Following the Inception pay-per-view, he toured the UK with the WWA. Russo placed Disco into the Filthy Animals faction where he was clearly the worst member. Mr. TA: dark: PWS Dream On Jun 8th 2013: Colt Cabana: def. Disco Inferno also stated the hype surrounding Riddle has trailed off. Perhaps Disco Inferno has a point when he says that a shoot style Riddle would elevate the Original Bro's overall character. Here's what he had to say in response. — The Wrestling Collector (@WCollector78) August 17, 2020 On Keepin’ it 100, Disco Inferno was asked about his run-ins with Ultimate Warrior, which also got Konnan to respond, and their interactions with him were, for lack of a better word, similar to others. He participated in Eli Drake's 2nd annual "Gravy Train Turkey Trot", a 5-on-5 mixed tag team match where he teamed with Ohio Versus Everything member Jake Crist, Katarina), Desi Hit Squad member Rohit Raju, and their captain Eli Drake. January 11, 2021. Hunks Wrestling very generously sent me a sample of their wares, and I'm proud to say they're a fine new option for those looking for wrestling videos. His injury was mentioned after Disco refused to lose to Jacqueline because she was a woman. Disco Inferno is leading a boycott against AEW on Twitter. [59] During booking sessions, Gilbertti would occasionally joke with the creative team about potential angles: one included doing a martian invasion storyline where the story would start with antennas coming out of Mike Tenay's head;[60] another one would include a pre-recorded vignette showing an empty locker-room followed by a caption showing "Invisible Man: Coming Soon".[60]. It is hard to deny the popularity of Riddle's goofy persona, but it does feel at times as though his character does not match his in-ring ability. Gilbertti is currently one of the hosts of a podcast called Keepin it 100 with Konnan. [2][3][16][17] Disco lost to Jacqueline at Halloween Havoc. [2] His name was often spelled incorrectly using "Glen Gilberti" or "Glenn Gilberti". [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. He retired from wrestling … Can’t Knock The Hustle: Wrestling’s 30 Under 30 List (WWE, AEW, NXT, New Japan, and more) January 6, 2021. This was a mock of the Rock's people's elbow and involved Disco wearing a hardhat and doing the YMCA dance before dropping the elbow. On the May 24 episode, Gilbertti held an "exhibition" with Ashley Vox. While serving as a guest commentator for a women's battle royal, Gilbertti entered the match and won by eliminating Tessa Blanchard. The end of WCW came shortly after, but Russo had a chance to return to WWE in 2002. [15], Disco then feuded with Alex Wright, who began dancing before his entrance to mock Disco. He refused and got beat down by Anderson until Sting came to his aid.[52]. Post-WCW, during interviews and columns he had written, Gilbertti had been known to be very vocal about his preference of the entertainment aspect over the athletic component of professional wrestling.[61][62]. Gilbertti started wrestling in 1991 wrestling his first match on November 20, 1991. Also at these shows he joined Jeremy Borash on commentary in the second half of the shows, claiming that he was there as the crowd had not shown him respect earlier in the show. During his time with the WWA, Disco continued his humorous gimmick both in and out of the ring. He ended up splitting from Wright and forming a brief partnership with Mike Sanders. Z-Barr worked with CZW til 2009, but also spent time with other independent promotions and working in Japan for Big Japan Wrestling. That angle started as one of the best in US wrestling history, but quickly became a cancer that killed the company. Disco Inferno went on to contrast Omega to Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley, who both landed in AEW after achieving significant success in the WWE. They think they wrote the book because they did things that proved successful. He sat at ringside commentating in his usual style until he was beaten down by the returning Scott Steiner. 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. He mostly competed in the WCW's shows Saturday Night, Main Event and WorldWide that mainly featured mid-card wrestlers . On November 2, 2008, Gilbertti was released from his contract with TNA, with them citing budgetary cuts as the reason. [2] On the November 26 pay-per-view, Gilbertti teamed up with Diamond and Swinger in a 6-man tag team match to face 3Live Kru (Konnan, Ron Killings and B.G. He worked one match for TNA Wrestling on a 2003 episode of Xplosion as a tag team against David Young and Disco Inferno. Later in the night, he was shown backstage being made fun of by Alisha Edwards and Kiera Hogan for losing to Bordeaux. 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Disco Inferno [Wrestler] DJZ [Wrestler] Dorado Lince [Wrestler] Doring Danny [Wrestler] Last 10 feedback received: Nick Kroll Rts Nov 25, 2020 Ginger Zee (abc News) Success Nov 25, 2020 Mlb Chris Singleton Success Nov 25, 2020 Nfl Bill Brooks Fail / Rts Nov 25, 2020 Tony Dungy Success [30], Inferno won the Cruiserweight Championship from Psychosis on October 4, 1999 edition of Nitro. General Rection substituted for Disqo and then won the tag titles for Disqo and Wright. 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. T.A. Ultimate Wrestling Q&A The Inner Circle, Stan Hansen, Disco Inferno & More November 29, 2020 DougMaynard.com. Disco, a French film starring Franck Dubosc Often, he would bring a cheat sheet with a diagram on how to apply the hold to the ring. Both talents shared similar views of what made wrestling important and what WCW needed. Disco Inferno: WrestleCon Supershow 2015 Mar 28th 2015: Disco Inferno: def. After WCW, he worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling All-Stars. Inferno received a spot on Russo’s creative team along with an on-air role. [45], Gilbertti became a member of Sports Entertainment Xtreme (SEX) and even became their leader near the end of that angle. It’s time to do the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. [44] The talk segment lasted three weeks ending on August 14, 2002 with the weekly guests being Goldy Locks, The Dupps, and "Dean Baldwin". [2][46] On May 7, 2003 pay-per-view, he won an Anarchy Battle Royal to become the number one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Gilbertti appeared on the Thanksgiving 2018 episode of Impact Wrestling. Glenn Gilbertti (born November 12, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Disco Inferno (briefly changed to Disqo) from 1995 to 2001.[4]. Gilbertti made his return on February 22, 2019 where he was shown backstage trying to find the management office. [2][49] When their stable fell apart, Gilbertti began teaming with Young while Simon and Swinger formed a separate team. A match is booked between the two. [2][47] The next month, he earned his title shot against the champion Jeff Jarrett but lost the match after Vince Russo hit him with a baseball bat.[2][48]. - 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! According to Inferno, Riddle has lost the hype that he had in NXT. On case number 00039 Gimmick Matches, Wrestling with Tragedy discusses the gimmick matches that didn't do so well at hooking in fans due to looking ridiculous, not doing enough to add in actual wrestling for the match and/or making the wrestlers involved look pathetic and ridiculous in action. [58] During that time, the booking committee consisted of Gilbertti, Vince Russo, Bill Banks, Ed Ferrara, and Terry Taylor. 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. 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. NXT UK, Dot Net Weekly, Miz & Mrs. and Total Bellas return, WWE Raw poll results, Disco Inferno, Elektra, Matt Cappotelli November 12, 2020. ... Sarah Logan retires from pro wrestling. Lash LeRoux looks back on training at the WCW Power Plant, labels Disco Inferno a great wrestling mind, recalls his title wins in WCW December 10, 2020 … Speaking on how he would train Riddle, Disco Inferno believes that he needs to incorporate a more shoot-style based move set in order to improve as a wrestler. Advertisement Former WCW star Disco Inferno was a guest on the latest edition of SK Wrestling's UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone. [3][38] During the match, Disco turned on Konnan by hitting him with a Chart Buster and began feuding with both the Animals and the Thrillers.[3]. Gilbertti signed a contract with WCW in 1995 and debuted later that same year. [64], In 2009, Gilbertti started working as a host at the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, a strip club in Las Vegas.[65]. During these shows he introduced a new finishing move, the Village People's Elbow. In late 2007, Gilbertti worked for TNA as a road agent and also contributed to the creative team with Vince Russo. Shows are either TWO 75 minute sets or THREE 45 minute sets unless specifically noted. 85 of the top 500 wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 13:41. He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1992. [3] Inferno wrestled on many editions of Main Event before pay-per-view events against superstars such as Joey Maggs and Eddie Guerrero. [14] Inferno was injured in early 1997 and he took some time off before returning in September. During his six-year tenure with WCW, Gilbertti became a one-time Cruiserweight Champion, a two-time Television Champion and a one-time Tag Team Champion with Alex Wright. Disco reunited with both former rival and tag team partner, Alex Wright as The Boogie Knights, both becoming face. He began a feud with Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko and unsuccessfully challenged him for the title at Bash at the Beach. Badd. According to Inferno, one reason for the loss of hype is because Riddle is being made to play a goofy babyface in WWE. Highlight reel of Disco Inferno-bashing aboard "Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea" in October 2018. By Marc Middleton | January 29, 2020 Former WCW Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion The Disco Inferno has been announced for the … [21] Inferno and Wright feuded with teams such as The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock),[22] and The British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart. In an exclusive interview with Dr. Chris Featherstone on UnSKripted, former WCW wrestler Disco Inferno said that he would like to train Matt Riddle. However, it seems a former WCW Superstar does not necessarily think that way. In 2003, he returned to WWA under his "Disco Inferno" gimmick. Disco Inferno spoke on the UnSKripted podcast about a wide range of topics. Inferno was asked whether he had a memorable Ric Flair party story to share with the fans. [25] Later at Starrcade, Disco along with Bam Bam Bigelow and Scott Hall assisted Nash in ending Goldberg's 173 match winning streak in the main event of Starrcade. He wrestled on the Georgia independent circuit, where he was best known for his time with Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) where he won several titles. Published 16 Dec 2020, 11:29 IST WWE Raw Riddle Former WCW … ! The show is currently on the MLW Radio Network. He gave his opinion on what he would change with regard to Riddle's style, and the RAW star's current persona. [11] Inferno made his pay-per-view debut at Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring in a tag team contest where he teamed up with Alex Wright against Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton. [12], Disco started making a push in the cruiserweight division by the mid-1996. [3] At Bash at the Beach, Inferno lost a match to Konnan. WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Federation (WWF) later that week. Inferno started a feud with Juventud Guerrera and defeated him at Halloween Havoc to become the number one contender to the Cruiserweight Championship. Disco Inferno. [3], In spring 2000, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo "rebooted" WCW and the New Blood was formed. (Image: WWE) Listen, Jaboronies, and you shall learn-o, Of the midnight tweets of Disco Inferno… The following week, Gilbertti and Swinger lost to the Deaners. [13] At World War 3, he participated in the three ring, 60 man battle royal with the winner receiving a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Former WCW star Disco Inferno was a guest on the latest edition of SK Wrestling's UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone. 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). Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Glenn Gillbernetti on Twitter - Clarifies that he was born in 67, and not 68", "PODCAST: The Swerve (Ep. They were also joined by fellow dancer Tokyo Magnum. American professional wrestler best known for his work for WCW from 1995 to the bitter end as Disco Inferno. During this show he issued an open challenge for anyone to face him, as he had no opponent to face. In what has been and continues to be one of the most controversial angles of the year — at least until Ronda Rousey decided to “expose” the entire wrestling business — everyone’s favorite WCW star Glenn Gilbertti, better known as Disco Inferno, appeared on Impact Wrestling this Friday night to continue his misogynistic diatribe against […] Disco Inferno did an interview with SportsKeeda to discuss a wide range of topics. 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