Big Dick Dudley

Later career (1999–2001) After Big Dick left ECW he would spend time in many different organizations over the next couple of years including making his Puerto Rico return for Carlos Colon's WWC becoming a mainstay over the next few years wrestling the likes of a young Carly Colon, Abdullah the Butcher and the infamous Invader I. He had reasonable success in WWC becoming one of the bigger heels in the company but never capturing any titles possibly due to the fact that his tours tended to be reasonably frequent but brief. It was during his time in Puerto Rico that he worked in front of the biggest crowds of his career stating that some of his heel antics caused near riots during events.

In 1999 helped found the semi-popular XPW, known, like ECW, for its hardcore antics. At one point, Big Dick took home the XPW World Heavyweight Championship. He would go on to earn belts in the NWA Jersey faction and the USPW federation. But things soon began to go downhill for the senior member of the Dudleyz. In only two years, Big Dick was involved in four auto accidents, including a serious motorcycle crash that left him with a broken neck. This kept Big Dick on the sidelines of wrestling for over a year.

Big Dick's last match was in March 2001.

Personal life Rizzo was married to fellow wrestler Donna "Elektra" Adamo, whom he met while training under Johnny Rodz. The couple divorced prior to Rizzo's death in May 2002.

Death On May 16, 2002, Rizzo was found dead in his apartment. He was 34 years old. The cause of death was kidney failure brought on by years of painkiller abuse. According to former wife Elektra on what happened the day of his death:

Championships and accomplishments Northeastern Wrestling NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Northern States Wrestling Alliance NSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Jersey Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #200 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1998 USA Xtreme Wrestling UXW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) UXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sam Dudley World Wrestling Alliance WWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Xtreme Pro Wrestling XPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)