Vito...

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I couldn't sleep much earlier this morning so I got up and for the heck of it, checked out WWE.com. I noticed they had an "exclusive" match up...Vito vs Steven Richards. I watched it, and man...this Vito guy is pretty impressive. I'd encourage all of you to watch and give your thoughts. He's got a cool finisher, and seems like he can actually work. I wish WWE would start putting him and Nunzio on Smackdown (especially to let people know that Nunzio is the CW Champion, since I don't think that title change has even been acknowledged on Smackdown, as far as I know).

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This young rookie has a bright future ahead of him.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yes...he's a hoss. A real blue-chipper.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

This is the Vito that was in WCW right? Yeah he's always been pretty solid and watchable.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yeah, same one from ECW and WCW. I never really saw him in either...we didn't get ECW around here at that time, and by the time he got to WCW I wasn't watching much because the booking was so terrible. But yeah, in that match against Richards, he looked pretty impressive...like Tyson Tomko, but with talent. He has a cool finisher (the implant DDT, ala Gangrel), and those crossface punches looked pretty brutal. I hope they give him more exposure.

[cabbageboy 0]

Vito is a guy who was mostly a jobber in ECW (and I believe a Sat. morning jobber in the WWF in the early 90s, but don't quote me on that), yet was used quite a bit better in WCW. I thought he was a solid performer in the Mamalukes and also on his own feuding with his "brother" Reno. He looks a bit more cut since those days.

[muzz 0]

I've always been high on Vito since watching him in WCW, and I'm enjoying his work with Nunzio, especially how Vito acts as a Bodyguard/enforcer.

[NoCalMike 0]

With the right training and creative department behind him, he could be molded into another Mike Awesome.

[razazteca 0]

Vito should reform his stable the Baldies...

[Paul Stanley 0]

Reno had the best finisher.

 

 

In fact, what happend to Reno?

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Reno had the best finisher.

 

In fact, what happend to Reno?

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He went back to being a bouncer.

 

Reno was one of the many Power Plant guys who didn't really love professional wrestling. He, like many others there, was a tough guy who excelled at something else (whether it be plain old fighting, football, etc.), and decided to try his hand at training so he could make $100,000 a year for however long possible.

 

So when the checks stopped, Reno stopped.

[MillenniumMan831 0]

(and I believe a Sat. morning jobber in the WWF in the early 90s, but don't quote me on that)

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Yeah, he went by Vito Cruz in the WWF.

[Jericho2000Mark 0]

I remember he was really over around Mid-2000 and was ready to be moved up the card, along with Storm and Kanyon...

[Bruce Blank 0]

Skull Von Krush makes it to the WWE!! Awesome

 

Vito had a run with the Hardcore title in WCW - saw him live in a Hardcore title match that was part hardcore, part played for comedy - loved it.

 

and Nunzio/Vito would be a credible tag team... so that's not gonna happen in the WWE

[King Cucaracha 0]

I'm surprised they're letting him use the Implant DDT to be honest. If Piledrivers and Shooting Stars are 'too dangerous', you'd have thought that would have been too.

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I'm surprised they're letting him use the Implant DDT to be honest. If Piledrivers and Shooting Stars are 'too dangerous', you'd have thought that would have been too.

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It'll most likely still be banned as soon as Vito accidently injures someone with the Implant DDT. That's usually what prompts WWE to ban certain moves.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Implant DDT is just a glorified face drop. It's not like he's driving them down on the top of their skulls.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Yeah, the Implant DDT is one of those moves that looks a lot worse than it actually is. Kind of like a powerbomb, for example.