American professional wrestler
Damien Wayne
Portrait of Wayne with NWA DAWG Championship, 2010
Personal information Born Damien Wayne Kostyal (1971-12-18 ) December 18, 1971 (age 54) Professional wrestling career Ring name(s) Damien Wayne Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Billed from Hampton, Virginia Trained by Phil BrownTully Blanchard Debut August 10, 2002
Damien Wayne Kostyal (born December 18, 1971), better known by hisring name Damien Wayne , is an Americanprofessional wrestler . He is a 3-time holder of theNWA National Heavyweight Championship and former holder of theNWA North American Heavyweight Championship .[ 1]
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] 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 inWWE ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Ring of Honor ,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Full Impact Pro , where he was a member of The Heartbreak Express.[ 9]
Wayne made his Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators (DAWG) debut February 19, 2011, retaining the NWA Continental Championship againstVordell Walker . 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 asJulio Dinero , Johnny Calzone,D. J. Hyde ,Vordell Walker ,Kahagas ,Cueball Carmichael ,Gunner ,CW Anderson &Marty Jannetty .[ 10]
On November 2, 2012, Wayne was involved in an eight-way elimination match for the vacantNWA World Heavyweight Championship . The final two competitors consisted of Wayne and longtime rival Chance Prophet.NWA National Heavyweight Champion Kahagas 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 [ edit ] United States Wrestling Organization USWO Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Colby Carter Allied Independent Wrestling Federations AIWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 time) America's Most Liked Wrestling Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators DAWG Heavyweight Championship (1 time) G.O.U.G.E. Wrestling G.O.U.G.E. North Carolina Championship (1 time) NWA CIW Revolution Wrestling Authority RWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) RWA Extreme Championship (1 time) NWA EDGE NWA Fusion/NWA Virginia RAGE Wrestling Warrior RAGE World Tag Team Championship (1 time) –with CW Anderson NWA Pro NWA Smoky Mountain NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) —with Lance Erikson NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) —with Lance Erikson NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Lance Erikson United Elite Wrestling UEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Got Your Six Tournament (2019) Old School Federation OSF Championship (1 time) Wildkat Pro Wrestling Wildkat Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brady Pierce Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #301 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in thePWI 500 in 2013[ 12] New South Championship Wrestling New South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Squared Circle Wrestling Alliance SCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) United Pro Wrestling UPW Championship (1 time) Vanguard Championship Wrestling VCW Heavyweight Championship (2 time) VCW United States Liberty Championship (1 time) VCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) — with Mike Booth ^ "NWA North American Heavyweight Title" .^ "WWE Heat #421 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016.^ "WWE Heat #460 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016.^ "WWE Heat #496 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016.^ "ROH Injustice II" .The Internet Wrestling Database . January 17, 2009.Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2023 .^ "Full Circle- Manassas, VA 1/16/09 | ROH Wrestling" . Archived fromthe original on October 8, 2013. RetrievedOctober 28, 2012 .^ "DVD Review: ROH Southern Navigation, May 9, 2008 | Inside Pulse" .[permanent dead link ^ "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on September 27, 2007.^ "Heartbreak Express - Online World of Wrestling" . Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2012.^ "NWA DAWG The All American Bash « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2015.^ "ECW World Television Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . Archived fromthe original on February 26, 2014.^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013" .The Internet Wrestling Database . RetrievedAugust 22, 2013 .
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