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Stephen Carrasquillo (born May 3, 1979) is an American
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better known as Monsta Mack. He is perhaps best known for his stint in
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with Dan "Mafia" Maff as the
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Da Hit Squad. Mack currently performs on the
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, most prominently for
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, where he works as both a wrestler and a commentator.


Professional wrestling career

After receiving training from
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, Manny Fernandez and Magic, Mack began his wrestling career by joining the Long Island Wrestling Federation as Steve Mack, where he made his debut in a
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against
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, Chief Tango, and Ken Sweeney for the LIWF's benefit show towards the
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Memorial Fund.


Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Da Hit Squad

Upon making his way to
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, Mack, now renamed to Monsta Mack, began teaming with
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and both men collectively formed a
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tag team called Da Hit Squad. The team had an immediate impact, as they won their first of five JAPW Tag Team Championships in 1999 while feuding with the likes of
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( Russ and Charlie) as well as the Shane Twins. Soon after in 2000, Da Hit Squad continued to accumulate several championships in several other independent promotions and by 2001, they held a total of six titles between them. By 2002, they became one of the most dominant tag teams in
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,
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and
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. On February 22, 2003, in
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, Mafia defeated Homicide for his first
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. Following his victory, Mafia became a
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by leaving Mack, who he then defeated in a match for USA Pro Wrestling on March 8. However, Mafia would soon return to being a heel following a successful title defense against
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as he renamed himself Dan Maff and formed a
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with the Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz known as La Familia (not to be confused with the World Wrestling Entertainment stable of the same name). On February 28, 2004, Mack challenged Maff for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship. After Maff successfully retained the title, the former Squad members embraced after the match in a show of respect and friendship. However, the Scoundrelz were disgusted by the show of sportsmanship and attacked Maff as he tried to leave the ring. In response, Mack returned to the ring to help Maff but instead he assisted the Scoundrelz with their assault on Maff. Mack then formed a new version of La Familia with the Soundrelz, and enlisted a number of other heels to try and take the title away from Maff to no avail.


Ring of Honor (2002–2004)

Mack, along with Mafia, were in the first match in
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, when they faced the
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at ''The Era of Honor Begins'', squashing them in only a few minutes. Over the next few ROH shows, Da Hit Squad began establishing themselves as a dominant force as they had been in JAPW, winning several squash matches before later feuding with teams such as
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and the Natural Born Sinners. The Carnage Crew wanted to prove that they were the hardest hitting team in ROH, so the two teams engaged in a series of hardcore matches. At ''Honor Invades Boston'', Da Hit Squad defeated The Carnage Crew in a "
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Massacre Match", which featured chairs, hubcaps, and barbed wire boards. At the next show, before a match between Da Hit Squad and the Natural Born Sinners could take place, The Carnage Crew came to the ring and attacked both teams. In response, Da Hit Squad faced the Crew in a
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at ROH's biggest show, ''Glory By Honor'', which the Crew won after they performed their Carnage Driver from the stage onto a table, ending the feud. Following their feud with the Crew, the Squad took part in a series of scramble matches over the next few months. Da Hit Squad would later have their last match together at the ''Round Robin Challenge II'' against the Second City Saints. Following the match, Mafia joined The Prophecy and attacked Mack, ending the team. After the Squad's dissolution, Mack left ROH to return to JAPW full-time.


Return to JAPW (2005–2018)

Following his tenure in ROH, Mack returned to JAPW on September 10, 2005 with a win over Bandito, Jr. Upon finishing up 2005 and entering 2006, Mack competed in several singles matches and started a feud with
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, as well as forming a tag team called the Heavy Hitters with new partner Havoc. On July 29, 2006, Mack won a
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to earn a title match against then-Heavyweight Champion
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. However, Mack was unsuccessful in winning the title belt after he was pinned by Rhino following a
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through a wooden door. On September 15, Mack was granted a rematch against Rhino for the title, but he once again lost. In 2007, Mack took the summer off to rest and recuperate a knee injury before returning to the ring on July 21, 2007 with a victory alongside Havoc after they beat Wes Draven and Pinkie Sanchez. The Heavy Hitters then began a winning streak throughout the end of 2007 and into 2008, defeating several teams such as The Christopher Street Connection and The Gemini Twins en route to becoming contenders for the
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. On May 31, 2008, the Heavy Hitters were unable to win the title from then-champions
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. The Hitters rebounded with a victory on August 16 over The Nigerian Nightmares and again faced LAX for the title one month later, but were again unable to win. After their second title match loss, the Hitters again defeated The Nigerian Nightmares before going undefeated once again throughout the rest of 2008 and into early 2009. On June 27, the Hitters lost a four-way match to The Garden State Gods (Corvis Fear and Myke Quest), also involving the Voodoo Kin Mafia and DNA (
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and Azrieal), for the Tag Team Title. On January 23, 2010, the Heavy Hitters defeated The H8 Club (
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and Nate Hatred) and the Tag Team Champions The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (
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and
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) to win the Tag Team Title. As a result of the win, Mack tied the record with Homicide for the most reigns as Tag Team Champion. Mack and Havok lost the titles on October 23, 2010, to
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and Chris Dickinson in a three-way match, which also included
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and
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. On December 10 Mack and Dan Maff won the titles from Callihan and Dickinson, marking the start of Mack's record breaking seventh JAPW Tag Team Championship reign. The two would, however, lose the titles to Necro Butcher and Nick Gage the next day.


Championships and accomplishments

*Beyond Wrestling **Tournament For Tomorrow 4 Tag Team (2015) – with
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*Bronx Wrestling Federation **BWF NYC Championship (1 time) *Catalyst Wrestling **Catalyst Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Boom Harden *
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(1 time) – with Dan Maff *
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** GCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dan Maff (2) & Kyle The Beast (1) *Impact Championship Wrestling **ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
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*Intense Entertainment Wrestling **IEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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** JAPW Tag Team Championship ( 7 times) – with Mafia (6) and Havok (1) **JAPW Hall of Fame (2016) * Jersey Championship Wrestling ** JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Mafia **Jersey J-Cup (2015) *''
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'' **PWI ranked him #265 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
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in 2003 *Superstars Of Wrestling Federation **SWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - MAGIC *Titan Championship Wrestling **TCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *USA Pro Wrestling / USA Xtreme Wrestling **USA Pro/USX Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Mafia (2), Havok (1) and Louie Ramos (1) *
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) – with Mafia *World Xtreme Wrestling **Samoan Legacy Cup Tournament (2016)


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External links

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