Born | 1951-1952 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Alma mater | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
Spouse(s) | Marjorie Gasker |
Children | 2 |
Family | Gene Snitsky (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | A.J. Petrucci A.J. Petruzzi The Bounty Hunter The Executioner Fracture Fransberg Masked Assassin Pocono Mountain Man Sheik Fugan Super Destroyer #1 |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
Billed from | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
Trained by | Tony Altomare |
Debut | 1984 |
A.J. "Tony" Petrucci is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1984 to 1986 as A.J. Petruzzi and for his appearances with Eastern Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 1994 as Super Destroyer #1, one half of the tag team The Super Destroyers.
Petrucci was born in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. He attended Jim Thorpe High School, where he competed in amateur wrestling, American football, and basketball.
In December 1983, Petrucci enrolled in the World Wrestling Federation's training camp in Orange, Connecticut, where he was trained to wrestle by Tony Altomare. He wrestled his first match in 1984, facing B. Brian Blair in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
In 1985, Petrucci, as The Masked Assassin, and The Spoiler lost a match against Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
In 1988, he and Ron Shaw formed the Executioners and made their way to Jim Crockett's National Wrestling Alliance to work against the New Breed (Chris Champion and Sean Royal).
In 1991 he formed The Super Destroyers tag team with partner Doug Stahl and manager Hunter Q. Robins III in Eastern Championship Wrestling, which was later renamed to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). While in ECW, the Super Destroyers were crowned the first ECW Tag Team Champions. Both Petrucci and Stahl left the company in 1994, after holding the title twice.