![]() Disco lost to Jacqueline at Halloween Havoc. Disco was booked to win the WCW World Television Championship from Wright on September 22 edition of Monday Nitro. ĭisco then feuded with Alex Wright, who began dancing before his entrance to mock Disco. His injury was mentioned after Disco refused to lose to Jacqueline because she was a woman. Inferno was injured in early 1997 and he took some time off before returning in September. At World War 3, he participated in the three ring, 60 man battle royal with the winner receiving a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. He began a feud with Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko and unsuccessfully challenged him for the title at Bash at the Beach. Face push (1996–1997) ĭisco started making a push in the cruiserweight division by the mid-1996. Inferno made his pay-per-view debut at Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring in a tag team contest where he teamed up with Alex Wright against Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton. ![]() He also competed on JanuClash of the Champions XXXII in a losing effort to Kevin Sullivan. Inferno wrestled on many editions of Main Event before pay-per-view events against superstars such as Joey Maggs and Eddie Guerrero. He mostly competed in the WCW's shows Saturday Night, Main Event and WorldWide that mainly featured mid-card wrestlers. Often, he would bring a cheat sheet with a diagram on how to apply the hold to the ring. He gradually rose to mid-card status as a tweener, with his gimmick being that he would forget how to apply his finishing hold, a standing figure four leglock. Gilbertti signed a contract with WCW in 1995 and debuted later that same year. He annoyed the audience with his disco dancer character, which included dancing on the way to the ring and during his matches, the punchline being that fans would chant " Disco sucks!". Gilbertti credits Raven for the birth of the "Disco Inferno" character. Gilbertti made his name in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Disco Inferno, named after The Trammps' song and inspired by John Travolta's character Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever. World Championship Wrestling (1995–2001) Mid-card (1995–1996) Disco Inferno with four fans during his time in WCW He also had a short stint with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in 1993. He wrestled on the Georgia independent circuit, where he was best known for his time with Great Championship Wrestling (GCW) where he won several titles. Gilbertti started wrestling in 1991 wrestling his first match on November 20, 1991. Professional wrestling career Early career (1991–1995) Īfter WCW, he worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling All-Stars. He is considered one of the more novel mid-card WCW wrestlers of the late 1990s. ĭuring his six-year tenure with WCW, Gilbertti became a one-time Cruiserweight Champion, a two-time Television Champion and a one-time Tag Team Champion with Alex Wright. Glenn Gilbertti (born November 12, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Disco Inferno (briefly changed to Disqo) from 1995 to 2001.
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