Salvatore Sincere | |
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Salvatore Sincere in May 2009.
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Birth name | Tom Brandi |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
July 9, 1966
Residence | East Norriton, Pennsylvania |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Johnny Gunn Salvatore Sincere Tom Brandi The Patriot |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg) |
Billed from | "Italy" (as Salvatore Sincere) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Trained by | King Kaluha, Mike Sparta |
Debut | 1985 |
Tom Brandi (born July 9, 1966) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1996 to 1998 under the ring name Salvatore Sincere. Brandi is also known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling as Johnny Gunn
Brandi debuted in 1985 after being trained by indy wrestler King Kaluha. His first notoriety came in International World Class Championship Wrestling where he won the IWCCW Television Championship as "Chippendale" Tom Brandi a gimmick similar to the one used by The Fantastics and The Fabulous Ones in the 1980s.
In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Brandi went by Johnny Gunn. He achieved some of the most notable moments in his career while teaming with Tom Zenk. At Halloween Havoc 1992, Brandi partnered with Shane Douglas and Tom Zenk to defeat Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, and Michael Hayes.
In 1994, he competed for the short lived American Wrestling Federation on the TV series Warriors of Wrestling where he used the name "Johnny Gunn" and renewed his chippendales gimmick where he was a fan favorite. Brandi also teamed with Jim Powers while in the AWF.