Early career (1987–1990) D'Acquisto debuted on October 28, 1987. He competed in New England and East Coast independent promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably as a mainstay of
International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled as "The Rochester Roadblock". In 1990, D'Acquisto was the subject of an article by journalist Glen Duffy published in
Rolling Stone.
Japan and Mexico (1990–1996) In 1990 and 1993 he made some appearances in the
World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.In 1992, D'Acquisto made several appearances with the
Japanese W*ING promotion, where he feuded with
Jason the Terrible. He would also wrestle for the
Universal Wrestling Association in Mexico, where he competed under the masked gimmick of "Torre Infernal" ("Infernal Tower"). D'Acquisto's final match in the UWA was a mask versus mask match against UWA World Heavyweight Champion
El Canek, which Canek would win.
World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998) D'Acquisto competed as a preliminary wrestler for
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Roadblock". In keeping with his ring name, D'Acquisto would carry a
roadblock or a
sawhorse to the ring. Roadblock made his televised debut in WCW on the October 19, 1996 episode of
Saturday Night by defeating
Dale Wolfe, a replacement for D'Acquisto's originally scheduled opponent
Randy Savage. After the match, Roadblock challenged
Lex Luger to a match to take place two nights later on
Monday Nitro, which Acquisto lost. He made his only
pay-per-view appearance in WCW at
World War 3 on November 24 by participating in the
namesake battle royal for a future
World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. He was eliminated by the eventual winner
The Giant. Roadblock spent the next two years in WCW working mainly on
WCW Saturday Night,
WCW Pro, and
WCW Monday Nitro against the likes of
Meng,
Chris Benoit, The Giant,
Lex Luger,
Jim Duggan, and
Diamond Dallas Page. Roadblock defeated
Jim Powers in his last WCW match on the August 1, 1998 episode of
Saturday Night.
Late career (1998–2000) After leaving WCW in 1998, Roadblock appeared sporadically on the
independent circuit, wrestling his final match in 2000. == Championships and accomplishments ==