| Anthony Durante | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Pitbull #2 Pitbull Spike Mad Bull Buster |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg/18 st) |
| Born | July 26, 1967 Hammonton, New Jersey |
| Died | September 25 2003 (aged 36) |
| Resides | Misquamicut, Rhode Island |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | September 1988 |
Anthony Durante (July 26, 1967 - September 25, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #2" as one half of the tag-team called The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe. In Extreme Championship Wrestling, he feuded with Shane Douglas, The Public Enemy, and The Eliminators. Durante died on September 25, 2003 along with his girlfriend due to drug overdoses. They overdosed on homemade oxycontin and were found after lying in their home dead for days, all while their two small children were in the house among the bodies.[1]
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Career
ECW
Durante was best known as being one half of the tag-team, The Pitbulls in ECW, along with Pitbull #1, Gary Wolfe. The Pitbulls won the ECW Tag Team Championship on September 16, 1995 from Raven and Stevie Richards due to interference from their manager, Francine. One month later they would lose the titles back to Raven and Richards.
JAPW
The first JAPW Heavyweight Champion was Joe Rules and he won the title on October 31, 1997. He would eliminate Durante in a 20 man battle royal to become the champion. But later in the evening Pitbull #2 would defeat Joe Rules for the title after duping him into a match. Durante's reign would last until December 5, 1997 when he would be stripped due to injury.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Managers
- Francine
- Lance Wright
- Terri Runnels
- Rick Rude
- Jason Knight
- Tod Gordon
- Cassy Strayter
- Robert Fuller
Championships and accomplishments
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- CWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Larry Cameron
- High Risk Championship Wrestling
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- HRCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
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- MEWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
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- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
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- PWI ranked him # 139 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.
- PWI ranked him # 77 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996.
- PWI ranked him # 76 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997.
- PWI ranked him # 327 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998.
- Other titles
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- GWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Poole, Robert Jr. (2003-11-07). Wrestling Deaths Becoming Serious Concern: What can the sport do to save itself from tragedy ?. AllSports.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
