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Antone Leone
Nickname: Ripper
From: Oyster Bay, NY
Birthday: Aug 31st
Pro Debut: 1938
Aliases: Angelo Leone
Feds Worked For: NWA, TSW, Amarillo (TX)
Career Highlights: -NWA (Amarillo) North American Champion
-TSW Arkansas Junior Heavyweight Champion
-TSW Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Morelli)
Notable Feuds: Tito Carreon, Pepi Pasquale, Marco Polo
Other Facts: -Was a midcard heel. Later became a manager.
-Once pretended to be blind. He and another wrestler convinced a woman to join them in their motel room after dinner. While having sex with the woman, Leone threw off the glasses, proclaiming that the sex was so good he could see again.
-Claimed that he was blackballed from wrestling.
-Passed away on March 12, 1994 at the age of 77.
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