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Dino Bravo #887351
07/08/16 10:42 AM
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In his day-to-day life, he was known as Adolfo Bresciano, an Italian immigrant in Quebec. When the spotlight was on, he became Dino Bravo, professional wrestler. Dino achieved his greatest success in the late 1980s working with the World Wrestling Federation where he was billed as “Canada’s Strongest Man.â€

Dino Bravo retired in 1992. Less than one year later, he was dead. His body was found in his home, sitting in front of a hockey game and riddled with 17 bullets.

Nobody was ever charged with Dino Bravo’s murder, and the precise circumstances regarding his death remain a mystery to this day. However, wrestlers talk. Rumors soon arose that Bravo was killed by the Mafia due to his involvement in a cigarette smuggling ring.

Although there’s no official story regarding Bravo’s death, wrestler and friend Rick Martel gave a detailed description of the events in an interview. After retiring from wrestling, Bravo used his family ties to Montreal mobster Vic Cotroni to make some money.

Bravo leveraged his fame to secure connections with people who wanted to work with a former wrestling champion. He grew more and more successful until he became responsible for a shipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars which was picked up by the police. His death was mob retaliation for a deal gone bad.


http://listverse.com/2016/07/08/10-disturbing-murder-mysteries-from-canada/

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On March 10, 1993, Bresciano was found shot dead.[1] He was 43 years old. He was hit by 17 bullets, 7 to the head and 10 to the torso, while watching hockey in his Vimont, Laval, Quebec home. His alleged role in illegal cigarette smuggling in Canada is popularly believed to have led to his officially unsolved murder.[9] Rick Martel has stated in interviews that because of Bresciano's notoriety from being a popular professional wrestler, he was able to attract many customers (particularly natives), thus crossing the mafia.[10] Right before his death, Bresciano confided to friends that he knew his days were numbered.[11] He was a nephew by marriage of Montreal crime boss Vic Cotroni, and was believed by authorities to be involved in his organization for some time.[12] Bresciano's remains are in a mausoleum at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec.[13]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Bravo


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Re: Dino Bravo [Re: Moe_Tilden] #887382
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I remember Dino Bravo....Thanks for posting !!

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Growing up in CT, I had the chance to meet some of the Wrestlers back in the day. I remember getting Dino Bravo and Chief Jay Strongbow's autographs when i ran into them at a diner.

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Originally Posted By: Jimmy_Two_Times
Growing up in CT, I had the chance to meet some of the Wrestlers back in the day. I remember getting Dino Bravo and Chief Jay Strongbow's autographs when i ran into them at a diner.


Dino Bravo and Joe Scarpa, a couple of good Italian boys

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Interesting to note that Bravo's mobster uncle Vic Cotroni was also a professional wrestler in the early 1930s.

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There's another old wrestling story about how English wrestler Dynamite Kid nearly ended up in serious trouble with the Montreal Mob.

Kid was a total asshole to everybody backstage, after repeatedly fucking with the Rougeau Brothers apparently they and Dino decided to call in a few friends.

The story goes that Vince McMahon realised what was brewing and managed to iron the issue out. I don't think Dynamite ever fcked with any of those Montreal wrestlers again.

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Originally Posted By: sbhc
There's another old wrestling story about how English wrestler Dynamite Kid nearly ended up in serious trouble with the Montreal Mob.

Kid was a total asshole to everybody backstage, after repeatedly fucking with the Rougeau Brothers apparently they and Dino decided to call in a few friends.

The story goes that Vince McMahon realised what was brewing and managed to iron the issue out. I don't think Dynamite ever fcked with any of those Montreal wrestlers again.


Dynamite Kid had a couple of teeth knocked out by Jacques Rougeau in a backstage altercation after Rougeau hit him with a roll of quarters.


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Re: Dino Bravo [Re: Moe_Tilden] #928379
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WWF's promoter in Montreal and former 1970s wrestler Gino Brito was one of 4 men arrested on extortion and loan sharking charges in October of 1992.

Brito trained Dino Bravo and was good friends with him.

The circumstances of his murder make it likely that Bravo was killed by someone he knew and trusted..


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Some say the killer was Vincenzo Di Maulo, and Bravo was involved with more than cigarette smuggling.


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