Damien Wayne Kostyal (born December 18, 1971), better known by his

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Damien Wayne, is an American

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. He is a 3-time holder of the

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and former holder of the

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. He is a former AIWF World Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Wayne made his debut August 10, 2002, teaming with T.E. Brown against then VCW Tag Team Champions Greg Steel and Idol X. Wayne has competed in

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, and

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, where he was a member of The Heartbreak Express.

DAWG

Wayne made his Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators (DAWG) debut February 19, 2011, retaining the NWA Continental Championship against

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. On May 14, 2011, at Squared Circle Wrestling Alliance in Eden, North Carolina, Damien Wayne defeated Chance Prophet for the DAWG Championship. He has gone on to defend the championship 50 times to date in Eight separate states, to challengers such as

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, Johnny Calzone,

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, Gunner,

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. On November 2, 2012, Wayne was involved in an eight-way elimination match for the vacant

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. The final two competitors consisted of Wayne and longtime rival Chance Prophet.

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then inserted himself into the match. From this distraction, Wayne was able to eliminate Prophet, but would go on to be defeated by Kahagas. Damien's 1001-day DAWG Championship reign was ended on February 8, 2014 by Dirty Money on a NECW event in Beverly, Mass.

Championships and accomplishments

*Allied Independent Wrestling Federations **AIWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 time, current) * America's Most Liked Wrestling **AML Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with

*Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators **DAWG Championship (1 time, longest reign) * G.O.U.G.E. Wrestling **G.O.U.G.E. North Carolina Championship (1 time, current) *NWA CIW **

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(1 time, current) — with Lance Erikson *NWA EDGE **

(3 times) *NWA Fusion/NWA Virginia ** NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship/NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship (4 times) **

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( 1 time) — with Mike Booth **King of the Mid-Atlantic Tournament (2010) *NWA Pro **

( 1 time) *

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**NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) —with Lance Erikson *

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**NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) —with Lance Erikson **NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) — with Lance Erikson *Old School Federation **OSF Championship (1 time, current) *

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**PWI ranked him #301 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the

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in 2013 *Squared Circle Wrestling Alliance **SCWA Championship (1 time, current) *Vanguard Championship Wrestling **VCW Heavyweight Championship (2 time) **VCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) —with Mike Booth **VCW United States Liberty Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Damien Wayne's profile at Cagematch.de
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Damien 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Hampton, Virginia American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Virginia 20th-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers NWA National Heavyweight Champions NWA North American Heavyweight Champions