Dino Bravo is a retired Italian

Italian people

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-born Canadian professional wrestler

Professional wrestling

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, not to be confused with Adolfo Bresciano, who later used the ring name of Dino Bravo

Dino Bravo

Adolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:...

.

Early Life

At age 15 his family sent him to Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

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 to work with his uncle's business. During this time he worked construction during the day and learned English

English language

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 at night.

Professional wrestling career

During the 1950s he met with a manager of an Italian club in Windsor who has seen him working out at a YMCA

YMCA

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 and brought him to a wrestling training session. From that training session he was hooked and wrestler Stan Neilson got him in touch with Burt Ruby, a co-owner of a promotion in Detroit with Harry Light and Jack Britton

Jack Britton

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, who was looking from an Italian wrestler at the time.

His first match was against Jack Pye

Jack Pye

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 in which he won. After traveling for a while as a singles competitor he was paired with Dominic DeNucci

Dominic DeNucci

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 who was given the name Dominic Bravo and they were billed as the Bravo Brothers. Their tag team ended in Calgary

Calgary

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 in Stu Hart

Stu Hart

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's Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling

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 promotion when Bravo left to spend Christmas

Christmas

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 at home with his family and decided he wasn't coming back to the sport, even turning down a deal to go to Australia

Australia

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 with Denucci.

Bravo took over his uncle's construction business, but his retirement from wrestling didn't last long. He was working during the day and at night was wrestling and refereeing for Burt Ruby and Harry Light until about 1965 where he completely retired from the business.

In 1972, he gave permission to Jack Britton to give the Dino Bravo name to a upcoming wrestler by the name of Adolfo Bresciano.

Personal life

Bravo owned and managed Bravo Cement Contracting Inc. for many years after his retirement from wrestling.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Bodyscissors

• Signature moves
  • Dropkick
    Dropkick
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  • Flying Headscissors

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