Argentina Apollo
| Argentina Apollo | |
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| Birth name | Vincent Denigris |
| Born | 1938 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Argentina Apollo Vittorio Apollo Vicente Denigris |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 175 lb (79 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1960 |
| Retired | 1975 |
Vincent Denigris (1938 – 2 August 1984) was an Argentine professional wrestler better known by his ring name Vicente Denigris or Argentina Apollo. He was part of the Chicago Comiskey Park shows in 1961, teaming with Antonino Rocca, and a popular star on Studio Wrestling during the 1960s.[2] His main work was for the World Wide Wrestling Federation 1963-1968 and various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance, most notably, Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling.[3][4] He was best known for his gymnastics in the ring, performing such feats as climbing onto the ropes, performing a back aerial somersault into a roll, then using a handspring to return to his feet and to throw a savate kick to his opponent's midsection. He died on 2 August 1984, due to a heart attack.[1][5]
Championships and accomplishments
- All-South Wrestling Alliance
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jose Lothario[6][6][8]
- Mid-South Sports
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Siegler[6][9]
- NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dick Steinborn[6][10]
- NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) - with Roberto Soto[6][11]
- World Wide Wrestling Federation
- WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Don McLarity[6][12]
- World Wide Wrestling Association
- WWWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bruno Sammartino[6]
References
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External links
- Wrestler & Artist Vincente Denigris
- Argentina Apollo at Bodyslamming.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 13, 2009)
- Argentina Apollo at WrestlingInformer.net at the Wayback Machine (archived September 10, 2006)
- Professional wrestling record for Argentina Apollo from The Internet Wrestling Database
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