Biography

Salvatore Bellomo was a Belgian professional wrestler. His career spanned over 40 years; he is perhaps best known for his appearances in the United States with WWE in the 1980s and with ECW in the 1990s. In 1982, Bellomo was signed by WWE after Peter Maivia advised him to audition as WWE was looking for a new babyface Italian wrestler to replace Bruno Sammartino. Wrestling under his real name, Bellomo made his televised in-ring debut on the June 28, 1982 episode of WWE on MSG Network, defeating Baron Mikel Scicluna. In mid-1983, Bellomo and a series of tag team partners unsuccessfully challenging The Wild Samoans for the WWE World Tag Team Championship.