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'''George B. Caiazzo''' (kih-ahtz-so; January 13, 1969 - July 18, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, John Kronus. Caiazzo worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association and Xtreme Pro Wrestling. He was perhaps best known as one-half of the tag team The Eliminators with Perry Saturn.[2][4][3][6]
  
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| name = George B. Caiazzo
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| names = '''John Kronus'''<br>The Eliminator
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| height = 6' 3" (191 cm)
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| weight = 255 lbs (116 kg)
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| birth_date = January 13, [[1969]]
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| birth_place = [[Everette, Massachusetts]]
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|7|18|1969|1|13}}
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| trainer = [[Killer Kowalski]]
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| debut = [[1989]]
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'''George B. Caiazzo''' (January 13, [[1969]] - July 18, [[2007]]) was an [[American]] [[professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''John Kronus'''. Caiazzo worked for [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], the [[United States Wrestling Association]] and [[Xtreme Pro Wrestling]]. He was perhaps best known as one-half of the tag team [[The Eliminators]] with [[Perry Saturn]]. He died due to a heart faliure.
   
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==Career==
  
==Career==
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Caiazzo's father, George Caiazzo, Sr., played football with the New York Giants before suffering an injury.[7]
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Caiazzo's father, George Caiazzo, Sr., played football with the New York Giants before suffering an injury.
   
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In the late 1980s, Caiazzo met professional wrestler Perry Saturn when he began working as a bouncer in a Boston nightclub managed by Saturn. Caiazzo expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler to Saturn, who responded by directing Caiazzo to a professional wrestling school operated by Killer Kowalski. Caiazzo debuted in 1989, briefly wrestling as "The Eliminator".
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In the late [[1980]]s, Caiazzo met professional wrestler Perry Saturn when he began working as a bouncer in a Boston nightclub managed by Saturn. Caiazzo expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler to Saturn, who responded by directing Caiazzo to a professional wrestling school operated by [[Killer Kowalski]]. Caiazzo debuted in [[1989]], briefly wrestling as "The Eliminator".
   
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In the early 1990s, Saturn offered to form a tag team with Caiazzo. The Greek equivalent of the Roman deity Saturn was Cronus, so Saturn chose the ring name "John Kronus" for Caiazzo. As Saturn and Kronus were their civilizations' respective harvest deities, Saturn proposed that the tag team be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". After promoter Jerry Lawler advised Saturn that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, Saturn named the team "The Eliminators".[1]
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In the early [[1990]]s, Saturn offered to form a tag team with Caiazzo. The Greek equivalent of the Roman deity Saturn was Cronus, so Saturn chose the ring name "John Kronus" for Caiazzo. As Saturn and Kronus were their civilizations' respective harvest deities, Saturn proposed that the [[tag team]] be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". After promoter [[Jerry Lawler]] advised Saturn that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, Saturn named the team "The Eliminators".
   
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The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a United States Wrestling Association house show in 1993. They were hired at a starting salary of $40 a week (they later negotiated a 100% pay raise), and shared an apartment with four other wrestlers. On May 2, 1994, The Eliminators defeated Brian Christopher and Eddie Gilbert for the USWA Tag Team Championship. They held the USWA World Tag Team Championship until June 13, 1994, when they were defeated by PG-13.[1][8][9]
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The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a United States Wrestling Association house show in [[1993]]. They were hired at a starting salary of $40 a week (they later negotiated a 100% pay raise), and shared an apartment with four other wrestlers. On May 2, 1994, The Eliminators defeated [[Brian Lawler|Brian Christopher]] and [[Eddie Gilbert]] for the [[USWA Tag Team Championship]]. They held the USWA World Tag Team Championship until June 13, [[1994]], when they were defeated by [[PG-13]].
   
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In 1994 and 1995, The Eliminators wrestled in Japan for the WAR promotion.[1]
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In 1994 and 1995, The Eliminators wrestled in Japan for the [[Wrestle Association-R|WAR]] promotion.
   
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The Eliminators debuted in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in 1995, jobbing to the Steiner Brothers. ECW promoter Paul Heyman quickly abandoned plans to give them a sadism and masochism gimmick and instead booked them as an unstoppable force in the ECW tag team division. Managed by Jason, The Eliminators won the ECW Tag Team Championship on three occasions between 1996 and 1997, feuding with teams such as the Dudley Boyz, The Gangstas, The Pitbulls, Sabu and Rob Van Dam and the Steiner Brothers.[1][8][10]
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The Eliminators debuted in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in [[1995]], jobbing to the [[Steiner Brothers]]. ECW promoter [[Paul Heyman]] quickly abandoned plans to give them a sadism and masochism gimmick and instead booked them as an unstoppable force in the ECW tag team division. Managed by [[Jason Knight|Jason]], The Eliminators won the ECW Tag Team Championship on three occasions between 1996 and 1997, feuding with teams such as the [[Dudley Boyz]], [[The Gangstas]], [[The Pitbulls]], [[Sabu and Rob Van Dam]] and the Steiner Brothers.
   
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On May 31, 1997, Saturn tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a match. After intense reconstructive surgery, he was given a recovery time of up to a year. Kronus briefly defended the ECW Tag Team Championship single-handedly before losing to the Dudley Boyz. In late 1997, Saturn left ECW for World Championship Wrestling. Kronus competed in the singles division before forming a new tag team, "The Gangstanators", with New Jack. The Gangstanators won the ECW Tag Team Championship in 1997.[1][8]
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On May 31, 1997, Saturn tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a match. After intense reconstructive surgery, he was given a recovery time of up to a year. Kronus briefly defended the ECW Tag Team Championship single-handedly before losing to the Dudley Boyz. In late 1997, Saturn left ECW for [[World Championship Wrestling]]. Kronus competed in the singles division before forming a new tag team, "[[The Gangstanators]]", with [[New Jack]]. The Gangstanators won the ECW Tag Team Championship in 1997.
   
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Kronus left ECW in early 1999, joining the California-based Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion. In 2000, Kronus aligned himself with the "Black Army" faction. He remained with XPW until leaving in 2001. During this period, Kronus appeared in the 2000 softcore bondage film Violence on Violence.[5][8]
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Kronus left ECW in early 1999, joining the California-based Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion. In 2000, Kronus aligned himself with the "Black Army" faction. He remained with XPW until leaving in 2001. During this period, Kronus appeared in the 2000 softcore bondage film Violence on Violence.
   
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In 2002, Kronus retired from professional wrestling, relocating to the Lakes Region in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. He temporarily came out of retirement in 2005, making two appearances with the ECW reunion promotion Hardcore Homecom
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In 2002, Kronus retired from professional wrestling, relocating to the Lakes Region in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. He temporarily came out of retirement in 2005, making two appearances with the ECW reunion promotion Hardcore Homecoming.
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==In wrestling==
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*'''Finishing moves'''
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**''Kronus Driver'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Pumphandle Michinoku driver II|Pumphandle sitout scoop slam piledriver]])
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**''Kronus Driver II'' ([[Backbreaker#Canadian backbreaker rack|Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack]] dropped into a [[Professional wrestling throws#Michinoku Driver II|sitout scoop slam piledriver]])
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**Multiple [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#450° splash|450° splash]] variations
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***Diving
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Imploding 450° splash|Imploding]]
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Standing|Standing]]
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*'''Signature moves'''
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**''Air Kronus'' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving elbow drop|Diving elbow drop]] to the outside of the ring)
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**''Hurricane Kronus'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Handspring|Handspring]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|back elbow]])
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**[[Professional wrestling holds#Stretch Plum|Modified dragon sleeper]]
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**[[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|Missile dropkick]]
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**Multiple [[suplex]] variations
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***[[Suplex#Dragon suplex|Dragon]]
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***[[Suplex#Superplex|Super]]
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***[[Suplex#Swinging fisherman suplex|Swinging cradle]]
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**[[Powerbomb]]
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**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|Springboard leg drop]]
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*'''With [[Perry Saturn]]'''
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**'''Double team finishing moves'''
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***''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Total Elimination|Total Elimination]]''
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***[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Elevated splash|Elevated crossbody]]
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*'''Tag teams and stables'''
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:*[[Eliminators]] - with [[Perry Saturn]]
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:*[[Gangstanators]] - with [[New Jack]]
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*'''Nicknames'''
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*'''Managers and valets'''
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**[[Rob Black]]
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**[[Lizzy Borden]]
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**[[Francine]]
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**[[Jason]]
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**[[Cassy Strayter]]
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*'''Wrestlers trained'''
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:*[[Devon Moore]]
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*'''Entrance music'''
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**"No Remorse" by Metallica
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**"Real Solution 9" by White Zombie]]
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**"Total Elimination" by Harry Slash and the Slashtones
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**"Wait and Bleed" by Slipknot
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==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''[[Dangerously Intense Wrestling]]'''
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**[[DIW Heavyweight Champion]] ([[DIW Heavyweight Champion/Champion history|1 time]])
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**[[DIW Inner City Champion]] ([[DIW Inner City Champion/Champion history|1 time]])
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*'''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]'''
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**[[ECW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[ECW World Tag Team Championship/Champion history|4 times]]) – with [[New Jack]] (1) and [[Perry Saturn]] (3)
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*'''[[Mayhem Independent Wrestling]]'''
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**[[MIW Hardcore Championship]] ([[MIW Hardcore Championship/Champion history|1 time]])
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*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
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**PWI ranked him # '''73''' of the top 500 wrestlers of the year in the [[PWI 500]] in 1997
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**PWI ranked him # '''382''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the [[PWI Years]] in 2003
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**PWI ranked him # '''89''' of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with Perry Saturn
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*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''
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**[[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[USWA World Tag Team Championship/Champion history|1 time]]) – with [[Perry Saturn]]
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==External links==
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*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=976 Profile]
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*[[File:Owow logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/john-kronus.html Profile]
 
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Revision as of 02:44, 11 May 2016

George B. Caiazzo (January 13, 1969 - July 18, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, John Kronus. Caiazzo worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association and Xtreme Pro Wrestling. He was perhaps best known as one-half of the tag team The Eliminators with Perry Saturn. He died due to a heart faliure.

Career

Caiazzo's father, George Caiazzo, Sr., played football with the New York Giants before suffering an injury.

In the late 1980s, Caiazzo met professional wrestler Perry Saturn when he began working as a bouncer in a Boston nightclub managed by Saturn. Caiazzo expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler to Saturn, who responded by directing Caiazzo to a professional wrestling school operated by Killer Kowalski. Caiazzo debuted in 1989, briefly wrestling as "The Eliminator".

In the early 1990s, Saturn offered to form a tag team with Caiazzo. The Greek equivalent of the Roman deity Saturn was Cronus, so Saturn chose the ring name "John Kronus" for Caiazzo. As Saturn and Kronus were their civilizations' respective harvest deities, Saturn proposed that the tag team be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". After promoter Jerry Lawler advised Saturn that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, Saturn named the team "The Eliminators".

The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a United States Wrestling Association house show in 1993. They were hired at a starting salary of $40 a week (they later negotiated a 100% pay raise), and shared an apartment with four other wrestlers. On May 2, 1994, The Eliminators defeated Brian Christopher and Eddie Gilbert for the USWA Tag Team Championship. They held the USWA World Tag Team Championship until June 13, 1994, when they were defeated by PG-13.

In 1994 and 1995, The Eliminators wrestled in Japan for the WAR promotion.

The Eliminators debuted in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in 1995, jobbing to the Steiner Brothers. ECW promoter Paul Heyman quickly abandoned plans to give them a sadism and masochism gimmick and instead booked them as an unstoppable force in the ECW tag team division. Managed by Jason, The Eliminators won the ECW Tag Team Championship on three occasions between 1996 and 1997, feuding with teams such as the Dudley Boyz, The Gangstas, The Pitbulls, Sabu and Rob Van Dam and the Steiner Brothers.

On May 31, 1997, Saturn tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a match. After intense reconstructive surgery, he was given a recovery time of up to a year. Kronus briefly defended the ECW Tag Team Championship single-handedly before losing to the Dudley Boyz. In late 1997, Saturn left ECW for World Championship Wrestling. Kronus competed in the singles division before forming a new tag team, "The Gangstanators", with New Jack. The Gangstanators won the ECW Tag Team Championship in 1997.

Kronus left ECW in early 1999, joining the California-based Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion. In 2000, Kronus aligned himself with the "Black Army" faction. He remained with XPW until leaving in 2001. During this period, Kronus appeared in the 2000 softcore bondage film Violence on Violence.

In 2002, Kronus retired from professional wrestling, relocating to the Lakes Region in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. He temporarily came out of retirement in 2005, making two appearances with the ECW reunion promotion Hardcore Homecoming.

In wrestling

  • Tag teams and stables
  • Nicknames
  • Wrestlers trained
  • Entrance music
    • "No Remorse" by Metallica
    • "Real Solution 9" by White Zombie]]
    • "Total Elimination" by Harry Slash and the Slashtones
    • "Wait and Bleed" by Slipknot

Championships and accomplishments

  • Dangerously Intense Wrestling
    • DIW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
    • DIW Inner City Champion (1 time)
  • Mayhem Independent Wrestling
    • MIW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him # 73 of the top 500 wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1997
    • PWI ranked him # 382 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
    • PWI ranked him # 89 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with Perry Saturn

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