STEVE CORINO
Steve Corino
Hometown: Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 219 lbs.
Turned Pro: 1994
Catch Phrase: "I'm the King of Old School!"
Trademark Move: Old School Expulsion
Championships Held:
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Once overlooked as a competitor, the self-proclaimed "King of Old School" Steve Corino has shocked the world by becoming the new ECW World Heavyweight champion at the November to Remember 2000.
A performer with highly touted scientific skills, something he is not shy to brag about, Corino uses his technical skills to outclass opponents.
Once considered a comedic performer, Steve Corino's rise from manager to World Heavyweight champion right here in Extreme Championship Wrestling took many strange turns.
At one time, claiming he would bring back the Old School wrestling style to Extreme Championship Wrestling, Corino began speaking out against all forms of hardcore entertainment. He crashed a Limp Bizkit concert in Peoria, Illinois to berate their fans and lead singer Fred Durst.
Corino soon fell in with The Network, doing the bidding of Cyrus. In turn, Cyrus brought Corino to greater heights than he ever had been before.
Following a victory over the legendary "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the once cowardly Corino underwent a remarkable transformation.
The nightly wars in ECW would often leave him a bloody mess, but Corino refused to back down.
Instead, he faced his challenges head on.
This was a remarkable metamorphosis for a man who once bragged that he would never soil himself by becoming a victim of hardcore wrestling.
Corino wasn't bringing himself down to anyone else's level.
He was rising to a new level, proving himself to be the epitome of the Old School professional wrestler, one who doesn't back down to any challenge.
Corino has struck out on his own, leaving The Network in violent fashion when he felt his hard work was ignored.
Creating a bevy of new enemies for himself, Corino discovered he had something else he never imagined - the respect of Extreme Championship Wrestling's fans.
That wave of respect followed Steve Corino in his bid to become the World Heavyweight champion.
At the November to Remember 2000, Corino was victorious in accomplishing that dream, defeating not one but three men in the Double Jeopardy match to become the thirteenth competitor to be crowned ECW World Heavyweight champion.
In the year 2000, it is "Old School" that holds the key to the future of Extreme Championship Wrestling!
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