359. Steve Corino

Steve Corino never made it beyond enhancement work or tryout matches to the WWE, but his matches in the dying days of ECW turned many heads.

Corino was not afraid to bleed, and many of his matches ended with the proverbial crimson mask. While the WWE passed on him, he won a plethora of singles and tag team titles on the independent scene, and was a coveted mind and draw on that level.

That should mean something, shouldn’t it?

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases:
Katakari Max
King Corino
Lightning Kid
Steve Christy
Mr. Wrestling 3
Tom Cosati
Billed From: Sea Isle City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Key Championships Held:
ECWA Tag Team w/Lance Diamond
NWA World Light Heavyweight
NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight
NWA 2000 American Heritage
WWC Junior Heavyweight
SCW Junior Heavyweight
NWA United States Tag Team w/Lance Diamond
ECW Heavyweight
NWA World Heavyweight
Pro Wrestling Zero1 United States
NWA International Tag Team
NWA New York-New Jersey Heavyweight
NWA North American Heavyweight
NWA Florida Heavyweight
NWA Southern Heavyweight
1-Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight
MEWF Light Heavyweight (3)
MEWF Tag Team (3) w/Jimmy Cicero
AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight (2)
NWA Intercontinental Tag Team (4) 1w/Yutaka Yoshie, 1w/Mike Rapada, 1w/C.W. Anderson & 1w/Charles Evans
AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Wide Tag Team w/Ricky Landell
NWA Heartlands State Heavyweight
Tri-State Heavyweight
NWA Midwest Heavyweight
ROH World Tag Team w/Jimmy Jacobs
Why they will get in: Corino had a long career, and if the Hall wants to promote independent wrestlers who were very successful, he is worthy of consideration.
Why they won't get in: Corino was never a star on a true national promotion.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments:
1.  Defeated Dusty Rhodes in a bullrope match at the ECW Living Dangerously PPV, which made him 3/12/00.
2.  Beat Sandman and Justin Credible to win the ECW Heavyweight Title 11/5/00.
3.  Captured the NWA Heavyweight Title from Mike Rapada 4/24/01.
4.  Lost the MLW War Games as the leader of the Extreme Horsemen against Terry Funk’s Funkin’ Army 9/18/03.
5.  Won the ROH Tag Team Titles with Jimmy Jacobs in a Tournament Final 9/15/12.