The Roadblock

The Roadblock
Birth name	Joseph D'Acquisto
Born	October 30, 1952 Rochester, New York, United States[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big Joe Nasty[3] Golden Terrier[1] The Mummy[3] Road Block[1][2] The Rochester Roadblock[1][2] Toro Infernal[1] The Wild Thing[3]
Billed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)[2]
Trained by	Larry Sharpe[1]
Debut	October 28, 1987[4]
Retired	January 5, 2012[5]

Joseph "Joe" D'Acquisto (born October 30, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s under the ring name The Roadblock.

Professional wrestling career

D'Acquisto debuted on October 28, 1987.^[4] He competed in New England and East Coast independent promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably as a mainstay of International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled as The Rochester Roadblock. In 1990, D'Acquisto was the subject of an article by journalist Glen Duffy published in Rolling Stone.^[3]

In 1992, D'Acquisto made several appearances with the Japanese W*ING promotion, where he feuded with Jason the Terrible. He would also wrestle for the Universal Wrestling Association in Mexico.

World Championship Wrestling

During the late 1990s, D'Acquisto competed as a preliminary wrestler for World Championship Wrestling as The Roadblock. In keeping with his ring name, D'Acquisto would carry a roadblock or a sawhorse to the ring.^[2][6][7]

D'Acquisto initially retired from wrestling in 1998.^[8] He made a return to the ring in 2010 and continued to wrestle in Mexico until 2012.^[5]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Dead End Drop (Falling powerslam)^[9][10][11]
  • Dead End Splash^[2] (Rope aided backflip from the ring apron into a splash)^[12]
• Signature moves
  • Bearhug^{[11][12][13][14][15]}
  • Corner clothesline^[12]
  • Diving double axe handle^[13]
  • Diving splash^[13][15]
  • Lariat^[11]
  • Powerslam^[2][12]
  • Running hip attack to a cornered opponent^[13]

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #199 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991^[16]

Luchas de Apuestas

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date
Masks	Mitsuteru Tokuda and Yukihiro Kanemura	Super Invader and Masked Inferno	Tokyo, Japan	August 2, 1992
Mask	El Canek	Torre Infernal	Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico	November 15, 1992

References

1. "Roadblock Cagematch profile".
2. "Roadblock OWOW profile". OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
3. Shea, J. (1996). "Professional Wrestling Thesis". TheValkyrie.com. Retrieved May 31, 2007. For Joe D'Acquisto, who has gone under the names Big Joe Nasty, The Rochester Roadblock, The Wild Thing, and The Mummy...
4. "Кирпич ("Brick")". WrestlingZone.ru. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
5. http://genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=1281&bild=1&details=7&liga=1238&jahr=2012
6. "This Week In The WCW". DDTDigest.com. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
7. "Saturday Night report on December, 20 1997". DDTDigest.com. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
8. "Cagematch match listing".
9. Duffy, R. (2001). "The Page of 1,000 Holds - Holds". Retrieved May 19, 2007. Slam, Reverse Fallaway...Used by...Roadblock...AKA : Dead End Drop (Roadblock)...Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so that the victim is chest to chest with the attacker at a 90 degree angle. The attacker falls forward and slams the victim to the canvas.
10. "This Week In The WCW".
11. "Saturday Night report on August 1, 1998".
12. "Saturday Night report on June 6, 1998".
13. "Saturday Night report on May 16, 1998".
14. "Thunder report on July 16, 1998".
15. "Saturday Night report on August 8, 1998".
16. "Awards".

External links

• The Roadblock at the Internet Movie Database