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Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian semi-retired
professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
currently signed with
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as a trainer and producer for their
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. He is best known for his tenure with
Extreme Championship Wrestling HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrest ...
(ECW) from 1998-2001 and
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
(ROH) from 2002–2006 and 2009–2016. Corino has held the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. The current champion is Tyrus, who is i ...
, the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the original world title of the ECW ...
, the
MLW World Heavyweight Championship The MLW World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It is the promotion's principal championship. The championship was established on September 26, 2002 during the MLW Re ...
, and the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship once each, and the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and the
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship was establ ...
twice each. In addition to these titles, he has also held the
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once, as well as numerous titles on the
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.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1994–1998)

Corino began wrestling in 1994 and spent four years working on the independent circuit. During this time, he was a part of the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, a promotion run by Matt and Jeff Hardy. Corino began an anti-
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gimmick on the
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, because he felt he would have more chance of getting work if he did not work hardcore matches. He gained experience, working in Puerto Rico for the WWC, working under the ring name Lightning Kid (which had been a gimmick previously used by
Sean Waltman Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13, 1972) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring names 1–2– ...
) and also made some appearances for the WWF as a jobber.


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–2001)

In 1998, Corino debuted in
Extreme Championship Wrestling HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrest ...
as a heel
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. He stood out in ECW as a result of his "King of Old School" gimmick, where he would deride
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wrestlers, at one point invading a Limp Bizkit concert and protesting the immoral conduct. In late 1999, Corino took
Jack Victory Kenneth Rinehurst (born July 3, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, Jack Victory. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with the Universal Wrestling Federation and the World Class Wrestlin ...
on as a manager, and became an advisor for Tajiri and
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. He then began feuding with
Dusty Rhodes Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 11, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, Jim Crocket ...
, who defeated him in a gory Bullrope match at
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. At Heat Wave 2000, he lost to Jerry Lynn. Corino went on to win the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the original world title of the ECW ...
on November 5, 2000 at
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by defeating
Justin Credible Peter Joseph "PJ" Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. He ...
,
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and Champion
Jerry Lynn Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship ...
in a Double Jeopardy match; then to successfully defend it in December at
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(against
Jerry Lynn Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship ...
and
Justin Credible Peter Joseph "PJ" Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. He ...
in a three way dance) and at
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(against Justin Credible and The Sandman in a three way dance). Due to repeated failures of ECW paying Corino his salary, he left the company on January 7, 2001, the night he lost the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to The Sandman at
Guilty as Charged 2001 Guilty as Charged (2001) was the third and final ECW Guilty as Charged professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on January 7, 2001, from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, ...
. His friend
Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes. He is best known for his multiple tenures with WWE ...
got him a contract in
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, but he never got to make an appearance despite being due to debut at the company's third to last PPV
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. When
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took over WCW in March 2001, they released Corino from his contract. He went on to wrestle for many of the
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regional promotions. On April 24, he won the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship.


Independent circuit (2001–2006)

Corino continued his feud with Rhodes in his
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promotion as well as Southern Championship Wrestling and was part of the Extreme Horsemen with C. W. Anderson and
Barry Windham Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler. The son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan, he is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW ...
. He was also part of the Extreme Horsemen in
Major League Wrestling Major League Wrestling (MLW), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product as ...
with C. W. Anderson,
Justin Credible Peter Joseph "PJ" Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. He ...
and
Simon Diamond Patrick Kenney (born May 26, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He is currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance as Director of Talent Relations. Diamo ...
. They were briefly managed by the legendary J. J. Dillon before MLW folded. Also, Corino went on to win the
MLW World Heavyweight Championship The MLW World Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Major League Wrestling (MLW). It is the promotion's principal championship. The championship was established on September 26, 2002 during the MLW Re ...
before the promotion was folded. In 2004 Corino made a number of appearances for
Frontier Wrestling Alliance Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) was a professional wrestling promotion in Britain. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted ...
in the
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, where he entered a short rivalry with
Alex Shane Alexander Daniel Spilling (born 15 November 1979) is a British professional wrestler and professional wrestling commentator who is best known by his ring name "The Showstealer" Alex Shane. Spilling also works as a promoter, wrestling coach an ...
. The feud culminated in the main event match of Hotwired, where Corino defeated Shane with the assistance of then FWA Heavyweight Champion, Doug Williams. As Steve Corino was a major part of ECW towards the end of its run, rumors swirled surrounding Corino possibly signing with World Wrestling Entertainment and returning to his ECW roots as a part of the new version of ECW, but he squashed those rumors in a posting on his LiveJournal. Instead of signing with WWE, Corino worked in various independent promotions, including Zero-One, Hustle in
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,
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
in the
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and both
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and Celtic Wrestling in the
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. He was also president of World-1 Fighting Arts, which runs shows in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002, 2003)

Corino also worked for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
during its early days. Corino had matches with
Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestli ...
and many other stars before leaving the promotion some time later.


Ring of Honor (2002–2006)

Responding to a challenge from
The Backseat Boyz The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federa ...
,
Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...
invited anyone in the locker room to be his partner. Steve Corino made his ROH debut and responded to his offer, resulting in the two facing the Backseat Boys later that night. In the course of the match, Corino turned on Homicide after Homicide accidentally hit him, Old School Kicking his partner and leaving the ring, enabling the Backseat Boyz to easily defeat Homicide. Homicide and Corino would then begin a four-year
rivalry A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...
, with Corino criticizing Homicide's lifestyle and somewhat checkered past. The feud culminated in a match at the ''One Year Anniversary Show'' on February 8, 2003 in
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. Homicide was the hometown favorite, but lost to Corino following interference from The Group (
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,
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, C. W. Anderson and
Simply Luscious Veronica "Ronnie" Carrejo-Brazier (born July 19, 1973), also known by her ring name Simply Luscious, is an American professional wrestler best known for her stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Since 2004, she has been performing on the inde ...
), Corino's entourage. After the match, Corino applied a cobra clutch to Homicide, while the rest of The Group mocked New York City, instigating a worked riot. Corino and Homicide had a rematch August 16, 2003, at ''Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies'' which saw Corino defeated. After twenty minutes of fighting which saw both men bleeding and carrying injuries, Homicide trapped Corino in a modified STF, prompting Corino's corner man, Guillotine LeGrande, to throw in the towel, awarding the match to Homicide. In the course of the match, Corino suffered a legitimate ruptured eardrum, and permanently lost most of the hearing in his left ear following a stiff slap to the side of the head from Homicide. Homicide has since stated in a shoot interview that he is not sorry for costing Corino his hearing, claiming Corino had been stiff with him the whole match. Homicide faced Corino for a third time on November 29, 2003, at ''War of the Wire'' in a barbed wire match. This time however, Julius Smokes threw in the towel for Homicide after Corino throttled him with a length of
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. Corino offered Homicide a
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after the match, indicating that he finally respected Homicide, but Homicide refused to shake his hand. On October 14, 2005, at ''Enter the Dragon'', Corino returned to ROH in a tag team match that saw him team with Colt Cabana to defeat
Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestli ...
and
Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...
. On December 3 in New York City at ''Steel Cage Warfare'', Homicide lost to Corino in a rematch from their feud of 2003 after Colt Cabana, under a mask, interfered in the match. During the match, Homicide separated his shoulder, but opted not to have surgery. As a result of his injury, Homicide was unable to compete at the following show, ''Final Battle 2005''. He did show up, however, but with the intent on killing Steve Corino. Following Corino's match, Homicide ran down to the ring and attacked him. Colt Cabana ran down to the ring to save Corino, only to have Homicide pour
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down his throat. He returned to ROH in August 2006 after a long absence, reigniting his feud with Homicide. The feud culminated on November 4 in
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, at ''The Bitter End'' when Homicide beat Corino in a
Fight Without Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
. Although the two still hated each other, they shook hands after the match and Corino allowed Homicide to shave his head.


Retirement tour (2007)

After announcing that his retirement would come at the end of 2007, Corino began a retirement tour and traveled to various federations as a part of the tour. On October 6, 2007, Corino captured the B4W North American title in Morganville, New Jersey from then-champion Tommy Thunda. On November 3, 2007, Corino survived three rounds of an 8-man, single-night tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to become the Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Eddie Osbourne in the first round by pinfall, Pepper Parks in the second round by referee stoppage and "Fabulous" John McChesney in the finals by pinfall following a pair of lariat clotheslines. On November 10, 2007, Corino successfully defended the B4W North American title against Jihad. On November 24 he beat Absolute Andy for the GSW Heavyweight Championship in Oberhausen, Germany which was his very last appearance in Europe. On December 8, 2007, Corino made his final Northeast appearance for B4W. He lost the North American title to Jihad in a submission match after his protege
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had to throw in the towel. Corino won the Platinum Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title on December 14, 2007 after defeating "The Indy Wrestling Superstar" Erico in front of a sold out crowd in Michigan City, Indiana. Corino's retirement tour came to an end December 28, 2007, when he wrestled his final match for the Showcase Wrestling Revolution in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On that night he faced off with "The Prophet" Jeremy Barnoff, "The Seasoned Veteran" Brick Crawford and "Mr. Wrestling"
Kevin Steen Kevin Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. Steen began his career in 2000, at the age of 16. Prior to joining WWE in lat ...
for the SWR International Championship in a fatal four way elimination match. Corino wrestled a few try-out matches for WWE over a span of two days. Dusty Rhodes, Corino's former rival, was hopeful that WWE would sign him, but he was not offered a contract. Corino stated on his MySpace he enjoyed his time with WWE but felt he was too old school for the company.


Return to the independent circuit (2008–2016)

On the January 4, 2008, Corino won his third Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship as Mr. Wrestling 3 (named after Mr. Wrestling I and II) by beating
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in Valdosta, Georgia. He then lost the U.S. Title to SJK on March 8, 2008 at the Devil Bhudakahn Memorial Show in Munhall, Pennsylvania. He now wrestles as "Mr. Wrestling 3" Steve Corino without the mask, and sometimes as just Mr. Wrestling 3 with the mask. On July 24, 2008, Corino announced he would begin wrestling full-time again in his online blog. Corino plans to return to Japan where he has been the most successful. On July 19, 2008 Corino participated in the event
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but only to lose to Eugene. Later on September 20, 2008 he participated in the event Septiembre Negro where he defeated Sabu. Recently he is one of the members of a group called "La Familia", and is in a feud with BJ for the
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. In this feud thanks to the beatings that lead disqualification by the members of "La Familia",
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saved BJ and after that Steve Corino attacked Ray Gonzalez in the locker rooms and this began a feud for the
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. On February 7, Steve Corino beat
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to become WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion. On July 11 at ''Aniversario 2009'' he lost the title to BJ. On June 26, 2010- Corino was inducted into the Legends Pro Wrestling "Hall of Fame" by Jack Blaze in Wheeling, West Virginia at their annual "LPW Rumble in the Valley" event. Since August 2010, Corino has made appearances in Germany for German Stampede Wrestling. On April 23, 2011, Corino returned to WWC and defeated Carlito, Gilbert and Shane the Glamour Boy in a gauntlet match to win the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship for the second time. He would lose the title to Carlito on June 4, 2011. On January 28, 2012, Steve Corino, billed as the "King of Old School", defeated Vordell Walker with assistance by Jillian Hall and the "Tokyo Monster"
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in Orlando, Florida to become the PWX (Pro Wrestling Extreme) Heavyweight Champion. Corino, although bloodied, successfully defended his title against Tommy "Wildfire" Rich on April 28, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. On December 28, 2012, Steve Corino made his appearance for an ECW "revival" company as he appeared for
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as the "mystery challenger" for Stevie Richards'
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, where he was defeated by submission. In September 2014, Steve Corino defeated Doug Williams for the WAW World Heavyweight Championship in England which he would then defend in the USA in 2014 and 2015 against Curt Robinson and Joe Black. On May 9, 2015, Steve Corino made an appearance at TWE in Red Bank, Chattanooga against Ray Fury, where he was defeated. On May 22, 2015, Steve Corino became the PWF World-1 Heavyweight Champion defeating Jagger, Emmanuel Ortega and former teammate CW Anderson in a Fatal Four-Way. On March 6, 2016, Corino, along with CW Anderson, returned to Zero1 to take part in the promotion's 15th anniversary event.


Return to ROH (2009–2016)

On the December 7 edition of
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on HDNet, a video was shown hyping Corino's return to the company. During early 2010, Corino formed a partnership with Kevin Steen and together the two of them started a feud with Steen's former tag team partner
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and Colt Cabana. On April 3, 2010, Corino made his ROH pay-per-view debut at The Big Bang!, where he and Steen were defeated by El Generico and Cabana via disqualification, when Steen used a chair on his former partner. On September 11 at
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Generico and Cabana defeated Steen and Corino in a Double Chain match, when Cabana forced Corino to tap out. On October 16, 2010, Cabana defeated Corino in an "I Quit" match to end their feud. Following Steen's departure from Ring of Honor after December's
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, Corino proclaimed himself a changed man and turned
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. Corino began feuding with Mike Bennett, and the two faced each other at ''Manhattan Mayhem IV'' on March 19, with Bennett picking up the victory. On May 21 at ''Supercard of Honor VI'', Corino revealed the returning
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as the sponsor, who had helped him change his ways. Kevin Steen returned to ROH on June 26 at Best in the World 2011, seemingly wanting redemption as well. However, after saving Corino from the House of Truth, Steen turned on him and Jacobs, before being dragged out of the arena. On December 23 at
Final Battle 2011 Final Battle 2011 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 23, 2011 at the Manhattan Center in New York City. It was the tenth annual event in the Final Battle chronology, w ...
, with Jimmy Jacobs as the special guest referee and
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at ringside, Kevin Steen defeated his former mentor, Corino, in a No Disqualification match to be reinstated in ROH. Corino later returned to ROH on May 12, 2012, when he formed the S.C.U.M. (Suffering, Chaos, Ugliness, and Mayhem) stable with Steen and Jacobs. On September 15 at Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency, Corino and Jacobs defeated
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and
Rhett Titus Everett Lawrence Titus (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional wrestler working for Ring of Honor (ROH). where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, an overall two-time ROH Tag Team Champion individually, as well as winn ...
in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant
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. They lost the title to the
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(Jay and Mark) on December 16 at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday in a three-way match, which also included the team of
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and
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. On April 6, 2013, Corino became the new leader of S.C.U.M., when the stable turned on Kevin Steen, after he had lost the ROH World Championship. On June 23, S.C.U.M. was forced to disband, after being defeated by Team ROH in a Steel Cage Warfare match. Since the dissolution of S.C.U.M., Corino has been working with ROH as their regular color commentator alongside play-by-play commentator Kevin Kelly and occasionally
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while simultaneously having a running feud with
B. J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestler, producer, trainer, and color commentator. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. He is bes ...
and
The Decade The Decade was a villainous professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor, last consisting of B. J. Whitmer and Colby Corino. The name "Decade" was chosen because all three original members of the stable (Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, and Roderick S ...
. The rivalry has included Whitmer goading Corino to join The Decade, with Corino refusing, but Whitmer wasn't talking about Steve but his real-life son Colby and successfully recruiting him into The Decade. During his feud, McGuinness warned Corino that he can't attack any ROH employee or he will be suspended. After attacking Whitmer with a roll of quarters, McGuinness suspended and banned him from commentary, but then, he was reinstated as a wrestler and was scheduled to fight Whitmer in a Fight without Honor at
Final Battle Final Battle is a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event was initially held in 2002, and is traditionally ROH's last show in the calendar year. The 2009 edition of the show was ROH's first internet ...
, but Corino announced that he was gonna have neck surgery and that his career may end. He continued to commentary with a mask under the name of Mr. Wrestling 3. Even he was taking that gimmick, Whitmer was saying that Mr. Wrestling 3 was indeed Steve Corino and was convincing Colby, that Corino replaced him for Corino's new wife and son, and Whitmer continued torturing Colby in front of Corino's eyes. At
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, Corino returned as the Steve Corino character, admitting that he didn't want to be the "Evil Man" anymore, but after Whitmer's deeds, he promised that at the newly reinstated match that will happen at Best in the World 2016, he will do things that he will never apologize for. At Best in the World, Corino faced Whitmer in a Non-Sanctioned Fight without Honor, but he lost after the interference of Kevin Sullivan. After Best in the World, Corino returned to commentating, but during Whitmer's matches, he was continuously berated by Sullivan. At the
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event,
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, who defeated Jay Lethal, proceeded to cause chaos in the ring and then he pushed Corino. The night at the event, Whitmer said that a "brother" has to be sacrificed, which was revealed that Corino was about to fight Cody, who berated Corino's actions with Dusty Rhodes. In their match, Corino lost to Cody, which was Corino's last match in ROH. Corino's ROH contract expired on December 31, 2016.


WWE (2016–present)

In November 2016, Corino worked as a guest trainer at the
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. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that he had signed to become a full-time trainer for
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, starting January 2017. On January 12, 2017, it was confirmed that Corino was now working for WWE. According to ''Pro Wrestling Torch'' in September 2017, Corino teaches the advanced class at the WWE Performance Center, the third of four levels of classes. In November 2018, it was revealed through a leaked script of NXT Takeover WarGames that same month that Corino is currently working with NXT as a producer as he was credited for the
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match between champion
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and The Velveteen Dream for a role as a producer for that particular match.


Personal life

Corino is the older brother of retired independent wrestler
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, and has a half-brother whose first name is also Steven. Corino married Nicole Holmstock on June 14, 1997. Together they have a son, Colby (born August 28, 1996), who is a professional wrestler. Corino and Nicole divorced in 2003. On November 12, 2005, Steve Corino got engaged to his
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girlfriend Saana-Maria Huhtimo. They were married on May 12, 2006 in
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. However, the couple separated in mid-2008, divorcing the following year. Corino married Jordan Pennypacker in 2013, and had their first child together, a son named Beckham, or "Becks" for short. Corino has repeatedly stated that his favorite old school wrestlers are
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and
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. Corino has said that his favorite match while in ECW was the infamous
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against Dusty Rhodes at Living Dangerously 2000. Corino hosts the ''Extreme Odd Couple'' podcast with Rob Dimension, where they talk about professional wrestling and their personal lives.


Championships and accomplishments

*Absolute Intense Wrestling **AIW Absolute Championship (1 time) *ACE Pro Wrestling **ACE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *All Action Wrestling **AAW Australian Championship (1 time) *American Championship Entertainment **ACE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *American Wrestling Council **AWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time, final) * AWA Superstars of Wrestling ** AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship (
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) ** AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with
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*Appalachia Pro Wrestling **APW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Blue Water Championship Wrestling **BWCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Brew City Wrestling **BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Brookwood 4 Wrestling **B4W North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **B4W Hardcore Championship (1 time) **B4W Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Shocker of the Year Award (2007) *Carolina Wrestling Association **CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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(
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) – with
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**
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) *Eastern Shores Wrestling **ESW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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( 1 time) *
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**FC !BANG! Television Championship (1 time) **FC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Windsor *German Stampede Wrestling **GSW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) **Four Nations Cup (2005) *Hawai'i Championship Wrestling **HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. Wrestling II *High Volume Pro Wrestling **HVPW Hall of Fame (2016) *High Risk Pro Wrestling **HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *IWA Championship Wrestling **IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**IWF American Championship (2 times) *
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**
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( 1 time) **
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( 1 time) – with
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**IPWA Light Heavyweight Title Tournament ( 1997) *Intercontinental Wrestling Association **IWA-PA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *International High Powered Wrestling **IHPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *KYDA Pro Wrestling **KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **KYDA Pro Mid-Atlantic Championship (1 time) *Legends Pro Wrestling **LPW Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) *
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**
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( 1 time) *
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**MCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) *
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**
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( 1 time) **
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( 3 times) **
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( 3 times) – with Jimmy Cicero **Most Hated Wrestler Achievement Award (1996) * NWA 2000 **NWA American Heritage Championship (1 time) **NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **NWA American Heritage Title Tournament (1997) *
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**
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( 1 time) ** NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 1 time) **
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( 1 time) **NWA Heartland States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **NWA Florida Heavyweight Title Tournament (2002) *
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**NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title Tournament (2002) ** NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time) – with Lance Diamond ** NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time) * NWA New Jersey / New York **NWA New Jersey / New York Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * NWA Midwest ** NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship / Zero1 Pro Wrestling USA Midwest Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * NWA Southwest **
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( 1 time) *
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** 1PW World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts **
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( 1 time) *Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling **PCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance **PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Platinum Pro Wrestling **PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Premier Championship Wrestling **PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Knight **PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Premier Wrestling Federation **PWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with C. W. Anderson (3) and Kid America (1) **PWF Universal Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with C. W. Anderson and John Skyler **PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (6 times) **PWF Mid-Atlantic Masters Championship (1 time) **PWF Universal Six Man Title Tournament (2016) – with C. W. Anderson and John Skyler **Match of the Year (2002, 2005, 2014, 2021) **PWF MVP (2003) **Tag Team of the Year (2005) - with C. W. Anderson *Pro-Wrestling SUN **WBD Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Toshie Uematsu *PWF Northeast **PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Pro Wrestling Extreme **PWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *''
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'' **PWI ranked him #35 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
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in 2001 ** PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2000) *Pro Wrestling World-1 ** AWA World Heavyweight Championship (
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) **PWF World-1 Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **World-1 North American Champion (1 time) **World-1 Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with C. W. Anderson (1) and
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(1) *
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** AWA World Heavyweight Championship (
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) **
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( 4 times) – with
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(1), C. W. Anderson (1), Y2P-160kg (1), and Charles Evans (1) **
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( 4 times) *Pure Wrestling Association **PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time) **Carrot Cup (2008) - with Reggie Marley *
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**
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( 1 time) – with
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** ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2012) – with
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*
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** SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *Tri-State Wrestling Alliance **TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers **UIPW Union Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **UNION Heavyweight Title Tournament (2007) *United States Championship Wrestling **USCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Flash *USA Xtreme Wrestling **UXW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) *
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**WAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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( 1 time) **
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References


External links


World of Corino (Official Website)
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