Profile of Steve Corino on Famous Like Me

Steve Corino
Statistics
Stage names	Invader #5 The Lightning Kid Steve Corino
Height	6'3" (183.6 cm)
Weight	242lbs (110 kg)
Born	May 29, 1973
Hometown	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Trained by	Tom Brandi
Debut	1994

Steven Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional wrestler, working for numerous independent promotions.

Career

Before becoming a wrestler, Steve Corino worked as a milkman in Pennsylvania. He began wrestling in 1994 and spent four years working on the independent circuit. In 1998 Corino debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a heel manager. He stood out in ECW as a result of his "King of Old School" gimmick, where he would deride hardcore wrestlers, at one point invading a Limp Bizkit concert and protesting the immoral conduct. Ironically, Corino was also well known for his bladejobs.

He began feuding with the legendary Dusty Rhodes, who defeated him in a gory Bullrope Match at Living Dangerously 2000. Corino went on to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on November 5, 2000 at November To Remember. After ECW declared bankruptcy in March 2001, Corino went on to wrestle for many of the National Wrestling Alliance regional promotions.

He also continued his feud with Dusty in Dusty's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling and was part of the Xtreme Horsemen with C.W. Anderson and Barry Windham. He was also part of the Xtreme Horsemen in Major League Wrestling with C.W. Anderson, Justin Credible and Simon Diamond. They were briefly managed by the legendary James J. Dillon before MLW folded.

In 2005, Corino can be found working for Zero-One in Japan and Ring of Honor in the United States.

Profile

• Resides: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Previous Managers: Dawn Marie, Dutch Mantel, Isis, James J. Dillon, Jack Victory
• Manager for: Rhino and Tajiri
• Nicknames: King of Old School, The Xtreme Horseman and The F**king GOD Of Pro Wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

• Lariat
• Old School Bomb (scoop brainbuster)
• Old School Expulsion (inverted facelock into neckbreaker slam)
• Old School Kick (superkick)
• Cobra sleeper
• Corino Driver (sitout rear mat slam)
• Hip toss powerbomb
• Old School Plex (fisherman suplex)
• ColbyKaze DDT (fireman's carry scoop slam piledriver)
• STO
• VictoryPlex

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

• 1-time AWA Heavyweight Champion

East Coast Wrestling Association

• 1-time ECWA Tag Team Champion (with Lance Diamond)

Extreme Championship Wrestling

• 1-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion

Major League Wrestling

• 1-time MLW Heavyweight Champion

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion (with Mike Rapada and C.W. Anderson)
• 1-time NWA North American Champion
• 2-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Lance Diamond and Chris Candido)
• 1-time NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA 2000 American Heritage Champion
• 1-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA New Jersey New York Champion
• 1-time NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX

• 2-time ZERO1 United States Champion

World Wrestling Council

• 1-time WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion

Other Titles

• 1-Time IWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time PCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time MEWF Light Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time MEWF Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Cicero)
• 1-Time IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time IPWA Tag Team Champion (with Adam Flash)
• 1-Time USCW Tag Team Champion (with Adam Flash)
• 1-Time ESW Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time IWF American Champion
• 1-Time IWF Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time KYDA Pro Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time OPW Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time PWF Universal Champion
• 2-Time PWF Tag Team Champion (with C.W. Anderson)
• 1-Time IPW Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award (2000)

Trivia

• Corino has repeatedly stated that his favorite old-school wrestler is Tully Blanchard.
• Corino began his anti-hardcore gimmick on the independent circuit, because he felt he would have more chance of getting work if he did not work hardcore matches. Ironically, Corino became known for his bladejobs, and has a heavily scarred forehead as a result.
• Corino was scheduled to have a WWF try out match but because Tiger Ali Singh spent too much time on the microphone, it was scrapped.
• In April 2002, Corino was given a tryout with the WWF as a color commentator, but did not join the WWF.
• He is the older brother of independant star Allison Danger.
• Corino lost hearing in his left ear from an open hand slap by Homicide in a match in Ring Of Honor.

External Links

• The Official Website of Steve Corino

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