Vito Joseph LoGrasso (born June 18, 1964) is an American

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and

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, best known for his work in

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as Big Vito and more recently

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and working for their "

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and

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as Vito.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (1990–1998; 2001–2004)

LoGrasso started wrestling in 1990 on the independent circuit until being approached by NOW Wrestling Federation, based in Japan. Vito then went on to work in the USWA and WWC using the name Skull Von Krush. LoGrasso also travelled to Japan on other occasions after his NOW run. Firstly to

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, where he holds a rare pinfall elimination over

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in the ''New Year Giant Series'' battle royal of 1998, after hitting a Stunner on the Triple Crown Champion which leaded to his elimination. As Big Vito, he teamed with "Mr. Puroresu" Genichiro Tenryu twice while wrestling for

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's Fighting World Of Japan Pro-Wrestling in April 2003.

World Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)

He returned to the states in 1991 and became enhancement talent in the WWF. He wrestled on early editions of ''

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'' as Von Krus, a German wrestler with an "evil foreigner"

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United States Wrestling Association (1994)

1994 Vito debuted in USWA as Skull Von Krush managed by Lee Womack. He feuded with

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, Spell Binder, and

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. On March 7, 1994 Memphis Memories show. Vito, as Skull Von Krush, teamed with Danny Davis & Ken Wayne in a six-man tag match at a USWA show in Memphis to defeat the team of Jeff Gaylord, King Cobra & Spellbinder. He also later attacked

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Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998-1999)

After a lot of success in those promotions, Vito met up with extreme wrestler

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at Johnny Rodz training school, who was able to get him a try out in

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. When he started in ECW, he was still using the name Skull Von Krush. He later changed his name to Vito "The Skull" LoGrasso and became a member of "

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, who in the storyline, claimed to be an offshoot of a

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New York street gang, and as such took issue with

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calling himself a "

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" and began a

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with him. Vito worked a couple of shows with the now defunct LIWF with

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and was on the

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memorial show in a casket match at the

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. On the November 19, 1999 edition of ''ECW Wrestling on TNN'', LoGrasso was pinned in a tag team match where the loser of the fall was forced to leave the company as he was already signed to WCW.

World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)

In 1999 Vito left ECW for

(WCW) where he teamed with

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. Managed by Tony Marinara The Mamalukes captured the

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twice, and were, in storyline, jointly awarded the

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. After being awarded the championship, however, Vito and Johnny were forced to face each other in a match to crown one champion, which Vito won. In WCW, Vito was billed from

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, which is where he actually grew up. In December 2000, the Mamalukes reunited and teamed together until March 2001, when WCW was acquired by the WWF. After the acquisition, Vito was one of the wrestlers who was lost in the shuffle, neither becoming a part of The Invasion nor taking one of the large ticket buyouts offered. He returned to the independents.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004)

Vito also had a brief run in

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in late-2004 with

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and

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as the "New York Connection". His only feud was with "Irish" Pat Kenney, in which they exchanged victories.

Return to WWE (2005-2007)

The Full Blooded Italians and Singles competition (2005–2007)

In early 2005, Vito worked in various dark matches with

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before signing a contract with WWE in June. On the August 6, 2005 episode of ''

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'', Vito made his WWE debut, where he helped

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win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship from

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. Vito and Nunzio would then reform as

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, wrestling in various tag team matches. After a brief feud with

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, in March 2006, Vito and Nunzio would turn heel, after Vito announced he wanted to be recognized as a "Godfather". Beginning in May, wrestlers such as

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and

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would approach Nunzio, spreading rumours that they had seen Vito in public places in various forms of

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. On the June 2, 2006, episode of ''

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'', after Nunzio was defeated by

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, Vito, wearing a dress, came out to help Nunzio backstage. The following week on ''SmackDown!'', after arguing about Vito's clothing choices, the two had a match against each other, where Vito defeated Nunzio. Shortly after, Nunzio joined the

brand, leaving Vito on SmackDown!, officially disbanding the team. Despite him cross dressing, Vito would continue to explain that he was a

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; as on the June 23 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Vito asked

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out on a date, which she agreed to. Vito would then begin to "have more fun" during his matches, running around and waving his dresses and otherwise interacting with the fans, turning him once again

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. During this time,

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and

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, as well as ''SmackDown!'' color commentator

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, began to voice their problems with a man wrestling in a dress. Both MVP and Regal threatened SmackDown!

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with a

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lawsuit to get out of a match with Vito. At the same time, WWE began to "censor" any incidents of Vito's dress raising and exposing his ( bethonged) buttocks. Vito then began an undefeated streak, which would last over four months until the October 20 episode of ''SmackDown!'', when Vito was defeated by

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after interference from his partner

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. On the November 3 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Vito teamed with

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in a losing effort against

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and Kristal. On May 15, 2007, Vito was released from his WWE contract.

Deep South Wrestling (2007)

On January 25, 2007, Vito would win the

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after defeating former champion Bradley Jay and

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in a three-way round robin match. After his title win, Vito would then undergo a gimmick change into a

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character, as he began wearing

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-style trunks, a ''

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'' headband, and wrestling without shoes, with Vito later explaining that the only reason he won matches was because his opponents were claiming that him wearing a dress was a distraction. Vito would briefly return in his new gimmick when he appeared as a lumberjack on the episode of ''

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'' before

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, in a tag team match between Carlito and

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against

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and

. On February 22, Vito re-lost the title to Jay.

Return to the independent circuit (2009–2015)

Vito continued to travel the world; performing in the UK, France, Italy, Malta, Nepal, and Canada, as well as wrestling in the US for ISPW, ACPW, ACW, PWX, DTW, and Wrestling for a Cause in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He has also wrestled on various tours of Europe with Irish Whip Wrestling. February 24, 2011, He returned to defeat the Himalayan Tiger in Kathmandu, Nepal for the Golden Cine Professional Wrestling Show held at the Dasharath Stadium in front of 20,000 people, to become the first ever Profession Wrestling Champion of Nepal. On March 1, 2011 Vito presence was requested by the US Embassy of Nepal. He was greeted and congratulated by the councilor of public affairs of US embassy to Nepal, Terry J. White and staff. March 2, 2013 Vito made an appearance in Canada for the ECW Hardcore Roadtrip teaming with Nunzio against Pitbull Gary Wolfe and Balls. He also faced Al Snow earlier on the card as Skull Von Krush. August 2013 Vito opened a wrestling school in Clearwater, Fl and launched a website BigVito.com On September 19, 2013, Vito appeared in

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as the leader of the stable The Slambinos. On September 18, 2013, LoGrasso's wrestling school announced a partnership with

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wrestling as a farm system. In mid-2014, Vito retired from in-ring competition. Vito again appeared with the Ring Warriors in April 2015 as the manager of the Slambinos.

Acting career

Lograsso had a minor role as Bodo in the

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''The Survivor''. He had a leading role in the 2014 horror thriller film ''The Church'', alongside

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and

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. He appears in the role of Ricardo Lewis in the action thriller film ''Apnea'', who works beside his acting as Stunt coordinator.

Personal life

Vito married former wrestling personality and model Noel Harlow LoGrasso on September 27, 2014. They previously worked together in the US, where she was billed as "Lil Noel" as a play on his "Big Vito" name. Lograsso began podcasting with

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's "The Brand" on the RELM Network in July 2017. He opened up his own podcast series with his wife Noel and Russo in August 2017. Lograsso (alongside former

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wrestler Adam Mercer) filed a concussion lawsuit against WWE in January 2015, claiming “serious neurological damage, including severe headaches, memory loss, depression and anxiety, as well as deafness” as a result of WWE run. The lawsuit was dismissed in April

Championships and accomplishments

*Atomic Championship Wrestling **ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **ACW Tristate Championship (1 time) *American Championship Pro Wrestling **ACPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Big Time Wrestling **BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) - with Killer *European Wrestling Promotion **Ironman Hardcore Knockout Tournament (2002) *Golden Cine Professional Wrestling **Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship of Nepal (1 time) * International Wrestling Association **

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( 1 time) *Midwest Championship Wrestling Alliance **MCWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Helmut Hessler *

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**PWI ranked him #91 on the

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in 2000 *Pro Wrestling Xtreme **PWX World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Francisco Ciatso *United States Extreme Wrestling **UXW United States Championship (1 time) *

(

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) – won jointly with

(

) – with Johnny the Bull

References

External links

Big Vito LoGrasso Official siteCagematch profile
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Vito LoGrasso
on

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