Big Dick Dudley
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Big Dick Dudley
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| Birth name | Alex Rizzo |
| Born |
January 12, 1968 Suffolk, New Jersey, US |
| Died | May 16, 2002 (aged 34) Copiague, New York, US |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Spouse(s) | Elektra (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alexander The Great Big Dick Dudley |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 320 lb (150 kg; 23 st) |
| Billed from | "The Twisted Steel Section of Dudleyville" |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
| Debut | 1986 |
Alex Rizzo (January 12, 1968 – May 16, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big Dick Dudley. Rizzo was best known for his appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1994 to 1999 as the leader of The Dudley Brothers.
Rizzo began training with Johnny Rodz alongside the likes of Taz, Phil Theis and the Santiago Twins and became one of the first students to graduate from the now infamous school in Brooklyn. He claimed his first professional matches came in late 1986 in Puerto Rico alongside fellow Rodz students and future ECW alumni Rocco Rock and Abdullah the Butcher. He returned to the U.S. after his tour of Puerto Rico and began wrestling on the East Coast independent scene under the name of Alexander the Great. While being a monster wrestler with a great physique, Rizzo rarely became the star attraction.
Rizzo joined Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1994. He entered just as the federation began to take off, breaking away from its National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) ties and becoming Extreme Championship Wrestling. This allowed Rizzo a chance to shine, and he took it, transforming into Big Dick Dudley, the man from Dudleyville, a creation he said was thought up between himself, Taz and Tommy Dreamer.
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