Chris Chetti
Encyclopedia
Christopher "Chris" Chetti (born July 16, 1974) is an American
professional wrestler
. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling
between 1996 and 2000.
"House of Hardcore" professional wrestling school by Mikey Whipwreck
and his cousin, Taz
. He made his professional debut in 1996.
In 1999, Chetti formed a tag team
with Nova
. At Heat Wave 1999
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Danny Doring
and Roadkill
after a tidal wave. At Anarchy Rulz 1999, Nova and Chris Chetti fought Simon Diamond
and DeVito
to a no-contest after interference from ECW wrestlers.
At Living Dangerously 2000
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Jado and Gedo
after a Tidal Wave. At ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Angel and DeVito & Danny Doring and Roadkill in a three way match. At Heat Wave 2000
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Angel and DeVito after a Tidal Wave.
The tag team disbanded in late 2000, with the former partners wrestling one another at November to Remember 2000. In what was Chetti's final ECW match, he lost to Nova in a loser leaves town match. At the final ECW pay-per-view, Guilty as Charged 2001, Chetti refereed a bout between Nova and Chris Hamrick
.
. During his short stay with said promotions, Chetti had rivalries with wrestlers such as Joey Matthews
, Nova and Balls Mahoney
. Nevertheless, little activity in the promotions and a lack of a final contract carried Chetti to a constant change of home promotions, until October 2002 when he signed a contract with Xtreme Pro Wrestling
.
, Psychosis
, and Super Crazy
.
On November 23, 2002, Chetti proclaimed himself the new ECW FTW Heavyweight Champion
, only to lose the title on July 16, 2003 against Danny Doring.
Between September 2003 and June 2005, Chetti remained inactive for unknown reasons. In his return match, he was defeated by Devon Storm
, but during the month of September 2005, he obtained two victories over Danny Doring. His last public appearance was as a spectator at One Night Stand 2005
.
After sustaining a back injury Chetti has been inactive and is going to remain inactive.
He Currently resides in Suffolk County, New York
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
between 1996 and 2000.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996-2000)
Chetti was trained at the Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
"House of Hardcore" professional wrestling school by Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion....
and his cousin, Taz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
. He made his professional debut in 1996.
In 1999, Chetti formed a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
with Nova
Mike Bucci
Michael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and World Wrestling Entertainment as Simon Dean...
. At Heat Wave 1999
ECW Heat Wave
ECW Heat Wave was a professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling. It was first broadcast on pay-per-view starting with the 1998 edition.-1994:...
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Danny Doring
Danny Doring
Dan Morrison is an American wrestler better known as Danny Doring, most known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, as the tag team partner of Roadkill...
and Roadkill
Michael Depoli
Michael DePoli is a retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling. He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment in its Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental territory...
after a tidal wave. At Anarchy Rulz 1999, Nova and Chris Chetti fought Simon Diamond
Pat Kenney
Patrick Joseph Michael "Pat" Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent...
and DeVito
Tony DeVito
Anthony "Tony" DeVito is an American professional wrestler, best known for working in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Ring of Honor...
to a no-contest after interference from ECW wrestlers.
At Living Dangerously 2000
ECW Living Dangerously
Living Dangerously was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view held by Extreme Championship Wrestling. The event happened from 1998 to 2000 in the month of March...
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Jado and Gedo
Keiji Takayama
Keiji Takayama better known as Gedo , is a long time professional wrestler. He formed a long-lasting tag team with Jado...
after a Tidal Wave. At ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
ECW Hardcore Heaven
Hardcore Heaven is a former professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling. It first aired on pay-per-view starting with the 1997 edition.-1994:...
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Angel and DeVito & Danny Doring and Roadkill in a three way match. At Heat Wave 2000
ECW Heat Wave
ECW Heat Wave was a professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling. It was first broadcast on pay-per-view starting with the 1998 edition.-1994:...
, Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Angel and DeVito after a Tidal Wave.
The tag team disbanded in late 2000, with the former partners wrestling one another at November to Remember 2000. In what was Chetti's final ECW match, he lost to Nova in a loser leaves town match. At the final ECW pay-per-view, Guilty as Charged 2001, Chetti refereed a bout between Nova and Chris Hamrick
Chris Hamrick
Chris Hamrick is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the early 2000s...
.
Independent Circuit (2001-2002)
After leaving ECW, Chetti participated in several independent promotions, such as Midwest Championship Wrestling, USA Pro Wrestling and Phoenix Championship WrestlingPhoenix Championship Wrestling
Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River, New Jersey. It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later...
. During his short stay with said promotions, Chetti had rivalries with wrestlers such as Joey Matthews
Adam Birch
Adam Birch is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment , and training in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as Joey Mercury...
, Nova and Balls Mahoney
Balls Mahoney
Jonathan Rechner better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney , is an American professional wrestler...
. Nevertheless, little activity in the promotions and a lack of a final contract carried Chetti to a constant change of home promotions, until October 2002 when he signed a contract with Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
.
Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2002-2003)
On October 5, 2002, Chetti debuted in Xtreme Pro Wrestling at the event Fallout, which was their second show on The East Coast. He defeated Chris Hamrick. During the next months, he failed to win a match, losing to opponents including Shark BoyShark Boy
Dean Mathew Roll is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Early career:...
, Psychosis
Dionicio Castellanos
Dionicio Castellanos Torres is a Mexican professional wrestler best known by the stage names Psychosis or Psicosis. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración under the ring name Nicho el Millonario, as a new Psicosis took over the former name...
, and Super Crazy
Super Crazy
Francisco Islas Rueda is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador, best known by his ring name Super Crazy. Islas is most known for his three year run in the original ECW...
.
On November 23, 2002, Chetti proclaimed himself the new ECW FTW Heavyweight Champion
ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW Heavyweight Championship was an alternate World Heavyweight Championship in the professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling...
, only to lose the title on July 16, 2003 against Danny Doring.
Between September 2003 and June 2005, Chetti remained inactive for unknown reasons. In his return match, he was defeated by Devon Storm
Devon Storm
Christopher "Chris" Ford is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he...
, but during the month of September 2005, he obtained two victories over Danny Doring. His last public appearance was as a spectator at One Night Stand 2005
ECW One Night Stand (2005)
ECW One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It was held on June 12, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. The main event was a tag team match between The Dudley Boyz and the team of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman...
.
After sustaining a back injury Chetti has been inactive and is going to remain inactive.
He Currently resides in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Amityville Horror (Samoan driver)
- Signature moves
- Scissors kick
- Sitout rear mat slam
- Somersault diving clothesline
- Blue thunder driver
- Springboard hurricanrana
- Springboard double jump moonsault
- Springboard Clothesline
- Headbutt to the Groin
- With NovaMike BucciMichael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and World Wrestling Entertainment as Simon Dean...
- Tidal Wave (Simultaneous diving leg drop / diving splash combination)
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Lou E. DangerouslyLou D'AngeliLou D'Angeli is a former professional wrestling manager and current Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas who is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a performer and promoter and World Wrestling Entertainment in marketing.-Sign Guy...
- JazzCarlene BegnaudCarlene Denise Moore-Begnaud is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored under the ring name Jazz...
- Lou E. Dangerously
Championships and accomplishments
- Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
- ECW FTW Heavyweight ChampionshipECW FTW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW Heavyweight Championship was an alternate World Heavyweight Championship in the professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling...
(1 time)
- ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship
- NWANational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
Midwest- NWA Midwest BMF Champion (1 time)
- New York Wrestling Connection
- 2004 NYWC Tag Team Gauntlet Winner
- NPWA
- NPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Qenaan Creed
- SWF
- SWF Light Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- SWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Danny Jaxx
- UWF
- UWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Superstars
- Wrestling Superstars United Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)