Tony Stetson is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the 1990s.
15 Facts About Tony Stetson
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Tony Stetson quickly rose to success as a tag team competitor, winning the promotion's Tag Team Championship twice while achieving singles success by winning the Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship during his career.
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Tony Stetson later joined Raven's Nest and adopted a character called The Broad Street Bully.
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Matteo originally wrestled as "Tony Matteo", adopting the ring name "Tony Stetson" after overhearing color commentator Bruno Sammartino mispronounce his name.
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Tony Stetson made a name for himself wrestling in Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance as well as other promotions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s.
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Tony Stetson employed a hardcore wrestling style and was an early contributor to the Philadelphia wrestling scene, including his feud with Johnny Hotbody.
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Several months later, Tony Stetson defeated Hotbody in a Hair vs Hair match.
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On March 2,1991, the two resumed their feud when Tony Stetson won a Barbed wire match.
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When Tony Stetson first started in the Business, he had a manager who went by the name of "The Godfather".
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Tony Stetson was involved in many high-profile rivalries with the company's top stars throughout the year, making a name for himself during the initial days of ECW.
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In 1994, Tony Stetson made only one televised appearance on the March 8 episode of Eastern Championship Wrestling, where he teamed with Johnny Hotbody against Bad Breed in a losing effort.
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Tony Stetson continued to develop his "Broad Street Bully" character as he began wearing a hockey jersey and gloves and carrying a hockey stick to the ring.
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Matteo continued to perform as Tony Stetson and feuded with Raven's Nest following the events of Three Way Dance, once challenging Raven and Stevie Richards for the ECW World Tag Team Championship alongside Don E Allen at Heat Wave, where Matteo's team won by countout, meaning Raven and Richards retained the titles.
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Tony Stetson retired in 2002 after accumulating a number of nagging injuries.
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Tony Stetson returned to wrestling in 2009, facing Breaker Morant at a TWA reunion show.