Rico Constantino
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| Birth name | Americo Sabastiano Constantino |
| Born |
October 1, 1961 Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Alma mater | Northwestern Military and Naval Academy |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rico Rico Costantino The Cobra |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Trained by |
Jesse Hernandez Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Retired | 2012 |
Americo Sebastiano "Rico" Costantino (born October 1, 1961) is an Italian-American professional wrestler and wrestling manager. He performed under the ring names Rico Costantino and Rico in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 to 2004. He is currently wrestling for the Future Stars of Wrestling promotion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Costantino entered Northwestern Military and Naval Academy. He graduated near the top of his class and at one point considered enrollment at West Point. While Rico attended Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the movie Damien: Omen II was filmed at his school. Rico was cast as a military cadet extra in the film and also had some speaking lines. Costantino returned to Las Vegas and settled into a career as a paramedic. This led to enrollment in the police academy. Costantino was also on the SWAT team at one point, paving the way for his next career as a bodyguard.
Costantino was a contestant on American Gladiators. He was challenged by Gemini to find out if "he had what it took" to be a contestant for the show. He would go on to defeat Gemini in what was considered the Gladiator's best event, The Joust, and was one of few contenders to not only beat Gemini but never lose to him, winning once and fighting to a draw twice in their three bouts. Costantino went on to defeat all the other contestants and Gladiators to become the champion for the first half of the 1990–1991 season. In the Grand Championship, Rico came up just short, losing to Craig Branham by 7 points (3 1/2 seconds) in the Eliminator.
Costantino next appeared on the European game show Capture Ft. Boyard, with a win over his former Gladiator nemesis Craig Branham. On the show, he was the only competitor to capture the needed key in the bungee jump challenge on an upswing.
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