Peter Gasperino

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Peter Gasparino
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Pete Gas
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Billed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Born	May 29, 1970 Greenwich, Connecticut
Trained by	Tom Pritchard
Debut	1998

Peter Gasparino (born May 29, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation.

[edit] Career

In 1999 he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation along with his friend Rodney. Gasparino (known simply as Pete Gas) and Leinhardt were both childhood friends of Shane McMahon, the son of WWF owner Vince McMahon, and were placed in a stable together along with independent wrestler Joey Abs. The trio debuted on WWF television in March 1999 as the Mean Street Posse, and began assisting Shane in his feud with Test and helping him retain the European Championship. Shane eventually turned face and briefly feuded with his erstwhile allies before leaving WWF television.

The Posse took part in a tag team battle royal for the number one contenderships to the WWF World Tag Team Championships at Armageddon 1999, and gained an advantage by switching places with the third wrestler behind the referees' backs, thus enabling them to outnumber the other teams three to two. Despite this advantage, they failed to win.

In early-2000, the posse repeatedly tried to defeat Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship, attacking the champion in unlikely venues such as an airport, a circus and his hotel room. At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, the trio took part in a hardcore battle royal for the hardcore championship.

On an episode of Sunday Night HEAT later that year, Edge and Christian briefly became the managers of the Mean Street Posse. They accompanied them to ringside for the duration of their WWF World Tag Team Championships title match with the Hardy Boyz, assisting the Posse with the proviso that they would receive a title shot if the posse was to win. However, the Hardy Boyz thwarted the interference of Edge and Christian and retained their titles.

Later that year, all three members of the Posse were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling, then a WWF developmental territory.

Gasperino and the remainder of the Posse were released by the WWF in 2001, and began working on the independent circuit.