Nick Wayne

Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne. Wayne is a member of The Patriarchy stable, and is one-third of the current AEW World Trios Champions with Patriarchy stablemates Christian Cage and Killswitch in their first reign.

Early career (2018–2023)
Wayne began wrestling during childhood, being trained by his father Buddy Wayne. 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.

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

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

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. Wayne joined Cage's stable The Patriarchy with Luchasaurus (later renamed to Killswitch) and was named as "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne. At Full Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland, Sting and Allin in a six-man tag team match. On the December 23 episode of Collision, Cage announced that Wayne's mother, Shayna, has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne.

On the July 21, 2024 episode of Collision, The Patriarchy defeated Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson, Colten and Austin Gunn) for the vacant AEW World Trios Championship after interference from Mother Wayne. This is Wayne's first world championship title win and also makes Wayne, at 19 years old, the youngest champion in AEW.

Personal life
Wayne is a third generation wrestler, being the son of Buddy and Shayna Wayne, and the grandson of "Moondog" Ed Moretti. Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017 from a heart attack.

Championships and accomplishments

 * 5CC Wrestling
 * 5CC Wrestling Championship (1 time)
 * All Elite Wrestling
 * AEW World Trios Championship (1 time, current) – with Christian Cage and Killswitch
 * DEFY Wrestling
 * DEFY World Championship (1 time)
 * Game Changer Wrestling
 * GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jordan Oliver
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 147 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023