Louis Mucciolo (February 10, 1971 - February 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna's Boyfriend, and for the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Louie Spicolli. He died as a result of asphyxiation following a drug overdose.

Career

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At the age of seventeen, Louie Spicolli began training with "Big" Bill Anderson after the two met at a wrestling show held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. He debuted in 1988, working as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation. He used the name Louie Spicolli as a reference to Jeff Spicoli, the character played by Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

In 1989 he travelled to Tijuana, Mexico with Tim "Leatherface" Patterson and his trainer, Bill Anderson, with whom he formed a stable known as Los Mercenarios Americanos ("The American Mercenaries"), a trio of masked heels who feuded with the Villano family. Spicolli was Mercenario III. The Mercernarios were forced to unmask in July 1991, and finally disbanded in 1992.

Spicolli worked on the independent circuit, appearing with Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as Cutie Pie. He then travelled to Arizona in 1991, where he won both the Interwest Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship and the American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship (as The Zodiac). After a short stint in the WWF as The Body Snatcher in 1992, Spicolli returned to Mexico as The Killer Blonde, and made several appearances with the Japanese FMW promotion. In 1994 Spicolli appeared briefly with Smoky Mountain Wrestling, feuding with Chris Candido for the SMW Junior Heavyweight Title. He left shortly afterwards and joined Asistencia Asesoría y Administración as Madonna's Boyfriend, one of Los Gringos Locos along with Eddie Guerrero, Konnan and Art Barr. He wrestled in a six man tag team match at "When Worlds Collide" on November 6, 1994, which, as of 2005, was the only pay-per-view that AAA has held in North America. This exposure led to Spicolli being offered jobs by many promotions.

In 1995, Spicolli returned to the World Wrestling Federation as Rad Radford, a fan of grunge music, and purportedly the boyfriend of Courtney Love. He worked an angle with the Bodydonnas, wanting to join (despite his comparatively poorly toned body) and was eventually admitted as a "Bodydonna-in-training". This lasted until Survivor Series 1995, when he was thrown out of the group because his physique was not good enough.

On December 15 1995, Spicolli was defeated by World Championship Wrestling performer Chris Benoit at The Showdown at the Corral, a tribute show held to commemorate Stu Hart's 80th birthday.

In 1996 Spicolli was found unconscious by a neighbor after overdosing on Soma and suffering a seizure. He was in intensive care for several days before making a recovery. The WWF, still mindful of the controversy that the steroid trials of several years before had brought, released him on condition that he would not work for the rival WCW promotion.

Spicolli struggled with depression before joining Extreme Championship Wrestling in July 1996, where he sided with Raven and feuded with Tommy Dreamer. He left the company on bad terms after owner Paul Heyman discovered that he had been covertly negotiating with WCW and the WWF. Moreover, Spicolli's continued drug abuse was seen as an embarrassment to the company.

Spicolli was a mainstay of the Empire Wrestling Federation for the company's first two years of existence. He performed thereas a favor to his trainer Bill Anderson, who at the time was co-owner of the company.

Spicolli signed with WCW in late 1997 and became the lackey of his friend, New World Order member Scott Hall, dubbing himself "The Real Innovator" in order to mock Tommy Dreamer (known by the nickname "The Innovator of Violence). His first match was on the January 26, 1998 episode of Nitro against Juventud Guerrera. Spicolli later began commentating during matches, and impressed many with his wit, though he was admonished after making a joke concerning the Oklahoma City bombing after commentator Tony Schiavone referred to a forthcoming "bombshell". Hall and Spicolli feuded with Larry Zbyszko, resulting in a match between Spicolli and Zbysko being booked for SuperBrawl 1998 on February 22. This match was never to take place.

Spicolli had stopped taking drugs after renewed fears for his health, but the news that his mother was terminally ill with cancer led to a relapse. On February 15 1998 Louie Spicolli died after overdosing on Soma and wine, choking on his own vomit in his sleep. He will be remembered as a talented, charismatic performer with a great deal of potential, whose life was haunted by his inability to overcome his addiction.

Finishing and signature moves

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• Spicolli Driver (Death Valley driver)
• Spinebuster
• Gutwrench suplex
• Northern Lights suplex

Championships and accomplishments

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• AWF

• 1-time AWF Heavyweight Champion

  • Interwest Wrestling Federation

• 1-time IWF Heavyweight Champion

  • World Wrestling Association

• 2-time WWA World Trios Champion (with Bill Anderson and Tim Patterson)

1971 births | 1998 deaths | American professional wrestlers | Drug-related deaths | ECW alumni | Entertainers who died in their 20s | NWo | People from Los Angeles