Anthony Durante
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| Birth name | Anthony Durante |
| Born | July 26, 1967 Hammonton, New Jersey |
| Died | September 25, 2003 (aged 36) Westerly, Rhode Island |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Pitbull #2 Pitbull Spike Mad Bull Buster Colossus |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st) |
| Billed from | Winnipeg, MB |
| Trained by |
Larry Sharpe Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| Debut | 1988 |
Anthony Durante (July 26, 1967 – September 25, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #2" as one half of the tag team The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe.
Durante grew up in Hammonton, New Jersey.
Durante got his start in the WWF in 1989, competing as a jobber under his real name (Tony Durante). Durante would face WWF stars such as Rick Rude, the then-Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man, and The Barbarian. He, along with tag team partner Gary Wolfe (then going by Gary Wolf) also tag-teammed against The Hart Foundation and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers on the WWF's weekend show "Superstars". Typically Durante's matches in the WWF were squash matches, lasting three minutes or less.
Durante was best known as being one half of the tag team The Pitbulls in ECW, along with Pitbull #1, Gary Wolfe. The Pitbulls won the ECW World Tag Team Championship on September 16, 1995 from Raven and Stevie Richards after interference from their manager, Francine.
On May 11, 1996, at A Matter of Respect, Durante faced off against Raven in a losing effort for the ECW World Championship, in a match that also involved The Sandman.
On June 1, 1996, at Fight the Power, Durante defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW World Television Championship. He would shortly lose the title to Chris Jericho in a match at Hardcore Heaven on June 22, 1996.
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