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George Caiazo
Statistics
Ring name(s)	George Caiazo John Kronus
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight	273 lb (124 kg)
Died	July 18, 2007 New Hampshire
Billed from	Boston, Massachusetts
Trained by	Walter "Killer" Kowalski
Debut	1989
Retired	2002

George Caiazo (d. July 18, 2007) was a professional wrestler best known under the ring name John Kronus. Caiazo worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, United States Wrestling Association & Xtreme Pro Wrestling. He was perhaps best known as half of the tag team "The Eliminators" with Perry Saturn in ECW. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Hampshire. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Wladek (Walter) Killer Kowalski (born October 13, 1926) is a retired Polish-Canadian professional wrestler. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Eliminators was the tag team of Perry Saturn & John Kronus in ECW. While working as the manager of a nightclub in Boston, Perry Satullo met bouncer George Caiazo, who expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Career

Before entering the wrestling business, Kronus was trained in kempo karate. Look up Kempo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

While working as the manager of a nightclub in Boston, Perry Satullo met bouncer George Caiazo, who expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler. Satullo sent Caiazo to Kowalski's school to train, and then offered to form a tag team with him. The Greek equivalent of the god Saturn was Cronus, so Satullo chose the ring name "John Kronus" for Caiazo. As Saturn and Kronus were their cultures' respective gods of the harvest, Satullo proposed that they be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". Promoter Jerry Lawler advised Satullo that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, so they became known as "The Eliminators".

The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a USWA house show in 1993. They were hired at a starting salary of $40 a week (they later negotiated a 100% pay rise), and shared an apartment with four other wrestlers. The Eliminators won the USWA World Tag Team Championships on May 2, 1994 from Satullo's mentor, Eddie Gilbert, and Brian Christopher. They held the titles until June 13 when they were defeated by PG-13. The Eliminators later went to wrestle for the WAR promotion.

The Eliminators caught the attention of Paul Heyman's ECW when they were brought in to job to Rick and Scott Steiner, and the Eliminators were hired by ECW in 1995. Heyman quickly abandoned plans to give them a sadism and masochism gimmick and instead booked them as an unstoppable force in the ECW tag division, giving them a manager, Jason, to compensate for their weak interview skills. The Eliminators captured the ECW Tag Team titles three times between 1996 and 1997, and feuded with teams such as The Gangstas, The Dudleys, The Pitbulls, The Steiner Brothers and Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

On May 31, 1997 in Trenton, New Jersey Saturn tore his ACL when he landed on a crutch while executing a kick on Big Dick Dudley. After intense reconstructive surgery, Saturn was given a recovery time of up to a year. Kronus defended the ECW World Tag Team Titles, alone, before succumbing to the numbers game and losing them to the Dudley Boys. The Eliminators split in late 1997, following Saturn's departure to World Championship Wrestling. Kronus competed in singles competition and formed a new team (The Gangstanators) with former arch-nemesis New Jack, which won the ECW Tag Team Championship in 1997. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. ... The Gangstanators were a professional wrestling tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling. ... Jerome Young (born January 3, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, New Jack. ...

Kronus departed from ECW in early 1999, quickly joining the California-based Xtreme Pro Wrestling where he aligned himself with the Black Army in 2000, and would remain with the promotion until 2001. Kronus retired from active competition in 2002. Kronus temporarily came out of retirement for the Hardcore Homecoming promotion, competing at the "Extreme Reunion" show on June 10, 2005, as well as the "November Reign" event later that year. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hardcore Homecoming was a professional wrestling promotion that was booked by Shane Douglas, a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• 450° Splash
• Imploding 450° splash
• Standing 450° splash
• Kronus Driver I (Pumphandle Michinoku driver II)
• Kronus Driver II (Inverted Canadian backbreaker hold spun into a Michinoku driver II)
• Kronus Krunch (Flying elbow drop)
• Hurricane Kronus (Discus lariat)
• Kronus Krash / Air Kronus (Diving elbow drop to the outside of the ring)
• Kronus-Plex (Swinging fisherman neckbreaker)
• Kronus Kick (Missile dropkick)
• Powerbomb
• Superplex
• Springboard legdrop
• Stretch plum

• With Perry Saturn

• Total Elimination

• Managers

• Jason Knight
• Francine
• Rob Black
• Lizzy Borden

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Championships and accomplishments

• Extreme Championship Wrestling

• ECW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Perry Saturn (3) and New Jack (1)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 382 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
• PWI ranked him # 89 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Perry Saturn

• United States Wrestling Association

• USWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Perry Saturn

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Death

Caiazo was found dead in his girlfriend's home in New Hampshire on July 18, 2007, days after his knee surgery.^[1] is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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