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Joe Tomasso

Nickname: Tiger; Tweet Tweet

From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Aliases: The Assassin, Assassin #2, The Bat, Chicago Assassin #2, Masked Wrestler, The Rat, Tiger Tomasso, Tokyo Joe

Feds Worked For: TSW, WCCW, AWA, NWA, Alex Turk Promotions (Canada), All Star Wrestling (WA/Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE), American Wrestling Alliance (CO/IN/KY/OH/WI), Big Bear Promotions (AZ), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL/FL), Houston Wrestling (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), M & M Promotions (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Mike London Sports, Inc. (CO/NM/WY), Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (OH/NY), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), NWA New Mexico (NM), NWA Western States Sports (TX), Pacific Coast Athletic Corporation (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Promotions Eddie Quinn (Canada), Provincial Sports Association (Canada), Salt Lake Wrestling Club (UT), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Tri-State Sports (ID/UT/WA), Vancouver All Star Wrestling (Canada), World Booking Office (CT/NY), World Wrestling Alliance (IA/KS/MO), World Wrestling Association (IN), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Career Highlights: -Arizona Champion
-NWA (Gulf Coast) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Pancho Villa)
-NWA Idaho Champion (2x)
-NWA Western Champion (2x)
-NWA Western Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Rocky Monroe, Eric the Great, and Mitsu Arakawa)
-NWA (Idaho/Utah) World Tag Team Champion (4x; 1 each w/ Rocky Monroe, Eric the Great, Mitsu Arakawa, and Tony Borne)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Earl Black; 1 each w/ Gil Hays and Dave Ruhl)
-WWA World Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Assassin #1)

Affiliates: Roy Heenan, Assassin #1/Chicago Assassin #1, Pancho Villa, Rocky Monroe, Eric the Great, Mitsu Arakawa, Tony Borne, Earl Black, Gil Hays, Dave Ruhl, Eddie Sullivan

Notable Feuds: Bob Pringle, Bill Cody, Dan Kroffat, Dave Ruhl, Halcón Negro, Shag Thomas, Danny Babich, Wilbur Snyder, Chin Lee, Bill Melby, Sugi Sito, Kit Fox, Carlos Colón, Frank Butcher, Suni War Cloud, Dick the Bruiser, Nick Pacchiano, John Foti, Geoff Portz, George Scott, Lenny Hurst, Nelson Royal, Reggie Parks, Sweet Daddy Siki, Gil Hayes, Sonny Rogers, Luiz Martínez

Other Facts: -Real name was Joseph DiTommaso
-Wrestled under a mask as The Assassin and Assassin #2. Not to be confused with Jody Hamilton or Tom Renesto who both used those names in their careers and are probably most well known.
-Wrestled under a mask as The Bat until he was unmasked by Regi Siki on July 14, 1958. Wrestled under a mask as The Bat again until he was unmasked by Bob Ellis and Eddie Graham on January 18, 1963
-Passed away on April 30, 1988