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Lorenzo Parente

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 225 lbs.

From: Naples, Italy

Pro Debut: 1958

Aliases: Pancho López, Poncho López, Larry López, Blue Avenger, Tony Lorenzo, Pancho Parente, Mephisto, Spoiler #1

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Alliance (IN), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Finisher: Abdominable Stretch

Career Highlights: -NWA (Amarillo) North American Champion (2x)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Paul DeMarco)
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (11x; 10 w/ Dante, 1 w/ Bobby Hart)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (5x; 4 w/ Bobby Hart, 1 w/ Bill Dromo)
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Hart)
-NWA (Mid-America) World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Big Bad John & John Gray)
-NWA (Mid-America) World Tag Team Champion (9x; 5 w/ Bobby Hart, 2 each w/ Randy Curtis and Spoiler #2)
-NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Hart)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Bobby Hart)
-NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Danny Hodge, Skandar Akbar, and Bobby Hart)
-WCW Brass Knuckles Champion

Affiliates: Saul Weingeroff, Danny Hodge, Dante/Bobby Hart, Bill Dromo, Big Bad John, John Gray, Paul DeMarco, Buck Robley, Don Duffy, Dante, Randy Curtis, Spoiler #2, Skandar Akbar, Joe Tangaro

Notable Feuds: Bearcat Brown, Ron Wright, Don Wright, Tarzan Tyler, Jack Brisco, Umanosuke Ueda, Karl Von Stroheim, Danny Hodge, Jack Donovan, Buddy Colt, Dennis Hall, Chati Yokouchi, Jerry Kozak, Woody Farmer, Al Costello, Tom Jones, Don Kent, Ricky Romero

Other Facts: -Real name was Lorenzo Parente Martino
-Owned an Italian restaurant in the Nashville area.
-Appeared in the movie "The Wrestling Queen" in 1975
-Passed away March 15, 2014.