Steven Eugene (Steve) Corino (born May 29, 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and numerous independent promotions. Corino is a former AWA, NWA, and ECW World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
Corino holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States of America.
Career
Before becoming a wrestler, Steve Corino worked as a milkman in Pennsylvania. He began wrestling in 1994 and spent four years working on the independent circuit. In 1998 Corino debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a heel manager. He stood out in ECW as a result of his "King of Old School" gimmick, where he would deride hardcore wrestlers, at one point invading a Limp Bizkit concert and protesting the immoral conduct. Ironically, Corino was also well known for his bladejobs.
He began feuding with the legendary Dusty Rhodes, who defeated him in a gory Bullrope Match at Living Dangerously 2000. Corino went on to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on November 5, 2000 at November To Remember. After ECW declared bankruptcy in March 2001, Corino went on to wrestle for many of the National Wrestling Alliance regional promotions.
He also continued his feud with Dusty in Dusty's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling and was part of the Xtreme Horsemen with C.W. Anderson and Barry Windham. He was also part of the Xtreme Horsemen in Major League Wrestling with C.W. Anderson, Justin Credible and Simon Diamond. They were briefly managed by the legendary James J. Dillon before MLW folded.
In 2006, rumors surfaced about the return of Extreme Championship Wrestling as a branch of World Wrestling Entertainment. As Steve Corino was a major part of ECW towards the end of its run rumors swirled surrounding Corino possibly signing with WWE and returning to his ECW roots, but he squashed those rumors in a posting on his LiveJournal.[1]
Instead of signing with WWE Corino can be found working for Zero-One in Japan, 1PW in the United Kingdom and Ring of Honor in the United States. He is also president of a promotion World-1 Fighting Arts that runs shows in Michigan, Pennyslvania and Georgia.
Profile Previous managers - Dawn Marie
- Dutch Mantel
- Isis
- James J. Dillon
- Jack Victory
Manager for Nicknames - The King of Old School
- The King of Kings
- The Fucking God of Pro Wrestling
Finishing and signature moves - Lariat
- Old School Bomb (Scoop brainbuster)
- Old School Expulsion (Inverted facelock into neckbreaker slam)
- Old School Kick (Superkick)
- Corino Driver (Sitout rear mat slam)
- Old School Plex / Victory Plex (Fisherman suplex)
- ColbyKaze DDT (Fireman's carry scoop slam piledriver)
- Hip toss powerbomb
- STO
- Cobra clutch
Championships and accomplishments - East Coast Wrestling Association
- 2-time ECWA Tag Team Champion, with Lance Diamond
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- 1-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time MLW Heavyweight Champion
- National Wrestling Alliance
- 1-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA North American Champion
- 1-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion, with Lance Diamond
- 1-time NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA 2000 American Heritage Champion
- 1-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA New Jersey New York Champion
- 1-time NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time ZERO1 MAX United States Champion
- 3-time ZERO1 MAX Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, with Mike Rapada once and C.W. Anderson once and once with Yutaka Yoshie
- 1-time WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time 1PW Champion(current)
- 1-Time IWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time IWA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time PCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time MEWF Mid-Atlantic Champion
- 3-Time MEWF Light Heavyweight Champion
- 3-Time MEWF Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Cicero)
- 1-Time IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time IPWA Tag Team Champion (with Adam Flash)
- 1-Time USCW Tag Team Champion (with Adam Flash)
- 1-Time IHPW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time ESW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 2-Time IWF American Champion
- 1-Time KYDA Pro Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time KYDA Pro Mid-Atlantic Champion
- 1-Time APW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time OMEGA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time OPW Heavyweight Champion
- 4-Time PWF Universal Champion
- 2-Time PWF Tag Team Champion (with C.W. Anderson)
- 1-Time IPW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time BWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time GSW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time UXW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time Funking Conservatory BANG! Television Champion
- 1-Time Funking Conservatory Tag Team Champion (with Adam Windsor)
- 1-Time Pro Wrestling World-1 Tag Team Champion (with C.W. Anderson)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award 2000
Trivia - Corino has repeatedly stated that his favorite old-school wrestler is Tully Blanchard.
- Corino began his anti-hardcore gimmick on the independent circuit, because he felt he would have more chance of getting work if he did not work hardcore matches. Ironically, Corino became known for his bladejobs, and has a heavily scarred forehead as a result.
- Corino was scheduled to have a WWF try out match but because Tiger Ali Singh spent too much time on the microphone, it was scrapped.
- In April 2002, Corino was given a tryout with the WWF as a color commentator, but did not join the WWF.
- He is the older brother of independent star Allison Danger.
- Corino lost hearing in his left ear from an open hand slap by Homicide in a match in Ring of Honor.
- On November 12, 2005, Steve Corino got engaged with his Finnish girlfriend Saana-Maria Huhtimo. They were married on May 19, 2006 in North Carolina[2].