I PIU' GRANDI WRESTLER ITALIANI DELLA STORIA FINO AL 2009 (THE GREATEST ITALIAN WRESTLERS IN HISTORY UNTIL 2009)
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I consider these wrestlers true legends
From 1963 to 1978 he dominated American wrestling, winning every major rivalry except the one against Lou Thesz. In New York he headlined 45 sold-out events, and in 1967 he was received by the Pope.
From 1905 to 1912 he was arguably the most famous Italian in the world and one of the 15 best Greco-Roman wrestlers on Earth. He also set records in weightlifting.
From 1949 to 1962 he was one of the greatest draws in the United States, not only in New York. In Los Angeles, his match against Baron Michele Leone sold out with 10,400 spectators, while another 6,000 fans were turned away because there was no room left.
During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the biggest names in wrestling. He had major rivalries in Japan against Rikidōzan, in Canada against Whipper Billy Watson and Yvon Robert, in England against Bert Assirati, and in Italy, France, and Spain against Félix Miquet. He won a world title only in Europe, because elsewhere he was mainly used as a special attraction.
From 1874 to 1889 he was, together with a French rival, considered the best Greco-Roman wrestler in the world and became world champion.
In the early 1950s he was a television star in Los Angeles and one of the most famous heels in America. He lost the world title there to Lou Thesz, who thereby became the undisputed world champion. The match set a box-office record because of its historic importance.
In the 1950s he was already a star of American football in San Francisco and used that popularity to become a major wrestling attraction in California. He was so popular that the National Wrestling Alliance allowed him to end Lou Thesz's unbeaten run, albeit only by disqualification after Thesz lost control in response to Nomellini's tactics. Nomellini was recognized as champion in California before Thesz regained sole world championship status.
He achieved important status in the United States, Japan, Canada, and Australia, where he became a four-time world champion.
Minor legends
Angelo Savoldi, Joe Savoldi, Renato Gardini, George Calza, Ilio Di Paolo, Mario Milano, Lorenzo Parente, Tony Parisi, Tony Rocco, Emilio Raicevich, Giuseppe Massetti, Giulio Travaglini, Ted Boy Mario Marino, Antonio Fusero, Leone Jacovacci, Nino Equatore, Basilio Bartoletti, Massimo Raicevich, Ubaldo Bianchi, Angelo Giusto, Pasquale Giusto, Nicola Priore.
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