Early career (1987–1992) DiMeglio began wrestling in the Mid-Atlantic region in 1987 and eventually began teaming with Rip Sawyer as Cream Team on the Virginia independent circuit. In May 1988, they defeated
International World Class Championship Wrestling's Billion Dollar Babies (G.Q. Stratus and Mike Sampson) in a tournament final to become the first tag team champions for
Max Thrasher's Atlantic Wrestling Federation. A year later, The Cream Team fought The Brothers Superior (
Doug Superior &
Neil Superior) to decide the first NWL Tag Team Champions. After more than three years as champions, the Cream Team lost the AWF Tag Team titles to the Hellhounds in
York, Pennsylvania at the end of the year. Appearing at the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation's first event, he and Sawyer lost to the Lords of Pain (
Pain &
Agony) in a match to crown the first MEWF Tag Team Champions on August 2, 1991. Defeating Pain and
Bubba Monroe (substituting for an injured Agony) for the title on December 1, the two would continue defending the title for much of 1992, as well becoming the Atlantic Coast Wrestling Federation's first tag team champions in April 1992, until they began wrestling for the Philadelphia-based
Eastern Championship Wrestling. Following their departure, the title were vacated on October 23.
Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992–1994) He and Sawyer made their debut in Eastern Championship Wrestling in late 1992, teaming with
Glen Osbourne in a six-man tag team match to defeat Max Thrasher and
The Super Destroyers at the Taber Youth Association in
Philadelphia on October 3. The two later made an unsuccessful bid for the
ECW Tag Team Championship weeks later losing to The Super Destroyers at
The Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia on October 24. At the beginning of the year, DiMeglio and Sawyer had regained the AWF Tag Team titles from the Hellhounds. The two men remained champions until their breakup in May 1993. DiMeglio and Nick Tarentino, as "The Goodfellows", defeated Rip Sawyer and A.J. Fritzoid for the belts in York that same month and held the belts until the promotion's close that same year. He and Valentino would continue teaming together in the Mid-Atlantic region for the next several years including
NWA New Jersey, Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling and the
World Wrestling Alliance.
World Championship Wrestling (1995–1996) On February 2, 1995, he and Valentino made their WCW debut on
WCW Worldwide against
The Fantastics (
Bobby Fulton &
Tommy Rogers) at
Walt Disney World in
Orlando, Florida. Several weeks later, they appeared on
WCW Saturday Night in the main event against Stars & Stripes (
Marcus Bagwell &
The Patriot). This was included as a dark match at
SuperBrawl V at the
Baltimore Arena in
Baltimore, Maryland on February 19, 1995. After confronting
Eric Bischoff, WCW World Heavyweight Champion
Big Van Vader interfered in the match attacking all four men.
Bobby Heenan frequently referred to Casanova and Valentino as "The Flying Linguinis" during their matches (they did not use their official team name in WCW). Occasionally appearing in
World Championship Wrestling during the next two years, DiMeglio was seen on
WCW Saturday Night facing
"Flyin'" Brian Pillman on April 29 and
Sting in a match for the
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at the Center Stage Theatre in
Atlanta on July 11, 1995. Later that year, he and
Frankie Lancaster lost to Pillman &
Chris Benoit on
WCW Saturday Night on December 9 and, several weeks later, he faced
Hugh Morris at
WCW Main Event on January 7, 1996. Casanova also won the MEWF Light Heavyweight/Maryland Championship from
Mark Schrader on March 17, 1996, but was stripped of the title a month later.
Return to Maryland and later career (1996–2002) In October 1999, he and Max Thrasher defeated
The Bad Crew to win the MEWF Tag Team title before losing the title to
Ricky Blues &
The New Patriot on November 13. The following year, he and Thrasher entered a championship tournament for the vacant MEWF Tag Team title, advancing to the finals before they lost to Jim Christian and Rayne on January 7, 2000. Teaming with Romeo Valentino, DiMeglio lost to
Morgus the Maniac & The Clown at the
Harry Grove Stadium in
Frederick, Maryland on July 17, 2000, with midget wrestler
Dink as special guest referee. The following night at the Summer Sizzler supercard, he and Valentino lost to MEWF Tag Team Champions The Tokyo Terrors after Thrasher attempted to interfere. During the summer, he made several appearances in
NWA New Jersey facing
Gillberg in
Wildwood, New Jersey on July 19 and August 3 before losing to Max Thrasher in a four-way match with Morgus the Maniac and Buzz Stryker in Dundalk, Maryland on September 22, 2000. He later defeated Max Thrasher for the MEWF Heavyweight Championship in late 2000, although he held the title for only a short period before losing it back to Thrasher before the end of the year. The title was later vacated on March 17 and, although he lost to Rayne in a match for the vacant title in Baltimore on April 17, he finally defeated Rayne to regain the MEWF Heavyweight Championship on August 2, 2001. Holding the title for over three months, DiMeglio eventually lost the title to Cat Burglar in
Dundalk, Maryland on November 25. He defeated Max Thrasher for the MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship on January 27, 2001, losing the title to Morgus the Maniac on March 17. ==Death==