Images(2)

Poster

Object number2017.61.3

Date1960-1969

MediumPaper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Frank Durso

DescriptionRectangular paperboard wrestling poster. Front is light green with printed black photographic image of wrestler Cowboy Bill Watts at left and wrestler Masked Destroyer at right. Front has black printed text describing wrestling match.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 14.063 × 22 × 0.063 in. (35.7 × 55.9 × 0.2 cm)
InscriptionsFront has black printed text "WRESTLING FRI. APR. 17 / ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL GYM 8:30 / Sponsored by JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB / COWBOY BILL WATTS / VS / MASKED DESTROYER / 4 MIDGET TAG MATCH 4 / Baron GATTONI vs PARISI / Ace FREEMAN vs Killer ABBY [sic] / Johnny DEFAZIO vs FRANK DURSO / ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD BY Rowse's Drugs, Rochester - Todora Pharmacy, Aliq. - Northern Lights Barber Shop".
Historical NotesThis original wrestling poster advertises a wrestling match in the Pittsburgh-area. Frank Sciullo, known professionally as Frank “Slip Mahoney” Durso, was a notable “heel” in the professional wrestling circuit in the 1960s and 1970s. Besides wrestling in venues around the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states, he also appeared on the popular television program “Studio Wrestling” on Channel 11.

Previous owner Frank Sciullo

Related person William F. Watts Jr. (born 1939)

Related person Richard Beyer (born 1930)

Related person Baron Gattoni

Related person Antonio Pugliese (1941 - 2000)

Related person Zoltan Friedman (died 2001)

Related person Joseph P. Abbenante (1931 - 1996)

Related person Johnny De Fazio (born 1930)

Related institution Junior Women’s Club

Related institution Rowse's Drugs

Related institution Todora Pharmacy

Related institution Northern Lights Barber Shop