Tony Nese

Real name: Anthony Nese
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 213 lbs.
Date of birth: August 6, 1985
Hometown: Ridge, NY
Pro debut: 2005
Trained by: Mikey Whipwreck
Finishing move: Single Leg Boston Crab

Biography

– Nese began his career in the New York Wrestling Connection, wrestling as Matt Maverick
– On August 25, 2006, Maverick defeated NYWC Heavyweight Champion Dickie Rodz by DQ
– On July 21, 2007, Maverick & Plazma defeated Dan Dynasty & Jamie Van Lemer and The Angus Brothers (Billy & Danny) in an Elimination Match to win the NYWC Tag Team Titles
– On October 13, 2007, Maverick & Plazma defeated Dan Dynasty & Jamie Van Lemer to retain the NYWC Tag Team Titles
– On October 27, 2007, Maverick & Plazma defeated The Angus Brothers (Billy & Danny) and Prince Nana & Mega in a 3-Way Match to retain the NYWC Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, 2008, Maverick defeated NYWC Interstate Champion Rob Eckos by DQ
– On December 27, 2008, Bruno Marciano, Maverick, Mikey Whipwreck, Stockade & Syther defeated The Kingdom (Mega, Rob Eckos, Alex Reynolds, Blake Morris & Mike Reed) in a Psycho Circus Elimination Match to win the NYWC Heavyweight Title for Marciano, the Interstate Title for Maverick, the Hi-Fi Title for Whipwreck and retain the Tag Team Titles for Stockade & Syther
– On March 28, 2009, Maverick defeated Alex Reynolds to retain the NYWC Interstate Title
– On May 2, 2009, Maverick defeated Dirty Jack to retain the NYWC Interstate Title
– On May 30, 2009, Maverick fought UWA Middleweight Champion to a time-limit draw in a Champion vs Champion Match
– On November 5, 2009, Nese (under his real name) made his ROH debut, losing a dark match to Alex Payne
– On November 28, 2009, Maverick & Joey Braggiol defeated NYWC Tag Team Champions The Celtic Saints (Kieran & Michael Mansfield) by DQ
– On January 30, 2010, Maverick, Joey Braggiol, John Silver, Ryan Rush & Tony Burma defeated King Mega, Alex Reynolds, Dan Eckos, Kieran Mansfield & Michael Mansfield in a Psycho Circus Elimination Match to win the NYWC Heavyweight Title for Maverick
– On February 20, 2010, Nese (now wrestling under his real name) defeated Tony Mamaluke to retain the NYWC Heavyweight Title
– One week later, Nese defeated Joey Braggiol to retain the NYWC Heavyweight Title
– On March 13, 2010, Nese defeated Josh Daniels to retain the NYWC Heavyweight Title. Over the next month, he retained the title against Quiet Storm & Bruno Marciano
– On August 14, 2010, Nese defeated Dimitrios Papadon to regain the NYWC Heavyweight Title, just two months after losing it
– On September 24, 2010, Nese defeated Papadon in a Dog Collar Match to retain the NYWC Heavyweight Title
– On March 5, 2011, Nese defeated Brian XL, Javi-Air, Joel Maximo, Pinkie Sanchez & Shiima Xion in Suicidal Six-Way Match to win the vacant PWS New York State Title
– On May 7, 2011, Nese fought NYWC Heavyweight Champion Ryan Rush to a double-countout
– On May 27, 2011, Nese defeated Brian XL, El Gran Demono, Javi-Air, Rich Swann & The Amazing Red in a 6-Way Match to retain the PWS New York State Title
– On June 28, 2011, Nese made his TNA debut, as Jack Evans defeated Nese & Jesse Sorensen in a 3-Way Match
– On August 20, 2011, Nese defeated The Amazing Red, Azrieal & Brian XL in a 4-Way Match to retain the PWS New York State Title
– In December 2011, Nese returned to TNA, losing a Best-of-3 Series to Zema Ion
– On March 9, 2012, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds to retain the PWS Tri-State Title
– In May 2012, Nese was granted his TNA release
– On June 2, 2012, Nese fought KAI to a time-limit draw to retain the PWS Tri-State Title
– On August 16, 2012, Nese defeated Stockade to win the NYWC Fusion Title
– On September 14, 2012, Nese defeated Matt Hardy to retain the PWS Tri-State Title
– On September 27, 2012, Nese defeated Stockade to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– At House of Hardcore 1, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds with Mikey Whipwreck as special guest referee
– On October 12, 2012, Nese defeated Starman by DQ to retain the PWS Tri-State Title
– On October 20, 2012, Nese defeated Jay Lethal to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– On December 8, 2012, Nese defeated Jesse Vane to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– Nese returned to TNA for One Night Only: X-Travaganza ’13, teaming with Rashad Cameron in a loss to Douglas Williams & Kid Kash
– On January 26, 2013, Nese defeated Logan Shulo to win the IWC Super Indy Title
– On February 23, 2013, Nese defeated Trent Baretta to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– On March 9, 2013, Nese defeated Mike Rayne to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– On April 13, 2013, Nese defeated Kid Kash & Michael Elgin in a 3-Way Match to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– The next day, Nese defeated Michael Elgin to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– On May 3, 2013, Nese defeated Colin Delaney to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– On June 15, 2013, Nese entered the IWC Super Indy Tournament, defeating Mr 450 before losing to Facade in the final
– In October 2013, Nese embarked upon his first tour of Japan, wrestling for Dragon Gate
– On December 7, 2013, Nese entered the FWE Open Weight Grand Prix, defeating Trent Baretta, Brian Kendrick & John Hennigan on his way to victory
– On September 14, 2014, The Premier Athlete Brand (Nese & Caleb Konley) defeated AR Fox & Rich Swann and The Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lancelot) in an Elimination Match to win the DGUSA Open The United Gate Title
– On October 3, 2014, Nese & Jigsaw defeated The Adrenaline Express (VSK & EJ Risk) to win the FWE Tag Team Titles, but lost them to The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) in a TLC Match the next day
– At House of Hardcore VII, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds & Lance Anoa’i
– At House of Hardcore VIII, Nese, Bill Carr & Dan Barry defeated Ben Ortiz, Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus with Mikey Whipwreck as special guest referee
– At House of Hardcore X, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds & JT Dunn in an Elimination Match
– At House of Hardcore XII, Nese defeated Brian Cage & Brian Myers in a 3-Way Match
– At House of Hardcore XIII, Nese defeated Alex Reynolds & Chris Dickinson in a 3-Way Match
– At House of Hardcore XIV, Nese defeated Reynolds & RJ City in a 3-Way Match
– On June 11, 2016, Nese defeated Drew Gulak, Johnny Gargano, Lince Dorado & TJP to qualify for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic Tournament
– Nese defeated Anthony Bennett in the first round of the Cruiserweight Classic, but fell to Brian Kendrick in the second
– On the September 7, 2016 edition of NXT, Nese teamed with Ariya Daivari in a loss to TM-61 (Nick Miller & Shane Thorne)
– Soon afterwards, it was announced that Nese had signed a full-time deal with WWE and would be joining the revived Cruiserweight division
– Nese made his official WWE debut on the September 26 episode of Raw, losing to TJ Perkins
– At House of Hardcore XX, Nese defeated Matt Cross
– At House of Hardcore XXII, his final indy appearance before joining WWE full-time, Nese defeated Lio Rush
– On the WrestleMania 35 Kickoff Show, Nese defeated Buddy Murphy to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title
– On the April 9, 2019 episode of 205 Live, Nese defeated Murphy to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
– At Money In The Bank ’19, Nese defeated Ariya Daivari to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
– Nese was released by WWE on June 25, 2021
– Nese returned to the indies on September 25, 2021, competing on a Daily Wrestling show in Florida
– Nese signed with All Elite Wrestling in October 2021
– On the Supercard of Honor 2024 pre-show, The Premiere Athletes (Nese, Josh Woods & Ari Daivari) defeated Rhett Titus, Tony Deppen & Adam Priest