Josh Terry (born 27 March 1998) is a British professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the

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Riley Osborne on the NXT brand and is a member of the

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Early career

Terry began training as early as 2014 when British wrestler Johnny Moss first opened his professional wrestling school in England. At just 16 years of age, Terry made his debut as the first of 15 entrants in a Rumble Match.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2018–present)

Early appearances and NXT UK (2018–2023)

Terry made his first WWE appearance on the 7 November 2018 episode of

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under the ring name Josh Morrell, where he lost against Lio Rush. Terry made another appearance on the 2 January 2019 episode of ''NXT UK'' as Josh Morrell, where he lost a match to Wild Boar. On 2 September 2023, under the name Riley Osborne, he made his official debut with WWE on ''NXT Level Up'' in a loss against Javier Bernal. On 30 November, Osborne made his main roster debut on ''Main Event'' in a losing effort to Apollo Crews.

NXT (2023–present)

In December 2023, Osborne was announced as a participant in the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament and was introduced as a student of

. Osborne defeated Keanu Carver in the first round and Lexis King in the semi-finals but lost to

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in the finals at ''NXT'': New Year's Evil on 2 January 2024. Later in January, in an attempt to save Chase U from debt, Osborne and fellow Chase U member Duke Hudson entered the

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but lost in the first round to Joaquin Wilde and

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of Latino World Order. During this time, Osborne would begin a romantic relationship with fellow Chase U student Thea Hail and would ask her out on a date at NXT Vengeance Day for Valentine's Day which she accepted. After their date on Valentine's Day didn't end well due to Hail being given advice by Jacy Jayne to play hard to get, Osborne and Hail both agreed to remain friends. On the 19 March episode of '' NXT'', Osborne challenged

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's Drew Gulak for the

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but lost 2-1 to Gulak after interference from Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx, who turned against Chase U. In early May 2024,

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started associating himself with Chase U. On the 14 May episode of ''NXT'', Andre Chase offered Osborne to be Holland's tag team partner in his match against The Good Brothers ( Luke Gallows and

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) to Osborne's dissatisfaction. The Good Brothers won the match after another mishap from Holland. On the 21 May episode of ''NXT'', Fallon Henley defeated Hail to qualify for a spot in the six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural

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at NXT Battleground. Backstage, Osborne got into an argument with Holland for costing Hail the match, to which Chase proposed that both men settle their differences in the ring where Holland defeated Osborne. After the match, Osborne still do not approve of Chase U working with Holland, with Hudson taking Osborne's side. On the 4 June episode of ''NXT'', Osborne and Hudson refused to walk out with Holland for Hail's match against Jazmyn Nyx. Halfway through the match, Osborne and Hudson showed up to ringside to Hail's surprise, to which Nyx used as an advantage to defeat Hail.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

On the 15 August 2024 episode of '' Impact!'', Terry, as Riley Osborne, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut as an NXT representative to defeat Chris Bey and John Skyler in a three-way match to qualify for the Ultimate X match at

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Personal life

In December 2023, Terry got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Bea Priestley, who also performs in the WWE under the name Blair Davenport. They were married in July 2024.

Championships and accomplishments

*Target Wrestling **Target Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Target Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) **High Octane Division Championship (2 times)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Riley 1998 births Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers English male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Hereford