Antonio Pugliese

Antonio Pugliese, better known by his ring name, Tony Parisi, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He won tag team championships in several promotions, including WWE. With Louis Cerdan, he held the WWE World Tag Team Championship from 1975 to 1976. As a singles wrestler, he also won the WWE International Heavyweight Championship. After retiring from wrestling, Pugliese continued to work in the industry and also operated a hotel and restaurant. He died in 2000 from an aneurysm.

Born:

Jan 22, 1941 In Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Movie/TV Credits:

3

First Appeared:

In the movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 1985-10-13

Latest Project:

Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 2025