Little Guido Maritato Bio

James Maritato (born March 12, 1972), is an Italian American Professional undertaker wrestler, currently a member of the WWE undertaker, wrestling on its ECW brand.

Career Guido Maritato


As shown on its’ undertaker bio, he started wrestling while attending Nanuet High School. He was later trained by Billy Robinson and made his undertaker entrance as a professional in the 1990s.

He enrolled in UMF and stayed there until 1995 when he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), under the ring name of Damian Stone. The undertaker wrestler was later on renamed as Little Guido.

During the 1999 he became a serious wrestler (although he still proclaimed himself a member of the F.B.I) He won some intense single matches during the 2000 year, until he formed a duet with Tony Mamaluke, with whom he has won the ECW Tag Team Championship in August of 2000 and held them until December when they lost them to Danny Doring and Roadkill. They continued to wrestle together until ECW folded in April 2001.

After ECW closed, James wrestled as an independent for several undertaker wrestling independent promotions, mostly in the New York tri-state.

In 2002, the wrestler signed up with WWE undertaker, and was introduced as Nuzio.

He joined the Smack Down brand and had several interesting matches -Nuzio began a feud with Crash after this, defeating him on several occasions before going on to face the likes of Tajiri, Shannon Moore, and Chuck Palumbo.

Guido Maritato WWE Career

In 6 August 2005, the wrestler won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Paul London after a new heel wrestler.

In Wrestling

Finishing And Signature Moves

The first one: Sicilian Slice (Diving leg drop bulldog) - he had it for the ECW & WWE

The second: Arrivederci (Springboard arm bar takedown) - he used this for the WWE

The Third: Kiss Of Death (Inverted double under hook face buster) - finishing move used while in ECW

The Sicilian Crab (Seated elevated stretch muffler) - this finishing move was also used in ECW

The Sicilian Legs weep (Modified Russian legs weep)-was used frequently

The Second-rope front missile dropkick-this move disorientated the opponent

The Cross arm breaker- a signature move that he always used.

And finally the Fujiwara arm bar- he’s favorite.

He won in the Chaotic Wrestling the CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Luis Ortiz.

For the Extreme Championship Wrestling he won the ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tony Mamaluke (1), and Tracy Smothers (1).

Being in the USA Pro Wrestling, he managed to obtain the USA Pro United States Championship (1 time) and the USA Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Kruel.

For the World Wrestling Entertainment he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (2 times).