Romeo Roselli

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John Roselli
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Ring name(s)	Johnny Heartbreaker Johnny Romano Giovanni Roselli Romeo Roselli Romeo
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Born	September 23, 1980 White Plains, New York
Billed from	Panama City, Florida
Trained by	Kevin Landry Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard Bill DeMott Lance Storm
Debut	1998

John Roselli best known as Romeo Roselli is a professional wrestler, best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand and is not to be confused with another wrestler by the name of Kid Romeo.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
- 2.1 Quotes
- 2.2 Finishing and signature moves
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 External links

[edit] Career

John Roselli wrestled for the Internet-based Junior Pro Wrestling Association as Johnny Heartbreaker. He then worked for BG East as Johnny Romano.

On January 23, 2004 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Johnny Heartbreaker (Roselli) and Antonio Thomas defeated Cueball and Nick McKenna to win the EWA (Eastern Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title.

In February 2005, Roselli signed a WWE developmental deal. Both Antonio Thomas and Roselli debut not long after as the "Heart Breakers".

In April 2005, William Regal & Tajiri successfully defended the World Tag Team belts against the debuting Romeo (Roselli) and Antonio (Thomas), known collectively as "The Heart Throbs." They would go on to participated in Tag-Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship at WWE Backlash.

The Heart Throbs, who have portrayed heels, mainly appeared on the RAW B-show, HEAT. They have had short-lived feuds with William Regal and Eugene, Hurricane and Rosey, and V-Squared (Val Venis and Viscera) but have mainly been used as jobbers.

During the first episode of HEAT in 2006 the pair turned face and began entertaining the crowd by bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring and getting them to dance.

It was announced on WWE.com on February 10th that Romeo and Antonio had been released from WWE. It is not known why, except perhaps the controversial language on 'Byte This!" or perhaps the fact that they were still not getting over.

As of November 2006, Roselli is still active as "Romeo" on the American independent wrestling circuit. Wrestling such places as HWA, OVW, UWA, and is also touring Italy.

In October, Romeo made an appearance in Ohio Valley Wrestling. It is unknown whether this is a one-time deal or may lead to another WWE contract.

In November, Romeo appeared on Pants Off Dance Off, a show in which people strip and dance for the camera in a competition to win a $200.00 cash prize.