Anthony Nese was born on August 6,1985 and is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.
32 Facts About Tony Nese
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Tony Nese is best known for his time in WWE, where he is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
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On November 11,2005, Tony Nese made his in-ring debut under the ring name Matt Maverick in a losing effort against Spyder.
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Tony Nese won his first match on December 17,2005, in a triple threat match defeating Spyder and Amazing Red.
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Tony Nese continued to wrestle for the promotion for several years, shortening his ring name to Maverick.
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Tony Nese's independent wrestling career was jumpstarted after he competed in the 2008 ECWA Super 8 Tournament, where he won the first round around against Loca Vida but lost in the semi-finals to Aden Chambers.
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Tony Nese made his debut for Total Nonstop Action on the July 7,2011, episode of Impact Wrestling as part of the X Division Showcase tournament.
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Tony Nese did not appear on television for a while after this.
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Two weeks later, Tony Nese lost to Ion in a Contract on a Pole match in the final round of the series.
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Tony Nese appeared on the March 22,2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, competing in fatal-four-way match that included Austin Aries, Kid Kash, and Zema Ion which ended in a no contest.
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Tony Nese was released from TNA on May 17,2012, after asking permission to work a scheduled tag team match for Pro Wrestling Syndicate, which would include Tony Nese teaming with Sami Callihan against The Great Muta and Kai.
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Tony Nese was offered his release from TNA which he accepted.
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Tony Nese started using his real name, Anthony Nese as his ring name.
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Tony Nese became the first PWS Tri-State champion and was undefeated.
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Tony Nese shortly feuded with Matt Hardy, defeating him in a match for the Tri-State title before eventually losing the title to Star Man on November 9,2012, in a triple threat match.
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On October 12,2013, Tony Nese defeated the FWE Tri Borough Champion Paul London in a non-title match.
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In early 2013, Tony Nese began working for Dragon Gate USA and Evolve.
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On November 9,2013, at House of Hardcore 3, Tony Nese defeated Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams.
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On December 8,2013, Tony Nese won the Family Wrestling Entertainment's Openweight Grand Prix.
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On June 11,2016, at Evolve 63, Nese defeated Lince Dorado, Drew Gulak, Johnny Gargano and T J Perkins to qualify for WWE's Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
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Tony Nese made his pay-per-view debut on the Hell in a Cell pre-show, teaming with Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari in a losing effort to Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara.
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Tony Nese began aligning with Enzo Amore's faction which consisting of Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak and Noam Dar, they dubbed themselves as "The Zo Train".
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Tony Nese returned two weeks later, unsure of his position as a member of the Zo Train, and defeated Akira Tozawa.
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Tony Nese then began feuding with Noam Dar as the two traded victories over each other.
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At Money in the Bank, Tony Nese defeated Ariya Daivari to retain the Cruiserweight Championship.
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Tony Nese would go on to lose a subsequent rematch against Gulak at Extreme Rules.
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On that same night, Tony Nese joined forces with Drew Gulak to attack Humberto Carrillo and Lince Dorado.
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Tony Nese was defeated by Kushida, Drake Maverick and Jake Atlas failing to score a single win in the tournament.
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In late 2020, Tony Nese aligned himself with Ariya Daivari and referred to themselves as the "205 Live OGs", and throughout the first half of 2021 would feud with newcomers such as August Grey, Curt Stallion, and Ikemen Jiro.
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On June 25,2021, Tony Nese was released from his WWE contract.
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Tony Nese made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19.
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Tony Nese's son Eric Nese was born on November 21,2019.