Anthony Nese

Anthony Nese is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, and performs on the cruiserweight exclusive show, 205 Live. Nese is also known for his tenure in Impact Wrestling where he was part of the X-Division.

Nese made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the July 7, 2011, episode 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 Nese appeared in a backstage segment on the August 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, where Eric Bischoff introduced new rules to the X Division. On August 18, TNA announced that Nese had signed a contract with the promotion. 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. Nese was then later on taken off television. Nese made his return on the December 15 episode 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. 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. 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. This would also mark Nese's final appearance in company.

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Anthony Nese is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, and performs on the cruiserweight exclusive show, 205 Live. Nese is also known for his tenure in Impact Wrestling where he was part of the X-Division.

Nese made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the July 7, 2011, episode 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 Nese appeared in a backstage segment on the August 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, where Eric Bischoff introduced new rules to the X Division. On August 18, TNA announced that Nese had signed a contract with the promotion. 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. Nese was then later on taken off television. Nese made his return on the December 15 episode 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. 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. 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. This would also mark Nese's final appearance in company.

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. The tournament began on June 23, with Nese defeating Anthony Bennett in his first round match. On July 14, Nese was eliminated from the tournament by Brian Kendrick. On the September 26 episode of Raw Nese made his main roster debut as a heel, losing to Cruiserweight Champion T. J. Perkins. On the October 3 episode of Raw, Nese defeated Rich Swann. Nese made his WWE 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. In early 2017, Nese would later wrestle on 205 Live and Main Event, trading victories over Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, and Mustafa Ali.

In October 2017, Nese began aligning with Enzo Amore, Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari and Noam Dar, they dubbed themselves as "The Zo Train". On the December 12 episode of 205 Live, Nese was attacked by Amore, Daivari, and Gulak, seemingly turning face in the process. Nese returned two weeks later, unsure of his position as a member of the Zo Train, and defeated Akira Tozawa in a singles match, signalling that he was still a heel.

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