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20. Tino Sabbatelli

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Shortly after being let go by WWE, Tino Sabbatelli popped up on the 21 July 2020 edition of old AEW 'C' show Dark as Sabby. He worked a tag-team bout alongside Brady Pierce vs. Best Friends duo Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta. Apparently, Tony Khan wasn't interested in pursuing a full-time deal.

There was a conspiracy theory doing the rounds at the time suggesting Sabby had spoiled Eric Bischoff's AEW appearance. Chris Jericho vowed that this "NXT reject" would never be back in the promotion.

Sabbatelli is probably best-known amongst wrestling fans for his marriage to former WWE and NXT star Mandy Rose. The couple tied the knot in early-November 2024. Tino did re-sign with the company later in 2020, but he was released again without really doing anything of note in June 2021.

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