| Emil Sitoci | |
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Sitoci in 2006. |
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| Ring name(s) | Emil Sitoci Das Nihilist |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Born | 17 May 1985 Ede, Netherlands |
| Resides | The Hague |
| Trained by | Chris Hero Mike Quackenbush Jorge Rivera |
| Debut | 2001 |
Emil Sitoci (born May 17, 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler and television personality.
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Sitoci started his career in 2001, wrestling under a mask, in mainland European wrestling promotions. In 2003 he travelled to America as an exchange student, which enabled him to stay for a full year and train under Chris Hero. By 2004 Sitoci had dropped the mask and was given the nickname "Tremendous". During this time, he competed in companies such as IWA Mid-South, CZW and Chikara. In 2005 he returned to CZW to challenge Mike Quackenbush for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship in the ECW Arena.[2]
Upon returning to Europe, Sitoci achieved success in Germany in Westside Xtreme Wrestling by capturing the wXw World Lightweight Championship from Jonny Storm.[3] Sitoci went on to defend against the likes of Matt Sydal, El Generico and PAC before losing the title in 2006. In 2008 he recaptured the title for a second time by defeating Zack Sabre, Jr. in the finals of an 8-man tournament in Oberhausen, Germany.[4]
Throughout 2009 and 2010, Sitoci stayed active on the European wrestling scene, regularly in Austria, Belgium, Engeland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. In November 2010 Sitoci made Steve Corino tap out to the Fujiwara Armbar to become the German Stampede Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. In the same month he was also seen in a short appearance WWE Smackdown, where he was attacked by Kane. in April 2011, Sitoci was part of an American wXw tour, where he came up victorious in a 4-way match against Brandon Gatson, Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano on iPPV.[4]
Sitoci returned to America in October 2011 as part of Jeff Katz' Wrestling Revolution Project in Hollywood, where he was cast to portray a German Nihilist.[5]
Sitoci is a graduate of the Utrecht University. He earned his Master's Degree in Media Studies in 2010, specializing in film and television sciences.[1] He has been featured on a large variety of television shows in The Netherlands. In 2008 he starred in a Dutch variation of BBC's Last Man Standing, called Hollandse Krijgers. The show was centered around 5 athletes who had to live with native African tribes for 8 straight weeks, and compete in local sports such as wrestling and stick fighting. Sitoci ended up tying a kickboxer for the win in the series finale.[6]