Tony DeVito
| Tony DeVito | |
|---|---|
 DeVito in July 2005. | |
| Birth name | Anthony DeVito |
| Born | January 20, 1972 Yonkers, New York,United States[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | DeVito Bobby DeVito Macho Libre[2] Tony DeVito[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | "Fordham Road,The Bronx" |
| Trained by | David Schultz[4] |
| Debut | 1991[4] |
Anthony DeVito(born January 20, 1972) is an Americanprofessional wrestler,better known asTony DeVitoor simplyDeVito.He is best known for his appearances withExtreme Championship Wrestlingas part ofDa Baldiesand withRing of Honoras part of theCarnage Crew.[2][3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Early career (1991-1999)
[edit]DeVito was trained byDavid Schultzand debuted in 1991.
In 1992, DeVito was signed by theWorld Wrestling Federationto a contract.[4]DeVito debuted for the WWF in 1992 and worked as anenhancement talentfor the company, losing to the likes ofMr. Perfect,Bam Bam Bigelow,Doink the ClownandPhantasio.
After leaving the company in 1996, he began working on theindependent circuit.[4]In the late-1990s, DeVito appeared with promotions in theNortheastern United Statessuch asJersey All Pro WrestlingandNortheast Wrestling.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)
[edit]In 1999, DeVito joinedExtreme Championship Wrestlingas a part of afactioncalled "Da Baldies" withAngel,Vito Lograsso,P. N. News,Vic GrimesandRedd Dogg.Thecharacteristicsof Da Baldies were that of bald headed thugs.[4]DeVito and AngelfeudedwithAxl RottenandBalls Mahoney,and then withNew Jack.[4]AtECW Guilty as Charged,Da Baldies were "hired" to attack the team ofChristian YorkandJoey Matthews,as well asJustin CredibleandSteve Corino.[4]DeVito made his final appearances with ECW in December 2000, after which he wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit.
Ring of Honor (2002–2005)
[edit]In April 2002, DeVito joined the nascentRing of Honorpromotion, where he formed a tag team with his long-time friendLocknown as the "Carnage Crew". The Carnage Crew was later expanded to includeMasada,and then again to includeJustin Credible.Credible left ROH in 2004, while Masada became avillainby betraying DeVito and Loc on May 22, 2004.
DeVito and Locfeudedwith Special K, then withB. J. WhitmerandDan Maff.After Maff left ROH, they began feuding with Whitmer and his new partner,Jimmy Jacobs.The Carnage Crew defeated Whitmer and Jacobs for theROH Tag Team Championshipon July 9, 2005, but lost it to Whitmer and Jacobs on July 23, 2005.[5]
DeVito made his final appearances with Ring of Honor in September 2005.
Late career (2005–present)
[edit]DeVito left Ring of Honor in June 2005 and went into semi-retirement, making occasional appearances on theindependent circuit.[3]
DeVito made two appearances withWorld Wrestling Entertainment(formerly the World Wrestling Federation) in mid-2006. On the June 20, 2006 episode ofECW on Sci Fi,DeVito appeared as Macho Libre (a parody reference to bothJack Black'stitular character from the filmNacho Libreand"Macho Man" Randy Savage), losing toThe Sandmanin asquash match.On the July 4 episode ofECW on Sci Fi,DeVito reappeared as a faux preacher who verbally rallied against ECW until being attacked and chased from ringside by The Sandman.[6]
On November 15, 2016, DeVito opened his own wrestling school.[7]He had previously trained many wrestlers, includingBobby Fish.
Professional wrestling style and persona
[edit]DeVito's signatures moves include the "Bronx Bomb" (a sitdown side slam) and the "F-U Moonsault" (asplit-legged moonsault).[1][8]
Personal life
[edit]DeVito is married with two children.[3][4]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Atomic Legacy Wrestling
- ALW Hardcore Championship (1 time) current
- Eastern States Wrestling
- ESW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Go Wrestling
- GW Powerweight Championship (1 time)
- Massachusetts Wrestling Association
- MWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nick Barberi[9]
- Millennium Wrestling Association
- MWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- NEWF
- NEWF Television Championship (1 time)
- New Breed Wrestling
- NBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withBig Guido
- NBW Television Championship (1 time)
- NBW United States Championship (1 time)
- Renegade Wrestling Federation
- RWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
References
[edit]- ^abKreikenbohm, Philip."Tony Devito".Cagematch.net.RetrievedDecember 8,2023.
- ^abCooper, Brian (August 27, 2006)."Dr. Keith radio show recap for August 25".F4WOnline.Wrestling Observer.RetrievedAugust 2,2014.
- ^abcdefWitt, Kevin (July 27, 2006)."'Spring Slam' homecoming for New Windsor's DeVito ".Times Herald-Record.Local Media Group.RetrievedAugust 17,2020.
- ^abcdefghKapur, Bob (January 23, 2001)."Devito more than just a Baldie: ECW 'badass' looking for more work".Canoe.ca.Québecor Média.Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.RetrievedAugust 2,2014.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship".Ring of Honor.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-04-12.Retrieved2010-04-05.
- ^Hood, Jonathan (September 29, 2006)."ECW is Extremely Crappy Wrestling".ESPN.Archived fromthe originalon June 5, 2011.RetrievedAugust 2,2014.
- ^"FORMER ECW STAR LAUNCHES WRESTLING ACADEMY IN FLORIDA | PWInsider".
- ^Saalbach, Axel."Tony Devito".Cagematch.net.RetrievedDecember 8,2023.
- ^abcRoyal Duncan & Gary Will (2000).Wrestling Title Histories(4th ed.). Archeus Communications.ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
External links
[edit]- Tony DeVitoatIMDb
- Tony DeVito's profile atCagematch.net,Wrestlingdata,Internet Wrestling Database