Frank Caiazzo (November 5, 1975 – January 20, 2024), better known by his ring name Francisco Ciatso, was an American professional wrestler, known for his time with the

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, and brief appearances with the

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and TNA.

Life and career

Ciatso began his career on the

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in 1996. On May 25, 2001, he made his NWA Florida debut, losing to Chris Layton. In the fall of 2005, he started working for

, a WWE developmental territory. On March 6, 2006, he made his WWE debut, losing to Matt Striker on

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. He also wrestled Tatanka on March 7, 2006, on

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. In 2019, a documentary titled Journeyman was released, documenting his career. Ciatso died on January 20, 2024, at the age of 48.

Championships and accomplishments

*American Combat Wrestling **ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gus De La Vega *Allied Independent Wrestling Federations **AIWF America's Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **AIWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **AIWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eric Wayne *AWA World-1 South **AWA World-1 Southern Championship (1 time) *Coastal Championship Wrestling **CCW Florida Heavyweight Championship **CCW Light Heavyweight Championship **CCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Wet Willie *Extreme World Wrestling ** EWW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Great American Wrestling Federation **GAWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *IPW Hardcore Wrestling **IPW Television Championship (1 time) **IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Python *Lariato Pro Wrestling Guild **Lariato Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Storm Thomas *

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** NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marcus Dillon * Pro Wrestling Illustrated **PWI ranked him # 498 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2002 **PWI ranked him # 468 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2003 **PWI ranked him # 407 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004 **PWI ranked him # 392 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2005 **PWI ranked him # 435 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2006 **PWI ranked him # 286 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2009 **PWI ranked him # 435 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2015 *Pro Wrestling RIOT **PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shawn Osbourne *Pro Wrestling Xtreme **PWX World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vito LoGrasso *Southern Championship Wrestling Florida **SCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (3 times) *USA Pro Wrestling **USA Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with AJ Jannazzo *

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**USWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Simon Sez *Vintage Wrestling **Vintage Heavyweight Championship (3 times) *Other titles **CCW Light Heavyweight Championship **CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) **SCW Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **UFCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **UWW Florida Championship (1 time) **UWW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

References

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External links

Francisco Ciatso at Cagematch.net
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* ttps://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/francisco-ciatso/ Francisco Ciatso at OWW.combr>Francisco Ciatso at Wrestlingdata.com
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