Nunzio Looks Back On Feud With WWE HOFer The Undertaker

During his stint in WWE, Nunzio was a mid-carder, mainly competing on "WWE Velocity" and often used as enhancement talent to emphasize the strength of bigger athletes on the roster. Standing alongside the much larger Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, Nunzio was the leader of the Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) stable, which he believes helped elevate him in WWE to a degree. 

Speaking on "Rewind Recap Relive," Nunzio shared his belief that the partnership allowed him to feud with The Undertaker in 2003. That led to a memorable spot where he made the sign of the cross before the "Deadman" tossed him down for The Last Ride. According to Nunzio, the moment was improvised.

"It just happened. I know it went viral or whatever, and I hear about it all the time. ... I'm glad, I'm glad!" he said. "But no, there's no story. He didn't know I was going to do it, I didn't know I was going to do it, it's just something that [happened]."

"Pat Patterson, I told the story [to him], he loved it. He praised it when I got back to the dressing room," he recalled. "I didn't realize I even did it 'til people started talking about it, but it's the little things sometimes that people see." Nunzio also stated that the spot got so much attention that he continued doing it at live events thereafter.

Nunzio's initial stint with WWE lasted from 2002 until 2008. Although he never made a full-time return to the company, he did wrestle a match on "WWE NXT" against Tony D'Angelo in 2024.

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