The Steel Cage

Alfonso has worked as a reporter for Newsday since 1999, most recently covering the Suffolk courts beat. He's a lifelong fan of pro wrestling, which he has covered inside the pages on Newsday, as well as for various magazines and web sites. Before coming to Newsday, he worked on the popular "Get in the Ring" radio show on WGBB, and later hosted his own wrestling radio show on the station. He counts Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin as his wrestling heroes, but admits to having been a total Ultimate Warrior mark as a kid.