Jul 9, 6:30 PM
D’Angelo Family member returns in a new role on WWE Evolve
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He’s now the scrapper who fought his way to to being NXT champion, but Tony D’Angelo used to play a mafia-like figure on WWE’s top developmental brand. In that gimmick, Tony D was The Don of a Family that had its moments in NXT, but that was messily dissolved last year before his repackaging. That group included Birthright’s Channing “Stacks” Lorezo, but its other two male members are no longer in the company (Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan, who was released early in The Family’s run, and Luca Crusifino, who was briefly repackaged on WWE’s developmental-for-developmental show Evolve before exiting). The Family wasn’t all guys. Sticking with the Italian-American theme, the lone female member got a Sopranos and Grease-inspired name: Adriana Rizzo. The end of an era. 🖤 Being apart of The D’Angelo Family is a chapter of my life that I’ll cherish forever. We laughed, fought, celebrated, and built something special together. This wasn’t just a faction—it was a family. As we all set off on our