for the title at Mayhem. At the event, Crowbar pinned Reno after hitting him with a chair to retain the title. Reno then began feuding solely with Vito, which was intensified when it was revealed that Reno was, in storyline, dating Vito's sister. It was also revealed that Reno and Vito were, in storyline, brothers. Both men subsequently became allies on the December 4 edition of Nitro when Vito saved Reno from being attacked by KroniK. They formed a tag team soon after, but the team came to an end quickly at Starrcade when Reno turned on Vito during their match with KroniK. He then revealed that he was the one who paid off KroniK to attack him in the previous weeks. Their feud culminated at Sin, which saw Reno pin Vito. Reno continued his alliance with Mike Sanders and working with the Natural Born Thrillers until the group's dissolution in February 2001, after Johnny The Bull reformed The Mamalukes with Big Vito and members Shawn Stasiak and Mark Jindrak began feuding with Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo over the World Tag Team Title. Reno wrestled his last match in WCW on the March 14, 2001 edition of Thunder, where he was defeated by former Natural Born Thrillers partner Shawn Stasiak. In late March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation bought out WCW. Cornell's contract was among those acquired in the buyout. World Wrestling Federation and retirement (2001–2003) Cornell was signed to a developmental deal with the World Wrestling Federation after wrestling a dark match before the August 6 episode of Raw Is War, defeating Mike Sanders despite both being members of The Alliance. From there, he was sent to the Heartland Wrestling Association for more training, where he was a member of Team WCW along with fellow WCW alumni Sanders, Johnny The Bull, Mark Jindrak, Jason Jett, Lash LeRoux, Shannon Moore, Evan Karagias, Kwee Wee, Elix Skipper, and Jamie Knoble before he was released from his developmental contract on December 5, 2001. Upon being released, Cornell began wrestling for the Australia-based World Wrestling All-Stars under his Reno ring name, where he competed against a number of fellow WCW alumni. He remained with the promotion until its closure in 2003, and subsequently retired from wrestling soon after. Championships and accomplishments World Championship Wrestling WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time) WCW Hardcore Championship Tournament (2001) References External links American male professional wrestlers Living