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			{{short description\|American professional wrestler (born 1982)}}
	{{Infobox Wrestler\|
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2024}}
	name=Salvatore Rinauro
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			\|name = Sal Rinauro
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			\|birth_name = Salvatore Rinauro
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	\|weight=185 lb
			\|caption = Rinauro in 2007
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	\|billed=Hollywood, Salifornia
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	\|trainer=Rick Michaels
			\|billed = "Los Angeles, Salifornia"<ref name="OWOW"/>
	\|debut=]
			\|trainer = John Phoenix
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			'''Salvatore Rinauro'''<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/salvatore-rinauro.html\|title=Salvatore Rinauro\|accessdate=2009-03-20\|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> (born September 12, 1982)<ref name="OWOW"/> is an American ], performing for the ] (NWA). He is best known for his work in ], ] and ] in addition to being a member of ]. He also makes appearances on the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2020/01/28/1-28-nwa-power-tv-report-sean-mooney-debuts-with-nick-aldis-interview-ricky-starks-vs-zicky-dice-rouse-isaacs-vs-andre-duhn-aldis-marty-scurll-sit-down-summit/\|title=1/28 NWA POWER TV REPORT: Sean Mooney debuts with Nick Aldis interview, Ricky Starks vs. Zicky Dice, Rouse Isaacs vs. Andre Duhn, Aldis-Marty Scurll sit-down summit -\|date=2020-01-29\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>

			==Profressional wrestling career==
	'''Salvatore Rinauro''' (born ] ]), usually shortened to '''Sal Rinauro''', is an ] ] for ] and ]. He was a member of ].

			===Ring of Honor (2005–2006)===
	== Career ==
			{{also\|The Embassy (professional wrestling)\|l1=the Embassy}}
	Sal Rinauro started his ROH career under the name '''Mellow''' as a member of ]. At ''Do or Die 5'', Rinauro (now using his real name) competed for and won a Ring of Honor Contract by defeating Steve Madison, ], and ]. He is a former ] with ]. They won the title at the classic show ''Joe vs. Kobashi'' on October 1, 2005 by defeating ] and ]. During their reign, they successfully defended against teams such as ], ] and ], Whitmer and Jacobs, and ] and ]. They lost the title to ] and ] of ] at ''Final Battle 2005'' on December 17, 2005. Since losing the title, Rinauro has competed in ''Six Man Mayhem'', the ''Tag Wars 2006'' tournament, and tag team matches against the likes of the Briscoe Brothers. On December 16, 2005, Sal participated in the four-man "Stairway To Heaven" match at Ring of Glory's The Great Commission.

			After honing his skills at ] as well as winning the promotion's ], Rinauro debuted under the name "Mellow" as a member of Special K in ]. After beating Antonio Blanca earlier in the show, Rinauro (now using his real name) competed for and won a Ring of Honor Contract by defeating Steve Madison, ], and Jerrelle Clark at Do or Die 5 on August 20, 2005.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Do Or Die 5 - Morristown, NJ 8/20/05\|date=2005-08-20\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> Rinauro, along with ], won the ] at the show Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1, 2005, by defeating ] and ].<ref name="ROHtag"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Joe Vs. Kobashi - Manhattan, NY 10/1/05\|date=2005-10-01\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> During their reign, they successfully defended against teams such as Whitmer and Jacobs, ] and ], and ] and ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Enter The Dragon - Cleveland, OH 10/14/05\|date=2005-10-14\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Buffalo Stampede- Buffalo, NY - 10/15/05\|date=2005-10-15\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Steel Cage Warfare- New York, NY 12/3/05\|date=2005-12-03\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> They lost the title to ] and ] of ] at Final Battle 2005 on December 17, 2005.<ref name="ROHtag"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|title=Final Battle 2005- Edison, NJ 12/17/05\|date=2005-12-17\|accessdate=April 7, 2012\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142414/http://www.rohwrestling.com/live/events/past-event\|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> Rinauro also appeared at ]'s ] event in 2005, as a fan who was attacked by ] before the ], causing Jarrett to be (]) arrested.
	Rinauro also appeared at ], as a fan who was attacked by ] before the ], causing Jarrett to be "arrested".

	In ], Rinauro's partner Tony Mamaluke signed with ] to be part of the new ]. ~~This~~ ~~left~~ ~~Rinauro~~ ~~alone~~ in ~~ROH,~~ ~~and~~ ~~many~~ ~~wondered~~ ~~what~~ ~~he would~~ do. At ''Death Before Dishonor IV'', it was revealed that ~~Sal~~ Rinauro was the newest member of ~~'''~~]~~'''~~. That night, he teamed with ] and they successfully defeated ] and ].		After losing the title, Rinauro competed in the 2006 Trios Tournament at ] 2006 with Tony Mamaluke and Jay Fury, competing against the likes of ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults.php\|title=Tag Wars 2006- Dayton, OH 1/27/06\|date=2006-01-27\|accessdate=2010-04-05\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402230347/http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults.php\|archivedate=2010-04-02}}</ref> In 2006, Rinauro's partner Tony Mamaluke signed with ] to be a part of the new ] ], leaving Rinauro to start a singles career once more. At Death Before Dishonor IV, it was revealed that Rinauro was the newest member of ].<ref name="death before dishonor iv">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults.php\|title=Death Before Dishonor 4- Philadelphia, PA 7/15/06\|date=2006-07-15\|accessdate=2010-04-05\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402230347/http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults.php\|archivedate=2010-04-02}}</ref> That night, he teamed with fellow Embassy member ] and they successfully defeated ] and ].<ref name="death before dishonor iv"/>

	The two continued teaming for a few months but after the ~~Embessy~~ disbanded the team suffered a roadblock. ~~Recently~~ ~~as of ]~~, 2006 Rave split the team up.		The two continued teaming for a few months, but after the Embassy disbanded, the team suffered a roadblock. On October 28, 2006, Rave split the team up. Since then, Rinauro makes occasional appearances in ROH.

			===Full Impact Pro (2005–2008)===
	== Finishing and Signature Moves ==
			] in 2007]]
	*'''''Phoenix Fury Leg Drop''''' (] into ])
	*''Chalupa Crunch'' (] into ])
	*Corkscrew ] into 180° Diving ]
	*] ]
	*] counter to ]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]

			Rinauro also worked for ROH's sister promotion ]. He achieved tag team success in FIP after winning the ] once with ] by defeating ] and "Fast" Eddie Vegas on August 6, 2005.<ref name="FIP tag"/> After a singular title defense against Rave and his new tag partner ] on September 2, they lost the title to The Heartbreak Express that same night.<ref name="FIP tag"/> He also won the ] by defeating ] on November 9, 2007.<ref name="FIP heritage">{{cite web\|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/history/heritagehistory.htm\|title=FIP Florida Heritage Championship history\|accessdate=2009-03-20\|publisher=Full Impact Pro}}</ref> After successful title defenses against ], ], and ], he dropped the title to Chris Jones on October 11, 2008.<ref name="FIP heritage"/>
	== Championships and accomplishments ==
	*''']
	:*] (1 time)

			===Deep South Wrestling (2007)===
	*''']'''
			On July 26, 2007, Rinauro and Caleb Konley defeated Simon Sermon and "Pretty Boy" Floyd to win the vacant ]. Rinauro and Konely would end up being the final DSW Tag Team Champions after DSW closed down on October 11, 2007.
	:*] (1 time) - with ]

			===Independent circuit===
			Currently, Rinauro can be found wrestling throughout the Georgia independent circuit, including Rampage Pro Wrestling, Great Championship Wrestling, NWA Anarchy, Independent Wrestling Network and Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling.

			He appeared as an enhancement talent on the November 18, 2008 edition of '']'' where he was defeated by the debuting ].

			In October 2009, Rinauro wrestled on two shows for ], being defeated by ] and ].

			Sal Rinauro made a volunteer appearance for Great Championship Wrestling in Phenix City on February 12, 2009, as part of the Miracle of Maegan event to benefit Maegan Johnson, a local girl who suffered a brain trama just several weeks prior. Rinauro teamed with another volunteer, Austin "Consequences" Creed as part of the Road to Goad Tournament, defeating John Bogie & Kareem Abdul Jamar (now Chikara's Sugar Dunkerton) before falling to the Southside Trash.

			Rinauro became a permanent fixture in Great Championship Wrestling based on his initial appearance, and now wrestles weekly for the promotion. Currently the GCW Interstate Champion, Rinauro has embroiled in several feuds, with "Suicidal All Star" Mike Kross, "The Urban Legend" Murder One, and former Embassy associate and tag team partner in ROH, Jimmy Rave. Recently GCW secured a television deal to broadcast on cable 24 in Atlanta Georgia; the Pilot broadcast featured the main event of Sal Rinauro vs. Murder One, and the second broadcast featured a main event of him vs. Mike Kross.

			Rinauro also wrestles for RAMPAGE Pro Wrestling, a promotion based out of Warner Robins Georgia. He has held the RPW Intercontinental Championship, continued his feud with Jimmy Rave, and also has had several outstanding matches with Austin "Consequences" Creed, who also appears as a regular of the promotion. He has also held the RPW heavy-weight and cruiserweight titles. In summer 2010 Rinauro was named Commissioner of RPW after Nick Patrick left. Rinauro was involved in the 4-corners match to crown the 1st ever RPW T.V. champion where he was unsuccessful. Rinauro faced heavy-weight champion Shaun Banks at Sizzlin Summer Bash 2 where he was unsuccessful. He joined the feud between Jimmy Rave & Kyle Matthews in a non-wrestling role until he resigned in December. On December 18 Rinauro returned as GM to team with Matthews, Drew Adler, Michael Stevens, & Adrian Hawkins against Jimmy Rave, Chip Day, Corey Hollis, Mike Posey, & Jeremy Vain where he was eventually eliminated although his team was victorious. Rinauro participated in a few matches over the next few weeks. On April 2 he challenged Jeremy Vain for the NWA RPW T.V. title where he was unsuccessful. On May 1 Rinauro was the special enforcer in the cage match between Rave & Matthews. Rinauro turned heel joining Rave and costing Matthews the match. On May 15 Rinauro teamed with Vain in a semi-final match in the NWA RPW tag team title tournament against Frankie Valentine and Matthews where they were unsuccessful. Earlier in the night Rinauro teamed with Hollis, Day, & Rave in a losing effort against the NWA RPW tag team champions the Usual Suspects & the NWA world tag team champions the Dark City Fight Club. On May 29 Rinauro faced off against his old rival J-Rod in a losing effort.

			Sal is currently working on his self-proclaimed auto biography. " It's hard being a Salifornia kid". The book should be available everywhere books are sold September 23, 2016. He will be signing books the day of release in Daytona Beach, where he currently resides. Sal Rinauro made his last appearance for ] on January 21, 2020, now he is working for ] and ].

			==Wrestling Road Diaries==
			In 2011, Roundtable Creations released The Wrestling Road Diaries, a wrestling documentary that features Sal, ] and ]. The film was shot over a period of 10 days in September 2009, and follows the wrestlers as they travel from show to show. It also shows them performing for various wrestling companies and training aspiring wrestlers. (Wrestling Road Diaries. Dir. Eric Santamaria. Perf. Colt Cabana, Bryan Danielson, Sal Rinauro. DVD. Roundtable Creations, 2011.)

			==Championships and accomplishments==
			*'''All-Star Wrestling Network'''
			**AWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Fry Daddy
			*''']'''
			**] (], final) – with ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/dsw/dsw-t.html\|title=DSW Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
	*''']'''		*''']'''
	:*FIP ~~Tag~~ ~~Team~~ Championship (1 ~~time)~~ - ~~with~~ ]		**] (])<ref name="FIP heritage"/>
			**] (]) – with ]<ref name="FIP tag">{{cite web\|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/history/taghistory.htm\|title=FIP Tag Team Championship history\|accessdate=2009-03-20\|publisher=FullImpactPro.com\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006161709/http://fullimpactpro.com/history/taghistory.htm\|archivedate=2010-10-06}}</ref>
			*'''Great Championship Wrestling'''
			**Great Championship Wrestling Interstate Championship (3 times)
			*'''NWA Anarchy'''
			**NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Delay<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/anarchy/anarchy-t.html\|title=NWA Anarchy Tag Team Title\|accessdate=2009-03-20\|publisher=wrestling-titles}}</ref>
			*''']'''
			**] (])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/ga-j.html\|title=NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Championship history}}</ref>
			*'''Peachstate Wrestling Alliance'''
			**PWA No Limits Championship (1 time)<ref name="OWOW"/>
			**PWA Heritage Championship (3 times)<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2850\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211124115022/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2850\| archive-date = 2021-11-24\| title = PWA Heritage Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
			**PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nigel Sherrod<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=127113\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417031724/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=127113\| archive-date = 2015-04-17\| title = PWA « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
			*''''']'''''
			**Ranked No. 424 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '']'' in 2021<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2021.html\|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021\|work=The Internet Wrestling Database\|access-date=October 9, 2021}}</ref>
			*'''Rampage Pro Wrestling'''
			**RPW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=RPW>{{cite web\|url=http://georgiawrestlinghistory.com/showreports/2009/176.html\|title=Rampage Pro Wrestling (Television) - November 28, 2009\|last=Goodman\|first=Larry\|date=2009-11-28\|accessdate=2010-01-16\|publisher=Georgia Wrestling History}}</ref>
			**RPW Intercontinental Championship (1 time)<ref name=RPW/>
			*''']'''
			**] (]) – with ]<ref name="ROHtag">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/rohworldtagteamtitles.php\|title=Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship\|accessdate=2010-04-05\|publisher=]\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412035856/http://www.rohwrestling.com/rohworldtagteamtitles.php\|archivedate=2010-04-12}}</ref>
			*'''Southern Fried Championship Wrestling'''
			**SFCW Classic Championship (1 time)
			**SFCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sunny Daze
			**Charles William Anschutz Memorial Tournament (2021)
			*'''Southern Honor Wrestling'''
			**SHW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Sunny Daze
			*'''Ultimate Christian Wrestling'''
			**UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="OWOW"/>
			*'''Why We Wrestle'''
			**Anarchy Triple Crown Championship (1 time)

			==''Luchas de Apuestas'' record==
			{{See also\|Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas\|l1=Luchas de Apuestas}}
			{\|class="wikitable sortable" width=100% style="text-align: center"
			!width=20% scope="col"\|Winner (wager)
			!width=20% scope="col"\|Loser (wager)
			!width=20% scope="col"\|Location
			!width=20% scope="col"\|Event
			!width=15% scope="col"\|Date
			!class="unsortable" width=5% scope="col"\|Notes
			\|-
			\| colspan="2"\|Sal Rinauro (hair) vs. Gaagz the Gymp (mask) (DRAW) \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| {{dts\|2023\|3\|7}} \|\|
			\|-
			\| Gaagz the Gymp (mask) \|\| Sal Rinauro (hair) \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| {{dts\|2023\|4\|7}} \|\| <ref name="StrapMatch">{{cite web \| first=Colin \| last=Tessier \| url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/sal-pal-face-gaagz-gymp-hair-vs-mask-strap-match-nwa-312-pre-show \| title=Sal The Pal To Face Gaagz The Gymp In Hair vs. Mask Strap Match On NWA 312 Pre-Show\|publisher=Fightful\|date=March 27, 2023\|access-date=March 27, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114000440/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/sal-pal-face-gaagz-gymp-hair-vs-mask-strap-match-nwa-312-pre-show\|archive-date=November 14, 2022\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			\|}

			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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			* {{official website\|http://www.salrinauro.com}}
			* {{professional wrestling profiles}}

			{{FIP Florida Heritage Championship}}
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			{{ROH World Tag Team Championship}}

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American professional wrestler (born 1982)

Sal Rinauro
Rinauro in 2007
Birth name	Salvatore Rinauro
Born	(1982-09-12) September 12, 1982 (age 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	El Chico Loco Kid Xtasy Mellow Sal Del Rio Sal Rinauro Sal the Pizza Boy Sal Vation
Billed height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Billed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Billed from	"Los Angeles, Salifornia"
Trained by	John Phoenix
Debut	2000

Salvatore Rinauro (born September 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, performing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro and National Wrestling Alliance in addition to being a member of The Embassy. He also makes appearances on the independent circuit.

Profressional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2005–2006)

Full Impact Pro (2005–2008)

Rinauro also worked for ROH's sister promotion Full Impact Pro. He achieved tag team success in FIP after winning the Tag Team Championship once with Spanky by defeating Jimmy Rave and "Fast" Eddie Vegas on August 6, 2005. After a singular title defense against Rave and his new tag partner Jay Lethal on September 2, they lost the title to The Heartbreak Express that same night. He also won the Florida Heritage Championship by defeating Erick Stevens on November 9, 2007. After successful title defenses against Tyler Black, Delirious, and Joey Ryan, he dropped the title to Chris Jones on October 11, 2008.

Deep South Wrestling (2007)

On July 26, 2007, Rinauro and Caleb Konley defeated Simon Sermon and "Pretty Boy" Floyd to win the vacant Tag Team Championship. Rinauro and Konely would end up being the final DSW Tag Team Champions after DSW closed down on October 11, 2007.

Independent circuit

Currently, Rinauro can be found wrestling throughout the Georgia independent circuit, including Rampage Pro Wrestling, Great Championship Wrestling, NWA Anarchy, Independent Wrestling Network and Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling.

He appeared as an enhancement talent on the November 18, 2008 edition of ECW where he was defeated by the debuting DJ Gabriel.

In October 2009, Rinauro wrestled on two shows for Chikara, being defeated by Mike Quackenbush and Claudio Castagnoli.

Sal Rinauro made a volunteer appearance for Great Championship Wrestling in Phenix City on February 12, 2009, as part of the Miracle of Maegan event to benefit Maegan Johnson, a local girl who suffered a brain trama just several weeks prior. Rinauro teamed with another volunteer, Austin "Consequences" Creed as part of the Road to Goad Tournament, defeating John Bogie & Kareem Abdul Jamar (now Chikara's Sugar Dunkerton) before falling to the Southside Trash.

Rinauro became a permanent fixture in Great Championship Wrestling based on his initial appearance, and now wrestles weekly for the promotion. Currently the GCW Interstate Champion, Rinauro has embroiled in several feuds, with "Suicidal All Star" Mike Kross, "The Urban Legend" Murder One, and former Embassy associate and tag team partner in ROH, Jimmy Rave. Recently GCW secured a television deal to broadcast on cable 24 in Atlanta Georgia; the Pilot broadcast featured the main event of Sal Rinauro vs. Murder One, and the second broadcast featured a main event of him vs. Mike Kross.

Rinauro also wrestles for RAMPAGE Pro Wrestling, a promotion based out of Warner Robins Georgia. He has held the RPW Intercontinental Championship, continued his feud with Jimmy Rave, and also has had several outstanding matches with Austin "Consequences" Creed, who also appears as a regular of the promotion. He has also held the RPW heavy-weight and cruiserweight titles. In summer 2010 Rinauro was named Commissioner of RPW after Nick Patrick left. Rinauro was involved in the 4-corners match to crown the 1st ever RPW T.V. champion where he was unsuccessful. Rinauro faced heavy-weight champion Shaun Banks at Sizzlin Summer Bash 2 where he was unsuccessful. He joined the feud between Jimmy Rave & Kyle Matthews in a non-wrestling role until he resigned in December. On December 18 Rinauro returned as GM to team with Matthews, Drew Adler, Michael Stevens, & Adrian Hawkins against Jimmy Rave, Chip Day, Corey Hollis, Mike Posey, & Jeremy Vain where he was eventually eliminated although his team was victorious. Rinauro participated in a few matches over the next few weeks. On April 2 he challenged Jeremy Vain for the NWA RPW T.V. title where he was unsuccessful. On May 1 Rinauro was the special enforcer in the cage match between Rave & Matthews. Rinauro turned heel joining Rave and costing Matthews the match. On May 15 Rinauro teamed with Vain in a semi-final match in the NWA RPW tag team title tournament against Frankie Valentine and Matthews where they were unsuccessful. Earlier in the night Rinauro teamed with Hollis, Day, & Rave in a losing effort against the NWA RPW tag team champions the Usual Suspects & the NWA world tag team champions the Dark City Fight Club. On May 29 Rinauro faced off against his old rival J-Rod in a losing effort.

Sal is currently working on his self-proclaimed auto biography. " It's hard being a Salifornia kid". The book should be available everywhere books are sold September 23, 2016. He will be signing books the day of release in Daytona Beach, where he currently resides. Sal Rinauro made his last appearance for NWA on January 21, 2020, now he is working for WrestleMerica and Anarchy Wrestling.

Wrestling Road Diaries

In 2011, Roundtable Creations released The Wrestling Road Diaries, a wrestling documentary that features Sal, Colt Cabana and Bryan Danielson. The film was shot over a period of 10 days in September 2009, and follows the wrestlers as they travel from show to show. It also shows them performing for various wrestling companies and training aspiring wrestlers. (Wrestling Road Diaries. Dir. Eric Santamaria. Perf. Colt Cabana, Bryan Danielson, Sal Rinauro. DVD. Roundtable Creations, 2011.)

Championships and accomplishments

All-Star Wrestling Network
- AWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Fry Daddy
Deep South Wrestling
- DSW Tag Team Championship (1 time, final) – with Caleb Konley
Full Impact Pro
- FIP Florida Heritage Championship (1 time)
- FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spanky
Great Championship Wrestling
- Great Championship Wrestling Interstate Championship (3 times)
NWA Anarchy
- NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Delay
NWA Wildside
- NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
- PWA No Limits Championship (1 time)
- PWA Heritage Championship (3 times)
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nigel Sherrod
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 424 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
Rampage Pro Wrestling
- RPW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
- RPW Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
Ring of Honor
- ROH Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tony Mamaluke
Southern Fried Championship Wrestling
- SFCW Classic Championship (1 time)
- SFCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sunny Daze
- Charles William Anschutz Memorial Tournament (2021)
Southern Honor Wrestling
- SHW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Sunny Daze
Ultimate Christian Wrestling
- UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Why We Wrestle
- Anarchy Triple Crown Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)	Loser (wager)	Location	Event	Date	Notes
Sal Rinauro (hair) vs. Gaagz the Gymp (mask) (DRAW)	Tampa, FL	NWA Powerrr	March 7, 2023
Gaagz the Gymp (mask)	Sal Rinauro (hair)	Highland Park, Illinois	NWA 312	April 7, 2023

References

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External links

Official website
Sal Rinauro's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database

v t e FIP Florida Heritage Championship
Erick Stevens Sal Rinauro Chris Jones Rhett Titus Brad Allen Jake Manning Uhaa Nation Gran Akuma Lince Dorado Chasyn Rance Maxwell Chicago Donovan Danhausen Martin Stone Jon Davis Eddie Taurus Troy Hollywood Anthony Greene Sideshow (current)

v t e FIP World Tag Team Championship
2000s	DP Associates (Eddie Vegas and Jimmy Rave) Sal Rinauro and Spanky The Heartbreak Express (Phil Davis and Sean Davis) The Black Market (Joey Machete and Shawn Murphy) The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) The YRR (Jason Blade and Kenny King) Erick Stevens and Roderick Strong The British Lions (Chris Gray and Tommy Taylor)
2010s	The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis and Kory Chavis) The Scene (Caleb Konley and Scott Reed) Dos Ben Dejos (Eddie Cruz and Jay Rios) The Bravado Brothers (Harlem Bravado and Lance Bravado) Rich Swann and Roderick Strong The Juicy Product (David Starr and J. T. Dunn) Savages (Eddie Graves and Teddy Stigma) The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) The End (Odinson and Parrow) The Precipice (Chance Auren and Omar Amir) The Skulk (Adrian Alanis and Liam Gray)
2020s	The Island Kings (Jaka and Sean Maluta) OAO (Hunter Law and Snoop Strikes) (current)

v t e Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions
2000s	The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan) A.J. Styles and Amazing Red The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid) Special K (Dixie and Izzy) Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) Second City Saints (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) The Prophecy (B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff) The Rottweilers/Havana Pitbulls (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero) B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs Carnage Crew (H. C. Loc and Tony DeVito) Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke Austin Aries and Roderick Strong Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal Naruki Doi and Shingo Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black) No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) El Generico and Kevin Steen American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
2010s	Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Corino) reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) The Kingdom/Undisputed Kingdom/The OGK (Matt Taven and Michael/Mike Bennett) War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham)
2020s	La Faccion Ingobernable (Dragon Lee and Kenny King) The Foundation (Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams) Violence Unlimited (Chris Dickinson and Homicide) FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) Lucha Brothers (Rey Fénix and Penta El Zero Miedo) Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) Better Than You Bay Bay (Adam Cole and MJF) Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes (current)

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