Gary Wolfe

Infobox Wrestler
name=Gary Wolfe


names=Gary Wolf
Gary Wolfe
Pitbull #1
Pitbull Rex
real_height=height|ft=5|in=9
real_weight=convert|235|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date=March 11, 1967
birth_place=Hammonton, New Jersey
death_date=
death_place=
trainer=Larry Sharpe

debut= September 1988
retired=

Gary Wolfe (born March 11 1967) is a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #1" as one half of the tag team called The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante.

Career

ECW

After breaking his neck in a match with Shane Douglas, a lengthy feud occurred between Douglas and Gary Wolfe's partner, Anthony Durante, while Wolfe recovered from his injury. Gary Wolfe can be seen on "Forever Hardcore", where he talks about how he broke his neck. He said that after he broke his neck he went back stage and tried to click it back into place not knowing it was broken and is lucky to be walking today.

The Pitbulls won the ECW Tag Team Championship on September 16 1995 from Raven and Stevie Richards, due to interference from their manager, Francine. One month later they would lose the titles back to Raven and Richards.

At "Cyberslam '96" Francine and the Pitbulls defeated The Eliminators and Stevie Richards in a Dog Collar Match when Fournier pinned Richards after Richards was Superbombed by the Pitbulls.

On July 13 1996 at Heat Wave, Francine turned on The Pitbulls and became the manager of Shane Douglas, who she twice helped become ECW World Heavyweight Champion.

Wolfe appeared at WWE's ECW One Night Stand 2005 to introduce the "ECW Remembers" video honoring "extreme" wrestlers who had died. His own partner Anthony Durante, died on September 25 2003, from a homemade oxycontin overdose. [ cite web |url=http://www.allsports.com/cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=45668 |title=Wrestling Deaths Becoming Serious Concern: What can the sport do to save itself from tragedy ? |accessdate=2007-04-17 |author=Poole, Robert Jr.|date=2003-11-07|publisher=AllSports.com ]

After ECW

Wolfe now appears regularly for Tod Gordon's "Pro Wrestling Unplugged" promotion as 'The Pitbull' Gary Wolfe, recently winning the honor of representing the company in the King of Europe Cup 2007. He also made many appearances in 3PW, during his time there winning both their Heavyweight Championship (being first to do so), and their Tag Team Championship, with Mike Kruel.

Recently, he's been making appearances in Pro Wrestling Unplugged leading a group called Team PIT featuring wrestlers, Aramis and former Women's Champion, Annie Social.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**Death Valley Driver
**Superbomb
**Vertical Suplex
**Powerbomb

*Nicknames
**"The Pitbull"

*Managers

Championships and accomplishments

*NWA Championship Wrestling America
**NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2 (Last)
*"'NWA New Jersey
**NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
*Eastern Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling
**ECW Television Championship (1 time)
**ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2 [ [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttecw.html Solie's Title Histories: ECW ] ]
*Pro Pain Pro Wrestling
**3PW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) (First) [ [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htpppw.html Solie's Title Histories: 3PW - Pro Pain Pro Wrestling ] ]
**3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Kruel [ [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttpppw.html Solie's Title Histories: 3PW - Pro Pain Pro Wrestling ] ]
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him # 142 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995. [ [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50095.htm Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1995 ] ]
**PWI ranked him # 80 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996. [ [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50096.htm Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1996 ] ]
**PWI ranked him # 162 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997. [ [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50097.htm Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1997 ] ]
**PWI ranked him # 360 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998. [ [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50098.htm Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1998 ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.pitbullgarywolf.7p.com/ The official website of Gary Wolfe]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/g/gary-wolf.html Gary Wolfe at the Online World of Wrestling]