Enzo Amore

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Enzo Amore at a WWE event (2017).

Enzo Amore at a WWE event (2017).
Data
Ring name Enzo Amore
Eric Anthony
Additions to names " A Certified G and a Bona-Fide Stud "
" Realest Guy in the Room "
" Smacktalker Skywalker "
height 180 cm
Fighting weight 91 kg
birth December 8, 1986 (age 33) in
Hackensack , New Jersey , USA
Trained by WWE Performance Center
debut October 25, 2012

Eric Anthony Arndt (born December 8, 1986 in Hackensack , New Jersey , USA ), better known by his ring name Enzo Amore , is a former American wrestler and current rapper who was under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment until 2018 . At the moment he is represented under the pseudonym “nZo” on the WorldStarHipHop label.

Private life

He first met his tag team partner Big Cass when he was 15 years old and they were playing basketball against each other. Arndt then studied at Salisbury University, where he played for the Sea Gulls in NCAA Division III from 2007 to 2009 in the position of linebacker football . He has a degree in journalism . He worked as a DJ for the New York Jets .

He was dating his WWE colleague Liv Morgan from 2015 until the end of 2017 .

Wrestling career

WWE (2012-2018)

NXT debut and tag team with Big Cass (2012-2016)

Arndt signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in August 2012 , where he started out with the ring name Eric Anthony. In November 2012 he was renamed Enzo Amore.

He played his first wrestling match on October 25, 2012 when he lost in a Six Man Tag Team match alongside Judas Devlin and Lincoln Broderick against Baron Corbin , Dante Dash and Memo Montenegro. He made his official debut on the NXT edition on May 22, 2013 when he was quickly defeated by Mason Ryan . He teamed up with Colin Cassady , who also lost to Mason Ryan, to feud against him. After the feud ended, the two became officially a tag team.

In November 2013, Arndt broke his leg and was injured. On June 26, 2014 Arndt returned and formed a tag team with Colin Cassady again. After his return, the two feuded against Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis. The feud came to a head when Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis shaved off part of his beard. The feud ended on NXT: TakeOver Fatal 4-Way when Arndt Sylvester Lefort in a Hair vs. Hair Match defeated. In March 2015, Carmela made her debut on NXT, becoming the valet of Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore. The three committed a feud against NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy and their valet Alexa Bliss for the NXT Tag Team Championship . However, they couldn't win the title. In March 2016 they vied again for the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson). Again they couldn't get the title. They played their last match at NXT in the NXT edition on April 2, 2016, when they lost to American Alpha ( Chad Gable and Jason Jordan ).

Main roster debut and feud against Big Cass (2016-2017)

On April 4, 2016, Arndt and Colin Cassady made his debut on the main roster of the Raw edition after Wrestlemania when they confronted the Dudley Boyz in a promo . He played his first match on the main roster alongside Colin Cassady in the Smackdown edition on April 14, 2016, when they were in the first round of the tournament to determine the new challenger to the WWE Tag Team Championship , The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor). The final of the tournament took place on May 1st, 2016 at WWE Payback . They contested the final against the Vaudevilians (Aiden English and Simon Gotch). The match ended in a no contest, as the match had to be abandoned after Arndt suffered a concussion during the match. Due to the concussion he suffered, Arndt was injured.

On the May 23rd, 2016 edition of Raw, Arndt returned. On the May 30th edition of Raw, he played alongside his tag team partner, whose ring name was changed from Colin Cassady to Big Cass during Arndt's break, his first match against the Dudley Boyz after his injury break with Big Cass could win.

At the SmackDown edition on July 19, 2016, where the WWE Draft 2016 took place, Arndt and Big Cass were drafted to Raw. Since then, they have been part of the Raw roster.

He has been performing alone since June 2017, as the storyline includes a feud with Big Cass, his former partner.

WWE Cruiserweight Champion (2017-2018)

At the 2017 No Mercy Event, Amore won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship from Neville . On October 9, 2017, he lost his title to Kalisto in a lumberjack match on Raw . On October 22, 2017 at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs , he emerged victorious against Kalisto and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship for the second time . On January 22, 2018, Arndt was suspended from the WWE after a Twitter user accused him of sexually abusing her and two other friends in October 2017. The discharge followed a day later. In May 2018 the case was dismissed due to lack of evidence. However, he was not reinstated at the WWE. In an interview with "TMZ Sports", Arndt stated that he would never again want to get into the ring as a wrestler.

Wrestling successes

WWE
Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Web links

Commons : Enzo Amore  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Where are they now? Former Waldwick football player Eric Arndt ( June 30, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ) In: northjersey.com , accessed February 21, 2017
  2. ↑ Colin Cassady & Enzo Amore: 'The Realest Guys in the Room' ( Memento August 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) wwe.com, accessed February 21, 2017
  3. ↑ WWE NXT House Show Results from October 25, 2012. In: cagematch.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  4. ↑ WWE NXT # 49. In: cagematch.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  5. ↑ WWE NXT Takeover: Fatal 4-Way Results. In: cagematch.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  6. ^ NXT results as of April 2, 2016
  7. ↑ WWE Raw Results + April 4th Report. (No longer available online.) In: wrestling-infos.de. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017 ; accessed on February 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www4.wrestling-infos.de
  8. ↑ WWE Smackdown results + report from April 14, 2014. (No longer available online.) In: wrestling-infos.de. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www4.wrestling-infos.de
  9. ↑ WWE Payback 2016 results + report. (No longer available online.) In: wrestling-infos.de. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www4.wrestling-infos.de
  10. ↑ WWE: Enzo Amore suffers concussion in WWE Payback. In: cagematch.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  11. ↑ WWE Monday Night RAW # 1201. In: cagematch.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  12. ↑ WWE SmackDown Live # 882 (WWE Draft 2016) results & report from Worcester, Massachusetts from July 19, 2016 (incl. Videos). In: wrestling-infos.de. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  13. ↑ * BREAKING NEWS: * Current WWE title holder suspended with immediate effect! - Police are investigating rape! In: wrestling-infos.de. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
  14. ↑ http://www.wrestling-infos.de/157155.html wrestling-infos.de, accessed on January 23, 2018
  15. ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017 . profightdb.com.
personal data
SURNAME Amore, Enzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arndt, Eric Anthony (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Hackensack , New Jersey , USA