he went back to working the independent circuit in Georgia and Minnesota. He also wrestled for the Southern Wrestling Alliance and Vince Russo's Ring Of Glory.
[edit] Wrestling facts
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Chart Buster / Last Dance (Stunner)
- Macarena Piledriver (Jumping Piledriver)
- Village People's Elbow (Village People YMCA theatrics followed by an elbow drop)
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Russian legsweep
- Second rope front elbow drop
- Inverted atomic drop
[edit] Titles held
- HPW
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- 1-time HPW Tag Team Champion
- Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
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- 1-time MEWF Heavyweight Champion
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- 2-time WCW World Television Champion
- 1-time WCW Crusierweight Champion
- 1-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Alex Wright but was injured in the championship win and replaced by Elix Skipper in the Nov. 20th defeat)
- NWA Great Championship Wrestling
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- 1-time GCW Heavyweight Champion
- 3-time GCW Television Heavyweight Champion {the title is now called the GCW Columbus Heavyweight Championship}
- 1-time GCW Tag Team Champion (1 with Johnny Swinger)
- Swiss Wrestling Federation
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- 1-time SWF Heavyweight Champion
