Nicholas Comoroto (born April 22, 1991) is an American

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currently signed to

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(AEW). Comoroto began his career in 2013 on the

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. In 2019, he signed a development contract with

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, but was released the next year as part of a series of budget cuts stemming from the

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, joining AEW later that year.

Early life

Comoroto grew up in the Blackwood section of

Gloucester Township, New Jersey Gloucester Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 64,634, reflecting an increase of 284 (+0.4%) from the 64,350 counted in the 2000 census. The township ranke ...

, where he attended

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and

Gloucester County College Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in ...

, participating in

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at both. He went on to attend

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

, where he studied accounting.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2013–2019)

Comoroto was trained to wrestle by

Q. T. Marshall Michael Cuellari (born July 16, 1985), better known by the ring name Q. T. Marshall, is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a performer and producer. He is a co-owner and trainer of The Nightmare Factory (form ...

at the

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in his home state of

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. He wrestled his first recorded match in 2013 for the

Williamstown, New Jersey Williamstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Monroe Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. From 2014 to 2017, Comoroto competed primarily for the

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-based

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promotion, where he held the MFPW Heavyweight Championship on one occasion, the MFPW Live Championship on two occasions, and the MFPW Tag Team Championship on three occasions. In 2015, he teamed with Billy Damiana as "Shooterz Inc.", while in 2016, he teamed with Kyle the Beast as "Beast Cartel". In 2017 and 2018, Comoroto wrestled for a range of promotions throughout the

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, including

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, EVOLVE in

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, and

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WWE (2019–2020)

In February 2019, Comoroto signed a contract with

, where he was assigned to its developmental brand,

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. In March 2019, he began wrestling on NXT live events throughout

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. In May 2019, he participated in the third annual

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combine, where he was the top ranked male in the velocity

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contest. In July 2019, he was given the

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"Nick Ogarelli". Comoroto made his final appearance with NXT in March 2020. In April 2020, he was released by WWE as part of a series of budget cuts connected with the

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)

In October 2020, Comoroto made his first appearance with the

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-based promotion

, losing to

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on episode #56 of the

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show ''

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''. He made multiple further appearances on ''AEW Dark'' throughout late 2020 and early 2021. In January 2021, Comoroto appeared on episode #69 of the

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television show ''

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'', losing to

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via referee's decision. Comoroto subsequently formed an alliance with

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and

, thus joining

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. On the March 31, 2021 episode of ''AEW Dynamite'', Comoroto and several other students joined with Q. T. Marshall in attacking members of Nightmare Family, with Comoroto subsequently becoming part of Marshall's new stable, "The Factory" and turning

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in the process. In March 2023, Marshall stated that The Factory had disbanded.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Comoroto uses the nickname the "Freak Beast". His appearance has been compared to fellow wrestler

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. While wrestling for AEW, he adopted a gorilla press powerslam as his finishing move.

Personal life

On December 20, 2022, Comoroto disclosed that he had

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Championships and accomplishments

**MFPW Heavyweight Champion (1 time) **MFPW Live Champion (2 times) **MFPW Tag Team Champion (3 times) – with Billy Damiana (2 times) and Kyle the Beast (1 time) *Old Time Wrestling **OTW Classic Champion (1 time)

References

External links

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