Birth name Joseph D'Acquisto Role Professional wrestler Trained by Larry Sharpe | Debut October 28, 1987 Retired July 28, 1998 Name The Roadblock TV shows WCW WorldWide | |
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Born October 30, 1952 (age 72)
Rochester, New York, United States ( 1952-10-30 ) Ring name(s) Big Joe Nasty
Golden Terrier
The Mummy
Road Block
The Rochester Roadblock
Toro Infernal
The Wild Thing | ||
Billed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Joseph D'Acquisto (born October 30, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s under the ring name The Roadblock.
Contents
- Early career
- World Championship Wrestling 19961998
- Retirement
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Early career
D'Acquisto debuted on October 28, 1987. He competed in New England and East Coast independent promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably as a mainstay of International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled as The Rochester Roadblock. In 1990, D'Acquisto was the subject of an article by journalist Glen Duffy published in Rolling Stone.
In 1992, D'Acquisto made several appearances with the Japanese W*ING promotion, where he feuded with Jason the Terrible. He would also wrestle for the Universal Wrestling Association in Mexico, where he competed under the masked gimmick of Torre Infernal (Infernal Tower) and after months of chaos D'Acquisto lost his mask in a match against the legendary UWA World Heavyweight Championship El Canek.
World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)
During the late 1990s, D'Acquisto competed as a preliminary wrestler for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Roadblock. In keeping with his ring name, D'Acquisto would carry a roadblock or a sawhorse to the ring. Roadblock made his televised debut in WCW on the October 19, 1996 episode of Saturday Night by defeating Dale Wolfe, a replacement for D'Acquisto's originally scheduled opponent Randy Savage. Two nights later, Roadblock made his Monday Nitro debut in a loss to Lex Luger. He made his only pay-per-view appearance in WCW at World War 3 on November 24 by participating in the eponymous battle royal for a future World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. He was eliminated by the eventual winner The Giant.
Retirement
D'Acquisto initially retired from wrestling in 1998. He made a return to the ring in 2010 and continued to wrestle in Mexico until 2012.