John Kronus

Real Name: George B. Caiazzo
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 256 lbs.
Date of Birth: January 13, 1969
Date of Death: July 18, 2007
From: Everett, Massachusetts
Pro Debut: 1989
Retired: 2002
Trained By: Killer Kowalski
Finishing Move: 450 Splash

Biography

– Caiazzo met Perry Saturn in the late 1980s after he began working as a bouncer at a club owned by Saturn. Saturn recommended Caiazzo attend Killer Kowalski’s wrestling school
– Caiazzo graduated from Kowalski’s school in 1989 and would wrestle his first matches as ‘The Eliminator’
– Caiazzo (now named John Kronus) and Saturn formed a tag team in the USWA in 1993
– On May 2, 1994, The Eliminators (Saturn & Kronus) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Brian Christopher to win the vacant USWA Tag Team Titles
– On May 9, The Eliminators defeated Spike Huber & Billy Travis to retain the USWA Tag Team Titles
– On May 16, The Eliminators defeated The Spiders (1 & 2) to retain the USWA Tag Team Titles
– On May 29, The Eliminators defeated The Spiders in a Losers Leave Town Match to retain the USWA Tag Team Titles
– On June 6, The Eliminators defeated Jeff Gaylord & Spellbinder to retain the USWA Tag Team Titles
– In November 1994, The Eliminators began a stint with Japan’s WAR promotion
– The Eliminators debuted for ECW in September 1995
– At Holiday Hell 1995, The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls
– On February 3, 1996, The Eliminators defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Cactus Jack to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On February 23, The Eliminators defeated Hack Myers & Buh Buh Ray Dudley to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles. The next day, they retained against The Pitbulls. They would retain the titles against one of these teams four times over the next month
– On March 29, The Eliminators defeated A-Train & El Puerto Ricano to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, The Eliminators defeated The Dark Riders (Billy Black & The Punisher) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On April 13, The Eliminators defeated Joel Hartgood & El Puerto Ricano to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On April 26, The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On May 18, The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles. They would repeat the feat four times through June
– At Hardcore Heaven 1996, The Eliminators fought The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On June 30, The Eliminators defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Jericho to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On July 12, The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Heat Wave 1996, The Eliminators defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Sabu to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On July 26, The Eliminators defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Jericho to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, The Eliminators defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Pitbull #2 to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On December 20, The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to regain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On December 27, The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and Rob Van Dam & Sabu to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On January 3, 1997, The Eliminators defeated The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray & Spike) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At House Party 1997, The Eliminators defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Winter Blowout 1997, The Eliminators defeated Chris Candido & Brian Lee to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On February 1, The Eliminators defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On February 7, The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls and Shane Douglas & Brian Lee in an Elimination Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Cyberslam 1997, The Eliminators defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu in a Tables & Ladders Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On February 28, The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On March 1, The Eliminators defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On March 8, The Eliminators defeated The Bad Crew (Rose & Dog) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On March 14, The Eliminators defeated Brian Lee & Raven to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Barely Legal 1997, The Eliminators defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von) to regain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On May 2, The Eliminators defeated The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick) and The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, The Eliminators defeated The FBI (Tracy Smothers & Little Guido) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On May 10, The Eliminators defeated PG-13 (JC Ice & Wolfie D) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On May 23, The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls in a No-DQ Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Memorial Mayhem 1997, The Eliminators defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von) in a Weapons Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At WrestlePalooza 1997, The Eliminators again defeated The Dudley Boyz to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– Saturn left ECW in mid-1997, leaving Kronus to go solo
– Later that year, Kronus joined up with New Jack to form The Gangstanators
– On September 20, 1997, The Gangstanators defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von) to win the ECW Tag Team Titles, but would lose them to The FBI without making a televised defense
– Kronus had a stint with FMW in early 1998
– Kronus left ECW in early 1999 having last appeared on TV in September of the previous year
– On March 11, 2000, Kronus fought CZW Heavyweight Champion Zandig to a no-contest
– Kronus retired from wrestling in late 2002
– Kronus came out of retirement for the Hardcore Homecoming shows in 2005, but would return to retirement thereafter
– Caiazzo passed away of heart failure on July 18, 2007