Anthony DeVito (born January 20, 1972) is an American

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. He is best known for his appearances with the

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (1991-1992)

DeVito was trained by David Schultz and debuted in 1991.

World Wrestling Federation (1992–1997)

In 1992, DeVito was signed by the

to a contract. DeVito debuted for the WWF in 1992 and worked as an

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for the company, losing to the likes of Mr. Perfect,

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and Phantasio. After leaving the company in 1996, he began working on the

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Independent circuit (1997–1999)

In the late 1990s, DeVito appeared with promotions in the

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such as

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and

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Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)

In 1999, DeVito joined

as a part of a

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called "Da Baldies" with

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and Redd Dogg. The characteristics of Da Baldies were that of bald headed thugs. DeVito and Angel feuded with

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and

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and then

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. At Guilty as Charged, Da Baldies were "hired" to attack the team of

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and

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, as well as

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and

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. After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, DeVito began wrestling on the independent circuit again, most prominently for

Ring of Honor (2002–2005)

On April 27, 2002, DeVito formed a tag team with his longtime friend

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known as "The Carnage Crew". The Carnage Crew was later expanded to include

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, and then again to include

. Credible left ROH in 2004, while Masada became a

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by betraying DeVito and Loc on May 22, 2004. DeVito and Loc feuded with Special K, then with

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and

B. J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestler, producer, trainer, and color commentator. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. He is bes ...

. After Maff left ROH, they began feuding with Whitmer and his new partner,

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. The Carnage Crew defeated Whitmer and Jacobs for the

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on July 9, 2005, but lost it to Whitmer and Jacobs on July 23.

Late career (2005–present)

DeVito left Ring of Honor in June 2005 and went into semi-retirement, making occasional appearances on the

. DeVito made two appearances with

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(formerly the World Wrestling Federation) in mid-2006. On the June 20, 2006 episode of ''

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'', DeVito appeared as Macho Libre (a parody reference to both Jack Black's titular character from the film ''

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'' and "Macho Man" Randy Savage), losing to The Sandman in a

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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.

Personal life

DeVito is married with two children and they live together in

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. He has also trained many wrestlers throughout the years, including

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. On November 15, 2016, DeVito opened his own wrestling school.

Championships and accomplishments

* Assault Championship Wrestling ** ACW Great American Championship ( 1 time) *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 *Millennium Wrestling Association :*MWA Hardcore Championship (1 time) *NEWF **NEWF Television Championship (1 time) *New Breed Wrestling **NBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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**NBW Television Championship (1 time) **NBW United States Championship (1 time) * NWA Northeast **NWA Northeast Television Championship (1 time) *Renegade Wrestling Federation **RWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with HC Loc

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Devito, Tony 1972 births American male professional wrestlers American professional wrestlers of Italian descent Living people People from Newburgh, New York Professional wrestlers from New York (state) ROH World Tag Team Champions