Vito LoGrasso

Vito Joseph LoGrasso (born June 18, 1964) is an American actor and professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their "developmental territories" Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling as Vito.

LoGrasso started wrestling in 1990 on the independent circuit until being approached by NOW Wrestling Federation, based in Japan.

Vito then went on to work in the USWA and WWC using the name Skull Von Krush.

LoGrasso also travelled to Japan on other occasions after his NOW run.

He returned to the states in 1991 and became enhancement talent in the WWF.

He wrestled on early editions of WWF Monday Night Raw as Von Krus, a German wrestler with an "evil foreigner" gimmick.

1994 Vito debuted in USWA as Skull Von Krush managed by Lee Womack.

He feuded with Brian Christopher, Spell Binder, and Jeff Gaylord.

On March 7, 1994, Memphis Memories show.

Vito, as Skull Von Krush, teamed with Danny Davis & Ken Wayne in a six-man tag match at a USWA show in Memphis to defeat the team of Jeff Gaylord, King Cobra & Spellbinder.

He also later attacked Jerry Lawler.

After a lot of success in those promotions, Vito met up with extreme wrestler Taz at Johnny Rodz training school, who was able to get him a try out in ECW.

When he started in ECW, he was still using the name Skull Von Krush.

He later changed his name to Vito "The Skull" LoGrasso and became a member of "Da Baldies" stable, who in the storyline, claimed to be an offshoot of a real life New York street gang, and as such took issue with New Jack calling himself a "Gangsta" and began a feud with him.

Vito worked a couple of shows with the now defunct LIWF with Billy Alaimo and was on the Junkyard Dog memorial show in a casket match at the Elks Lodge in Queens, New York.

Firstly to All Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he holds a rare pinfall elimination over Mitsuharu Misawa in the New Year Giant Series battle royal of 1998, after hitting a Stunner on the Triple Crown Champion which led to his elimination.

On the November 19, 1999 edition of ECW Wrestling on TNN, LoGrasso was pinned in a tag team match where the loser of the fall was forced to leave the company as he was already signed to WCW.

In 1999 Vito left ECW for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he teamed with Johnny the Bull as The Mamalukes.

Managed by Tony Marinara The Mamalukes captured the WCW World Tag Team Championship twice, and were, in storyline, jointly awarded the WCW Hardcore Championship.

After being awarded the championship, however, Vito and Johnny were forced to face each other in a match to crown one champion, which Vito won.

In WCW, Vito was billed from Staten Island, New York, which is where he actually grew up.

In December 2000, the Mamalukes reunited and teamed together until March 2001, when WCW was acquired by the WWF.

After the acquisition, Vito was one of the wrestlers who was lost in the shuffle, neither becoming a part of The Invasion nor taking one of the large ticket buyouts offered.

He returned to the independents.

As Big Vito, he teamed with "Mr. Puroresu" Genichiro Tenryu twice while wrestling for Riki Choshu's Fighting World Of Japan Pro-Wrestling in April 2003.

Vito also had a brief run in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in late-2004 with Glenn Gilbertti, Trinity and Johnny Swinger as the "New York Connection".

His only feud was with "Irish" Pat Kenney, in which they exchanged victories.

In early 2005, Vito worked in various dark matches with Val Venis before signing a contract with WWE in June.

On the August 6, 2005 episode of Velocity, Vito made his WWE debut, where he helped Nunzio win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship from Paul London.

Vito and Nunzio would then reform as The Full Blooded Italians, wrestling in various tag team matches.

After a brief feud with Gregory Helms, in March 2006, Vito and Nunzio would turn heel, after Vito announced he wanted to be recognized as a "Godfather".

Beginning in May, wrestlers such as Orlando Jordan and Paul Burchill would approach Nunzio, spreading rumours that they had seen Vito in public places in various forms of cross-dress.

On the June 2, 2006, episode of SmackDown!, after Nunzio was defeated by Matt Hardy, Vito, wearing a dress, came out to help Nunzio backstage.

The following week on SmackDown!, after arguing about Vito's clothing choices, the two had a match against each other, where Vito defeated Nunzio.

Shortly after, Nunzio joined the ECW brand, leaving Vito on SmackDown!, officially disbanding the team.

Despite him cross dressing, Vito would continue to explain that he was a straight man; as on the June 23 episode of SmackDown!, Vito asked Ashley Massaro out on a date, which she agreed to.

Vito would then begin to "have more fun" during his matches, running around and waving his dresses and otherwise interacting with the fans, turning him once again face.

During this time, Montel Vontavious Porter and William Regal, as well as SmackDown! color commentator John "Bradshaw" Layfield, began to voice their problems with a man wrestling in a dress.

Both MVP and Regal threatened SmackDown!

General Manager Theodore Long with a sexual harassment lawsuit to get out of a match with Vito.