Post by Fred Richards on Mar 5, 2016 15:32:03 GMT -8
Today marks the 63rd birthday of the late and great New Jersey Promoter Dennis Coralluzzo.
Dennis Coralluzzo was an incredible force in Professional Wrestling. He knew the business. He lived the business. He loved the business.
Dennis was robbed of the best years of his life. His son Marc Coralluzzo and daughter Melissa Coralluzzo-Miller are testimonials to his love, energy and sense of humor.
Working with Howard T. Brody and the late Steve Rickard, Dennis resurrected the National Wrestling Alliance thus saving it from extinction.
Today would have marked his 63rd birthday. And while Dennis did not live to enjoy the occasion, those of us who knew him toast the countless stories and laughs we had alongside him, the silly, inconsequential disagreements and squabbles that were meaningless in the overall scheme of things.
Dennis "got it." He understood and was able to both add to and sift-through most of the craziness that is the lifeblood of the pro wrestling industry.
Plain and simple - - Dennis was, from nose-to-toes, wrestling.
Dennis Coralluzzo gave many of today's mainstream talent, both women and men, their first opportunities. His shows often served as a proving ground for aspiring workers to develop and refine their gimmicks. Many owe Dennis much.
Count me among them.
God rest his soul for eternity.
Dennis Coralluzzo was an incredible force in Professional Wrestling. He knew the business. He lived the business. He loved the business.
Dennis was robbed of the best years of his life. His son Marc Coralluzzo and daughter Melissa Coralluzzo-Miller are testimonials to his love, energy and sense of humor.
Working with Howard T. Brody and the late Steve Rickard, Dennis resurrected the National Wrestling Alliance thus saving it from extinction.
Today would have marked his 63rd birthday. And while Dennis did not live to enjoy the occasion, those of us who knew him toast the countless stories and laughs we had alongside him, the silly, inconsequential disagreements and squabbles that were meaningless in the overall scheme of things.
Dennis "got it." He understood and was able to both add to and sift-through most of the craziness that is the lifeblood of the pro wrestling industry.
Plain and simple - - Dennis was, from nose-to-toes, wrestling.
Dennis Coralluzzo gave many of today's mainstream talent, both women and men, their first opportunities. His shows often served as a proving ground for aspiring workers to develop and refine their gimmicks. Many owe Dennis much.
Count me among them.
God rest his soul for eternity.
