| Nick Wayne | |
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Wayne in June 2023
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| Birth name | Nicholas Wayne Finley |
| Born | (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 19) Seattle, Washington, U.S |
| Parent(s) |
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| Family | Ed Moretti (grandfather) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Nick Wayne |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
| Billed from | Seattle, Washington |
| Trained by | Buddy Wayne |
| Debut | April 27, 2018 |
Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American professional wrestler.[1] He is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne.[2][3] Wayne is a member of The Patriarchy stable.
Wayne began wrestling during childhood, being trained by his father Buddy Wayne.[4][5] He debuted on April 27, 2018, age 12.
On July 31, 2022, Wayne wrestled in a Four Corners match during the Ric Flair's Last Match event.[6]
On April 8, 2023, Wayne won the DEFY Wrestling World Championship after defeating Swerve Strickland.
On February 12, 2022, Wayne was offered an All Elite Wrestling contract by longtime friend Darby Allin during DEFY wrestling's 5th Anniversary event.[4][7] After turning 18 years old, Wayne made his AEW Dynamite debut on July 12, 2023 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, losing to Swerve Strickland.[8]
AtWrestleDream on October 1, Wayne turned against Allin to side with Christian Cage during Cage's and Allin's match for the AEW TNT Championship.[9] Wayne joined Cage's stable The Patriarchy with Luchasaurus (later renamed to Killswitch) and was named as "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne.[10][11]AtFull Gear, The Patriarchy lost to Adam Copeland, Sting and Allin in a six-man tag team match.[12] On the December 23 episode of Collision, Cage announced that Wayne's mother, Shayna, has joined The Patriarchy as "The Matriarch" Mother Wayne.[13]
Wayne is a third generation wrestler, being the son of Buddy and Shayna Wayne, and the grandson of "Moondog" Ed Moretti.[4][14][7][15] Buddy Wayne died at the age of 50 on June 17, 2017 from a heart attack.[16][17]
