Mario Galento was a veteran American pro wrestler from the 50s. He lost his left eye during a wrestling match. Find out more about what happened and how the giant wrestler was left out with one eye.<\/p>\n
Galento was from that era when the now-famous World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was just formed but has not been familiar in American households. Similarly, unlike present days, wrestling was only allowed for privileged people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While living in Tallahassee, Florida, in the 1950s and 1960s, Mario Galento frequently engaged in wrestling. Jesse James pulled off an unexpected victory by pinning Georgia heavyweight champion Mario Galento in 1965.<\/p>\n
The same year he retained the Georgia heavyweight championship by defeating Jesse James. Galento was the face of NWA during the 50s and 60s, and he won every major title available on the platform. He won the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight title five times and several other tag team championship titles. Mario Galento passed away on January 6, 1989, due to liver failure at age 74.<\/p>\n