Coloso Colosetti Explained

Coloso Colosetti
Names:Coloso Colosetti
Carlos Colosetti
Tarzán
El Apolo Argentino
El Enterrador
Batman
Maskaraman
El Internacional
El Fantasma Blanco
Birth Name:Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich
Height:6 ft 1 in
Weight:216 lb
Birth Date:19 May 1948
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Debut:1963
Retired:Late-1990s

Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich (born May 19, 1948) is a retired Argentine professional wrestler who is primarily known under the ring name Coloso Colosetti. Colosetti wrestled primarily in Mexico and Southern California, but also worked in Texas, Asia and Europe. Colosetti retired in the late 1990s.

Professional wrestling career

Carlos Elio Colosetti became a professional wrestler in his native Argentina before travelling through all South America, Central America and North to Mexico in order to work full time as a wrestler. In Mexico he often competed under the ring name Coloso Colosetti (Spanish for "Colossal Colosetti") and was a regular on Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) shows. On December 19, 1968, Colosetti's singles career peaked when he defeated Ray Mendoza to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, which at the time was considered the top ranked singles title in Mexico. His reign as the top champion lasted until March 20, 1970, when Ray Mendoza regained the championship. Later on Colosetti worked extensively in Southern California, primarily for the NWA Hollywood territory. While competing in NWA Hollywood Colosetti and Jonathan Boyd teamed up to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship from Hector Guerrero and Barry Orton on May 18, 1979, on a show in Los Angeles, California. The team only held the title for one day, losing it to a team known as The Twin Devils on the 19th. Colosetti remained active until the late 1990s, with his last national exposure being him losing a Lucha de Apuesta match to Perro Aguayo on June 26, 1991, and being forced to have his hair shaved off after the match per Lucha traditions.

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

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El Tempestuoso (mask) El Enterrador (mask) Central America Live event Unknown  
Tinieblas (mask) El Internacional (mask) Unknown Live event Unknown  
El Canek (mask) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Unknown Live event Unknown  
El Canek (mask) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Unknown Live event Unknown  
El Solitario (mask) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Live event Unknown  
Rayo de Plata (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Live event Unknown  
Ringo Mendoza (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Unknown Live event Unknown  
Villano III (mask)Coloso Colosetti (hair) Unknown Live event Unknown [3]
Los Gemelos Diablo (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) and Rubí Rubalcava (hair) [4] [5]
Kobayashi (hair) and Saito (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) and César Valentino (hair) Live event  
Tony Salazar (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) [6]
Perro Aguayo (hair) Coloso Colosetti (hair) Live event [7]
Coloso Colosetti (hair) Trueno (hair) Live event  

Notes and References

  1. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title . 389 . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . NWA Americas Tag Team Title. 296–297. 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. News: Lucha 2000 staff . Villano III y sus Victimas . Lucha 2000 Magazine . 24 - 27 . Especial 30 . May 2008 . Spanish.
  4. Web site: Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL. September 2, 2010. September 28, 2012. The Gladiatores Magazine. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Historia de Los Aniversarios . September 28, 2012 . . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016082143/http://cmll.com/aniversario_cmll.htm . October 16, 2012 .
  6. News: Lucha 2000 Staff . Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre . Lucha 2000 . Especial 28 . April 2006 . Spanish.
  7. News: Lucha 2000 staff . Perro Aguayo y sus Victimas . Lucha 2000 Magazine . 12 - 15 . Especial 30 . May 2008 . Spanish.