Tony Nese

Tony Nese

Nese in February 2013
Birth name Anthony Nese
Born (1985-08-06) August 6, 1985
Ridge, New York, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Anthony Nese
Matt Cultrone
Matt Maverick
Maverick
Tony Ace
Tony Nese
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Billed weight 196 lb (89 kg)[1]
Trained by Mikey Whipwreck
Debut 2005

Anthony "Tony" Nese (born August 6, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing in WWE on the Raw brand. Nese is known for wrestling throughout the Northeastern United States. He is also known for his brief tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2011 to 2012.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2005–2009)

Nese made his wrestling debut on September 9, 2005 for the New York Wrestling Connection promotion in a #1 contender's battle royal match for the NYWC Interstate Championship, which was won by Rob Eckos. On November 11, 2005 Nese made his in-ring debut under the ring name Matt Maverick in a losing effort against Spyder. Nese won his first match on December 17, 2005 in a triple threat match defeating Spyder and Amazing Red. Nese continued to wrestle for the promotion for several years including shortening his ring name to Maverick before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he competed in the 2008 ECWA Super 8 Tournament, where he won the first round around against Rob Eckos but lost in the semi-finals to Aden Chambers. Nese would then later on compete in various dark matches for Ring of Honor in 2009.[2]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011–2013)

Nese made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the July 7, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling as part of the X Division Showcase tournament. He was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Jack Evans in a three-way match that included Jesse Sorensen[3] Nese appeared in a backstage segment on the August 11 edition of Impact Wrestling, where Eric Bischoff introduced new rules to the X Division.[4] On August 18, TNA announced that Nese had signed a contract with the promotion.[5] On that evening's episode of Impact Wrestling, he took part in a gauntlet match to determine the #1 contender to the X-Division Championship which he would be eliminated early in the match.[6] Nese was then later on taken off television. Nese made his return on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, where he would compete in a Best of Three Series with Zema Ion to determine the third and final challenger for the X Division Championship at Genesis. Nese would lose the first match of the series.[7] On the December 22 edition of Impact Wrestling, Nese in a winning effort defeated Ion in the second round of the series. Two weeks later, Nese was defeated by Ion in a Contract on a Pole match in the final round of the series.[8] Nese appeared on the March 22, 2012 edition of Impact Wrestling competing in fatal-four way match that included Austin Aries, Kid Kash, and Zema Ion which ended in a no contest. This would also mark Nese's final appearance in company.

Nese was released from TNA on May 17, 2012 after asking permission to work a scheduled for a tag team match which would include Nese teaming with Sami Callihan against The Great Muta and Kai for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. Nese was offered his release from TNA which he accepted.[9]

Nese took part at the X-travaganza on January 12, 2013 (aired on April 5, 2013) teaming with Rashad Cameron against Doug Williams and Kid Kash in a losing effort after Nese would be pinned by Williams with the Chaos Theory.

Return to independent circuit (2012–2016)

After departing from TNA, Nese returned to the independent wrestling circuit continuing to appear for the New York Wrestling Connection promotion also competing in several independent wrestling promotions including Pro Wrestling Syndicate. He started using his real name, Anthony Nese. Nese became the first PWS Tri-State champion and was undefeated. He 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. On October 12, 2013, Nese defeated the FWE Tri Borough Champion Paul London in a non-title match.[10] In early 2013, Nese began working for Dragon Gate USA and Evolve. On November 3, Nese began his first tour of Dragon Gate USA's Japanese parent promotion, Dragon Gate, unsuccessfully challenging Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! for the Open the Brave Gate Championship. On November 9, 2013, at House of Hardcore 3, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams. On December 8, 2013, Nese won the Family Wrestling Entertainment's Openweight Grand Prix.[11]

On September 14, 2014, at Evolve 35, Nese and Caleb Konley won the Open the United Gate Championship from The Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lancelot) in a three-way match, also involving AR Fox and Rich Swann.[12] At FWE ReFueled day 1, Nese and Jigsaw defeated Adrenaline Express to win the FWE Tag Team Championship.[13] The following day, they lost the title to The Young Bucks.[13] On July 18, 2015 at House of Hardcore 9, Nese faced John Hennigan in a losing effort.

On Saturday, November 26, 2016, Nese faced long-time rival, Yours Truly, Alex Reynolds, at the New York Wrestling Connection Sportatorium in Deer Park, New York for their Draw the Line event. In a 43-minute main event, Nese and Reynolds, who have both taught and opposed each other over their wrestling careers, put on an amazing spectactle showcasing why Nese was heading to WWE and why he felt Reynolds should not be far behind. In the end, Nese defeated Reynolds and said good-bye to the NYWC crowd, the place he's called home since the beginning having both trained and taught at the school. This was Nese's final independent wrestling show in New York state since he has signed to the WWE.

WWE

Cruiserweight division (2016–present)

Nese was announced as a participate in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic. The tournament began on June 23, 2016, with Nese defeating Anthony Bennett in his first round match. On July 14, Nese was defeated in his second round match by Brian Kendrick.[14] Nese appeared on the September 26 episode of Raw as a heel, losing to Cruiserweight Champion T.J. Perkins. He was then added to the RAW roster. On the October 3 episode of Raw, Nese defeated Rich Swann. On November 13, Nese officially signed with WWE.[15]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

1Defended under the Freebird Rule

References

  1. 1 2 "Tony Nese". WWE. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Matches « Anthony Nese « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. ↑ Baxendell, Matt (2011-07-07). "Bax's TNA Impact Wrestling report 7/7: Complete Coverage of 300th Episode, Will Mr. Anderson Join Immortal?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  4. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (2011-08-12). "Impact Wrestling Results - 8/11/11". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  5. ↑ "TNA announces signing of five wrestlers". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  6. ↑ Bishop, Matt (2011-08-18). "Impact: Flair finally returns to show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  7. ↑ Caldwell, James (2011-12-15). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Wrestling report 12/15: PPV fall-out, Jarrett firing, Hardy-Ray". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  8. ↑ Boutwell, Josh (2011-12-30). "Impact Results – 12/29/11". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Mike (2012-05-17). "TNA star released". PWInsider. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Complete Fwe Grand Prix Coverage: Matt Morgan Vs. John Morrison, Dreamer Vs. Carlito, Young Bucks, Cabana And Tons More". PWInsider.com. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. ↑ http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=82073
  12. 1 2 "iPPV results: Evolve 35 in Brooklyn, N.Y.: New DGUSA tag champs, Ricochet defends DGUSA Title, Drew Galloway, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  13. 1 2 3 Namako, Jason (2014-10-05). "10/3 & 10/4 FWE Results: Brooklyn, New York (TLC Match)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  14. ↑ Williams, JJ (2016-06-23). "WWE Cruiserweight Classic round one spoilers: Sabre Jr, Swann, Gargano, Ibushi, more!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  15. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (2016-11-14). "Tony Nese signs with WWE; Drew Gulak update". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  16. ↑ "WWE: Win It All (Tony Nese) - Single". WWE Music Group. iTunes. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ Radican, Sean (2014-04-05). "iPPV results: 4/5 DGUSA "Mercury Rising 2014" - Radican's Report on Gargano vs. Low Ki, six-man tournament, Teddy Hart changes course of entire show, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  18. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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