Antonio Pugliese

Antonio Pugliese

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1941-01-22

  • Day of Death

    2000-08-19 (59 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Biography

Antonio Pugliese, better known by his ring name, Tony Parisi, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He won tag team championships in several promotions, including WWE. With Louis Cerdan, he held the WWE World Tag Team Championship from 1975 to 1976. As a singles wrestler, he also won the WWE International Heavyweight Championship.

After retiring from wrestling, Pugliese continued to work in the industry and also operated a hotel and restaurant. He died in 2000 from an aneurysm.