Nick Wayne

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Nick Wayne
Wayne in June 2023
Birth nameNicholas Finley
Born (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 18)
Seattle, Washington, U.S
Parent(s)
FamilyEd Moretti (grandfather)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Nick Wayne
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight162 lb (73 kg)
Billed fromSeattle, Washington
Trained byBuddy Wayne
DebutApril 27, 2018

Nicholas Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American professional wrestler.[1] He is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne.[2][3] and is a member of The Patriarchy stable.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Early career (2018–2023)[edit]

Wayne began wrestling during childhood, being trained by his father Buddy Wayne.[4][5] He debuted on April 27, 2018, age 12.

On July 31, 2022, Wayne wrestled in a Four Corners match during the Ric Flair's Last Match event.[6]

On April 8, 2023, Wayne won the DEFY Wrestling World Championship after defeating Swerve Strickland.

All Elite Wrestling (2023–present)[edit]

On February 12, 2022, Wayne was offered an All Elite Wrestling contract by longtime friend Darby Allin during DEFY wrestling's 5th Anniversary event.[4][7] After turning 18 years old, Wayne made his AEW Dynamite debut on July 12, 2023 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, losing to Swerve Strickland.[8]

At WrestleDream on October 1, Wayne turned against Allin to side with Christian Cage during Cage's and Allin's match for the AEW TNT Championship.[9] Wayne joined Cage's stable The Patriarchy with Luchasaurus (later renamed to Killswitch) and was named as "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne.[10][11] At Full Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland, Sting and Allin in a six-man tag team match.[12] On the December 23 episode of Collision, Cage announced that Wayne's mother, Shayna, has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne.[13]

Personal life[edit]

Wayne is a third generation wrestler, being the son of Buddy and Shayna Wayne, and the grandson of "Moondog" Ed Moretti.[4][14][7][15] Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017 from a heart attack.[16][17]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bhat, Varun Anand (2023-07-13). "Who is Nick Wayne? Meet the 18-year old debutant on AEW Dynamite". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ Tessier, Colin (2023-07-13). "Nick Wayne Debuts On 7/12 AEW Dynamite, Officially Signs With AEW". Wrestlezone. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ Bixenspan, David (2023-07-10). "Introducing Nick Wayne, the Teenage Prodigy Debuting on AEW Dynamite This Week". SE Scoops | Wrestling News, Results & Interviews. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c Thompson, Andrew (19 April 2022). "INTERVIEW: Nick Wayne comments on signing with AEW, being a part of GCW, what DEFY means to his career". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ Thompson, Andrew (4 March 2022). "Nick Wayne speaks about his father's influence on his career, wants to write a book one day". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ Maitland, Christopher (1 August 2022). "7/31 RIC FLAIR'S LAST MATCH REPORT: Flair & Idolo vs. Jarrett & Lethal, Alexander vs. Fatu, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b Wilen, Jerome (14 February 2022). "Video: Darby Allin offers 16-year old Nick Wayne an AEW contract". WrestleView. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Nick Wayne Debuts On 7/12 AEW Dynamite, Officially Signs With AEW". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  9. ^ Rueter, Sean (2023-10-02). "Christian retains and Edge arrives at AEW WrestleDream". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  10. ^ Pulido, Luis (2023-11-17). "AEW Collision (11/17/2023) Results: Dax Harwood vs. RUSH, Miro vs Daniel Garcia, Outcasts, More Set | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  11. ^ Russell, Skylar (2023-11-22). "Luchasaurus Is Now Known As Killswitch; Adam Copeland Blasts Nick Wayne With A Con-Chair-To | Fightful News". Fightful. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-11-18). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  13. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-12-23). "AEW Collision results (12/23): Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Brody King, Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia, and Andrade El Idolo vs. Claudio Castagnoli in Continental Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  14. ^ Jones, Philip M. (2019-07-01). "Nick Wayne discusses heritage, and drawbacks of the business as a teen - ProWrestlingPost.com". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  15. ^ Rueter, Sean (2023-10-18). "Nick Wayne disowns his mom, gets his teeth knocked out by Darby Allin". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  16. ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 18, 2017). "Buddy Wayne passes away at 50 years old". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  17. ^ Dubey, Dushyant (2017-06-18). "WWE News: Former WWE Superstar Buddy Wayne passes away". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  18. ^ Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

External links[edit]

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