Tony D'Angelo

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Not to be confused with Tony DeAngelo.

Tony D'Angelo
Chicago, Illinois[4]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[3]
DebutNovember 9, 2019[3]

Joseph Ariola (born June 9, 1995) is an American

NXT North American Champion, a one-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion and a two-time NXT Tag Team Champion
.

Early life

Joseph Ariola was born on June 9, 1995 in

collegiate wrestler for the University at Buffalo, from which he graduated in 2018.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2019–2021)

Joseph Ariola, under the

gauntlet match.[9]

WWE (2021–present)

On February 22, 2021, it was reported that Ariola signed with WWE.[10] On the October 5, 2021 episode of NXT, Ariola made his WWE debut under the ring name Tony D'Angelo, with the heel gimmick of an Italian-American mafia, defeating Malik Blade in a few minutes.[11] On December 5, at NXT WarGames, Team 2.0 (D'Angelo, Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes and Grayson Waller) defeated Team Black & Gold (Johnny Gargano, LA Knight, Pete Dunne and Tommaso Ciampa) in a WarGames match.[12] D'Angelo suffered his first loss against Dunne on the December 21 episode of NXT, brutally attacking him with a crowbar after the match.[13] As a result of the feud that ensued, D'Angelo defeated Dunne in a Crowbar On a Pole match on the January 11, 2022 episode of NXT.[14] On the February 15 episode of NXT: Vengeance Day, D'Angelo lost to Dunne in a Weaponized Steel Cage match, ending their feud.[15] On April 2, at NXT Stand & Deliver, D'Angelo defeated Ciampa in the latter's final match in NXT.[16]

On the April 26 episode of NXT, D'Angelo introduced

The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) for the NXT Tag Team Championship on the August 2 episode of NXT but again lost due to Escobar's interference.[21] On the August 16 episode of NXT: Heatwave, D'Angelo defeated Escobar in a Street Fight and, as per the stipulation, Legado del Fantasma had to remain linked to The D'Angelo Family while Escobar had to (kayfabe) leave NXT.[22]

D'Angelo faced

NXT No Mercy on September 30, D'Angelo and Stacks retained the titles against Out the Mud (Lucien Price and Bronco Nima), The Creed Brothers, and Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo in a fatal four-way tag team match.[32] On the October 24 episode of NXT: Halloween Havoc, D'Angelo and Stacks lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson), ending their first reign at 86 days,[33] but they would later regain the titles from Chase and Hudson on the November 14 episode of NXT.[34] During this time, Adriana Rizzo became a part of the D'Angelo Family, feuding with Price, Nima and Jaida Parker of OTM, leading to a six-person mixed tag team match at NXT Vengeance Day on February 4, which the D'Angelo Family won.[35] On the February 13, 2024 episode of NXT, D'Angelo and Stacks lost the titles to Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin, ending their second reign at 91 days.[36]

On the February 27 episode of NXT, D'Angelo interrupted the contract signing between Carmelo Hayes and

special guest referee, costing Dempsey and Borne the match through a fast count. After the match, an irate Dempsey gave D'Angelo a title shot at the NXT Heritage Cup as payment due to the D'Angelo Family and invoked the Catch Clause, which was then nullified when D'Angelo and his Family kidnapped Kemp and Borne later that night.[42] On the following episode of NXT, D'Angelo defeated Dempsey 2–1 in British Rounds Rules to win the Cup, his first singles championship in WWE.[43] He lost the Cup back to Dempsey on the August 13 episode of NXT after outside interference from NQCC's new stablemate Wren Sinclair, ending his reign at 90 days.[44]

At

Tables, Ladders and Scares match to retain the title.[47] At NXT 2300 on November 6, he successfully defended the title against Nunzio.[48] On the December 10 episode of NXT, he defeated Ethan Page to retain the title.[49] In early 2025, The D'Angelo Family started a feud with Shawn Spears and his stable over Izzi Dame. On the March 4 episode of NXT, D'Angelo lost the title to Spears, ending his reign at 147 days.[50]

Other media

Ariola, as Tony D'Angelo, made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K23[51] and has since appeared in WWE 2K24.[52]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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