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Christopher Annino wins in and outside the squared circle
Groton native pro wrestler, award winning filmmaker , writer and Mitchell College graduate Christopher Annino.
Groton native and Mitchell College graduate Christopher Annino has been a success in professional wrestling, film, acting, writing, and journalism.
He recently won the inaugural AIWF United States six man tag team championship https://patch.com/florida/spri... with ECW legend Gary Wolf, and TNA legend Jesse Neal on September 6, 2025 in Springhill, Florida.
Several months ago he was featured in the Hollywood Digest list of Philanthropic individuals in entertainment https://thehollywooddigest.com/with-gratitude-from-world-star-pr-honoring-voices-of-vision-and-compassion/
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Christopher Annino just won the inaugural Georges Melies Festival Award at the Los Angela's Motion Picture film festival https://www.facebook.com/losangelesmotionpicturefestival/ for his experimental documentary or his film Transgender Nation.
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The award itself was named after visionary Georges Méliès a French magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of cinema, primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Méliès rose to prominence creating "trick films" and became well known for his innovative use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards in his work.[2] His most important films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904).
’Christopher Annino has also been mentioned in three books alone this year.
1. Hooray for Hollywood an autobiography on original GLOW Girl and Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame www.womenswrestlinghalloffame.... inductee Jeanne Basone available on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Hooray-Hollywood.../dp/B0DPGMJGQL ,
2. Filmmaker and teacher Evan Ginzburg book https://www.amazon.com/.../Evan.../author/B0DSHTDT4T... ,
3. Pitbull Unleashed the Gary Wolf autobiography available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pitbull-Unleashed.../dp/B0F63V2KQQ
In 2024 he was awarded a proclamation by Senator Heather Somers for his involvement in music history preservation.
He will be co-writing a comedy with second generation ring announcer and on air personality Eric Yelowitz on an experimental mockumentary comedy called Russian Manimal Volkoff https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3...
The film is produced by ECUSA TV www.ecusatv.com
The film stars Olga Kurkulina - IMDb of Kick Ass 2, AVN nominee Foxxxy Darlin - IMDb , Desiree Eden - IMDb , Janelle Fennec - IMDb , Ashley Brundage, Heavy Metal Rabbi Eric Stevens, pro wrestler Russian Manimal Volkoff, Angel Orsini, Jeanne Basone, Gary Wolf, Ironman Tommy Cairo, former American Gladiator Deron McBee.
Russian Manimal Volkoff is a Soviet experiment turned professional wrestler. He was part of Omega program. Which used Animal DNA to create super soldiers and athletes. While in America The Russian Manimal co-founded the Russian Gangsta’s
a group of former soviets and misfits from various parts of the world. There mission is to take over the world of professional wrestling. Led by Mother Russia and Russian Manimal Volkoff their other goal is to break one of the greatest American athletes record Joe DiMaggio 56 hitting streak with over 56 suspensions.
