Robert Anthony (born June 11, 1982) is an American

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, better known by his ring name Egotistico Fantastico. He is the current

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National Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He has worked for

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(AEW), as well as for various independent promotions, most notably

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(CZW) where he is a former

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, as well as a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is also a one-time CZW Iron Man Champion, and was the last person to hold the championship.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2001–2006)

Anthony debuted in 2001 under the ring name Egotistico Fantastico, a

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gimmick, and began competing for Pro Championship Wrestling. While in PCW, he captured the promotion's Heavyweight Championship. He would also take the gimmick to various promotions, most notably Ring of Honor, ROH's sister promotion

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, and

World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2008, 2017)

In November 2006, Anthony was signed to a developmental contract by

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before being assigned to the developmental territory

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. While in DSW, he began competing under his real name instead of the Egotistico Fantastico gimmick. When DSW was shut down, Anthony was transferred over to

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, where he continued to train until he was released from his developmental contract in February 2008. In May 2017 he wrestled with

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, where he lost to him on

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Return to the independent circuit (2008–present)

Following his release from WWE, Anthony returned to wrestling in the independent circuit for promotions such as

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and

. As Egotistico Fantastico, he made his debut for IWA-MS in April soon became a mainstay for the promotion after a series of high-profile matches during the

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

. On May 26, 2012, Anthony Was defeated by Ryan Slade in a Pro Wrestling Blitz event. On February 6, 2015, Anthony made his debut for Freelance Wrestling Where he was defeated by Craig Mitchell. On February 28, 2015, Anthony defeated Mr Flores at Pro Wrestling Blitz event.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2009-2012)

Later on in 2008, Egotistico Fantastico joined CZW. In June 2009 he won CZW's the Best Of The Best 9 tournament. On October 9, 2010, Anthony returned to CZW unmasked, using the ring name "The Ego" Robert Anthony. In December 2010 he became number one contender for a major title for the first time in his career: the

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, by winning a match at

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XII. On February 13, 2011, at ''CZW Twelve: The Twelfth Anniversary Event'', he defeated

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for the CZW World Heavyweight title. Anthony lost the title on April 9, 2011, to Devon Moore. As of 2012,Anthony is not part of CZW Roster.

Resistance Pro (2012-Present)

He is currently wrestling in Resistance Pro. He wrestled for months before getting a number one contenders match against

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at Taken By Force on June 15, 2012, and also appeared at the previous four Resistance Pro events. On October 20, 2012, he defeated Bradley and

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to win the RPW Heavyweight Championship. He would hold the title for 399 days, before losing it to Jocephus on November 23, 2013. On May 16, 2014, Anthony and Jocephus defeated Da Soul Touchaz (Acid Jaz & Willie Richardson) for the RPW Tag Team Championship.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2014)

Anthony made his debut for JCW as his Ego Fantastico character on May 11, 2014, where he was defeated by The Weedman at the JCW Road to the Gathering Tour.

All Elite Wrestling (2020-2022)

Anthony made his

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in-ring debut under his real name on the March 24, 2020 edition of

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. Anthony appeared in a

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with

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and his manager

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against the team of

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. Upon being abandoned during the match by Spears, he was pinned by

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. This led to his rejection as a permanent tag team partner of Spears, who gave him a after the match. Anthony appeared again on the June 9, 2020 edition of AEW Dark, losing to AEW World Champion

in a non-title match. He would then lose a one-sided match against

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

on the June 23, 2020 edition of Dark. Anthony faced

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in a losing effort on the July 21, 2020 edition of Dark. After the match, both Anthony and Allin were attacked by Brian Cage and

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National Wrestling Alliance (2021-Present)

Anthony debuted on NWA Powerrr as a Masked Mystery Man, subsequently being named Cyon. At Hard Times 2, he unsuccessfully challenged Tyrus for the NWA Television Title. On night one of the

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, Cyon defeated Jax Dane to win the NWA National Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

*3X Wrestling **3XW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **Gauntlet for the Gold (2006) **Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2005) *

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( 1 time) *

** CZW New Horror Championship ( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) **

( 1 time) ** Best of the Best 9 *Freelance Wrestling **Freelance Legacy Championship (1 time) **Freelance World Championship (2 times, current) *Insane Championship Wrestling USA **ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **ICW Midwest Championship (1 time) **ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Justin Dredd *

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(1 time) *Lancashire Wrestling Federation **LWF Championship (1 time) *Mercury-1 Wrestling **Mercury-1 Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * National Wrestling Alliance **

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( 1 time, current) * NWA Midwest **

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(1 time) *Pro Championship Wrestling **PCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) **PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Pro Wrestling Blitz **PWB King of Blitz Championship (1 time) *

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**PWI ranked him #193 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2012 *

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(1 time) ** RPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jocephus **Lethal Lottery Tournament (2014)

References

External links

Online World of Wrestling profile
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