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Alex Rizzo
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| Alex Rizzo | |
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| Ring name(s) | Big Dick Dudley, Alexander The Great |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Born | January 12, 1968 Suffolk, New Jersey |
| Died | May 16, 2002 (aged 34) Copiague, New York |
| Billed from | The Twisted Steel Section of Dudleyville |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
| Debut | 1993 |
Alex Rizzo (January 12, 1968 - May 16, 2002) was a professional wrestler, best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Big Dick Dudley, part of the Dudley Family.
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At both November to Remember 1996 and Wrestlepalooza 1998, Rizzo did a Moonsault off of the top turnbuckle. At ECW Barely Legal 1997, Rizzo was thrown off the announcer's stage, known as the 'eagle's nest', through a huge stack of tables by Tommy Dreamer.
Rizzo was one of the founders of Xtreme Pro Wrestling, which was established in 1999. At mid-2000, Rizzo wrestled in Puerto Rico at the World Wrestling Council against Abdullah the Butcher in the Anniversary 2000 super event, where he lost.
He died on May 16, 2002, in his apartment in Copiague, New York due to a kidney failure. He was 34 years old.
- Finishing and signature moves
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- NWA Jersey Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- NWA New Jersey Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Other Titles
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- USPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- USPW Tag-Team Championship (1 time) - with Psycho Sam Dudley
Outside of the ring, Rizzo was good friends with Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Nicole Bass. He also has one daughter born in 1990 with Donna Adamo and one son born in 1997 with a different spouse.
Rizzo also had a reputation of being a legitimate badass, as tough outside the ring as inside the ring. For example, in a shoot interview with The Dudley Boyz produced by RF Video Buh Buh Ray Dudley claims to have seen him beat up five people on his own in a nightclub on Long Island.
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