Eric Sbraccia

Erich L. Sbraccia (born September 24, 1968), also known as Eric Sbraccia, is an American retired professional wrestler.

He began his career in International Championship Wrestling at age 14 as a "junior member" for manager "Boston Bad Boy" Tony Rumble and debuted as a wrestler two years later.

Erich Sbraccia was born on September 24, 1968.

A native of Revere, Massachusetts, he became involved in pro wrestling at an early age.

He emerged as one of the promotion's top heel performers during the late 1980s, while feuding with "Jumping" Joe Savoldi, and was part of The Dynamic Duo with "Fabulous" Phil Apollo.

He is a former ICW Light Heavyweight Champion and two-time ICW Tag Team Champion with Apollo.

In 1984, the 14-year-old Sbraccia became a "junior member" of Tony Rumble and his "heel" stable in the Savoldi family's International Championship Wrestling.

Sbraccia was formerly made a full member of Tony Rumble's The Brotherhood upon making his ICW debut as a wrestler in 1984.

He dropped the title to Ellis in Augusta, Maine, on December 28, 1988.

In early-1989, Sbraccia began teaming with "Fabulous" Phil Apollo as The Dynamic Duo.

The team's name was a tribute by Sbraccia and Apollo to WCCW Tag Team Champions's Gentleman Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez.

A veteran World Class Championship Wrestling himself, Apollo often emulated Adams' ring style including using his superkick finisher.

On March 5, 1989, The Dynamic Duo defeated Vic Steamboat and "Jumping" Joe Savoldi in Augusta for the ICW Tag Team Championship.

They held the belts for four months until Steamboat and Savoldi won them back in Marlboro, Massachusetts, on July 1.

Sbraccia and Apollo regained the tag team titles at the end of year by defeating The Undertakers (Henchman and Punisher), managed by Sbraccia's former mentor Tony Rumble, in Portland, Maine, on December 11, 1989.

Two days later in Augusta, however, Apollo and Vic Steamboat (substituting for Sbraccia) lost the tag belts to Paul E. Dangerously's The Lethal Weapons (Dennis Condrey and Doug Gilbert).

He was among the many ICW mainstays who jumped to Tony Rumble's Century Wrestling Alliance in the early-1990s.

When the promotion joined the National Wrestling Alliance, Sbraccia became one of NWA New England's biggest stars.

As a member of The Brotherhood, he was both the inaugural NWA New England Heavyweight Champion and NWA New England Tag Team Champion with Knuckles Nelson.

Sbraccia and Apollo made one last attempt to regain the belts when the ICW Tag Team Championship was declared vacant in the spring of 1990.

On March 31, they lost to The Undertakers in Charlton, Massachusetts, in a match to decide the new champions.

The Dynamic Duo broke up shortly afterwards and Sbraccia formed a tag team with GQ Madison in an attempt to regain the titles from The Undertakers.

On September 6, 1990, Sbraccia and GQ Madison fought The Undertakers to a double-disqualification in Newport, Vermont.

They were defeated by The Undertakers later that month at the State University of New York at Delhi.

Sbraccia was among the ICW mainstays who followed Tony Rumble when he started Century Wrestling Alliance.

On April 27, 1996, at a TV taping for CWA Mass Madness, he defeated Tito Gonzalez at the Champs Arena in Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts.

That same year, Sbraccia and Sonny C won the CWA Tag Team Championship.

On July 19, 1996, Sbraccia and Sonny C successfully defended the tag titles against Joel Davis and Rocky Davis in front of a sold-out 1,850 crowd at Revere High School.

On October 18, 1997, Sbraccia defeated Trooper Gilmore at the sold-out South Lawrence East School in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

That same night, he and Knuckles Nelson beat The Extremists (Ace Darling and Devon Storm) for the CWA Tag Team Championship.

In 1998, The Brotherhood won the NWA World Tag Team Championship at the NWA's 50th Anniversary Show.

As world champions, they defended the belts not only in New England but throughout the U.S. and Japan.

Sbraccia occasionally wrestled as a preliminary wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation during this period.

In January 1998, the Century Wrestling Alliance became the official National Wrestling Alliance affiliate for the entire New England region.

By this time, Sbraccia had aligned himself with Tony Rumble's "new" version of The Brotherhood which also included Knuckles Nelson, Tre, Tombstone, and manager Vinnie Capelli.

On January 17, he became the first NWA New England Heavyweight Champion after defeating Vic Steamboat in a tournament final in Southbridge, Massachusetts.

He retained his title against Tom Brandi, via disqualification, at a house show in Ogdensburg, New York, on April 25.

He wrestled Brian Walsh in Waltham, Massachusetts, on his 16th birthday.

He also faced such opponents as Kevin Sullivan and Mark Lewin during his early career.

A talented junior heavyweight, Sbraccia defeated Robbie Ellis for the ICW Light Heavyweight Championship in Dover, New Hampshire, a year later.