Salvatore Bellomo

Early career (1973–1975) Martino was trained to wrestle by Nino. He debuted in his native Belgium in the early-1970s, wrestling at carnivals. In April 2015, Bellomo sent several of his students to audition for ''Belgium's Got Talent''; the students passed the auditions and wrestled live on Belgian television. == Professional wrestling style and persona ==

Although he was born in Belgium, Bellomo was of Italian descent, and his professional wrestling persona reflected this. In the World Wrestling Federation, his character was that of an Italian immigrant who spoke broken English. Bellomo originally wrestled in a technical style, with his signature moves including a "back dropkick", flying head scissors, and crossbody block. Later in his career, he adopted a brawling/powerhouse style, with his signature moves being the Pizza Splash (a big splash) and a mule kick. == Death ==

Bellomo died from cancer on February 9, 2019, at the age of 67. == Championships and accomplishments ==

• NWA All-Star Wrestling • NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mike Sharpe (1 time) and Bill Cody (1 time) • NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • NWA Hollywood Wrestling • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Víctor Rivera • Pro Wrestling Illustrated • Ranked No. 276 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992 • World Xtreme Wrestling • WXW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • WXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with the Mad Russian • WXW Hall of Fame (Class of 2013) == References ==