Rico Constantino Amarico Sebastiano Constantino ( October 1 , 1961 ) , better known as Rico Constantino or Rico , is an American professional wrestler and manager of Italian origin . He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2002 - 2004 . Early life . Costantino entered Northwestern Military and Naval Academy . He graduated near the top of his class and at one point considered enrollment at West Point . While Rico attended Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva , Wisconsin , the movie " Damien : Omen II " was filmed at his school . Rico was cast as a military cadet extra in the film and also had some speaking lines . Costantino returned to Las Vegas and settled into a career as a paramedic . This led to enrollment in the police academy . Costantino was also on the SWAT team at one point , paving the way for his next career as a bodyguard . Television career . Costantino was a contestant on " American Gladiators " . He was challenged by Gemini to find out if " he had what it took " to be a contestant for the show . He would go on to defeat Gemini in what was considered the Gladiator ' s best event , The Joust , and was one of few contenders to not only beat Gemini but never lose to him , winning once and fighting to a draw twice in their three bouts . Costantino went on to defeat all the other contestants and Gladiators to become the champion for the first half of the 1990 – 1991 season . In the Grand Championship , Rico came up just short , losing to Craig Branham by 7 points ( 3 1 / 2 seconds ) in the Eliminator . Costantino next appeared on the European game show " Capture Ft . Boyard " , with a win over his former Gladiator nemesis Craig Branham . On the show , he was the only competitor to capture the needed key in the bungee jump challenge on an upswing . Power Team . A chance encounter led Costantino to being recruited by The Power Team . A two week tryout lasted almost two years as Costantino traveled the world impressing young people with feats of strength . At one point while with the Power Team , he was ordained as a minister to allow him to counsel kids . His work with children includes the Special Olympics and other children ' s charities . Professional wrestling career . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment . Training ( 1999 – 2002 ) . Costantino began to train with the Empire Wrestling Federation for a career in the wrestling business . Costantino was discovered by World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) officials Terry Taylor and Dr . Tom Prichard . After only 12 matches , Costantino signed a developmental deal with the WWF . Costantino was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for further training , before being sent up to work for WWF . SmackDown ! and Raw ( 2002 – 2003 ) . He debuted in WWF on the March 21 , 2002 episode of " SmackDown ! " as the stylist of Billy and Chuck ( the heel gimmicks of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo ) , establishing himself as a villain . Rico portrayed a homosexual stylist as his gimmick . On the May 9 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Rico wrestled his first match in WWF , where he teamed with Billy and Chuck to defeat Al Snow , Maven and Rikishi . At Judgment Day , Rico was forced to team with Rikishi to defeat his clients , Billy and Chuck for the World Tag Team Championship . On the June 6 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Rico turned on Rikishi by helping Billy and Chuck in pinning Rikishi for the tag titles . On the September 12 , 2002 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Rico moved over to Raw brand and became the manager of 3 - Minute Warning ( then - heel , Rosey and Jamal ) . He ended up turning on 3 - Minute Warning after they lost a match to the Dudley Boyz . However both he and 3 - Minute Warning all remained heels during that time . After turning on 3 - Minute Warning , Rico scored an upset victory over another heel , Ric Flair . Brand switches and departure ( 2003 – 2004 ) . Rico would soon return to Raw in 2003 with Miss Jackie appearing as his manager . Then , on the March 22 , 2004 edition of Raw , Rico got drafted to SmackDown ! and became a fan favorite due to fan reaction to his over - the - top exótico style gimmick , teaming up with an initially reluctant partner , Charlie Haas , ( with whom he held the WWE Tag Team Championship ) and had a valet , Miss Jackie . He retained the essence of the masculinity gimmick he shared with Gunn and Palumbo while taking it to new levels , much in the vein of Adrian Street . Rico was unexpectedly released by WWE on November 7 , 2004 . Independent circuit and retirement . After his release , he went to All - Japan Pro Wrestling , where he and Bull Buchanan defeated Mitsuya Nagai and Masayuki Naruse on the first event of the " Excite Series " in Tokyo , Japan to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship . In May 2005 , Rico announced that he would be returning to a career in law enforcement . Costantino officially retired from professional wrestling in July 2005 , causing him and Buchanan to vacate the All Asia Tag Team Titles . Return to wrestling ( 2012 – Present ) . Rico came out of retirement for a Future Stars of Wrestling TV taping in Las Vegas on November 17 , 2012 where he teamed up with Beast to defeat the team of Gregory Sharpe and Clutch . This was his first match in 7 years for the FSW promotions " High Octane " show which airs Saturday nights at 2am on the CW Las Vegas . He is listed among the FSW Roster and " has decided to make a full time commitment to return to the ring . " Law enforcement career . In August 2005 , Rico completed his law enforcement training in Boulder City , Nevada at top of his class . As of 2006 , Rico is a Sergeant Inspector for the Nevada Taxi Cab Authority .