Louie Spicolli
| Louie Spicolli | |
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Spicolli as "Rad Radford" in 1995
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| Birth name | Louis Mucciolo, Jr. |
| Born | February 10, 1971 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California |
| Died | February 15, 1998 (aged 27) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Overdose |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Body Snatcher Cutie Pie Killer Blond Louie Spicolli Madonna's Boyfriend Mercenario III Rad Radford The Zodiac |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Billed from | San Pedro, California Seattle, Washington (as Rad Radford) |
| Trained by | Bill Anderson |
| Debut | 1988 |
Louis Mucciolo, Jr. (February 10, 1971 – February 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna's Boyfriend, for the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, and in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Louie Spicolli. He is sometimes credited as being the inventor of the Death Valley driver finisher and even wore T-shirts in WCW stating it, though it was actually innovated by female wrestler Etsuko Mita.
At the age of 17, Mucciolo began training with "Big" Bill Anderson after the two met at a wrestling show held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. He debuted in 1988 aged 17, working as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation, using the ring name Louie Spicolli and would continue to use this name in squash matches until March 1995. His occasional appearances saw him lose to many of the WWF's top stars, though he did register two victories in 1993, defeating The White Knight (actually his trainer, Bill Anderson) and The Lightning Kid. He also picked up a victory on March 13, 1995 over Greg Davis, his last appearance before being repackaged.
In 1989, he traveled to Tijuana, Mexico with Tim Patterson and his trainer, Bill Anderson, with whom he formed a stable known as "Los Mercenarios Americanos" ("The American Mercenaries"). They were a trio of masked villains who feuded with Los Villanos (Villano I, Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V). The Mercenarios were forced to unmask in July 1991 and then disbanded in 1992.
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