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Tommy Cairo in July 2008.
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Birth name | Thomas Cairo |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
February 19, 1958
Residence | Tuckerton, New Jersey |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Tommy Cairo |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 257 lb (117 kg) |
Debut | 1988 |
Retired | 2001 |
Thomas "Tommy" Cairo (born February 19, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his 1994 feud with The Sandman in Extreme Championship Wrestling. He is the former co-owner of the New Jersey-based Force One Pro Wrestling promotion and school.
Cairo was a bodybuilder before training as a professional wrestler. As a bodybuilder he placed 9th place in the AAU Mr. America 1985 Medium group. He debuted in 1988.
In 1993, Cairo wrestled several matches with the Japanese UWF International promotion.
In 1993, Cairo joined Eastern Championship Wrestling, where he used the song "We Will Rock You" by Queen as his entrance music. On May 14, 1993 in Philadelphia, Cairo won a battle royal to become the inaugural NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Champion. He held the title until August 7, 1993, when he was defeated by Tony Stetson.