Coloso Colosetti

Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich (born May 15, 1948) is a retired Argentiniean professional wrestler who is primarily known under the ring name Coloso Colosetti. Colosetti wrestled primarily in Mexico and Southern California, but also worked in Texas, Asia and Europe. Colosetti retired in the late 1990s.

Coloso Colosetti
Birth name	Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich
Born	(1948-05-19) May 19, 1948 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Coloso Colosetti Carlos Colosetti Tarzán El Apolo Argentino El Enterrador Batman Maskaraman El Internacional El Fantasma Blanco
Retired	Late 1990s

Professional wrestling career

Carlos Elio Colosetti became a professional wrestler in his native Argentina before travelling through all South America, Central America and North to Mexico in order to work full time as a wrestler. In Mexico he often competed under the ring name Coloso Colosetti (Spanish for "Colossal Colosetti") and was a regular on Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) shows. On December 19, 1968 Colosetti's singles career peaked when he defeated Ray Mendoza to win the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, which at the time was considered the top ranked singles title in Mexico.[1] His reign as the top champion lasted until March 20, 1970 when Ray Mendoza regained the championship.[1] Later on Colosetti worked extensively in Southern California, primarily for the NWA Hollywood territory. While competing in NWA Hollywood Colosetti and Jonathan Boyd teamed up to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship from Hector Guerrero and Barry Orton on May 18, 1979 on a show in Los Angeles, California.[2] The team only held the title for one day, losing it to a team known as The Twin Devils on the 19th.[2] Colosetti remained active until the late 1990s, with his last national exposure being him losing a Lucha de Apuesta match to Perro Aguayo on June 26, 1991, and being forced to have his hair shaved off after the match per Lucha traditions.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

• Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre
  • NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
• NWA Los Angeles
  • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jonathan Boyd[2] and The Great Yamamoto (1)

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas

Winner (wager)	Loser (wager)	Location	Event	Date	Notes
El Tempestuoso (mask)	El Enterrador (mask)	Central America	Live event	Unknown
Tinieblas (mask)	El Internacional (mask)	Unknown	Live event	Unknown
El Canek (mask)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Unknown	Live event	Unknown
El Canek (mask)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Unknown	Live event	Unknown
El Solitario (mask)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Mexico City, Mexico	Live event	Unknown
Rayo de Plata (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi	Live event	Unknown
Ringo Mendoza (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Unknown	Live event	Unknown
Villano III (mask)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Unknown	Live event	Unknown	[4]
Los Gemelos Diablo (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair) and Rubí Rubalcava (hair)	Mexico City, Mexico	EMLL 42nd Anniversary Show (1)	September 19, 1975	[5][6]
Kobayashi (hair) and Saito (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair) and César Valentino (hair)	Naucalpan, Mexico State	Live event	September 25, 1981
Tony Salazar (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Mexico City, Mexico	27. Aniversario de Arena México	October 3, 1983	[7]
Perro Aguayo (hair)	Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Matamoros, Tamaulipas	Live event	June 26, 1991	[3]
Coloso Colosetti (hair)	Trueno (hair)	Alfajayucan, Hidalgo	Live event	October 31, 1998

References

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 389. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Americas Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 296–297. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
3. Lucha 2000 staff (May 2008). "Perro Aguayo y sus Victimas". Lucha 2000 Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 12–15. Especial 30.
4. Lucha 2000 staff (May 2008). "Villano III y sus Victimas". Lucha 2000 Magazine (in Spanish). pp. 24–27. Especial 30.
5. "Historia de Los Aniversarios del CMLL". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
6. "Historia de Los Aniversarios" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
7. Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28.