In sad news, veteran wrestler Tony DeVito, known for his time in ECW as part of Da Baldies and in ROH as a Tag Team Champion with the Carnage Crew, has announced his in-ring retirement after a 35-year career. In an emotional speech given at an ALW event in Florida, the 52-year-old father of two disclosed that he recently suffered a stroke in his eye, causing a blood clot, and has been told by his doctor that continuing to wrestle is too risky.
DeVito began his career in 1990 and gained prominence in ECW as part of the Da Baldies faction, during which he shared the ring with Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, and New Jack. Later, in Ring of Honor, he formed the Carnage Crew with Loc and Masada, capturing the ROH Tag Team Championship. He would also make a couple of appearances for WWE’s rebooted version of ECW, appearing as the masked Macho Libre and The Preacher, where he memorably got destroyed by The Sandman.
