| John Corso | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | The ICON John Zandig Zandig Sex Machine |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
| Born | April 4, 1971 Sewell, New Jersey |
| Billed from | The Combat Zone |
| Debut | 1998 |
John Corso (born April 4, 1971 in Sewell, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sewell is an unincorporated area within Mantua Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sewell is an unincorporated area within Mantua Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. He is the owner of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling
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Corso was an electrician before promoting wrestling; in the course of his wrestling career, he assisted with any explosions that had to be fitted during "explosion" matches. He began training as a wrestler in 1998 and adopted the ring name John Zandig (a reference to the musician Glenn Danzig) in 1999. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur Shortly after debuting, Zandig opened a professional wrestling school, in New Jersey in order to hone his skills. A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. The school eventually evolved into a professional wrestling promotion, Combat Zone Wrestling, and relocated to Philadelphia in late 2001.
From an early juncture, CZW was orientated towards hardcore wrestling, and Zandig himself has been involved in many ultraviolent matches since the company's inception, involving such objects as thumbtacks, fluorescent light tubes, barbed wire and even a weed wacker. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a Gas-discharge lamp that uses Electricity to excite mercury Vapor. Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed Weedeater redirects here for the band see Weedeater (band A string trimmer, also called a line trimmer, Weedeater On one occasion, Zandig was hung from meat hooks. A meat hook is a two-sided hook normally used in butcheries to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as Pigs or Cattle on a moving conveyor line
At Cage of Death 8, Zandig lost to Nick Gage in a four-way Cage of Death match that included Lobo and LuFisto. "The Future of Hardcore" Nick Gage is a professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Joseph Eubanks (born 1975 is an American professional wrestler best known as Lobo from Combat Zone Wrestling. Geneviève (Genny Goulet (born February 15, 1980 in Sorel Quebec) is a French Canadian professional wrestler who works under Due to a prematch stipulation, Zandig was forced to retire as a result of losing. Since then he has wrestled one match. On March 10, 2007, Zandig teamed with Toby Klein to face and defeat DJ Hyde and Mitch Ryder in a no rope barbed wire match. Zandig was filling in for Necro Butcher, who couldn't make it to the show. Not to be confused with Necrobutcher Dylan Keith Summers (born July 13 1973 in Morgantown West Virginia After the match, Zandig stated that his return was for one night only. More recently Zandig came out of retirement at Tournament of Death 6 to face Necro Butcher in a No-rope Barbwire match when Mitch Ryder was a no show.