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Vittorio Apollo

Nickname: The Whirlwind Of The Pampa

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 233 lbs.

From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pro Debut: 1960

Aliases: Argentina Apollo, Argentine Apollo, Vincente Denigris

Feds Worked For: TSW, WCCW, NWA, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (OH), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All-South Wrestling Alliance (GA), Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Houston Wrestling (TX), International Wrestling Association (FL/NC/NJ/NY/OH/VA), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Jim Crockett Promotions (NC/SC/VA), M & M Promotions (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Midwest Wrestling Association (OH), National Wrestling Federation (NY), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Capitol Wrestling Federation (CT/NJ/NY/PA/MD/DC), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Upstate (NY), Pacific Coast Athletic Corporation (CA), Promotions Eddie Quinn (Canada), Southwest Sports (TX), Spectator Sports (PA), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wide Wrestling Association (PA)

Signature Moves: Argentine Backbreaker

Career Highlights: -ASWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Steinborn)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Jose Lothario)
-NWA (Georgia) Southeastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Roberto Soto)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Steinborn)
-NWA Macon Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Bob Armstrong and Tommy Siegler)
-WWWA American Tag Team Champion (w/ Bruno Sammartino)
-WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Don McClarity)

Affiliates: Dick Steinborn, Tommy Siegler, Jose Lothario, Bruno Sammartino, Don McClarity, Roberto Soto, Bob Armstrong, Johnny Weaver, George Becker, Abe Jacobs, Leo Burke, Argentina Rocca, Luiz Martínez, Tony Parisi, José Miguel Pérez, Pedro Morales

Notable Feuds: Jack Armstrong, El Lobo, Flash Monroe, Missouri Mauler, Brute Bernard, Al Costello, Roy Heffernan, Rock Hunter, Smasher Sloan, Swede Hanson, Skull Murphy, Rip Hawk, Bill Bowman, Joe Turner, Gene Anderson, Ox Baker, Luke Graham, The Assassin, Dale Lewis, Art Neilson, Karl Kox, Masa Saito, Billy Garrett, Matti Suzuki, Skandar Akbar, Clyde Steeves, Waldo Von Erich

Other Facts: -Real name was Vincente Denegris
-At the time of Denigris' death his art instructor was badly misquoted in his obituary. Mark Chartoff stated Vincents' work had a "wonderful childlike quality". The Atlanta Journal quote him as calling the work "childish".
-Passed away August 2, 1984 at the age of 41 after a heart attack