| Tony DeVito | |
|---|---|
 DeVito in 2005 | |
| Birth name | Anthony DeVito |
| Born | (1972-01-20)January 20, 1972 (age 53) Yonkers, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | DeVito Bobby DeVito Macho Libre[2] Tony DeVito[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | "Fordham Road,The Bronx" |
| Trained by | David Schultz[4] |
| Debut | 1991[4] |
Anthony DeVito (born January 20, 1972) is an Americanprofessional wrestler, better known asTony DeVito or simplyDeVito. He is best known for his appearances withExtreme Championship Wrestling as part ofDa Baldies and withRing of Honor as part of theCarnage Crew.[2][3]
DeVito was trained byDavid Schultz and debuted in 1991.
In 1992, DeVito worked as anenhancement talent forWWF until 1997, losing to the likes ofMr. Perfect,Bam Bam Bigelow,Doink the Clown,Shawn Michaels,Phantasio andThe Rock.
After leaving the company in 1997, he began working on theindependent circuit.[4] In the late-1990s, DeVito appeared with promotions in theNortheastern United States such asJersey All Pro Wrestling andNortheast Wrestling.
In 1999, DeVito joinedExtreme Championship Wrestling as a part of afaction called "Da Baldies" withAngel,Vito Lograsso,P. N. News,Vic Grimes andRedd Dogg. Thecharacteristics of Da Baldies were that of bald headed thugs.[4] DeVito and Angelfeuded withAxl Rotten andBalls Mahoney, and then withNew Jack.[4] AtECW Guilty as Charged, Da Baldies were "hired" to attack the team ofChristian York andJoey Matthews, as well asJustin Credible andSteve Corino.[4] DeVito made his final appearances with ECW in December 2000, after which he wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit.
In April 2002, DeVito joined the nascentRing of Honor promotion, where he formed a tag team with his long-time friendLoc known as the "Carnage Crew". The Carnage Crew was later expanded to includeMasada, and then again to includeJustin Credible. Credible left ROH in 2004, while Masada became avillain by betraying DeVito and Loc on May 22, 2004.
DeVito and Locfeuded with Special K, then withB. J. Whitmer andDan Maff. After Maff left ROH, they began feuding with Whitmer and his new partner,Jimmy Jacobs. The Carnage Crew defeated Whitmer and Jacobs for theROH Tag Team Championship on July 9, 2005, but lost it to Whitmer and Jacobs on July 23, 2005.[5]
DeVito made his final appearances with Ring of Honor in September 2005.
DeVito left Ring of Honor in June 2005 and went into semi-retirement, making occasional appearances on theindependent circuit.[3]
DeVito made two appearances withWorld Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation) in mid-2006. On the June 20, 2006 episode ofECW on Sci Fi, DeVito appeared as Macho Libre (a parody reference to bothJack Black's titular character from the filmNacho Libre and"Macho Man" Randy Savage), losing toThe Sandman in asquash match. On the July 4 episode ofECW on Sci Fi, DeVito reappeared as a faux preacher who verbally rallied against ECW until being attacked and chased from ringside by The Sandman.[6]
On November 15, 2016, DeVito opened his own wrestling school.[7] He had previously trained many wrestlers, includingBobby Fish.
DeVito's signatures moves include the "Bronx Bomb" (a sitdown side slam) and the "F-U Moonsault" (asplit-legged moonsault).[1][8]
DeVito is married with two children.[3][4]