Tags. Inferno became allied with, although he never joined the nWo Wolfpac until after the reunion. In June 2000, Gilbertti assisted in the booking of the WCW shows. Gilbertti is currently one of the hosts of a podcast called Keepin it 100 with Konnan. [3][33] He was joined by a new ally Tony Marinara. In an exclusive interview with Dr. Chris Featherstone on UnSKripted, former WCW wrestler Disco Inferno said that he would like to train Matt Riddle. Disco joined The Mamalukes, then the Filthy Animals,[3] renaming himself Hip Hop Inferno[citation needed] and then Disqo (a pun on R&B singer Sisqó, whose single "Thong Song" was a major hit at the time). Russo trusted Disco enough to become part of the creative team in 2000. [2][49] When their stable fell apart, Gilbertti began teaming with Young while Simon and Swinger formed a separate team. M.A LeBlanc | June 23, 2020. He also attended TNA's Lockdown fan interaction in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 12, 2008 and later appeared as a guest on the October 8, 2008 edition of Spin Cycle, TNA's online-exclusive show. The hosts and guests of the show were critical of Kingston for perceived similarities between his angle with his new stable on Dynamite and Bret Hart’s Hart Foundation angle in 1997. On the May 26, 2011 edition of Impact Wrestling, Disco Inferno made an appearance on Mr. Anderson's Scorpion Sitdown interview segment, where he was asked by Anderson to bury Sting. The following week, Gilbertti and Swinger lost to the Deaners. He has been with the show since it debuted on Podcast One in 2016. He ended up splitting from Wright and forming a brief partnership with Mike Sanders. [30], Inferno won the Cruiserweight Championship from Psychosis on October 4, 1999 edition of Nitro. On the March 8 episode, while searching for Don Callis ringside to discuss his Impact management role, Gilbertti had a confrontation with Scarlett Bordeaux. - 28 minute mark", "Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring results", "Disco Inferno's first Cruiserweight Championship reign", "NWA-Total Nonstop Action PPV – July 24, 2002 – Nashville, Tennessee – Aired Live", "NWA:TNA PPV results – November 26, 2003", "Impact Wrestling results November 22, 2018", "Ask 411 Wrestling 10.24.12: Hogan in Japan, the 1991 Royal Rumble, the NWA, More! He gradually rose to mid-card status as a tweener, with his gimmick being that he would forget how to apply his finishing hold, a standing figure four leglock. In recent years, Gilbertti has become a fixture on wrestling podcasts. Disco Inferno asked what his cause of death was, and he was told it was a non COVID-19 lung issue. [12], Disco started making a push in the cruiserweight division by the mid-1996. Gilbertti also appears weekly on Vince Russo's The Brand Network in a show called named Lions, Tigers, Bears and Dirt. On the May 24 episode, Gilbertti held an "exhibition" with Ashley Vox. Gilbertti was pinned by Fallah Bahh after a Bonzai Drop. According to Inferno, Riddle has lost the hype that he had in NXT. The next PPV, Eruption, saw Disco commentating on the full event and not competing. Your thoughts on Santana and Ortiz? Disco could be pretty entertaining, but the Glacier angle was awful. Russo placed Disco into the Filthy Animals faction where he was clearly the worst member. Disco Inferno: WrestleCon Supershow 2015 Mar 28th 2015: Disco Inferno: def. That angle started as one of the best in US wrestling history, but quickly became a cancer that killed the company. After SEX disbanded, Gilbertti managed the tag team Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger prior to forming the New York Connection (NYC) which consisted of Vito, Simon Diamond, David Young, Johnny Swinger and Trinity. 75 Mins)", "Glenn Gilbertti debates with Mark Madden on Voice of Wrestling", "Random Thoughts – Belts ARE Props (Part One) – By Glenn Gilbertti", "REVIEW: Kayfabe Commentaries – 'Guest Booker with Glenn Gilbertti' DVD - 7 minute mark of DVD - Quote is there", "GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship History", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1999", "Swiss Wrestling Federation Title Historys", "WWE Cruiserweight Championship official title history", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disco_Inferno_(wrestler)&oldid=998245595, American professional wrestlers of Italian descent, Professional wrestlers from New York (state), Professional wrestling managers and valets, The New World Order (professional wrestling) members, Articles with dead external links from May 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles lacking reliable references from June 2012, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from April 2019, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from April 2019, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from April 2019, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with, GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NGWA Tag Championship (1 time) – with Ashley Clark, Ranked No. That doesn't mean that's the only thing you have to do... You can call [pro wrestling] a male soap-opera, good vs evil played out on theater, but in this day and age, in the era of ratings, wrestling is a three-hour block of television that you have freedom to put whatever you want on it to get people to watch the show. He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992. He also wrestled for the Southern Wrestling Alliance and Vince Russo's Ring of Glory. The two lost to Raven and Tommy Dreamer.[57]. [18] He engaged in a feud with Perry Saturn after losing the Television title to Saturn on November 3 episode of Nitro. Both talents shared similar views of what made wrestling important and what WCW needed. He was confronted by Blanchard after badmouthing women's wrestling. [24] At World War 3, he participated in the three ring, 60-man battle royal with the winner getting a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade, but the battle royal was won by Kevin Nash. Many of his peers from WCW—now working for WWE—such as William Regal, Bill DeMott, and Scott Armstrong, did defend Gilbertti, stating that he fully embraced the gimmick and was successfully able to get it over with fans. [3][24] He earned his title shot later that night against champion Billy Kidman but lost the match. Average rating in 2018: 5.71. Tweet. Former WCW star Disco Inferno was a guest on the latest edition of SK Wrestling's UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone. He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992.[3]. He claimed The Original Bro needs to return to the style he showcased in his YouTube and Twitter videos in order to become a "killer.". Speaking on how he would train Matt Riddle, Disco Inferno believes that he needs to incorporate a more shoot-style based move set in order to improve as a wrestler. He gave his opinion on what he would change with regard to Riddle's style, and the RAW star's current persona. The book that has been written on wrestling is in the ego of the minds of the people that have done it before us, the ones that have booked previously and have been successful. Gilbertti was not interviewed for the show. American professional wrestler best known for his work for WCW from 1995 to the bitter end as Disco Inferno. [3][39] They were scheduled to win the World Tag Team Championship at Millennium Final on November 16, but Disqo was legitimately injured. [64], In 2009, Gilbertti started working as a host at the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, a strip club in Las Vegas.[65]. During it, he spoke about Matt Riddle being called up to the WWE main roster and placed on Friday Night SmackDown then moved to Raw following a successful run in WWE NXT. Disco Inferno made a brief appearance on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling titled "Total Nonstop Deletion." Disco Inferno was one of the closest friends of Vince Russo in the wrestling business. 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