James Maritato

54, from Queens, New York USA

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Biography

is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Little Guido Maritato and Nunzio Maritato wrestled for Jersey All Pro Wrestling on September 19.On November 15, he won the JAPW Tag Team Championship with Tracy Smothers. On January 16, 2009, Maritato was inducted into the ECPW Hall of Fame.

In February 2009, it was announced that Maritato would be a trainer for the "Bodyslam U" professional wrestling school in New Jersey, while still competing on the independent circuit.In June Guido returned to Ring of Honor losing to Jay Briscoe at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. In late 2009, Maritato began competing for the National Wrestling Alliance under the name Nunzio. He also performed for the NWA On Fire expansion based out of New England. Maritato reunited again on October 6, 2012 as F.B.I., being defeated by Danny Doring and Roadkill in the House of Hardcore's first show At House of Hardcore 2, now returning under his Little Guido ringname, faced Vik Dalishus in a losing effort. On June 6, 2014, at House of Hardcore 4, Maritato defeated Matt Striker. Maritato wrestled at House of Hardcore's next event on June 7, 2014, in which he defeated Danny Doring.

At House of Hardcore 7, Maritato teamed up with Team Tremendous (Bil Carr and Dan Barry) to take on Anthony Greene, Ben Ortiz, and Vik Dalishus in a winning effort. He then took part in a ten-man tag team match at House of Hardcore 10, teaming up with Officer Colt Cabana, Bill Carr, Dan Barry, and F.B.I. member Tony Mamaluke, to successfully defeat Afa Jr., Jade, Lance Anoa'i, L.A. Smooth, and Vik Dalishus.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)

On August 8, 2010, Maritato took part in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice, where he, Tony Mamaluke (billed as Tony Luke) and Tracy Smothers defeated Kid Kash, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger in a six-man tag team match.[46] On the following edition of TNA Impact!, the ECW alumni, known collectively as Extreme, Version 2.0 (EV 2.0), were assaulted by A.J. Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair's Fourtune stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA.The following week TNA president Dixie Carter gave each member of EV 2.0 TNA contracts in order for them to settle their score with Fourtune.On the August 26 edition of Impact! Guido and Luke were squashed by Roode and Storm in a tag team match.The match ended F.B.I.'s association with TNA. Maritato was announced as a part of the new Total Nonstop Action India based project Ring Ka King working under the name Tony Broadway teaming with Joey Hollywood. However Ring Ka King only lasted one season and ended the same year.

Other media

On March 6, 2006, Maritato was seen supporting his brother on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal in which he won $25,000.In 1996 Mariato competed in a mixed martial arts fight in Texas against Steve Nelson who was also his past opponent in UWFi. The fight appears on Nelson's official MMA record as a win. Mariato competed under the name James Stone which he also wrestled under in UWFi in Japan.

Timeline

2025Aged 53

  • Poster for TNA Bound for Glory 2025

    Guido

2023Aged 51

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2023

    Guido Maritato

2018Aged 46

  • Poster for AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party

    Little Guido

2013Aged 41

  • Poster for TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

    Little Guido

2012Aged 40

  • Poster for ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

    Little Guido

2010Aged 38

  • Poster for Card Subject To Change

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

    Guido Maritato

2009Aged 37

  • Poster for ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III

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2006Aged 34

  • Poster for WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

    Little Guido

  • Poster for ECW: Bloodsport  The Most Violent Matches

    Little Guido

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2006

    Nunzio

  • Poster for WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

    Nunzio

  • Poster for ECW One Night Stand 2006

    Little Guido

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2006

    Little Guido Maritato (Lumberjack)

  • Poster for ECW December to Dismember

    Little Guido

2004Aged 32

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    Nunzio

2003Aged 31

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2003

    Nunzio

2002Aged 30

  • Poster for ROH The Round Robin Challenge

    James Maritato

  • Poster for ROH Night of Appreciation

    James Maritato

  • Poster for ROH Crowning a Champion

    James Maritato

  • Poster for ROH: Honor Invades Boston

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for ROH: Unscripted

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  • Poster for ROH: Glory By Honor

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2001Aged 29

2000Aged 28

1999Aged 27

1998Aged 26

1997Aged 25

1996Aged 24

1992Aged 20