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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
Supplemental Information
Upcoming Events
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- WFC · Jun 1 7:00pm · Tulsa
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- ASP · May 4 11:30am · Noble
- BPW · May 4 3:00pm · Sapulpa
- CPW · May 31 7:30pm · Sand Springs
- EDW · May 5 6:00pm · Tulsa
- EPW · May 18 6:00pm · Midwest City
- MHCW · May 17 7:00pm · Seminole
- NAW · May 10 6:30pm · Salina
- NAW · May 11 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- TexPro · May 4 7:00pm · Ardmore
- UWE · May 18 6:00pm · Tahlequah
- UWO · May 11 6:00pm · Tuttle
- WAH · May 11 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WAH · May 25 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · May 4 7:00pm · Broken Arrow
- WFC · Jun 1 7:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · Jun 2 6:00pm · Tulsa
- Mick Foley, Leva Bates, Lex Luger, Milo Beasley, and Ron Simmons · May 24 2:00pm · Oklahoma City Convention Center · Oklahoma City
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- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 10 10:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 11 11:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 5 10:00am · A. J. Horton Event Center · McAlester
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 6 10:00am · A. J, Horton Event Center · McAlester
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