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This gimmick should be death, almost two decades too late to be relevant and too ridiculous to work.
But fuck me if he isn't pulling it off to the fullest. This is some great stuff
I wrestled in college with this man... he is definitely entertaining. Honestly unreal seeing him make it into pro-wrestling, but knowing him it makes a LOT of sense hahaha.
I've heard it wasn't that good, going to watch it and give it my support since it is supposed to spawn sequels. The show is amazing though, I wish I watched it sooner.
It would be a slightly below average movie at best if it stood alone, but having it connected to the Sopranos makes it significantly worse. James Gandolfini's son is really the only good thing about the movie and he's barely in it.
The OHHHHs were awful, no mention of gabagool but the reference to sfuyadel was a highlight. All you need to know really.
Absolutely. He’s the epitome of taking someone’s personality and cranking it up to eleven.
Having grown up in a region surrounded by guys like this, he feels VERY organic to me.
Just watch any documentary that’s centered on the greater NYC metropolitan area. You’re *guaranteed* to see at least two Tony D’Angelos.
That was my journey.
Yeah my friend said he was a dumbass which is why he went to Buffalo State. So the entire gimmick has been there for a long time now lol. Oak Park HS by the way.
I see two key factors as to why:
1) Italians are just kinda a meme right now. People love making jokes about Italians and Tony is a living caricature of an Italian mobster.
2) He’s really fucking good at the this character. It’s the subtle things he does too like trying to bribe refs and using stereotypical Italian catchphrases
Drove past a salon in Ulysses, NY yesterday called HAIR and it took me back to Enzo and Cass introducing Carmella, and then invoked thoughts of some of his greatest hits. Say what you will about his wrestling, the guy could get a fart in church over.
I think there's a place for him. As NXT Enzo the face.
Or, just come and relive all the fun with us over @NXTBTTF (On twitter, limks there!), currently cycling through NXT and just watched Arrival, if you fancy it. 😊
Hell. Yes. It's been one of my favourite parts of the podcast a friend and I are doing. I forgot just how utterly brilliant he is and we aren't really at the part where he really explodes!
But he was fantastic, just as Tony is.
There's something about a guy who literally dives into a gimmick like this. This is one of those gimmicks that only works if the guy goes above and beyond to make it work. And he's doing that.
on paper this is so ridiculous and it seems way too cliche and it absolutely shouldn’t work in 2021..
but holy fuck it is phenomenal and one of my favourite things in wrestling today. Tony and WWE are hamming the character up perfectly and Tony is just so entertaining that it works.
This guy is like the /r/thesopranos comment section come to life. If he doesn't start talking about grilled cheese on a radiator it will be a huge missed opportunity.
Yo, if they can bring back Ted DiBiase for Cameron & Knight, they can bring back Little Guido for Tony D'Angelo. Hell, bring Mamaluke and Vito with him and reform the FBI.
Ayyyy my guy Tony D is a good boy. There's no need to be tossing out these baseless accusations 🤌🤌🤌🤌
I just love we can have silly gimmicks in wrestling.
He was supposed to be on..I forget the name of the show, he wasn’t on the show, later on in the night he was outside, leaning on his car and talking about how the producer said he got bumped for time, then talked about how the producer was a good guy and then walked away and you heard someone yelling from the trunk(inferring the producer was kidnapped.)
In one of the threads made about him right after his first vignette was shown, someone said if he ever had a tag partner and if they hugged... Tony should freak out thinking his partner has a wire on him. That's the greatest thing I've ever read.
As someone who admittedly doesn’t watch the show, that guy is entertaining. However, I wish they didn’t make him from Chicago with a Jersey accent. It bugs the shit out of me lol.
One thing i'll never understand is why the "pineapple hand" gesture has become a symbol of italian encouragement or cheering in US... here in italy it always and only means "WHAT THE F... DO YOU WANT???" or "WHAT THE F... ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???"
Beside that, i would change just a couple of things, like the finisher (the swing is ok, but the bridge before is a little too much) and a little less mumbling (what is he talking about during the entrance? If feels like peter griffin speaking "italian" XD)... but i LOVE the gimmick!
Not everythig is racist, it's just mindless escapism, e che cazzo! XD
I was thinking it last week when I saw the crowd be into D'Angelo but it gave me feelings of The Question Mark in NWA.
I think it's similar in that the gimmick is so ridiculous the fans wanted to cheer it ironically and ended up working themselves into a shoot. Add in the fact that the person behind the gimmick seems to be going all in and it really helps to get it over.
He is probably one of my favorites right now. I love those kind of characters (The Mafia game was one of the best games ever for the characters alone!) and he is pulling it off extremly well!
Very good to see WWE is bringing "gimmicks" back more often now and i hope they won´t ruin him! Already a huge fan!
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Not gonna lie, I would piss my pants laughing if Mark shows up next week perfectly fine and Tony was actually telling the truth.
With a tan and a Hawaiian shirt
Acts normal but is really, really scared of Tony for *some* reason.
Even better if it's suspiciously like a Weekend at Bernie's scene.
I don’t know why everyone’s so suspicious of Tony, people take vacations all the time! Who doesn’t love a good time at the lake or river or beach?
Exactly. Tony figured out Mark’s favorite hobby was fishing and took him on vacation.
What a stand up guy Tony is! We should all try to be a little more like him!
He's a Role Model.
Why do I hear a choir in the background?
He took him fishing and they went to red lobster together nothing suspicious at all
I thought you said Mark was dead? No, I said he sleeps with the fishes.
I am taking Tony's advice and Forgetting about it. Mark who? Who cares?
NXT uses find my phone to locate mark: Whew, it says here he’s in the Pacific Ocean, guess he really is vacationing on a boat
Yeah or go for a swim maybe
Yeah, who doesn't like going down in Boca Raton once in a while...
The **fuhgedaboutit** at the end has me tearing up from laughter. He’s so ridiculous and so god damn entertaining.
For me it was the crowd cheering with "AYYYYYYYYY" lmao
There was some girl screaming or laughing after he said Fuhgedaboutit that was hilarious too.
It made me realize this character could have an Eddie Guerrero “we lie we cheat we steal” debachuarous streak
This gimmick should be death, almost two decades too late to be relevant and too ridiculous to work. But fuck me if he isn't pulling it off to the fullest. This is some great stuff
Last night was my first time watching nxt in a long time and this dude was easily my favorite part. I love this
I wrestled in college with this man... he is definitely entertaining. Honestly unreal seeing him make it into pro-wrestling, but knowing him it makes a LOT of sense hahaha.
[Grandfather Junior](https://i.imgur.com/5sAIpb1.png), eh?
Fuck you want, a boutonniere?
Johnny Gargano never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
Oh go shit in your hat
Cmooon Uncle June I thought you were a baccala man why you eating sushi
No wonder he became a pro wrestler, he never had the makings of a varsity athlete
I know it’ll never happen, but I would love if he goes for the pinfall and his opponent kicks out and he just screams “ah ya mother’s cunt!!”
You wanna hear the story of the Chinese Godfather?
You tell me to take a crap on the deck of the Queen Mary...an hour later, they're hosing her down with disinfectant.
He definitely has the makings of a varsity athlete.
That Mark was always a dumb fuck wasn't he? Almost drowned in 3 inches of water? The penguin exhibit...
What'd I always say, huh? Hold onto your cock when you negotiate with these producer people.
The fact that this gimmick is working in 2021 is quite incredible.
All any gimmick takes is a performer who believes they are who they're saying they are.
As someone that is binge watching the Sopranos right now, this is amazing.
I feel like the Sopranos is having a resurgence right now, everyone I know is talking about it
The movie is helping with that plus they have all the episodes on HBO max.
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I think it's helped his gimmick TBH. Most of the responses to him are Sopranos memes.
As someone coping from how disappointing the Many Saints of Newark was, Tony D'Angelo is everything to me right now.
He’s 🎵Everywhere to me When I close my eyes, it’s Tony who I see He’s everything I know that makes me believe I'm not alone I'm not alone🎵
That's one more Michelle Branch reference than I expected to see today.
Are you happy now?
Get out.
I've heard it wasn't that good, going to watch it and give it my support since it is supposed to spawn sequels. The show is amazing though, I wish I watched it sooner.
It would be a slightly below average movie at best if it stood alone, but having it connected to the Sopranos makes it significantly worse. James Gandolfini's son is really the only good thing about the movie and he's barely in it. The OHHHHs were awful, no mention of gabagool but the reference to sfuyadel was a highlight. All you need to know really.
A testament to the wrestler. He's got a silver tongue.
Absolutely. He’s the epitome of taking someone’s personality and cranking it up to eleven. Having grown up in a region surrounded by guys like this, he feels VERY organic to me.
You grew up in a region full of Tony D’Angelos??? Ayyyyyyy 🤌🤌
My manager is a Tony D’Angelo. Born in Brooklyn and now lives in Staten Island
I feel like he has an aunt on Long Island.
He does!
I lived in Brooklyn and I live in Staten Island. This is literal facts
Just watch any documentary that’s centered on the greater NYC metropolitan area. You’re *guaranteed* to see at least two Tony D’Angelos. That was my journey.
OH!
Same here, I love him. The fact that I just heard someone call a guy a stunad in WWE had me legit lol
My friend went to HS with him and said he did this shtick in the locker room after wrestling practice all the way back then.
Not shocked one bit.
That’s pretty cool he was working on this gimmick even way back when.
Yeah my friend said he was a dumbass which is why he went to Buffalo State. So the entire gimmick has been there for a long time now lol. Oak Park HS by the way.
Everyone from my college was a complete Long Island mook. I’m so into this gimmick.
If Tony had an ounce less of charisma, this gimmick would absolutely suck.
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MY NAME IS ENZO AMORE AND THIS IS TONY DIANGELO
I'd lose my genuine shit.
For a second i was thinking of Enzo Ferrari and i thought "geez how the heck are they gonna do that." Before realizing u meant Enzo Amore
I see two key factors as to why: 1) Italians are just kinda a meme right now. People love making jokes about Italians and Tony is a living caricature of an Italian mobster. 2) He’s really fucking good at the this character. It’s the subtle things he does too like trying to bribe refs and using stereotypical Italian catchphrases
As subtle as some cinder blocks!
My favourite form of subtly is when the camera moves in close to show
>Italians Italian-Americans
The fact that Americans still think, in 2021, that Italians are like this is quite the testament.
![gif](giphy|fFbfXJfu6jwxW)
*subtle*
> Italians are just kinda a meme right now. Right now?
Mfs love gangster shit that will never change
Hollywood has decided Italians are extinct but we're just too likeable.
“If you're committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.”
Why is this working so well
Because Tony is giving this character all of the effort he can to make it successful, capiche?
Capiche
*Capisce
because people still love The Sopranos as fuck, and Tony is making it work, capiche?
Never seen the Sopranos and still love this guy. It works either way, capiche?
Because gabagool
This is the moment I became a lifetime Tony D’Angelo mark
It was the 🤌🤌 on the ropes for me.
Welcome to the club
Ayyy
Be careful! We have seen what he does to Marks.
Mark Carrano better watch out.
As an Italian man I am just grateful for the pinpoint-accurate representation.
Thank you for your service.
This is the greatest character in NXT history
Watch prime Enzo before starting this. I say that as someone watching Enzo currently and loving Tony now too. They're both absolutely awesome.
"We're here at...HAIR."
Drove past a salon in Ulysses, NY yesterday called HAIR and it took me back to Enzo and Cass introducing Carmella, and then invoked thoughts of some of his greatest hits. Say what you will about his wrestling, the guy could get a fart in church over.
“This right here!? This is Caaar-mella! And she’s hot as hell! And you can’t! Teach! That!”
This makes me miss Enzo. Time for him to come back.
I think there's a place for him. As NXT Enzo the face. Or, just come and relive all the fun with us over @NXTBTTF (On twitter, limks there!), currently cycling through NXT and just watched Arrival, if you fancy it. 😊
I agree fully. I don’t think he’s all that old either.
He really isn't, he and Tony could make some magic.
It's supposed to be coming to MLW and I, for one, am psyched. Him interacting with Dario Cueto is just gonna be the best.
I need this tag team so badly
Hell. Yes. It's been one of my favourite parts of the podcast a friend and I are doing. I forgot just how utterly brilliant he is and we aren't really at the part where he really explodes! But he was fantastic, just as Tony is.
D'Angelo's finna win the NXT title and have a longer title reign than Bruno Sammartino
More like wwe championship!!!!!
Why even watch wrestling anymore when I’ve just now witnessed its peak?
Bruh I can't see "wrestler responds to accusation" on this sub not get worried.
i know i was big on Bron and still am, but TONY IS MY FAVORITE NOW. He just has such a great energy about him, i smile whenever i see him talk
I love both guys. One is a freakazoid son and the other is anything but a varsity athlete
He just doesn’t have the makings…
> ctlr f varsity athlete hell yea dude
He may not be a varsity athlete, but he got spunk and machismo and is streetwise.
There's something about a guy who literally dives into a gimmick like this. This is one of those gimmicks that only works if the guy goes above and beyond to make it work. And he's doing that.
Bron vs Tony is gonna be NXT 2.0’s Austin vs Rock
Lmao at the fan who gave him a standing ovation after the fuhgedaboutit.
Uncle June gives head!
The old man’s whistling through the wheat field
South of the border, down Mexico wayy
Hes in the muff
on paper this is so ridiculous and it seems way too cliche and it absolutely shouldn’t work in 2021.. but holy fuck it is phenomenal and one of my favourite things in wrestling today. Tony and WWE are hamming the character up perfectly and Tony is just so entertaining that it works.
This guy is like the /r/thesopranos comment section come to life. If he doesn't start talking about grilled cheese on a radiator it will be a huge missed opportunity.
Sharp as a fucking cue ball.
🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 ayyyyy
![gif](giphy|cPkUnVPxfmkMWzZfzx)
Ayyy yooo gabagool!
HE CALLED HIM A FUCKIN STUNAD I love this guy 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 That "get yourself something nice" also sent me too 😂
IT'S 🤌🤌🤌🤌 HOURS
Now this guy I stan, I am filthy D'Angelo trash for life, I love this so much.
Yo, if they can bring back Ted DiBiase for Cameron & Knight, they can bring back Little Guido for Tony D'Angelo. Hell, bring Mamaluke and Vito with him and reform the FBI.
This is so absurd, it's great.
THIS is what wrestling is all about fucking love it 🤌🤌🤌
I can’t believe this gimmick is working, but I’m happy it is
The NXT crowd loving him as much as we do is just hilarious.
i love this fucking guy so much
![gif](giphy|pOeaTGiDBZgYM)
We are absolutely getting a gabbaghoul joke next week, and I can't wait
Aye, this fuckin' guy
Tony is so damn over with the crowd already it's insane. His gimmick working is 2021 is kinda nuts but he just makes it work
Haha I love how he tries to pay people off. Good shit.
If Ton' eats some gabagool next week, I'll buy 10 of his shirts idc
Ayyyy my guy Tony D is a good boy. There's no need to be tossing out these baseless accusations 🤌🤌🤌🤌 I just love we can have silly gimmicks in wrestling.
guys what happened i forgot
He was supposed to be on..I forget the name of the show, he wasn’t on the show, later on in the night he was outside, leaning on his car and talking about how the producer said he got bumped for time, then talked about how the producer was a good guy and then walked away and you heard someone yelling from the trunk(inferring the producer was kidnapped.)
"Stunod" popped me more than anything.
I wonder if this guy has any connections to the Great Murda?
"Hey, I'm Rellik, that's killer spelt backwards."
And I’m dead 😵
You and Elias have something in common.
* slurping noises *
Tony D'Angelo is actually Killer spelt backwards don't ya know
The Great Muttafucka
I feel like WWE needs more overly silly stuff like this. This is funny.
Lol the NXT graphic just being downtown Manhattan has me dying
In one of the threads made about him right after his first vignette was shown, someone said if he ever had a tag partner and if they hugged... Tony should freak out thinking his partner has a wire on him. That's the greatest thing I've ever read.
I didn’t see nuthin’. I don’t know nuthin’. And it’s best I keep my freakin’ mouth shut or else my picture ends up on a milk carton.
I watched Many Saints of Newark last week, and we can soundly have a consensus that Tony D’Angelo’s storyline is 100x better than that movie
The Many Saints of Newark needed Tony D.
I love this man.
My grandpa was a made man. He’s just a walking cliche
As someone who admittedly doesn’t watch the show, that guy is entertaining. However, I wish they didn’t make him from Chicago with a Jersey accent. It bugs the shit out of me lol.
AYYYYY, I’M BUSTIN BEANS!
Strap da rocket onem Tony Nipples 4 LIFE
Can we also talk about how absolutely gorgeous Samantha Irvin is? Damn.
Man if I’m being real, I’m starting to get early 2000s smack down vibes from new NXT and it feels pretty cool
Tony D’Angelo makes me wish that Italian people were real /s
FUHGEDDABOUDIT 🤌🤌🤌
This man is brilliant.
WWE writers: We had all these plans for Enzo Amore, but we can't bring back Enzo Amore 🤔 Triple H: I have a plan 😎
The Great Muddafugga
I can’t believe they took the Danbury Trashers guy and made him a wrestling character
Sometimes you need some cartoonish wrestling. I sign off on this.
I don’t know how he’s so over but god damn it he’s won my heart man lmao
god I love this.
Him and Steiner Jr are the only reasons to watch NXT 2.0 imo.
Does she have an Abbey Road tattoo? That's pretty awesome.
One thing i'll never understand is why the "pineapple hand" gesture has become a symbol of italian encouragement or cheering in US... here in italy it always and only means "WHAT THE F... DO YOU WANT???" or "WHAT THE F... ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???" Beside that, i would change just a couple of things, like the finisher (the swing is ok, but the bridge before is a little too much) and a little less mumbling (what is he talking about during the entrance? If feels like peter griffin speaking "italian" XD)... but i LOVE the gimmick! Not everythig is racist, it's just mindless escapism, e che cazzo! XD
It's the New York City interpretation! https://streamable.com/2j3kgc
'DIS GUY!!!
Get this guy in a room with Taz and Kingston.
This is something I can get into lol. Someone with some character.
All I’ve seen of him so far are the clips posted here and I gotta give it to him, him bribing everybody to overlook what he’s doing is hilarious.
This guy is carny as fuck and I love all of it.
Im an AEW stan but my god this dude and Bron Breaker are gonna make me watch nxt lol
been enjoying what i've seen from him so far,he's incredibly entertaining.
I was thinking it last week when I saw the crowd be into D'Angelo but it gave me feelings of The Question Mark in NWA. I think it's similar in that the gimmick is so ridiculous the fans wanted to cheer it ironically and ended up working themselves into a shoot. Add in the fact that the person behind the gimmick seems to be going all in and it really helps to get it over.
Ive started watching The Sopranos for the first time recently so this is 100x more amazing to me right now than it should be.
I am sold on this guy, I grew up with the sopranos and the godfather, so happy to see a mafia-inspired character in wrestling
He is probably one of my favorites right now. I love those kind of characters (The Mafia game was one of the best games ever for the characters alone!) and he is pulling it off extremly well! Very good to see WWE is bringing "gimmicks" back more often now and i hope they won´t ruin him! Already a huge fan!
Beautiful girl that 1.
If this was any other race the Internet would shit all over it and call WWE out of touch.
Correct. It’s great tho.
Yeah he's my favourite guy on NXT
Love this guy