Salvatore Bellomo (June 18, 1951 – February 9, 2019) was a Belgian professional wrestler. His career spanned over 40 years; he is perhaps best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s and with Eastern Championship Wrestling in the 1990s. Professional wrestling career Early career (1970s) Bellomo was trained to wrestle by Nino. He debuted in his native Belgium in the early-1970s, wrestling at carnivals. In 1973, he toured the United Kingdom as "Tino Salvadore", losing to Brian Maxine in the Royal Albert Hall in London and appearing on World of Sport. In February 1975, he began wrestling in Guadalajara and Mexico City in Mexico with Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre as "Adonis Romano", primarily appearing in six-man tag team matches. In August 1975, he returned to Europe. He spent the next two years wrestling in Austria and Germany before relocating to Canada in late-1977. Stampede Wrestling; NWA All-Star Wrestling (1977–1980) In December 1977, Bellomo began wrestling in Canada, debuting in the Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Stampede Wrestling promotion. In March 1978, he left Stampede Wrestling to join the Vancouver, British Columbia-based promotion NWA All-Star Wrestling, where he adopted the ring name "Salvatore Martino" (sometimes shortened to "Sal Martino"). In October 1978, Bellomo and Mike Sharpe defeated the Iron Sheik and the Texas Outlaw to win the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to Igor Volkoff and UFO in January 1979. In February 1979, Bellomo and Bill Cody won the titles from Volkoff and UFO. Bellomo's second reign lasted until March 1979, when he and Joe Ventura (substituting for Cody) lost to Igor Volkoff and The Mongol. That same month, Bellomo defeated Gene Kiniski to win the vacant NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship. His reign lasted until May 1979, when he lost to Jean Louie. Bellomo continued to appear with NWA All-Star Wrestling until August 1980. International Wrestling Enterprise (1978) In mid-1978, Bellomo toured Japan with the Tokyo-based International Wrestling Enterprise promotion as part of its Big Summer Series. He wrestled a total of 24 matches for the promotion, including a 20-minute time limit draw with Jiro Inazuma, a double count out with Mr. Hito, a steel cage match against Rusher Kimura, and several matches against Animal Hamaguchi. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1979–1980) In June 1979, Bellomo began appearing with the Portland, Oregon, United States-based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling as "Sal