Ex-WWE wrestler, 25, announces retirement from pro wrestling after departure

Pro wrestler Luca Crusifino revealed past week helium was among those who departed WWE successful the company’s astir caller wave, and connected Monday, helium announced helium was retiring from the sport.

The 25-year-old Pennsylvania native, whose existent sanction is Roman Macek, wrote connected societal media that helium was leaving nonrecreational wrestling for good.

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Luca Crusifino enters the ringing during WWE's Main Event astatine Amalie Arena successful Tampa, Florida, connected Jan. 29, 2024. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)

"After overmuch reflection, I’ve decided it’s clip to adjacent this section of my life," helium wrote connected X. "Being a portion of the WWE has been a imagination ever since I was a child. Getting the accidental to unrecorded retired my imagination successful beforehand of the satellite is thing I’ll ne'er instrumentality for granted. To the fans … convey you for each cheer, each boo, each infinitesimal of support. You made this travel unforgettable.

"I americium everlastingly grateful for the friendships that I made on the way. From talent, to coaches, to the originative team, to each azygous idiosyncratic I came successful interaction with astatine the show halfway … convey you! Thank you for pushing me, believing successful me, and sharing the ringing with me. I’ve learned much than I tin ever enactment into words and met immoderate of the top radical that volition beryllium friends for life."

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Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Tony D'Angelo and Luca Crusifino vie during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected July 15, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/WWE)

He wrote that the determination wasn’t an casual one.

"As of today, I’m officially stepping distant and retiring from nonrecreational wrestling. It’s not an casual decision, but it’s the close 1 for me," helium added. "This isn’t goodbye, conscionable the extremity of 1 unthinkable chapter.

"Again, I cannot accidental this capable … Thank you! What an astonishing past 4 years and don’t interest astir maine … I’ll fig it out."

And don’t worry, Crusifino made wide helium wasn’t astir to marque an OnlyFans.

Crusifino was a assemblage shot subordinate astatine Duquesne earlier helium joined WWE. He entered with a lawyer gimmick and would aboriginal articulation The D’Angelo Family arsenic their consigliere.

The Family members Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Tony D'Angelo, Luca Crusifino, and Adriana Rizzo airs during NXT Stand and Deliver astatine the T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2025. (Andrea Kellaway/WWE)

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In 2025, helium would onslaught his household members Tony D’Angelo and Channing Lorenzo and ended up leaving the family. He was reintroduced into WWE Evolve with a caller raver gimmick. But it didn’t past arsenic helium departed the institution past week.