Sal Rinauro

Professional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2005–2006)

After honing his skills at NWA Wildside as well as winning the promotion's Junior Heavyweight Championship, Rinauro debuted under the name "Mellow" as a member of Special K in Ring of Honor. After beating Antonio Blanca earlier in the show, Rinauro (now using his real name) competed for and won a Ring of Honor Contract by defeating Steve Madison, Claudio Castagnoli, and Jerrelle Clark at Do or Die 5 on August 20, 2005. Rinauro, along with Tony Mamaluke, won the ROH World Tag Team Championship at the show Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1, 2005, by defeating B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs. During their reign, they successfully defended against teams such as Whitmer and Jacobs, Homicide and Ricky Reyes, and Colt Cabana and Milano Collection A.T. They lost the title to Austin Aries and Roderick Strong of Generation Next at Final Battle 2005 on December 17, 2005. Rinauro also appeared at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Slammiversary event in 2005, as a fan who was attacked by Jeff Jarrett before the King of the Mountain match, causing Jarrett to be (storyline) arrested.

After losing the title, Rinauro competed in the 2006 Trios Tournament at Tag Wars 2006 with Tony Mamaluke and Jay Fury, competing against the likes of The Briscoe Brothers. In 2006, Rinauro's partner Tony Mamaluke signed with World Wrestling Entertainment to be a part of the new ECW brand, leaving Rinauro to start a singles career once more. At Death Before Dishonor IV, it was revealed that Rinauro was the newest member of The Embassy. That night, he teamed with fellow Embassy member Jimmy Rave and they successfully defeated Colt Cabana and Jay Lethal. After successful title defenses against Tyler Black, Delirious, and Joey Ryan, he dropped the title to Chris Jones on October 11, 2008. Full Impact Pro FIP Florida Heritage Championship (1 time) Great Championship Wrestling Great Championship Wrestling Interstate Championship (3 times) NWA Anarchy NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Delay NWA Wildside NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Beat the Champ Championship (1 time) Peachstate Wrestling Alliance PWA No Limits Championship (1 time) PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nigel Sherrod Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 424 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021 Rampage Pro Wrestling RPW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) RPW Intercontinental Championship (1 time) Southern Fried Championship Wrestling SFCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) SFCW Classic Championship (1 time) SFCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sunny Daze Charles William Anschutz Memorial Tournament (2021) Southern Honor Wrestling SHW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sunny Daze Ultimate Christian Wrestling UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)