Bad Dude Tito Explained

Bad Dude Tito
Weight:255lb
Birth Place:Whittier, California
Billed:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Debut:2011
Trainer:Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy

Tito Escondido, better known by his ring name Bad Dude Tito, is an American professional wrestler, signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is the former MLW National Openweight Champion in his one time, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of TMDK.

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021 - present)

On the January 22, 2022 episode of NJPW Strong, Tito made his NJPW debut where he lost to Juice Robinson.[1] [2] On the February 12 episode of NJPW Strong, he teamed up with Jonah where they lost to FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson).[3] [4] On the March 6, episode of NJPW Strong, Shane Haste interfered in the tag team match between FinJuice and the pairing of Jonah and Tito. He attacked Robinson while the referee was distracted, allowing Tito to hit a frog splash on Robinson for the win.,[5] reforming TMDK in the process. At Windy City Riot, TMDK and Tito were defeated by FinJuice and their partner, revealed to be Brody King.[6] On May 14, at Capital Collision, TMDK and Tito defeated the United Empire, with Mikey Nicholls pinning Kyle Fletcher for the win. After the match, Tito, who had been tagging with Jonah since the start of the year, officially joined TMDK.[7]

On June 20, Jonah was announced as being part of G1 Climax 32.[8] Tito accompanied Jonah, with both wrestlers being used in undercard tag team matches throughout the tournament.[9]

On March 7, 2023, Haste and Tito won the UWN Tag Team Championship.[10]

Impact Wrestling (2023)

At Sacrifice, as part of a partnership between Impact Wrestling and NJPW, Haste and Tito faced Impact World Tag Team Champions Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) in a losing effort.[11] They lost to Bullet Club again at Multiverse United in a four-way tag team match which also involved Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin).[12] [13]

Major League Wrestling (2024–present)

During The Burning Crush, which aired on February 17, 2024, it was announced that Tito would face Matt Riddle at Intimidation Games.[14] [15] At the event on February 29, Tito was unsuccessful at winning the NJPW World Television Championship against Riddle.[16] On April 20 at War Chamber II, Tito (accompanied by Salina de la Renta) unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.[17] On May 11 at MLW Azteca Lucha, Tito defeated Rickey Shane Page to win the MLW National Openweight Championship.[18]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2024)

It was announced on May 1, 2024 on CMLL Informa that Bad Dude Tito and Che Cabrera as the first participants of FantasticaMania México 2024 and subsequently began a tour.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJPW STRONG Results (1/22): Fred Rosser, Juice Robinson, Tom Lawlor, And More In Action. Fightful. Gisberto. Guzzo. January 22, 2022. June 4, 2023.
  2. Web site: NJPW STRONG Nemesis Spoilers (12/9): Jay White, Christopher Daniels, JONAH, Eddie Kingston In Action. Fightful. Jeremy. Lambert. December 10, 2021. June 4, 2023.
  3. Web site: NJPW STRONG Results (2/12): JONAH, Josh Barnett, Hikuleo, And More In Action. Fightful. Gisberto. Guzzo. February 12, 2022. June 4, 2023.
  4. Web site: NJPW STRONG The New Beginning USA Spoilers (1/15): Jay White, Lio Rush, JONAH, More In Action. Fightful. Robert. Defelice. January 16, 2022. June 4, 2023.
  5. Web site: NJPW Strong results: FinJuice vs. JONAH & Bad Dude Tito. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Justin. Knipper. March 6, 2022. July 26, 2022.
  6. Web site: NJPW Windy City Riot live results: Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Chick. Fritts. April 16, 2022. July 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: NJPW Capital Collision live results: Tanahashi vs. Ospreay vs. Moxley vs. Robinson. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Justin. Knipper. May 14, 2022. July 26, 2022.
  8. Web site: NJPW reveals blocks for G1 Climax 32 tournament. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Bryan. Rose. July 24, 2022. July 27, 2022.
  9. Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night one results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Bryan. Rose. July 16, 2022. July 27, 2022.
    Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night three results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hirooki Goto. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. July 20, 2022. July 27, 2022.
    Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night four results: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. July 23, 2022. July 27, 2022.
    Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night five results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. July 24, 2022. July 27, 2022.
    Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night six results: David Finlay vs. Juice Robinson. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. July 26, 2022. July 27, 2022.
    Web site: NJPW G1 Climax 32 night seven results: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ian. Carey. July 27, 2022. July 27, 2022.
  10. Web site: Spoilers From UWN Championship TV Taping. Jeremy. Thomas. 411Mania. March 8, 2023.
  11. Web site: IMPACT Sacrifice 2023 (3/24) Results: Busted Open Match, Steve Maclin, TMDK, KENTA, And More Compete. Fightful. Robert. Defelice. March 24, 2023.
  12. Web site: Impact Wrestling and NJPW Multiverse United results: Powell's live review of Kenta vs. Minoru Suzuki for the NJPW Strong Openweight Title, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Mike Bailey, Moose vs. Jeff Cobb, Kushida vs. Lio Rush, Ace Austin and Chris Bey vs. Aussie Open vs. TDMK vs. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin for the Impact Tag Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Jason. Powell. March 30, 2023. March 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230331031119/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/03/30/impact-wrestling-and-njpw-multiverse-united-results-powells-live-review-of-kenta-vs-minoru-suzuki-for-the-njpw-strong-openweight-title-hiroshi-tanahashi-vs-mike-bailey-moose-vs-jeff-cobb-kush/. March 31, 2023. live.
  13. Web site: IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United (3/30/23) Results: KUSHIDA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Mike Bailey, More. Fightful. Robert. Defelice. March 30, 2023. June 4, 2023.
  14. Web site: Burning Crush Recap: Jacob Fatu Fights Mads Krule Krugger In Baklei Brawl. Major League Wrestling. February 17, 2024 . February 17, 2024.
  15. Web site: Matt Riddle vs. Big Bad Tito at Intimidation Games. Major League Wrestling. February 20, 2024 . February 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: MLW Intimidation Games Results – February 29, 2024: Satoshi Kojima Defends Against Minoru Suzuki. wrestlezone.com. Matt. Black. February 29, 2024. March 1, 2024.
  17. Web site: MLW "War Chamber" results (3/29): Vetter's review of Satoshi Kojima, Matthew Justice, 1 Called Manders, and Okumura vs. Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday, and Josh Bishop in a War Chamber match. Chris. Vetter. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 29, 2024.
  18. Web site: MLW Azteca Lucha. Cagematch. May 11, 2024.
  19. https://x.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/1785860806917185979
  20. Web site: Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed. aiptcomics.com. Patrick. Ross. September 10, 2024. September 13, 2024.

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