Viral Italian semi-pro wrestler has hilariously delicious finishing move

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5 March 2026 at 18:31

An Italian semi-pro wrestler has gone viral in recent hours after fans learned about his unique yet delicious finisher. Wrestling allows people to come up with whatever character they want to impersonate, and some often take it to new extremes.

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On Tuesday night, a short clip of a semi-pro wrestler dressed like a pizza chef made the rounds on X. He threw a pizza pie at his opponent to knock him out.

There’s an Italian semi-pro wrestler who enters the ring dressed like a pizza chef and knocks opponents out by throwing a pizza pie at them. pic.twitter.com/Y5HKcJtaMy
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The clip has drawn over 2.5 million views since, with plenty of fans praising this man’s ability. Turns out, the Italian semi-pro wrestler has been in the business for years and his gimmick appears to be a hit with fans.

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Who is “the pizza wrestler” Luigi Primo?

Luigi Primo, also known as “the pizza wrestler,” has been going viral for several years now. Back in 2022, a 56-second clip of him dazzling the crowd with his abilities to spin the pizza dough in the ring became a sensation.

The best pizza maker in the business!@BestPizzaChef @M5kkkkk #InspireAD | @InspireADWres

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— Wrestling With Unicorns (@W_W_U_Clips) August 26, 2022

The person behind the character, Chris Monica, explained Luigi’s mindset four years ago.

“Luigi Primo is the best pizza maker in the business,” Monica told Sports Illustrated. “And he also believes he’s the best wrestler in the world.”

He first performed the character as a one-off during a backyard wrestling show in Texas. His character taunted the crowd by telling them Texas pizza couldn’t touch Italy’s. During that first match, he threw mozzarella in his opponent’s eyes.

“The mozzarella didn’t work,” Monica said. “I saw it as something creative for one match. I didn’t see it as anything more than that.”

Monica worked for almost a decade in the pizza business, both as a chef and a deliveryman. He put together these two passions and came up with a very solid character.