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Tony Rumble
Tony Rumble
Birth name	Anthony David Magliaro
Born	November 6, 1956; Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	November 13, 1999 (aged 43); Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Cause of death	Heart attack
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Boston Bad Boy Tony Rumble; Tony Rummell; The Dungeon Master
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Billed from	Combat Zone, Boston
Debut	1984

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Anthony David Magliaro^[1] (November 6, 1956 – November 13, 1999) was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name Boston Bad Boy Tony Rumble.^[2] He competed on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s. A longtime veteran of Angelo Savoldi's International World Class Championship Wrestling, he also was the owner of the New England–based Century Wrestling Alliance and an independent wrestling promoter until his death in 1999.

Early life

Anthony David Magliaro was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 6, 1956. Growing up, he would sneak into the Boston Garden as a kid to see the WWWF whenever they came to town.^[3]

Professional wrestling career

International World Class Championship Wrestling

Magliaro competed for then-International Championship Wrestling (ICW) in 1984. As "Tony Rummell", he faced Abdullah the Butcher and Bruiser Brody during his rookie year as well as former WWF wrestlers the Tonga Kid and Superstar Billy Graham during his singles career.^[3] In 1986, he briefly teamed with Rocky Raymond as The Boston Bad Boys who together faced The Midnight Rockers in an interpromotional match with the American Wrestling Association before feuding with "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas as the masked "Dungeon Master" the following year.^[3]

In 1988, Magliaro began working as a booker, as well as producer for the weekly ICW, which later became International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW), television show. He later hosted the "Rumble Seat" segment whose guests included former WWF wrestlers The Honky Tonk Man and "Ravishing" Rick Rude as well as international stars such as Dory Funk, Jr., Ivan Putski and Mr. Pogo.^[3] During the late 1980s, he would also become a successful manager to wrestlers such as former rival and IWCCW Heavyweight Champion "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas, IWCCW Light Heavyweight Champion The Tasmaniac and the IWCCW Tag Team Champions The Undertakers (The Henchman and The Punisher).^[3]

Century Wrestling Alliance

Although establishing Century Wrestling Alliance (CWA) in 1989, Magliaro remained in IWCCW until its decline during the early 1990s until leaving to concentrate on his own promotion in early 1993.^[3] Using many of his contacts such as Kevin Sullivan, he was able to bring in former WWF and WCW wrestlers such as Jimmy Snuka, The Iron Sheik, Harley Race, Al Snow, Hugh Morrus, Public Enemy, Scott Taylor and A-Train, as well as many longtime IWCCW veterans including Atlas, The Tasmaniac, Tommy Dreamer, "Mr. Intensity" Erich Sbraccia, Vic Steamboat, "Surfer" Ray Odyssey, The Pink Assassin and The Trouble Makers (formerly The Undertakers) who followed Magliaro to the newly formed promotion.^[3]

Magliaro won the CWA's heavyweight title three times before being stripped of the title by CWA President Victoria Van Ellen. The CWA later become a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).^[1] Magilaro continued to act as promoter for the territory, which was renamed NWA New England.^[2]

Later years

In late 1993 and early 1994 he was a commentator for Extreme Championship Wrestling's ECW Hardcore TV.

As Tony Rumble, Magliaro appeared at WCW's World War 3 pay-per-view event in 1996 as an entrant in the 60-man, three-ring battle royal, which he was not successful in winning.

Representing NWA New England, Magliaro appeared with The Brotherhood (Erich Sbraccia and Knuckles Nelson) who would win the NWA World Tag Team Championship in a four way elimination match against Tully Blanchard and Tom Prichard, then champions The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx), and Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Germany) during the NWA's 50th Anniversary Show in October 1998.^[3]

Magliaro continued running NWA New England until his death following a heart attack on November 13, 1999.^[1]^[3] Following Magliaro's death, his wife Victoria Van Ellen Magliaro Rumble took over ownership of the promotion which later became NWA Cold Front and eventually Victory Championship Wrestling. Jason Della Gatta, who both runs live events and competes in the promotion as "Jason Rumble", is the kayfabe (storyline) son of Magliaro's in-ring persona.^[1]

VCW runs an annual "Tony Rumble Memorial" show. The Millennium Wrestling Federation has also featured an annual Tony Rumble Memorial Battle Royal with Todd Hanson, Bull Montana, Ox Baker and Rick Fuller winning the most recent held on August 4, 2007.^[3] Rumble is frequently mentioned during VCW's Livewire television program.

Championships and accomplishments

Century Wrestling Alliance
- CWA New England Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
International Championship Wrestling (New England)
- ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Spike
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2008
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him No. 257 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
Victory Championship Wrestling
- VCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Goldberg, Sheldon (November 13, 1999). "Remembering Rumble". Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Garber, Greg (April 2, 1999). "Manufacturing an anti-hero". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Tony Rumble profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

External links

VCW's homepage

[sheld-1] Goldberg, Sheldon (November 13, 1999). "Remembering Rumble". Retrieved May 28, 2019.

[espn-2] Garber, Greg (April 2, 1999). "Manufacturing an anti-hero". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Tony Rumble profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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-Anthony David Magliaro (November 6, 1956 &ndash; November 13, 1999) was an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]], known by the ring name Boston Bad Boy Tony Rumble. He competed on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic [[independent circuit]] during the 1980s and 90s. A longtime veteran of [[Angelo Savoldi]]'s [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]], he also was the owner of the New England-based [[Century Wrestling Alliance]] and an independent wrestling promoter until his death in 1999.
+'''Anthony David Magliaro'''<ref name=sheld/> (November 6, 1956 &ndash; November 13, 1999) was an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]], known by the ring name Boston Bad Boy Tony Rumble.<ref name=espn>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/otl/wrestling/day2_part1.html|title=Manufacturing an anti-hero|author=Garber, Greg|publisher=ESPN|date=April 2, 1999|accessdate=May 28, 2019}}</ref> He competed on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic [[independent circuit]] during the 1980s and 90s. A longtime veteran of [[Angelo Savoldi]]'s [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]], he also was the owner of the New England–based [[Century Wrestling Alliance]] and an independent wrestling promoter until his death in 1999.
-==Early career==
-Although having little prior training, Magliaro was one of the earliest wrestlers to compete for then International Championship Wrestling in 1984. As "Tony Rummell", he would face [[Abdullah the Butcher]] and [[Bruiser Brody]] during his rookie year as well as former WWF wrestlers the [[Sam Fatu|Tonga Kid]] and [[Superstar Billy Graham]] during his singles career. In 1986, he briefly teamed with [[Rocky Raymond]] as '''The Boston Bad Boys''' who together faced [[The Rockers|The Midnight Rockers]] in an interpromotional match with the [[American Wrestling Association]] before feuding with [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]] as the masked "Dungeon Master" the following year.
-==Behind the scenes==
+== Early life ==
+Anthony David Magliaro was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 6, 1956. Growing up, he would sneak into the [[Boston Garden]] as a kid to see the [[WWE|WWWF]] whenever they came to town.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tony Rumble profile|url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/tony-rumble/|access-date=February 20, 2022|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
-In 1988, Magliaro began working as a booker, as well as producer for the weekly ICW, which later became IWCCW, television show. He later went on to host the popular "Rumble Seat" segment whose guests included former WWF wrestlers [[The Honky Tonk Man]] and [[Rick Rude|"Ravishing" Rick Rude]] as well as international stars such as [[Dory Funk, Jr.]], [[Ivan Putski]] and [[Mr. Pogo]]. During the late 1980s, he would also become a successful manager to wrestlers such as former rival and IWCCW Heavyweight Champion [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]], IWCCW Light Heavyweight Champion [[Tazz|The Tasmaniac]] and the IWCCW Tag Team Champions The Undertakers ([[Val Puccio|The Henchman]] and [[Tony Puccio|The Punisher]]).
+==Professional wrestling career==
-==Century Wrestling Alliance==
+===International World Class Championship Wrestling===
-Although establishing [[Century Wrestling Alliance]] in 1989, Magliaro remained in IWCCW until its decline during the early 1990s until leaving to concentrate on his own promotion in early 1993. Using many of his contacts such as [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], he was able to bring in former WWF and WCW wrestlers such as [[Jimmy Snuka]], [[The Iron Sheik]], [[Harley Race]], [[Al Snow]], [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]], [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|Public Enemy]], [[Scotty 2 Hotty|Scott Taylor]] and [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]], as well as many longtime IWCCW veterans including Atlas, The Tasmaniac, [[Tommy Dreamer]], [[Erich Sbraccia|"Mr. Intensity" Erich Sbraccia]], [[Vic Steamboat]], [[Ray Odyssey|"Surfer" Ray Odyssey]], [[The Pink Assassin]] and The Trouble Makers (formerly The Undertakers) who followed Magliaro to the newly formed promotion.
+Magliaro competed for then-International Championship Wrestling (ICW) in 1984. As "Tony Rummell", he faced [[Abdullah the Butcher]] and [[Bruiser Brody]] during his rookie year as well as former WWF wrestlers the [[Sam Fatu|Tonga Kid]] and [[Superstar Billy Graham]] during his singles career.<ref name=":0" /> In 1986, he briefly teamed with [[Rocky Raymond]] as '''The Boston Bad Boys''' who together faced [[The Rockers|The Midnight Rockers]] in an interpromotional match with the [[American Wrestling Association]] before feuding with [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]] as the masked "Dungeon Master" the following year.<ref name=":0" />
+In 1988, Magliaro began working as a booker, as well as producer for the weekly ICW, which later became [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]] (IWCCW), television show. He later hosted the "Rumble Seat" segment whose guests included former WWF wrestlers [[The Honky Tonk Man]] and [[Rick Rude|"Ravishing" Rick Rude]] as well as international stars such as [[Dory Funk, Jr.]], [[Ivan Putski]] and [[Mr. Pogo]].<ref name=":0" /> During the late 1980s, he would also become a successful manager to wrestlers such as former rival and IWCCW Heavyweight Champion [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]], IWCCW Light Heavyweight Champion [[Tazz|The Tasmaniac]] and the IWCCW Tag Team Champions The Undertakers ([[Val Puccio|The Henchman]] and [[Tony Puccio|The Punisher]]).<ref name=":0" />
-Magliaro would go on to win the CWA's heavyweight title three times before being stripped of the title by CWA President Victoria Van Ellen as a result of the CWA becoming a territory of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] on January 24, 1998.
+===Century Wrestling Alliance===
+Although establishing [[Century Wrestling Alliance]] (CWA) in 1989, Magliaro remained in IWCCW until its decline during the early 1990s until leaving to concentrate on his own promotion in early 1993.<ref name=":0" /> Using many of his contacts such as [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], he was able to bring in former WWF and WCW wrestlers such as [[Jimmy Snuka]], [[The Iron Sheik]], [[Harley Race]], [[Al Snow]], [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]], [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|Public Enemy]], [[Scotty 2 Hotty|Scott Taylor]] and [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]], as well as many longtime IWCCW veterans including Atlas, The Tasmaniac, [[Tommy Dreamer]], "Mr. Intensity" Erich Sbraccia, [[Vic Steamboat]], [[Ray Odyssey|"Surfer" Ray Odyssey]], [[The Pink Assassin]] and The Trouble Makers (formerly The Undertakers) who followed Magliaro to the newly formed promotion.<ref name=":0" />
+Magliaro won the CWA's heavyweight title three times before being stripped of the title by CWA President Victoria Van Ellen. The CWA later become a territory of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA).<ref name=sheld/> Magilaro continued to act as promoter for the territory, which was renamed NWA New England.<ref name=espn/>
+===Later years===
+In late 1993 and early 1994 he was a commentator for [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]'s [[ECW Hardcore TV]].
-==Later years==
 As Tony Rumble, Magliaro appeared at WCW's [[World War 3 (1996)|World War 3 pay-per-view event in 1996]] as an entrant in the 60-man, three-ring battle royal, which he was not successful in winning.
-Representing NWA New England, Magliaro appeared with [[The Brotherhood (professional wrestling)|The Brotherhood]] (Erich Sbraccia and [[Knuckles Nelson]]) who would win the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] in a four way elimination match against [[Tully Blanchard]] and [[Tom Prichard]], [[The Border Patrol]] and Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Germany) during the [[NWA Anniversary Show#1998|NWA's 50th Anniversary Show]] in October 1998.
+Representing NWA New England, Magliaro appeared with The Brotherhood (Erich Sbraccia and [[Knuckles Nelson]]) who would win the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] in a four way elimination match against [[Tully Blanchard]] and [[Tom Prichard]], then champions The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx), and Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Germany) during the [[NWA Anniversary Show#1998|NWA's 50th Anniversary Show]] in October 1998.<ref name=":0" />
-Magliaro would continue running NWA New England until his death following a heart attack on November 13, 1999. Following Magliaro's death, his wife Victoria Van Ellen Magliaro Rumble took over ownership of the promotion which later became NWA Cold Front and eventually Victory Championship Wrestling (based in Everett, MA). [[Jason Rumble|Jason Della Gatta]], who both runs live events and competes in the promotion as "Jason Rumble", is claimed to be the son of Magliaro's [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|in-ring persona]]. However, the two are not related.
+Magliaro continued running NWA New England until his death following a heart attack on November 13, 1999.<ref name=sheld>{{cite web|url=http://sheldongoldberg.blogspot.com/2006/11/remembering-rumble.html|title=Remembering Rumble|author=Goldberg, Sheldon|accessdate=May 28, 2019|date=November 13, 1999}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Following Magliaro's death, his wife Victoria Van Ellen Magliaro Rumble took over ownership of the promotion which later became NWA Cold Front and eventually Victory Championship Wrestling. [[Jason Rumble|Jason Della Gatta]], who both runs live events and competes in the promotion as "Jason Rumble", is the ''[[kayfabe]]'' (storyline) son of Magliaro's [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|in-ring persona]].<ref name=sheld/>
-VCW runs an annual "Tony Rumble Memorial" show. The [[Millennium Wrestling Federation]] has also featured an annual Tony Rumble Memorial Battle Royal with Todd Hanson, Bull Montana, [[Ox Baker]] and [[Rick Fuller]] winning the most recent held on August 4, 2007. Tony Rumble is frequently mentioned during VCW's Livewire television program.
+VCW runs an annual "Tony Rumble Memorial" show. The [[Millennium Wrestling Federation]] has also featured an annual Tony Rumble Memorial Battle Royal with Todd Hanson, Bull Montana, [[Ox Baker]] and [[Rick Fuller]] winning the most recent held on August 4, 2007.<ref name=":0" /> Rumble is frequently mentioned during VCW's Livewire television program.
 ==Championships and accomplishments==
 *'''[[Century Wrestling Alliance]]'''
-:*[[CWA Heavyweight Championship]] (3 times)
+**[[CWA New England Heavyweight Championship]] (3 times)
 *'''[[International World Class Championship Wrestling|International Championship Wrestling (New England)]]'''
-:*[[IWCCW Tag Team Championship|ICW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) - with [[Moondog Spike]]
+**[[IWCCW Tag Team Championship|ICW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with [[Moondog Spike]]
 *'''[[New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
 **Class of 2008
 *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
-:*PWI ranked him # '''257''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
+**PWI ranked him No. 257 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
 *'''Victory Championship Wrestling'''
 **VCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*''"Anthony Magliaro, 43, professional wrestler. (Obituary)"''. <u> Boston Herald </u> 16 November 1999
-*''"Grappling For A Piece Of The Local Action"''. <u> Boston Globe. </u> 3 August 2003
+==Further reading==
+*''"Anthony Magliaro, 43, professional wrestler. (Obituary)"''. <u> Boston Herald </u> November 16, 1999
+*''"Grappling For A Piece Of The Local Action"''. <u> Boston Globe. </u> August 3, 2003
 *Williams, Scott E. ''Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW''. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006. {{ISBN|1-59670-021-1}}
 ==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015015410/http://www.vcwlive.com/ VCW's homepage]
-{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}
-*[http://espn.go.com/otl/wrestling/day2_part1.html Manufacturing an anti-hero], Greg Garber, April 2, 1999, [[ESPN]]
+{{authority control}}
-*[http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/interviews/default.asp?aID=509 Interview with Chris “Crowbar” Ford], Alex Marvez, wrestlingobserver.com
-*[http://www.bodyslamming.com/deceased/trumble.html Deceased Superstars: Tony Rumble]
-*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tony-rumble.html Online World of Wrestling: Tony Rumble]
-*[http://www.e-sports.com/articles/1669/1/NWANEs-2006-Tony-Rumble-Memorial/Page1.html NWANE's 2006 Tony Rumble Memorial] by Keith Hayes
-*[http://sheldongoldberg.blogspot.com/2006/11/remembering-rumble.html Sheldon Goldberg on Wrestling: Remembering Rumble]
-*[http://www.vcwlive.com VCW's homepage]
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