Louie Spicolli

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Louis Mucciolo
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Body Snatcher Cutie Pie Killer Blond Louie Spicolli Madonna's Boyfriend Mercenario III Rad Radford The Zodiac
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight	258 lb (117 kg)
Born	February 10, 1971 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
Died	February 15, 1998 Los Angeles, California
Trained by	Bill Anderson, Jesse Hernandez
Debut	May 5, 1988

Louis Mucciolo (February 10, 1971 - February 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna's Boyfriend, for the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, and in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Louie Spicolli.

Contents 1 Career 2 Wrestling facts 2.1 Finishing and signature moves 3 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Career

At the age of seventeen, Louie Spicolli began training with "Big" Bill Anderson after the two met at a wrestling show held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. He debuted in 1988, working as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation. He used the name Louie Spicolli as a reference to Jeff Spicoli, the character played by Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, he travelled to Tijuana, Mexico with Tim "Leatherface" Patterson and his trainer, Bill Anderson, with whom he formed a stable known as Los Mercenarios Americanos ("The American Mercenaries"). They were a trio of masked heels who feuded with the Villano family. Spicolli was Mercenario III. The Mercernarios were forced to unmask in July 1991 and then disbanded in 1992.

Spicolli worked on the independent circuit, appearing with Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as Cutie Pie. He traveled to Arizona in 1991, where he won both the Interwest Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship and the American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship (as The Zodiac). After a short stint in the WWF as The Body Snatcher in 1992, Spicolli returned to Mexico as The Killer Blonde and made several appearances with the Japanese FMW promotion. In 1994, Spicolli appeared briefly with Smoky Mountain Wrestling, feuding with Chris Candido for the SMW Junior Heavyweight Title. He left shortly afterwards and joined Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as Madonna's Boyfriend, one of Los Gringos Locos along with Eddie Guerrero, Konnan and Art Barr. He wrestled in a six man tag team match at When Worlds Collide on November 6, 1994, which, as of 2005, was the only pay-per-view that AAA has held in North America. This exposure led to Spicolli being offered jobs by many promotions.

In 1995, Spicolli returned to the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, a fan of grunge music, and purportedly the boyfriend of Courtney Love. He worked an angle with the Bodydonnas, wanting to join (despite his comparatively poorly toned body) and was eventually admitted as a "Bodydonna-in-training". This lasted until Survivor Series 1995, when he was thrown out of the group because his physique was not good enough.

In 1996, Spicolli was found unconscious by a neighbor after overdosing on Soma and suffering a seizure. He was in intensive care for several days before making a recovery. The WWF, still mindful of the controversy that the steroid trials of several years before had brought, released him on condition that he would not work for the rival WCW promotion.

Spicolli struggled with depression before joining Extreme Championship Wrestling in July 1996 as a face. He later turned heel and feuded with Tommy Dreamer. He left the company on bad terms after owner Paul Heyman discovered that he had been covertly negotiating with WCW and the WWF. Moreover, Spicolli's continued drug abuse was seen as an embarrassment to the company.

Spicolli was a mainstay of the Empire Wrestling Federation for the company's first two years of existence. He performed there as a favor to his trainer Bill Anderson, who at the time was co-owner of the company.

Spicolli signed with WCW in late 1997 and became the lackey of his friend, New World Order member Scott Hall, dubbing himself "The Real Innovator" in order to mock Tommy Dreamer (known by the nickname "The Innovator of Violence"). His first match was on the January 26, 1998 episode of Nitro against Juventud Guerrera. Spicolli later began commentating during matches, and impressed many with his wit, though he was admonished after making a joke concerning the Oklahoma City bombing after commentator Tony Schiavone referred to a forthcoming "bombshell." Hall and Spicolli soon feuded with Larry Zbyszko, with Spicolli stealing Zbyszko's golf clubs, bringing them to the ring, and breaking them over his knee while Hall made sarcastic comments on the mic. This resulted in a match between Spicolli and Zbysko being booked for SuperBrawl VIII on February 22, 1998. However, the match was never to take place.

Spicolli had stopped taking drugs after renewed fears for his health, but the news that his mother was terminally ill with cancer led to a relapse. On February 15, 1998 Louie Spicolli died after overdosing on Soma and wine, choking on his own vomit in his sleep. Investigators found an empty vial of the male hormone testosterone, pain pills and an anxiety-reducing drug. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined the drugs might have contributed to his heart condition. [1]. After his death, Stevie Richards (who was signed to the WWF and wrote articles in the WWF Magazine) posted a tribute article to his friend. In it, he stated that he and Louie were inseparable.

[edit] Wrestling facts

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

• Spicolli Driver (Death Valley driver)
• Spinebuster
• Gutwrench suplex
• Northern Lights suplex

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• AWF

• 1-time AWF Heavyweight Champion

• Interwest Wrestling Federation

• 1-time IWF Heavyweight Champion

• World Wrestling Association

• 2-time WWA World Trios Champion (with Bill Anderson and Tim Patterson)