Coloso Colosetti

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Coloso Colosetti
Birth nameElio Carlo Colosetti Drazich
Born (1948-05-19) May 19, 1948 (age 75)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Coloso Colosetti
Carlos Colosetti
Tarzán
El Apolo Argentino
El Enterrador
Batman
Maskaraman
El Internacional
El Fantasma Blanco
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Debut1963
RetiredLate-1990s

Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich (born May 19, 1948) is a retired Argentine professional wrestler who is primarily known under the ring name Coloso Colosetti. Colosetti wrestled primarily in Mexico and Southern California, but also worked in Texas, Asia and Europe. Colosetti retired in the late 1990s.

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Professional wrestling career

Carlos Elio Colosetti became a professional wrestler in his native Argentina before travelling through all South America, Central America and North to Mexico in order to work full time as a wrestler. In Mexico he often competed under the ring name Coloso Colosetti (Spanish for "Colossal Colosetti") and was a regular on Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) shows. On December 19, 1968, Colosetti's singles career peaked when he defeated Ray Mendoza to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, which at the time was considered the top ranked singles title in Mexico. [1] His reign as the top champion lasted until March 20, 1970, when Ray Mendoza regained the championship. [1] Later on Colosetti worked extensively in Southern California, primarily for the NWA Hollywood territory. While competing in NWA Hollywood Colosetti and Jonathan Boyd teamed up to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship from Hector Guerrero and Barry Orton on May 18, 1979, on a show in Los Angeles, California. [2] The team only held the title for one day, losing it to a team known as The Twin Devils on the 19th. [2] Colosetti remained active until the late 1990s, with his last national exposure being him losing a Lucha de Apuesta match to Perro Aguayo on June 26, 1991, and being forced to have his hair shaved off after the match per Lucha traditions. [3]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotes
El Tempestuoso (mask)El Enterrador (mask)Central AmericaLive eventUnknown 
Tinieblas (mask)El Internacional (mask)UnknownLive eventUnknown 
El Canek (mask)Coloso Colosetti (hair)UnknownLive eventUnknown 
El Canek (mask)Coloso Colosetti (hair)UnknownLive eventUnknown 
El Solitario (mask)Coloso Colosetti (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Live eventUnknown 
Rayo de Plata (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair) San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi Live eventUnknown 
Ringo Mendoza (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair)UnknownLive eventUnknown 
Villano III (mask)Coloso Colosetti (hair)UnknownLive eventUnknown [4]
Los Gemelos Diablo (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair) and Rubí Rubalcava (hair) Mexico City, Mexico EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show (1) September 19, 1975 [5] [6]
Kobayashi (hair) and Saito (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair) and César Valentino (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State Live eventSeptember 25, 1981 
Tony Salazar (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair) Mexico City, Mexico 27. Aniversario de Arena México October 3, 1983 [7]
Perro Aguayo (hair)Coloso Colosetti (hair) Matamoros, Tamaulipas Live eventJune 26, 1991 [3]
Coloso Colosetti (hair)Trueno (hair) Alfajayucan, Hidalgo Live eventOctober 31, 1998 

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