Gino Brito
When the promotion (which had since been renamed the World Wrestling Federation) decided to reactivate the WWF International Heavyweight Championship in 1982, Parisi became the new champion. He lost the belt to his former partner, Gino Brito, that August. Parisi continued working for the WWF when they come to shows in Buffalo, Rochester and Ontario. In 1984 when WWF bought Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto, Parisi was under contracted with them. He defeated Rene Goulet on television for WWF Prime Time Wrestling on October 13, 1985 taped in Toronto. In 1986 he defeated Rene Goulet, Steve Lombardi, and Barry O on house shows. He would lose to Nikolai Volkoff, Jim Neidhart, and Don Muraco. Parisi would leave WWF.