Louie Spicolli

Louis Mucciolo Jr. though some say it was created by Japanese female wrestler Etsuko Mita.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1988–1995)

At the age of 17, Mucciolo began training with "Big" Bill Anderson after the two met at a wrestling show held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. He debuted in 1988 aged 17, working as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation, using the ring name Louie Spicolli and would continue to use this name in squash matches until March 1995. His occasional appearances saw him lose to many of the WWF's top stars, though he did register two victories in 1993, defeating the White Knight (actually his trainer, Bill Anderson) and The Lightning Kid.

Spicolli worked on the independent circuit, appearing with Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as "Cutie Pie". He traveled to Arizona in 1991, where he won the Interwest Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship as "The Zodiac". After several appearances in the WWF as an enhancement talent in 1992, Spicolli returned to Mexico as "The Killer Blonde" and made several appearances with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in Japan, before getting fired by Atsushi Onita for throwing a bottle of urine out the bus window. In 1994, Spicolli appeared briefly with Smoky Mountain Wrestling, feuding with Chris Candido for the SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship. He left shortly afterward and joined Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as "Madonna's Boyfriend", one of Los Gringos Locos along with Eddie Guerrero, Konnan, and Art Barr. He wrestled in a six-man tag team match at When Worlds Collide on November 6, 1994, which, as of 2016, was the only pay-per-view that AAA has held in the United States. This exposure led to Spicolli being offered jobs by many promotions.

World Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)

In April 1995, the WWF repackaged Spicolli as "Rad Radford", a fan of grunge, and purportedly the boyfriend of Courtney Love. He worked an angle with the Bodydonnas, wanting to join (despite his comparatively flabby body) and was eventually admitted as a "Bodydonna-in-training". Spicolli achieved little success as Radford, rarely getting victories over other name talent. After coming home from the house show tour, Spicolli was found unconscious by a neighbor when he overdosed on Soma and suffered a seizure. He was in intensive care for several days before making a recovery. The WWF, still mindful of the controversy and negative impacts from the steroid trial in 1994, released Spicolli on the condition that he would not work for the rival WCW promotion for a year.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996–1997) Spicolli struggled with depression before joining Extreme Championship Wrestling in July 1996 as a face.

Spicolli later turned heel and feuded with Tommy Dreamer. At Chapter 2 in May 1997, Spicolli gave Dreamer's valet Beulah McGillicutty a Spicolli Driver, causing her to be taken out of the ring in a stretcher. Spicolli later began commentating during matches, and impressed many with his wit, though he was admonished after making a joke concerning the Oklahoma City bombing after commentator Tony Schiavone referred to a forthcoming "bombshell". Eric Bischoff reportedly saw Spicolli as "The Chris Farley of Wrestling." Hall and Spicolli soon feuded with Larry Zbyszko, with Spicolli stealing Zbyszko's golf clubs, bringing them to the ring, and breaking them over his knee while Hall made sarcastic comments on the mic. on Soma and wine, choking on his own vomit in his sleep.

Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Federation AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Interwest Wrestling Federation IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Wrestling Association WWA World Trios Championship (2 times) – with Bill Anderson and Tim Patterson