Nicholas Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American

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. He is currently working for the American

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the

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Nick Wayne. and is a member of The Patriarchy

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Professional wrestling career

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

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event. On April 8, 2023, Wayne won the

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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 ''

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'' debut on July 12, 2023 in

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, losing to

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. At

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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

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and was named as "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne. At Full Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland,

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and Allin in a

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. On the December 23 episode of '' Collision'', Cage announced that Wayne's mother, Shayna, has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne.

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

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Championships and accomplishments

*5CC Wrestling **5CC Wrestling Championship (1 time) *

**DEFY World Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with

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*''

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'' **Ranked No. 147 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2023

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nick Wayne 2005 births All Elite Wrestling personnel Living people People from Seattle Professional wrestlers from Washington (state) 21st-century male professional wrestlers