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WWE Star Finally Picks Sides In Heated Gang Feud

By Lyle Kilbane • Published Jul 02, 2025 05:10 EDT
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One WWE star has finally picked sides in an ongoing feud that has seen one group ripped apart by betrayal.

At NXT Stand & Deliver, The Family faced DarkState in a six-man tag team match. DarkState was able to pick up the win after Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo betrayed Tony D’Angelo, nailing his boss with a low blow.

Stacks Lorenzo defeated D’Angelo when the two men went one-on-one at Battleground, but their bad blood has shown no signs of dying down anytime soon, and it took a fresh twist when a championship got involved.

Luca Crusifino claimed he was trying to show his loyalty to D’Angelo as he got a match made between The Don and Lorenzo for the Heritage Cup after Noam Dar was forced to relinquish the title.

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On the June 24th edition of NXT, that match took place, and it was laced with controversy. Lorenzo and D’Angelo were level at one fall apiece heading into the final round when Luca Crusifino proved decisive. One of Lorenzo’s henchmen tried to use a spit bucket as a weapon, but Crusifino blocked it.

Crusifino inadvertently nailed D’Angelo with the bucket as he tried to disarm the thug. A Shining Wizard for Lorenzo then allowed him to pick up the win and the NXT Heritage Cup.

Now, on the July 1st edition of NXT, things have finally come to a head. Crusifino and D’Angelo were hashing things out before Lorenzo made his presence felt. It looked like Crusifino had made his choice as he decked D’Angelo. However, he then turned his attention to Lorenzo and dropped him as well before declaring that his only loyalty was to himself.