Edward David Giovannetti, better known by his ring name Ed Moretti or Moondog Moretti, is an American retired professional wrestler, who competed in Pacific Coast between the late 1970s and 1990s for Pacific Northwest Wrestling in Portland, Oregon, All Pro Wrestling in San Francisco, and NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver.[4][5]
| Ed Moretti | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward David Giovannetti[1] |
| Born | November 17, 1957 Clearlake, California, United States[2] |
| Family | Buddy Wayne (son-in-law) Nick Wayne (grandson) Shayna Wayne (daughter) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Moondog Moretti Ed Moretti Mad Dog Moretti Lenny Montana Masked Crippler |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 319 lb (145 kg) |
| Debut | 1978[3] |
| Retired | 2010 |
Professional wrestling career
editMoretti began his wrestling career in 1978 in Portland, Oregon for Pacific Northwest Wrestling. Later that year, he debuted in Vancouver for NWA All-Star Wrestling as Moondog Moretti. In 1979, Moretti made his first tour in Japan. During his time in Portland and Vancouver, Moretti worked in New Brunswick, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Kansas City.
In 1984, Moretti won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship defeating Al Tomko in February 1984 in Vancouver. He dropped the title back to Tomko in April of that year.
When All-Star Wrestling folded in 1987, Moretti began working full-time for Pacific Northwest until the company went bankrupt in July 1992.
From 1990 to 1993, Moretti worked for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber when the WWF came to California, Pacific Northwest, and Western Canada. He would lose to Bret Hart, Jim Duggan, Kerry Von Erich, Ricky Steamboat, Davey Boy Smith and Kamala.[6][7][8] He appeared once in 1996, in a tag match against the Godwinns.[9]
In 1995, Moretti made his debut for All Pro Wrestling in San Francisco. He was awarded the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship in 2000 but later that night dropped it to Donovan Morgan.
He wrestled his last match on July 10, 2010 at All Pro Wrestling losing to Mr. Wrestling IV in Santa Rosa, California.
Personal life
editMoretti's daughter, Shayna married wrestler Buddy Wayne. Shayna and Wayne have a son, Nick Wayne, who is also a wrestler.[10][11][12][13] Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017, from a heart attack.[14][15] Nick is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- All Pro Wrestling
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bobby Jaggers (1)
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)[17]
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with Terry Adonis (1) and Star Rider (1)[18]
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Dean Ho (1)[19]
- West Coast Championship Wrestling
- WCCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
References
edit- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Moondog Moretti: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ "Ed Moretti".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ed Moretti". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Verrier, Steven (November 26, 2017). "Q &A with Pacific Northwest mainstay Ed "Moondog" Moretti". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "1990". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1991". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1993". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1996". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Jones, Philip M. (July 1, 2019). "Nick Wayne discusses heritage, and drawbacks of the business as a teen - ProWrestlingPost.com". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Wilen, Jerome (February 14, 2022). "Video: Darby Allin offers 16-year old Nick Wayne an AEW contract". WrestleView. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Rueter, Sean (October 18, 2023). "Nick Wayne disowns his mom, gets his teeth knocked out by Darby Allin". Cageside Seats. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Valley, Jim (December 5, 2023). "Portland Wrestlecast: A talk with Nick Wayne's grandfather 'Moondog' Ed Moretti". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 18, 2017). "Buddy Wayne passes away at 50 years old". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Dubey, Dushyant (June 18, 2017). "WWE News: Former WWE Superstar Buddy Wayne passes away". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 317–320. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "N.W.A. International Tag Team Title (Vancouver)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
General
- Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781039154797.