Tazz
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Tazz in 2008
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| Birth name | Peter Senerchia |
| Born |
October 11, 1967 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Residence |
Long Island, New York, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kid Krush The Tasmanian Devil The Tazmaniac Taz Tazz |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | The Red Hook Section of Brooklyn, New York |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Retired | 2002 |
Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967), better known by the ring names Taz or Tazz, is an American radio presenter and former color commentator and professional wrestler.
He is best known from his tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he was a two time World Heavyweight Champion, a two time World Television Champion, a three time World Tag Team Champion, a two time (and the inaugural) FTW Heavyweight Champion, and the fourth (and final) ECW Triple Crown Champion.
His World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) career as an in-ring performer came to an early end in 2002, when mounting injuries forced him to retire and subsequently saw him transition into a color-commentary role, which he continued to do until his contract with WWE expired in April 2009. Two months later, Senerchia debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at their Victory Road pay-per-view under his original Taz ring name and eventually reprised his role as a color commentator for TNA's broadcasts, replacing Don West.
Senerchia began wrestling in World Wrestling Council (WWC) and made his professional wrestling debut on June 3, 1987 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after being trained by Johnny Rodz. He wrestled as Kid Krush before moving on to the name Tazmaniac, which he would use variations of for the rest of his career. In the early 1990s, as The Tazmaniac, he wrestled for International World Class Championship Wrestling and held its Light Heavyweight Championship for six months in 1991. He would follow Tony Rumble in leaving IWCCW to join the newly established Century Wrestling Alliance. He would also tour in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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