Antonio Pugliese

Antonio Pugliese

Born

January 22, 1941

Died

August 19, 2000 (59 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

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.