Ryan Nemeth (born November 4, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, writer, actor, and comedian who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his appearances under the
ring name
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developmental territory
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NXT
NXT may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* '' WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* '' NXT UK'', the British spi ...
.
Professional wrestling career
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2010–2011)
Nemeth won the promotion's first ever Breakout competition and received a one-year paid scholarship with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). In 2010, Nemeth made his professional debut for OVW under his real name. On January 8, 2011, Nemeth and Christopher Silvio defeated The Elite (Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver) to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
On February 2, 2011, after Nemeth was attacked by Fighting Spirit (Silvio and Raphael Constantine), Jim Cornette vacated the titles. On the same night, Nemeth and Paredyse defeated Fighting Spirit in a tag team elimination match to win the vacated Tag Team Championship. On March 5, 2011, Nemeth and Paredyse lost the Tag Team Championship to Silvio and Constantine.
WWE (2011–2013)
Florida Championship Wrestling (2011–2012)
Nemeth signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to its
developmental territory
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Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He made his debut on June 26, 2011 as Briley Pierce, facing
Big E Langston
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in a losing effort. On the October 30, 2011, episode of ''FCW Television'' Pierce was defeated by Brad Maddox after being pinned with the
Oklahoma roll
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Background
A pinfall is a victory condi ...
. On November 3, 2011, Pierce and Brad Maddox defeated
C.J. Parker
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Before WWE, NXT merged with FCW as NXT Wrestling. Nemeth, as Briley Pierce, debuted on the June 20, 2012, episode of ''
NXT
NXT may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* '' WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* '' NXT UK'', the British spi ...
'' taped at Full Sail University as an interviewer.
Pierce made his in-ring debut on the May 8 episode of ''NXT'' against Sakamoto, but both men were attacked by
Conor O'Brian
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; this led to both men challenging O'Brian to a handicap match during the next episode, which O'Brian won. On May 17, 2013, Pierce was released; his last match was a battle royal on the May 29 episode of ''NXT'' (which was taped before his release) to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship where he and Sakamoto were the first men eliminated from the match by Mason Ryan.
Independent circuit (2013–present)
Nemeth had his first match after his WWE release on May 25, 2013, at Florida Underground Wrestling Throwdown 3, defeating
Jesse Neal
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Nemeth made his All Elite Wrestling debut on the January 27, 2021 episode of '' AEW Dynamite'' in a losing effort against Hangman Page. On the February 9 episode of AEW Dark, Nemeth earned his first victory in AEW when he defeated Marko Stunt establishing himself as a
heel
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Structure
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. The following night on Dynamite, Nemeth was defeated by
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Military
* Rapid Deployment Force (Malaysia), an armed forces unit
* Patriot Advanced Capability, of the MIM-104 Patriot missile
* Civil Defense Patrols (''Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil''), Guatemalan militia and paramili ...
. On the February 23 episode of AEW Dark, Nemeth defeated
Aaron Solo
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Professional wrestling career
Solo made his ...
and aligned himself with
Peter Avalon
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and
Cezar Bononi
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Early life
Prior to his wrestling career Bononi played Amer ...
.
Personal life
Nemeth has two brothers. His older brother Nick is also a professional wrestler, who currently performs for WWE under the ring name Dolph Ziggler. His younger brother Donald was sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, and robbery for his role in a botched robbery attempt that led to the murder of a former
Marine
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Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
2 times
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) – with Christopher Silvio (1) and Paredyse (1)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**Ranked No. 491 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2021