Sunday, June 27, 2010

Dennis Coralluzo

Was just watching the late Dennis Coralluzo do an interview. What a unique individual. He was part carney, part gangster, part bullshitter and part loyal friend and heel ribber. Dennis fought many 'wars' against other indie promoters in the north east for years. He used his special brand of pulling pranks and harassment to play havok with opposing promoters shows and with wrestlers and 'smartmarks'. Dennis was the kind of guy that you either loved or you hated. But make no mistake he was somebody that you would have an opinion about one way or the other.




Dennis was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance during the end of its heyday and thru its downslide from national promotion to a collective or indie promoters running gym and bingo hall shows with a handful of has beens and never was beens. But of this group Dennis stood out. One reason was that he had good business sense and didn't over extend himself promising big money to veterans at the expense of the show making money like so many did. Dennis also knew the business and that not all veterans and big names meant drawing money in the north east.



This guy is hilarious to listen to with all his b.s., hot air and stories of the past. We lost Dennis way to soon and I think, though some may disagree, we lost a big asset to 'the business' and also the kind of guy that is needed in the future to
make wrestling what it was and what it should be.



R.I.P. Dennis Coralluzo

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