Nick Wayne

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Nick Wayne
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Wayne in June 2023
Birth nameNicholas Wayne Finley
Born (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 19)
Seattle, Washington, U.S
Parent(s)
Family Moondog Ed 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 by Buddy Wayne
DebutApril 27, 2018

Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005), known by his ring name Nick Wayne, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Patriarchy stable. He also makes appearances on its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion and is the youngest champion in AEW at 19 years old.

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2023)

Wayne began wrestling during childhood, being trained by his father Buddy Wayne. [1] [2] He debuted at a Invasion Championship Wrestling show on April 27, 2018, at the age of 12. [3]

On July 31, 2022, Wayne wrestled in a Four Corners match during the Ric Flair's Last Match event. [4]

On April 8, 2023, Wayne won the DEFY World Championship, after defeating Swerve Strickland. [5] He successfully defended the championship on two occasions, [6] [7] before being defeated by Kenta on June 4, ending his reign at 56 days. [8]

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2023–present)

On February 12, 2022, Wayne was offered an All Elite Wrestling (AEW) contract by longtime friend Darby Allin during DEFY Wrestling's 5th Anniversary event. [1] [9]

After turning 18 years old, Wayne made his debut for the promotion on the July 12, 2023 episode of Dynamite , in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, losing to Swerve Strickland. [10] [11] [12] Wayne made his debut for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor on the September 21 episode of ROH on Honor Club, where he unsuccessfully challenged Katsuyori Shibata for the ROH Pure Championship. [13]

At WrestleDream on October 1, Wayne turned on Allin to side with Christian Cage during Cage's and Allin's match for the AEW TNT Championship, turning heel. [14] Wayne joined Cage's stable The Patriarchy with Luchasaurus (later renamed to Killswitch) and was named as "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne. [15] [16] At Full Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland, Sting and Allin in a six-man tag team match. [17] On the December 23 episode of Collision , Cage announced that Wayne's mother, Shayna, has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne. [18]

On the July 21, 2024 episode of Collision, The Patriarchy defeated the Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson and The Gunns) 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. [19] On August 25 at All In, The Patriarchy lost the AEW World Trios Championship in a four-way London ladder match to Pac and Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta), ending their reign at 37 days. [20]

Personal life

Wayne is a third generation wrestler, being the son of Buddy and Shayna Wayne, and the grandson of Moondog Ed Moretti. [1] [21] [9] Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017 from a heart attack. [22] [23]

Championships and accomplishments

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