Peter Polaco

52, from Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Artwork for Beyond the MatImage of Peter Polaco

Biography

Peter Joseph "PJ" Polaco is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE under the ring name Justin Credible. He is also known for his earlier stint with WWE under the ring name Aldo Montoya. In WWF/WWE, he was an eight-time WWF/E Hardcore Champion. In ECW, he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and a two-time ECW World Tag Team Champion with Lance Storm as the Impact Players. Polaco returned to the independent circuit in 2007 using the name "Justin Time". He wrestled for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate promotion, along with fellow original ECW wrestlers Sabu, Danny Doring and Julio Dinero, as well as making appearances for the Insane Clown Posse owned Juggalo Championship Wrestling. On March 29, 2009 he became the Big Time Wrestling Champion, defeating "Hurricane" John Walters with Ric Flair as special guest referee, but Credible was stripped of the title in August of the same year. Justin is also the topic of an upcoming documentary The Price of Fame which also includes Ted DiBiase and Sean Waltman. He was inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame on July 12, 2009. On August 8, 2010, Polaco returned to TNA to take part in the ECW-themed pay-per-view Hardcore Justice where he performed as P.J. Polaco due to the WWE owning the rights to the Justin Credible name; Polaco was defeated by Stevie Richards. Afterwards, he was assaulted by former rival The Sandman with a Singapore cane. On January 14, 2012, Credible returned to the former ECW Arena, when he was defeated by Sabu at an Evolve event in the venue's final professional wrestling match. On April 28, 2012, Polaco was scheduled to wrestle on Shane Douglas' Extreme Reunion show, but was removed from the card, as well as the building after being found "slumped over, passed out asleep" in a chair. While he begged management to be let back on the show, they denied his request and kicked him out a second time. On August 8, 2012, Chikara announced that Polaco, returning to his Aldo Montoya character, would be making his debut for the promotion in the following month's 2012 King of Trios tournament, where he would team with the 1-2-3 Kid and Tatanka as "Team WWF". In their first round match on September 14, Team WWF was defeated by The Extreme Trio (Jerry Lynn, Tommy Dreamer and Too Cold Scorpio). Polaco retired on November 20, 2015, after facing long-time rival Tommy Dreamer at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event. Credible faced Matt Tremont in a winning effort at CZW show in August 2016. In March 2017, he returned to wrestling, and teamed with The Sandman & New Jack in a winning effort at ECPW show. Polaco is of Portuguese ancestry. His parents emigrated to the United States from Portugal three years before he was born. He speaks Portuguese fluently. Peter and his wife Jill Marie Polaco née Jurecki were married on June 4, 1997. They have a son Nicholas (born April 2000).

Timeline

2022Aged 49

  • Poster for Witch Trials

    Peter

2020Aged 47

  • Poster for Talk N' Shop A Mania 2

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for Massacre Manor

    Thanks

2019Aged 46

2015Aged 42

  • Poster for ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

    Justin Credible

2014Aged 41

  • Poster for Timeline: The History of ECW – 2000 – As Told By Justin Credible

    Justin Credible

2013Aged 40

  • Poster for Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

    Justin Credible

2012Aged 39

  • Poster for ROH: Ring of Hardcore

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

    Justin Credible

2010Aged 37

  • Poster for TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

    P.J. Polaco

2006Aged 33

  • Poster for WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2006

    Justin Credible (Lumberjack)

2005Aged 32

2004Aged 31

2003Aged 30

  • Poster for ROH: Night of The Grudges

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ROH: Death Before Dishonor

    Justin Credible

  • FIP Inaugural Show

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ROH: Wrath of The Racket

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Beating The Odds

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for MLW War Games

    PJ Walker

  • Poster for ROH: Tradition Continues

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ROH: Empire State Showdown

    Himself

  • Poster for ROH: Main Event Spectacles

    Justin Credible

2002Aged 29

  • Poster for WWE Insurrextion 2002

    Justin Credible

2001Aged 28

2000Aged 27

1999Aged 26

1998Aged 25

  • Poster for ECW House Party 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW CyberSlam 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW Living Dangerously 1998

    Justin Credible

  • ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW Heat Wave 1998

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for ECW November To Remember 1998

    Justin Credible

1997Aged 24

1996Aged 23

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1996

    Aldo Montoya

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1996

    Aldo Montoya (Free-for-All)

1995Aged 22

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1995

    Aldo Montoya

1994Aged 21

  • Poster for WWE March to WrestleMania X

    P.J. Polaco

Year unknown

  • Poster for ECW: Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn

    Justin Credible

  • Poster for Credible

    Self