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Code	DS/UK/23831
Name	D'Orazio; Joe (1922-2022); British professional wrestler, referee
Variations of Name	Bob Scala \| Joe D'Orazio \| Kito Tani \| Mario Maldoon
Dates	1922-2022
Gender	Male (cisgender)
Place of Birth/Origin	Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom (born)
Biography	Joe D'Orazio (born 27 July 1922 died 9 March 2022) was a British professional wrestler from the golden era and referee. For 20 years Joe D'Orazio was resident referee at the Royal Albert Hall tournaments. In 1948 he became a professional wrestler alongside his cousin Mike Marino. In 1971 he released a book entitled 'Who's Who of Wrestling' and in July 2017 in order to celebrate his 95th birthday he released a poetry book entitled 'A Wrestler's Lament'. In July 2018 Joe released another book entitled 'Memories', containing further poems and a short story.

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