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 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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