Tony Stetson Tony Matteo is a semi - retired American professional wrestler , best known by his ring name " Hitman " Tony Stetson , who has competed in Northeastern independent promotions during the late 1980s and 1990s . He is best known for his appearances in the Philadelphia - based Tri - State Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Championship Wrestling . Career . Early life and career . Born Tony Matteo , he grew up at 11th and Ritner in South Philadelphia and later attended St . John Neumann . A fan of Bruno Sammartino as a teenager , he played semi - pro football before training 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 Arena in Poughkeepsie , New York . Tri - State Wrestling Alliance . Tony Stetson made a name for himself wrestling in Joel Goodhart ' s Tri - State Wrestling Alliance as well as other promotions in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from the mid - 1980s through the mid - 1990s . He employed a hardcore wrestling style and was an early contributor to the Philadelphia wrestling scene , including his feud with Johnny Hotbody . Stetson and Hotbody traded wins in a variety of matches , including a Taped Fist First Blood match on March 31 , 1990 . On March 2 , 1991 , the two resumed their feud when Stetson won a Barbed wire match . When Stetson first started in the Business , he had a manager who went by the name of " The Godfather " . The Godfather , was later known as " The Equalizer " and then ended his career as " Gianni Corleone " while working with Stetson toward the end of his career in the CWC . Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling . Stetson was among the first stars of ECW , along with Rockin ' Rebel , JT Smith , Glen Osbourne , The Sandman , Max Thrasher , and Jimmy Jannetty . On April 1 , 1993 , Tony Stetson and Larry Winters won the ECW World Tag Team Championship . They were the second team ever to hold the titles , after defeating The Super Destroyers in Pennsylvania . However , they lost the titles one night later on April 2 to The Suicide Blondes ( Chris Candido and Johnny Hotbody ) . On June 8 , Stetson turned on Winters during a 16 - man battle royal . On June 19 , Stetson defeated Winters in a First Blood match . After feuding with Winters , Stetson defeated Tommy Cairo on September 14 to win the ECW Pennsylvania Championship . He was one of only two men to ever hold the title before it was disbanded . Later , Stetson began to team with Johnny Hotbody . The two won the ECW Tag titles on September 17 , 1993 from Eddie Gilbert and The Dark Patriot . They held the belts for two months before losing them to the team of Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Gunn on November 12 . They later joined Raven ' s ECW incarnation of the Raven ' s Nest . In 1995 , Stetson returned to the newly renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling , competing in both singles and tag team competition . By July , he began performing under the ring name Broad Street Bully . However , he returned to using his birth name in 1996 . Recent years . Going into semi - retirement by the mid - 1990s , Stetson worked corordinating supply distribution for Methodist Hospital for several years before joining promoter Lisa Constantino ' s Central Wrestling Coalition based in South Philadelphia in 1999 . Teaming up with his old Manager Gianni Corleone ( also known as " The Godfather " and The Equalizer early in his career ) , he would feud with Breaker Morant over the CWC Heavyweight Championship during the next two years in the promotion . Corleone worked both as a manager with Stetson and also in Public Relations with many wrestling promotions until his retirement with the CWC .