Anthony DeVito (born January 20, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, better known as Tony DeVito or simply DeVito. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling as part of Da Baldies and with Ring of Honor as part of the Carnage Crew.[2][3]
| 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] |
Professional wrestling career
editEarly career (1991-1999)
editDeVito was trained by David Schultz and debuted in 1991.
In 1992, DeVito was signed by the World Wrestling Federation to a contract.[4] DeVito debuted for the WWF in 1992 and worked as an enhancement talent for the company, losing to the likes of Mr. Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow, Doink the Clown and Phantasio.
After leaving the company in 1996, he began working on the independent circuit.[4] In the late-1990s, DeVito appeared with promotions in the Northeastern United States such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Northeast Wrestling.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)
editIn 1999, DeVito joined Extreme Championship Wrestling as a part of a faction called "Da Baldies" with Angel, Vito Lograsso, P. N. News, Vic Grimes and Redd Dogg. The characteristics of Da Baldies were that of bald headed thugs.[4] DeVito and Angel feuded with Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney, and then with New Jack.[4] At ECW Guilty as Charged, Da Baldies were "hired" to attack the team of Christian York and Joey Matthews, as well as Justin Credible and Steve 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)
editIn April 2002, DeVito joined the nascent Ring of Honor promotion, where he formed a tag team with his long-time friend Loc known as the "Carnage Crew". The Carnage Crew was later expanded to include Masada, and then again to include Justin Credible. Credible left ROH in 2004, while Masada became a villain by betraying DeVito and Loc on May 22, 2004.
DeVito and Loc feuded with Special K, then with B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff. After Maff left ROH, they began feuding with Whitmer and his new partner, Jimmy Jacobs. The Carnage Crew defeated Whitmer and Jacobs for the ROH Tag Team Championship on 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)
editDeVito left Ring of Honor in June 2005 and went into semi-retirement, making occasional appearances on the independent circuit.[3]
DeVito made two appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation) in mid-2006. On the June 20, 2006 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, DeVito appeared as Macho Libre (a parody reference to both Jack Black's titular character from the film Nacho Libre and "Macho Man" Randy Savage), losing to The Sandman in a squash match. On the July 4 episode of ECW 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, including Bobby Fish.
Professional wrestling style and persona
editDeVito's signatures moves include the "Bronx Bomb" (a sitdown side slam) and the "F-U Moonsault" (a split-legged moonsault).[1][8]
Personal life
editChampionships and accomplishments
edit- Assault Championship Wrestling
- 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) – with Big Guido
- NBW Television Championship (1 time)
- NBW United States Championship (1 time)
- NWA Northeast
- NWA Northeast Television Championship (1 time)[9]
- Renegade Wrestling Federation
- RWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with H. C. Loc[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tony Devito". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Cooper, Brian (August 27, 2006). "Dr. Keith radio show recap for August 25". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Witt, Kevin (July 27, 2006). "'Spring Slam' homecoming for New Windsor's DeVito". Times Herald-Record. Local Media Group. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kapur, 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. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ Hood, Jonathan (September 29, 2006). "ECW is Extremely Crappy Wrestling". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "FORMER ECW STAR LAUNCHES WRESTLING ACADEMY IN FLORIDA | PWInsider.com".
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tony Devito". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
edit- Tony DeVito at IMDb
- Tony DeVito's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database