BIOGRAPHY

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BIOGRAPHY

STEVE CORINO

Table of Contents:

PROFILE
FINISHING/TRADEMARK MOVE(s)
TITLE HISTORY
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/HISTORY
MEMORABLE MATCHES
OTHER INTERESTING INFO

PROFILE

REAL NAME: Steve Corino
ALIAS: Steve Corino
NICKNAME: "The King of Old School"
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 220 lb.
BIRTH: May 29, 1973 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada
HOMETOWN (grew up in): Sea Isle City, New Jersey
IDOLS: Eddie Gilbert, Tommy Rich, Ricky Steamboat
TRAINED: The Dungeon School of Professional Wrestling (by Mark West and Troy West; other assistant trainers included King Kaluha & Tom Brandi)
DEBUT: w/ Bad Boy vs. Mark West & Troy West (4/6/95, The Silo Nightclub); PCW
MANAGED: Rhino, Yoshihiro Tajiri
RVALS: Dusty Rhodes
PAST ALLIES/TAG TEAM PARTNERS: Jack Victory, Justin Credible (angle was dropped rather quickly), Lance (Simond) Diamond, Rhino ("Rhyno" in WWE), Yoshihiro Tajiri
PROMOTIONS: Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), East Coast Wrestling Federation (ECWA), IHPW, IPWA, IWF, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), KYDA, National Wrestling Association (NWA), National Wrestling Alliance - Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA), Phoenix Championship Wrestling (PCW), PWA, Ring of Honor (ROH), TCW, Ultimate Professional Wrestling (UPW), USCW, United States Wrestling Association (USWA), World Wrestling Council (WWC), WWF (World Wrestling Federation) (now WWE ["E" for "Entertainment"]), Zero-One (Japan)
PARENTS: Frank Corino, Merrianne Mollier
SIBLINGS: Two: Cathy (four years younger) & Steve Thompson (long lost brother [read below])
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Skippack, PA
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced from Nicole (in February 2000); dating Cheryl Kennard
CHILDREN: One boy: Colby, from first marriage
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: SteveCorino.com

FINISHING/TRADEMARK MOVE(s)

FINISHING MOVES	OTHER TRADEMARK MOVES
ECW: The Old School Bomb, The Old School Expulsion (modified Swinging Neckbreaker), The Old School Superkick (Superkick), The VictoryPlex INDIES: Hiptoss (into) Powerbomb ZERO-ONE: Neckbreaker	Fisherman Suplex, Leg Lariat, Northern Lights Suplex, Swinging Neckbreaker

TITLE HISTORY (taken from SteveCorino.com)

ECW World Heavyweight championship
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
11/5/00	Won	Jerry Lynn	Villa Park, Illinois
01/7/01	Lost	The Sandman	New York City

NWA World Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
4/24/01	Won	Mike Rapada	Tampa, FL
10/13/01	Title Held Up	Shinya Hashimoto	Tampa, FL
12/15/01	Lost	Shinya Hashimoto	McKeesport, PA

PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (formerly PWF Heavyweight Championship)
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
03/01/01	Declared First champion	JD Powers
03/15/01	Lost	Dylan Night	Pottstown, PA
02/24/02	Won	Dylan Night	Pottstown, PA

APW Heavyweight Championship
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
1/15/02	Won	War Machine	Oak Hill, WV
2/12/02	Lost	War Machine	Oak Hill, WV

IWF American Heavyweight Title (formerly AWC Heavyweight Title)
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
6/6/98	Won (with Mike Kehner)	A.J. Sparxx (with Tom Brandi)	South Plainfield, NJ
3/20/99	Lost	Kevin Knight	Nutley, NJ

ECWA World Tag Team Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Partner	Opponents	Site
11/17/95	Won	Lance Diamond	Kid Flash & Ace Darling	Wilmington, DE
2/10/96	Lost	Lance Diamond	Inferno Kid & Boogie Woogie Brown	Wilmington, DE
4/19/96	Won	Lance Diamond	Inferno Kid & Boogie Woogie Brown	Wilmington, DE
5/11/96	Lost	Lance Diamond	Inferno Kid & Boogie Woogie Brown	Wilmington, DE

ESW Light Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
1/17/97	Won	Italian Sensation	Long Island, NY
5/97	Promotion folded	-----	-----

IPWA Light Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
5/3/97	Won Finals	Christian York	Pikeville, NC
12/11/97	Lost	Julio Sanchez	Alexandria, VA

IPWA Tag Team Titles
Date	Won/Lost Title	Partner	Opponents	Site
1/11/97	Won	Adam Flash	Joey Matthews & Mark Shrader	Pikeville, NC
3/22/97	Lost	Adam Flash	Death & Destruction	Kinston, NC

IWA Junior Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
5/19/95	Won	Big Bad Bob	Wind Gap, PA
5/20/95	Unified with PCW Jr. Heavyweight	Midnight Rocker	Graterford, PA

IWA Heavyweight championship
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
02/16/01	Won	JD Powers	Reading, PA
03/15/01	Loss	Dylan Night	Pottstown, PA

KYDA Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
9/18/99	Won (First Champion)	Mike Brown (2 falls to 1)	Staunton, VA

KYDA Pro Wrestling Mid-Atlantic Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
6/20/00	Won	Shorty Smalls	Richmond, VA

NWA 2000 American Heritage Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
10/11/97	Won Finals	Nitestic Eddie Brown	Raeford, NC
11/26/97	Lost	CW Anderson	Raeford, NC

NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
5/3/97	Won Finals	Christian York	Pikeville, NC
9/5/97	Vacated	Signed with the USWA	-----

NWA/PWA Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
6/20/98	Won (initial champion)	Patch	Philadelphia, PA
7/19/98	Lost	Patch	Philadelphia, PA

NWA United States Tag Team Titles
Date	Won/Lost Title	Partner	Opponents	Site
7/31/98	Won (initial champion)	Lance Diamond	The Misfits	Mt. Holly, NJ
8/22/98	Lost	Lance Diamond	The Pitbulls (#'s 1 & 2)	Mt. Holly, NJ

NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
3/14/97	Won	Adam Flash	Swarthmore, PA
2/5/98	Vacated

NWA North American Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
4/13/01	Won	Redd Dogg	Dallas, TX
4/21/01	Lost	Robby Royce	Manitoba, Canada

OMEGA (The Hardy Boyz' backyard promotion) Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
12/01/00	Won	Cham-Pain	Sanford, NC

PCW Junior Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
5/20/95	Won/Unified with IWA Jr. Heavyweight	Midnight Rocker	Graterford, PA

SCW Junior Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
1/29/98	Won	Joey Matthews	Raleigh, NC
2/14/98	Lost	Joey Matthews	Louisburg, NC

USCW Tag Team Titles
Date	Won/Lost Title	Partner	Opponents	Site
1/31/97	Won	Adam Flash	The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher)	Washington, PA
8/22/98	Lost	Lance Diamond	The Pitbulls (#'s 1 & 2)	Mt. Holly, NJ

WWC Junior Heavyweight Title
Date	Won/Lost Title	Opponent	Site
10/29/97	Won	Halcon Negro	Gurabo, Puerto Rico
11/16/97	Lost	Jerry Estrada	Cobo Rojo, Puerto Rico

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/HISTORY

A Childhood Wrestling Fan:

Born on 5/29/73 as the second of first of two children...Moved to Pennsylvania in 1979...First saw pro wrestling after going to say goodnight to parents, and seeing Masa Saito & Mr. Fuji vs. Rick Martel & Tony Garea...His mother was a fan but his dad wasn't very interested in it...Regularly watched Southwest Championship Wrestling on USA and bought wrestling magazines across the street from a local shop...In the Perkiomen Valley, PA school district, was a very good student early, but soon became so obsessed w/ pro wrestling that his grades went down, especially in English and grammar (was very good in history and math, though)...Had several friends, but was never the coolest kid in class...Played basketball and baseball (as second baseman)...Worked at a "McDonald's, a CVS store, and a pizza restaurant and used the income to regularly attend wrestling shows at the Philadelphia Civic Center...After graduating high school, thought of becoming a chiropractor (like his grandfather, great-grandfather, great uncle, and others), but never really enjoyed it...Studied at Delaware Valley Community College in 1992, but dropped out after about a year...

Pro Wrestling Training/Early Career:

At the Silo nightclub in Reading, PA, was at a performance by a band called Great White, and saw a poster for an upcoming indy show and, in the corner of the ad, a nearby wrestling school w/ a phone number for it. He wrote down the number and didn't wait long to call up the "Dungeon School of Professional Wrestling," making an appointment...Ran by Mark and Troy West, one would pay $3,000 up top and would then be guided and trained until a professional entry into the business of possible...As a 6'2", 172 lb. kid, tried out against "The Cremator," who was about 6'4", 260 lb...First bump taken was a shoulder tanckle...Began training with King Kaluha, Tom Brandi, and the Wests, and regularly worked w/ Tom's cousin, Russ Money...Debuted in Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling (ran by Blaine DeSantis and booked by Jimmy Deo) on 4/6/95, teaming w/ Bad Boy against Mark & Troy West at the Silo Nightclub...Worked for Mario Svoldi, going up against Jimmy Deo and then-NJPW superstar Osamu Nishimura...

Learning From Legends in the WWF:

In 7/95, used DeSantis' connections to get involved in the WWF (now WWE), where he drove Jeff Jarrett and Tom Pritchard, quickly becoming friends w/ both; Learned much from both of them, especially about psychology...Began working as a heel in Jim Kettner's East Coast Wrestling Association...Began regularly teaming w/ Lance (Simon) Diamond, the two winning the ECWA World Tag Team Titles twice together...Again began working w/ WWF, where he developed a friendship w/ Jim Cornette...Made WWF debut against Tom Brandi in Hershey Park Arena in front of 10,000 people; During the match, was shocked to see ECW'ers sitting in the audience like Tommy Dreamer and Taz (this was because he was wrestling right before the RAW where the ECW wrestlers were invited to wrestle at [due to so many WWF'ers being on a tour in Germany]); Match was very good, as Bruce Pritchard and Cornette praised Corino's efforts...The next night in State College, PA, was given the job of being a fan that Crush beat up; Later that night, was congratulated by Shawn Michaels, Savio Vega, P.J. Walker (Justin Credible), and Jack Brisco, who gave him an added bonus of $200 courtesy of Vince McMahon, himself...

Personal Life:

Had first son, Colby, in 8/96...Married girlfriend Nicole, who hadn't been a big supporter of his career, on 6/14/97...

Various Indy Work:

Worked in the United States Wrestling Association (booked by Dutch Mantel) against men like Jamie Dundee and Wolfie D (of PG-13)...USWA soon folded, and Mantel began booking Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, which was where Corino went and worked against men like Sean Morley (Val Venis)...Worked for several promotions over the next year, including the NWA, WWC, IWF (formerly ACW), PWA, and SCW...On 10/24/ at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show in Cherry Hill, NJ, teamed w/ Lance Diamond, Rik Ratchet, & Doug Gilbert to defeat Stevie Richards, Dead Man Walking, & The Pitbulls in a Steel Cage Match...

WWF Developmental Training:

In October '98, joined the WWF's developmental training camp run by Dory Funk, Jr. and Tom Pritchard; Trained w/ Andrew Martin ( Test), Christopher Daniels, Devon Storm (Crowbar), Kurt Angle, Shawn Stasiak, and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams...He, Daniels, and Storm didn't receive contracts, so after a few weeks of working WWF undercard matches, Corino left the WWF...Began using an anti-hardcore wrestling" persona on the indy scene...

ECW Comes Calling:

ECW's Nova soon informed him of a possible opening for him in ECW...Debuted on 12/19/98 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA against Nova; After the match, ECW Owner Paul E. Heyman told him he liked the match, and that Corino reminded him of a young Eddie Gilbert, one of Corino's wrestling idols...Began regularly working against Chris Chetti...Was scheduled to feud w/ Taz and then Tommy Dreamer, but those plans fell apart...Managed Rhino and Yoshihiro Tajiri for awhile, using the anti-hardcore wrestling persona that he used while in the indies...Lost to Chris Chetti at House Party '99...Was pinned by Francine at HeatWave '99 in a fluke...Lost to Balls Mahoney at Living Dangerously '99...Along w/ Rhino, lost a Tag Team Title shot against Raven & Tommy Dreamer at Anarcy Rulz '99 (9/19/99)...Lost to Dusty Rhodes in a bloody "Bullrope Match" at Living Dangerously '00...Defeated Dusty at CyberSlam '00...Divorced wife Nicole in 2/00...Lost to Yoshihiro Tajiri at Hardcore Heaven '00...Lost to Jerry Lynn at HeatWave '00...Defeated CW Anderson in a #1 World Title Contendership Match at Anarchy Rulz '00...Won the ECW World Heavyweight Title at November To Remember on 11/5/00 by pinning Justin Credible in a "Double Jeopardy Match" (which also included Jerry Lynn and The Sandman)...Retained ECW Title from Credible and Sandman at Holiday Hell '00...Retained ECW Title from Credible and Lynn at Massarcre on 34th Street...Lost the ECW Title to Sandman at Guilty As Charged on 1/5/01 in a match that also featured Credible...Left ECW inearly '01 when the company went bankrupt...

Leaving ECW For The Indies:

Began working for various indy promotions, including Dusty Rhode's TCW and the NWA...4/24/01: defeated champion Mike Rapada to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title...In 10/01, Corino announced his plans to retire from the ring later in the year, but nothing ever came of that, as he soon returned to the ring...