Peter Gasperino (born May 29, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Career

In 1999 he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation along with his friend Rodney. Gasperino (known simply as Pete Gas) and Leinhardt were both childhood friends of Shane McMahon, the son of WWF owner Vince McMahon, and were placed in a stable together along with independent wrestler Joey Abs. The trio debuted on WWF television in March 1999 as the Mean Street Posse, and began assisting Shane in his feud with Test and helping him retain the European Championship. Shane eventually turned face and briefly feuded with his erstwhile allies before leaving WWF television. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Rodney Leinhardt is a professional wrestler. ... Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970 in Gaithersburg, Maryland) is the son of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) owner Vince McMahon and WWE Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... Jason Arhndt (born October 15, 1971) aka Joey Abs is a professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, as part of the three man team known as The Mean Street Posse. ... The Mean Street Posse (from left to right) Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs The Mean Street Posse was a heel professional wrestling stable, clad in sweater vests and dress pants, that formerly wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Andrew J. Martin (born March 17, 1975 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 1998 and 2004 under the ring name Test. ... The WWF/E European Championship belt The WWE European Championship is a former title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. ... In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ...

The Posse took part in a tag team battle royal for the number one contenderships to the WWF World Tag Team Championships at Armageddon 1999, and gained an advantage by switching places with the third wrestler behind the referees' backs, thus enabling them to outnumber the other teams three to two. Despite this advantage, they failed to win. A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Battle royal, plural battles royal, traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing. ... World Wrestling Entertainments World Tag-Team Championship is WWEs original tag team championship and is now exclusive to the RAW brand. ... WWE Armageddon is a pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. ...

In early-2000, the posse repeatedly tried to defeat Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship, attacking the champion in unlikely venues such as an airport, a circus and his hotel room. At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, the trio took part in a hardcore battle royal for the hardcore championship. This article is about the year 2000. ... Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was a professional wrestler born in Anaheim, California. ... The WWE Hardcore Championship belt World Wrestling Entertainments Hardcore Championship was a championship defended under hardcore rules: No Disqualifications, meaning all weapons are legal. ... It has been suggested that Acrobalance be merged into this article or section. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... WrestleMania 2000 (sometimes referred to as WrestleMania XVI) was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...

On an episode of Sunday Night HEAT later that year, Edge and Christian briefly became the managers of the Mean Street Posse. They accompanied them to ringside for the duration of their WWF World Tag Team Championships title match with the Hardy Boyz, assisting the Posse with the proviso that they would receive a title shot if the posse was to win. However, the Hardy Boyz thwarted the interference of Edge and Christian and retained their titles. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Edge and Christian as WWF World Tag team Champions. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a non-wrestler character who is paired with a wrestler. ... The Hardy Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. ...

Later that year, all three members of the Posse were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling, then a WWF developmental territory. Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) was a professional wrestling promotion ran by Terry Golden, based in Memphis, Tennesse. ...

Gasperino and the remainder of the Posse were released by the WWF in 2001, and began working on the independent circuit.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
• Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
• Birthday: May 29, 1970
• Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut
• Trained by: Tom Pritchard
• Debut: 1998
• Previous identities: Pete Gas
• Previous managers: Shane McMahon, Terri Runnels, Kevin Kelly
• Finishing and signature move(s): Gas Mask (Face Lock Rydeen Bomb)

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Championships and accomplishments

• 2-time WWE Hardcore Champion
• 1-time PPW Heavyweight Champion