Barreta at an independent show in December 2013
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Birth name | Gregory Marasciulo |
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Born |
Mount Sinai, New York, United States |
March 30, 1987
Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ace Vedder Barreta Beretta French Man Un The Girl from Mexico Greg Cardona Greg Jackson Greg Marasciulo plaZma Trent? Trent Barreta Trent Beretta |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Billed from | Long Island, New York |
Trained by |
Florida Championship Wrestling Mikey Whipwreck New York Wrestling Connection |
Debut | July 10, 2004 |
Gregory "Greg" Marasciulo (born March 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Beretta. He currently teams with Rocky Romero as Roppongi (RPG) Vice, where they are currently in their fourth reign as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. He also wrestles for Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) and various independent promotions under the ring name Trent?.
Marasciulo began his professional wrestling career at New York Wrestling Connection in 2004 before signing to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He worked in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in drag as The Girl from Mexico. Marasciulo debuted on WWE's main roster in 2009 as Trent Barreta and was one half of the Dude Busters with Caylen Croft. After teaming with Croft, he began wrestling as a lower-card singles competitor and was released from his WWE contract in 2013. After his release from WWE, Marasciulo started wrestling in wrestling promotions including Pro Wrestling Guerilla, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
Marasciulo made his professional debut for New York Wrestling Connection on July 10, 2004, under the ring name Plazma in a losing effort to Dan Barry. After wrestling primarily in singles and tag team matches, Plazma defeated Matt Maverick on January 28, 2006 to become the promotion's first ever Hi-Fi Champion, which was also the first championship of his career. On February 25, Plazma retained the title against Maverick in his first title defense. On March 18, Plazma lost the title to Mike Spinelli. Plazma would defeat Spinelli in a rematch for the title on May 20. After successfully retaining the title against the likes of Jamie Van Lemer, Spyder, Javi-Air, and Jerry Lynn throughout the next few months, Plazma lost the Hi-Fi Championship to Dickie Rodz on October 21. After two unsuccessful attempts to regain the title in February and March 2007, respectively, Plazma teamed with Maverick to defeat The Angus Brothers (Danny and Billy) and Dan Dynasty and Jamie Van Lemer in a three-way match to win the Tag Team Championship. The team would retain the title on several occasions before losing them to MEGA and Prince Nana on December 15. That same night, Plazma defeated Quiet Storm to win the NYWC Heavyweight Championship, although the title was vacated shortly afterwards due to Marasciulo announcing his signing to World Wrestling Entertainment.