Enzo Amore

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Enzo Amore
Enzo Amore NXT.jpg
Amore in February 2015
Birth name Eric Arndt[1]
Born (1986-12-08) December 8, 1986 (age 37)[2]
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States[1]
Alma mater Salisbury University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Enzo Amore[3]
Eric Anthony[2]
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Billed weight 200 lb (91 kg)[3]
Billed from Hackensack, New Jersey[3]
Trained by WWE Performance Center[3]
Debut October 25, 2012[2]

Eric Arndt[1] (born December 8, 1986)[2] is an American professional wrestler.[1] He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Enzo Amore.[3]

Early life

Arndt was born in Hackensack, New Jersey[1] but grew up in Waldwick, New Jersey. There, he attended Memorial Elementary School and Waldwick High School, where he also played football.[1] Arndt continued his football career at Division III (NCAA) Salisbury University, playing linebacker and safety for the Sea Gulls from 2007-2009.[1][4][5] Arndt ultimately earned a degree in journalism.[1] He formerly worked as a disc jockey for the New York Jets,[4] a piano mover, and a manager at Hooters.[1]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2012–2016)

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Main article: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady

Arndt had no prior wrestling experience before WWE signed him.[6] He had trained with Joe DeFranco at the DeFranco's Training Systems gym in Wyckoff, New Jersey since the age of 16. By chance, WWE executive Triple H also started training with DeFranco; Arndt, a lifelong fan of professional wrestling, made a compilation video of himself doing various exercises and cutting a promo. When DeFranco showed the video to Triple H, Arndt was given a tryout at WWE,[6] ultimately resulting in his signing.[1] In August 2012, WWE was noted to have signed Arndt, then under the ring name Eric Anthony.[7][8] He was listed as a wrestler by the ring name of Enzo Amore within WWE's developmental system NXT by November 2012.[1][9]

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Amore (right) with Colin Cassady at WrestleMania Axxess in March 2015

Amore made his NXT television debut, being described as a "stereotypical cocky, Jersey Shore loudmouth" and an "outsized version of the man playing the part",[1] on May 22, 2013, where he was quickly defeated by Mason Ryan.[10] Amore went on to form an alliance with Colin Cassady,[11] who had also previously lost to Ryan,[12] and they labelled themselves "the realest guys in the room".[11][13][14] In real life, Arndt (Amore) first met Bill Morrissey (Cassady) when Morrissey was 15, when they played basketball together at the Cage of Manhattan, New York nearly 10 years before reuniting on NXT in August 2013.[4]

Despite Amore and Cassady's alliance, Ryan easily defeated them in consecutive singles matches in July,[15] but lost to them in a handicap match.[13] Ryan ultimately had the last laugh when he caused Amore and Cassady to be attacked by Tons of Funk.[14] After the feud with Ryan, Amore and Cassady went on to feud with Alexander Rusev, Sylvester Lefort and Scott Dawson.[16][17] On September 25 episode of NXT, Amore and Cassady participated in a gauntlet match for a future shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship; they started the match, first defeating C.J. Parker and Tyler Breeze, then beating Rusev and Dawson, but fell to their final opponents, the Ascension.[18]

Amore and Cassady being managed by Carmella in March 2015

In November 2013, Amore suffered a broken leg while training.[19] Amore returned on June 26, 2014 episode of NXT, saving Cassady from an attack from Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis.[20] In early August, Amore and Cassady participated in the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament. They defeated Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger in the first round but were eliminated by the Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) in the second round.[21][22] Lefort and Louis then renewed their rivalry with Amore and Cassady by attacking them and shaving Amore's beard. As a result, Amore challenged Lefort to a match with the loser's hair as forfeit at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way. Amore proceeded to win the match but Lefort ran away, leaving his partner, Louis, to lose his hair and eyebrows at the hands of Amore and Cassady.[23]

Amore and Cassady formed an alliance with the debuting Carmella. The duo had accidentally cost Carmella her hairdressing job as per the storyline, causing her to demand to get a job as a wrestler.[24][25] Carmella had her televised in-ring debut on the October 16, 2014 episode of NXT.[26] Among the trainers at NXT, Amore singled out Bill DeMott and Dusty Rhodes as being instrumental in his training and promos respectively.[6]

On the March 11, 2015 episode of NXT, Amore and Cassady defeated The Lucha Dragons in a number one contenders match for the NXT Tag Team Championship. At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Amore and Cassady faced Blake and Murphy for the title in a losing effort, following interference by Alexa Bliss. In December, Amore and Cassady began a feud with Dash and Dawson, where they challenged them for the NXT Tag Team Championship at both NXT TakeOver: London and WWE Roadblock in losing efforts.

Main roster (2016–present)

On the April 4 episode of Raw, Amore and Cassady made their main roster debuts, confronting The Dudley Boyz.[27] On the April 14 episode of SmackDown, Amore and Cassady defeated The Ascension in the first round of the WWE Tag Team Championship number one contenders tournament and defeated the Dudley Boyz to advance to the finals at Payback.[28] At Payback, Amore suffered a legitimate injury when his head struck the second ring rope, snapping his neck backwards and bouncing his head into the ring-apron. Amore was not moving, resulting in the match being stopped and him heading to the hospital.[29][30] During the event, it was announced that Amore had suffered a concussion and no other injuries were diagnosed. He was released from the hospital later that evening.[31] He made his return on the May 23 episode of Raw accompanying Big Cass to the ring for his match against Bubba Ray Dudley of the Dudley Boyz.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  29. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25574456/wwe-payback-match-stopped-as-enzo-amore-suffers-serious-injury
  30. ↑ http://www.si.com/more-sports/2016/05/01/video-wwe-payback-tag-team-match-head-neck-injury-enzo-amore
  31. ↑ https://twitter.com/WWE/status/726988412931158016
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