Tony Stetson

Tony Stetson
Birth name	Anthony Matteo
Born	c.1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence	New Castle, Delaware, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The Broad Street Bully Tony Matteo Tony Stetson
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st)
Billed from	South Philadelphia
Trained by	Larry Sharpe
Debut	December 9, 1985

Anthony "Tony" Matteo is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hitman" Tony Stetson. He is best known for his time in Philadelphia-based promotions Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s.

Stetson was one of ECW's initial stars, appearing at the company's first event in 1992. He quickly rose to success as a tag team competitor, winning the promotion's Tag Team Championship twice while also achieving singles success by winning the Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship during his career. He later joined Raven's Nest and adopted a character called The Broad Street Bully.

Matteo grew up on the corner of at South 11th Street and West Ritner Street in South Philadelphia. He attended Saint John Neumann High School.

Matteo trained as a professional wrestler at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory in Burlington County. Stetson would eventually debut in 1985 facing fellow Monster Factory alumni Bam Bam Bigelow at a World Wrestling Federation television taping at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York on December 9, 1985. Matteo originally wrestled as "Tony Matteo", adopting the ring name "Tony Stetson" after overhearing color commentator Bruno Sammartino mispronounce his name.

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