The Roadblock | |
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Birth name | Joseph D'Acquisto |
Born |
Rochester, New York, United States |
October 30, 1952
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | little Joe Nasty Golden Terrier The Mummy Road Block The Rochester Roadblock Toro Infernal The Wild Thing |
Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
Debut | October 28, 1987 |
Retired | January 5, 2012 |
Joseph "Joe" D'Acquisto (born October 30, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s under the ring name The Roadblock.
D'Acquisto debuted on October 28, 1987. He competed in New England and East Coast independent promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably as a mainstay of International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled as The Rochester Roadblock. In 1990, D'Acquisto was the subject of an article by journalist Glen Duffy published in Rolling Stone.
In 1992, D'Acquisto made several appearances with the Japanese W*ING promotion, where he feuded with Jason the Terrible. He would also wrestle for the Universal Wrestling Association in Mexico. Where he wrestles under the Masked gimmick of Torre Infernal (Infernal Tower) and after months of chaos D'Acquisto losses his mask against the legendary UWA World Heavyweight Championship El Canek.
During the late 1990s, D'Acquisto competed as a preliminary wrestler for World Championship Wrestling as The Roadblock. In keeping with his ring name, D'Acquisto would carry a roadblock or a sawhorse to the ring.
D'Acquisto initially retired from wrestling in 1998. He made a return to the ring in 2010 and continued to wrestle in Mexico until 2012.