| Fit Finlay | |
|---|---|
 Finlay in 2011 | |
| Birth name | David John Finlay |
| Born | (1958-01-31)31 January 1958 (age 67) Carrickfergus,County Antrim,Northern Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3, includingDavid andBrogan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | David Finlay Dave Finlay Dave "Fit" Finlay Fit Finlay Fit Finley Finlay[1] Sir Finlay[2] The Belfast Bruiser Young Apollo |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Belfast, Northern Ireland[3] |
| Trained by | Dave Finlay Sr.[4] Ted Betley |
| Debut | 1974[5] |
| Retired | 22 December 2012[6][unreliable source?] |
David John Finlay (Irish:Daithi Eoin Fionnalaigh, born 31 January 1958)[7] is anIrish retiredprofessional wrestler. He is signed toWWE as a trainer and assistant coach at thePerformance Center, as well as aproducer. He is best known for his tenures withWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2000 under thering nameFit Finlay, and in WWE from 2005 to 2010 under the mononymous nameFinlay.
Finlay debuted in 1974, and has held over 20 championships around the world throughout his career, including theWCW World Television Championship and theWWE United States Championship.
Finlay's first match was forhis father's promotion inGlynn in 1974,[5] when he filled in for a wrestler whono-showed. He began wrestling on a full-time basis inCarrickfergus and throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the next four years before moving to England in 1978.[5] In England, he wrestled for independent promoters such asJackie Pallo,Orig Williams andBrian Dixon. On a visit to France in August 1980 Finlay made his television debut, teaming with Ian Gilmour as "Scotsmen" to lose to Guy Mercier (father ofMarc Mercier) and Alan Mitchells.[8] Around this time, he began working for various companies under theJoint Promotions banner.[9] Finlay defeatedAlan Kilby on 9 June 1982 to win his first title, the Joint PromotionsBritish Heavy Middleweight Championship.[10] He also formed the Riot Squad tag team withSkull Murphy (Peter Northey),[11][12] together winning the 1982World of Sport Top Tag Team Tournament.[13][14] At this time, Finlay's then-wife, "Princess" Paula Valdez, became hismanager.[15] Dressed in aNative American headdress, she would frequently admonish her husband for mistakes in the ring.[16]
He then won a tournament to crown a newBritish Light Heavyweight champion and fill the vacant position, defeating Ringo Rigby in the finals.[9] Finlay soon lost the championship, but later pinnedMarty Jones to win the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship.[9] He traded it back and forth with Jones for over two years before losing it a final time to Jones via disqualification. He defeated Jones to win Joint Promotions' British Light Heavyweight Championship. In the second half of the 1980s, he defeated Frank "Chic" Cullen on television for theBritish Heavy Middleweight Championship, but later lost it to Danny Collins.[17] In 1990 he became a champion at the top of the weight range when he won All Star'sBritish Heavyweight Championship. Finlay often competed onITV'sWorld of Sport programme as Dave "Fit" Finlay on which he had many matches against Jones, Collins,Big Daddy (whom he fought on TV during coverage of the 1984 and 1986FA Cup Final matches) and "The American Dream" Steve Adonis, as well as on Williams' Welsh language wrestling show,Reslo, forS4C.[18]
During this time, Finlay also began to wrestle in Japan, then in Germany and Austria for the European promotionCatch Wrestling Association.[5] While holding the British Heavyweight championship, he teamed with former rival Marty Jones to win the CWA tag title from Tony St. Clair andMile Zrno.[9] After losing the British championship toDave Taylor, Finlay began to focus more on the CWA, winning many of their championships.[9]
Finlay teamed withMark Rocco and Murphy in a 1989WWFdark match in London, defeating the team ofAl Perez,Dusty Wolfe andTim Horner.[19]
Finlay made his American wrestling debut inWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996, going by the ring name ofThe Belfast Bruiser.[20] Finlay made his WCW debut on 27 January episode ofSaturday Night by emerging from the stands to viciously attackLord Steven Regal, withTony Schiavone stating "It says Northern Ireland on the back of his jacket", as the only means of identification at the time. He then cut a promo to the camera in which he introduced himself and declared that Regal was an "English pig" who was "paying for400 years" of English-Irish conflict.[21] This marked the beginning of a lengthy feud between the Bruiser and Regal.[22] Bruiser won his first match in WCW on 10 February episode ofSaturday Night by defeatingenhancement talent Mike Marcello. The feud played out over subsequentSaturday Night episodes in which the Bruiser and Regal's stablematesThe Blue Bloods (Squire David Taylor andEarl Robert Eaton) interfered in each other's matches.[23][24][25] The Bruiser won a stiff encounter with Regal by disqualification atUncensored when the Blue Bloods again rushed the ring and assaulted him after Regal suffered a broken nose during the match.[26][27] The following night onNitro, Bruiser suffered his first loss in WCW againstRandy Savage.
After Regal pinned the Bruiser in a parking lot brawl on 29 April episode ofNitro,[28] the feud died down thereafter. The injuries sustained from the match would lead to Bruiser being removed from his scheduled tag team match with Regal atSlamboree.[29] Finlay would then take a hiatus off WCW television for a stint in Catch Wrestling Association, while abandoning the Belfast Bruiser persona in the process.
Finlay returned to WCW on 1 October 1997 by defeatingDave Taylor at a live event. He made his televised return on the 25 October episode ofSaturday Night as Fit Finlay, sporting a new look of short bleached-blond hair and no mustache. He defeatedBarry Houston in his televised return match. He participated in theWorld War 3 battle royal at thenamesake event on 23 November for a futureWCW World Heavyweight Championship title shot, but failed to win the match.
He was given apush upon his return, winning the majority of his matches in the mid-card. This culminated in him pinningBooker T to win theWorld Television Championship on the 4 May 1998 episode ofNitro, thus setting off a three-way feud with Booker andChris Benoit, who was also vying for the title.[10] Finlay retained the title against Benoit atSlamboree. Finlay also regularly defended the title on weekly WCW television against the likes ofChavo Guerrero Jr.,Kaos,The Renegade,Brad Armstrong,Jim Neidhart,Norman Smiley andPsychosis, before losing the World Television Championship back to Booker T atThe Great American Bash. Finlay unsuccessfully challenged Booker for the title in a rematch on the 2 July episode ofThunder. He received another title shot for the title againstChris Jericho on the 17 October episode ofSaturday Night but the match ended in a time limit draw.
Shortly after his title loss, Finlay began feuding withAlex Wright, who was angry at Finlay for having ended the wrestling career of his father, Steve Wright, which led to a match between the two atHalloween Havoc, where Finlay was pinned by Wright.[30] However, Finlay defeated Wright in a rematch on the 29 October episode ofThunder. Finlay would then team with WCW colleagueJerry Flynn to participate inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling'sSuper Grade Tag League, with their team losing all of their matches in the tournament and coming in last place. He returned from the tour of NJPW in December and then teamed with Flynn againstBrian Adams andScott Norton in a losing effort atStarrcade.
After defeatingVan Hammer at theSouled Outpay-per-view on 17 January 1999, Finlay was randomly paired withDave Taylor to participate in a tournament for the vacantWorld Tag Team Championship, where they lost toThe Faces of Fear in alumberjack match in the opening round, thus moving to the Losers' Bracket, where they defeatedBilly Kidman andChavo Guerrero Jr. in the opening round but lost toChris Benoit andDean Malenko in the second round. On the 10 June episode ofThunder, Finlay unsuccessfully challengedRick Steiner for the World Television Championship. In the summer of 1999, Finlay resumed his alliance with Taylor, which also expanded to include former rivalSteven Regal, but the trio did not achieve much success. During that time, Finlay began competing in the emerging hardcore division. AtBash at the Beach, he won a Junkyard Invitational involvingCiclope,Jerry Flynn,Johnny Grunge,Hak,Horace Hogan,Brian Knobbs,Hugh Morrus,La Parka, Steve Regal,Rocco Rock,Silver King, Dave Taylor, andMikey Whipwreck, winning what was initially announced to be for the "WCW Hardcore Championship", although the actual lineage would not begin untilMayhem (1999), thus leaving Finlay with a trophy instead of an actual championship.
He legitimately suffered a badly lacerated nerve in his leg during ahardcore match at a house show inJackson, Mississippi on 25 July 1999, which nearly cost him use of the leg.[10] As he was wrestling Knobbs, he was thrown into a table in the corner of the ring, causing it to shatter and the shards to cut into his leg. He managed to regain use of the limb and would return to WCW atStarrcade by assisting Knobbs in interfering inNorman Smiley'sHardcore Championship title defense againstMeng.[9] Finlay unsuccessfully challenged Smiley for the Hardcore Championship on the 23 December episode ofThunder. In his continued pursuit of the Hardcore Championship, Finlay began regularly teaming with Knobbs as well. At the2000 Souled Out event, Finlay unsuccessfully challenged Knobbs for the Hardcore Championship in a four-way match, also involving Smiley and Meng.
Shortly after, Finlay formed a trio of the "Hardcore Army" with Knobbs andThe Dog as they defeated3 Count in a hardcore match on the 1 March episode ofThunder. They feuded withVampiro, leading to afalls count anywhere match between Finlay and Vampiro atUncensored, which Finlay lost.[31] Finlay left wrestling in the summer of 2000 and accepted the position of a backstage road agent for WCW. His final match in WCW was atMillennium Final, where he competed twice, firstly in abattle royal and secondly in anOctoberfest Hardcore match against Smiley in a losing effort. Finlay remained in the company as a road agent until WCW was bought by theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 2001.
When WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE), Finlay began working for the company as a trainer for new wrestlers. He trained futureWWE championsJohn Cena andRandy Orton and was eventually put in charge of training theWWE Divas for their matches.[9] In May 2001, he wrestled three matches in Germany and England.
Finlay began working on a comeback on March 21, 2004, wrestling in a match defeatingJamie Noble at a house show inGlasgow and losing toHeidenreich in a house show inBelfast on October 8, 2004. Promos began airing for his impending in-ring return on 30 December 2005. Hisgimmick was that of a proud native Irishman who loved to fight. At the age of 47, Finlay made his televised debut on the 20 January 2006 edition ofSmackDown! againstMatt Hardy, which ended in a disqualification after he refused to break a five-count while pummelling Hardy against the ropes.[32] After the match, Finlay stomped Hardy's face into the ring steps, establishing himself as avillain.[33] This earned him the nickname "The Fighting Irish Bastard".[citation needed]
Finlay continued to establish himself on theSmackDown! roster. During February and March 2006, he feuded withBobby Lashley that began after he cost Lashley his unbeaten streak by interfering in Lashley's match withJBL atNo Way Out.[34] This feud would see the pair brawl on many occasions, including a parking lot segment in which Lashley tried to overturn a car onto Finlay. Later, the pair competed in a Money in the Bank qualifierlumberjack match that Finlay won. During this time, Finlay began to wield ashillelagh as a weapon. On 2 April, Finlay competed at his firstWrestleMania,WrestleMania 22. He faced five other WWE superstars from both theRaw andSmackDown! brands in aMoney in the Bank ladder match, which also included Lashley, who won a last chance battle royal. This match was eventually won byRob Van Dam.[35] Finlay next entered theKing of the Ring tournament onSmackDown!, defeating his first round opponentChris Benoit,[36] before being beaten by his rival Lashley, who advanced to the finals atJudgment Day.[37] Finlay helped the other finalist,Booker T, defeat Lashley in the King of the Ring finals.[38] At the same pay-per-view, Finlay lost to Benoit.[39]
Beginning on the 26 May episode ofSmackDown!, Finlay was joined byLittle Bastard, who came out from under the ring to attack Finlay's opponents.[40] Finlay then joined forces withWilliam Regal as loyal subjects of the newly renamed King Booker and hisCourt.[41] Both men were later "knighted" by the King, and Finlay briefly used the nameSir Finlay. During his time as part of the court, Finlay picked up a win againstWorld Heavyweight ChampionRey Mysterio in a non-title match before defeating the court's main foe Bobby Lashley to take Lashley'sUnited States Championship.[42] Finlay defended the championship on several occasions, often with help from Little Bastard, and even defended it against Regal, his fellow court member, atThe Great American Bash.[43] He lost the title toMr. Kennedy on the 1 September edition ofSmackDown! in aTriple Threat match that also involved Bobby Lashley.[44] After the title loss, Finlay continued to attack and wrestle threats to court leader King Booker and his newly won World Heavyweight Championship, including Lashley andBatista. Finlay defeated King Booker in a non-title singles match and lost in a fatal four-way match atNo Mercy for the title.[45] After leaving the court, Finlay continued to feud with Batista. AtArmageddon, Finlay and King Booker faced Batista and his partner, WWE ChampionJohn Cena from Raw but were defeated.[46]
Shortly after theRoyal Rumble, Finlay began a feud withThe Boogeyman. AtNo Way Out, he and Little Bastard defeated The Boogeyman and The Little Boogeyman.[47] Finlay earned a place in theMoney in the Bank ladder match atWrestleMania 23; however, Mr. Kennedy wonthe match.[48] Following this loss, he would feud with Kennedy, after an attack on Little Bastard (now renamed "Hornswoggle") during the Money in the Bank match, andJamie Noble for assaulting Hornswoggle after he won theCruiserweight Championship. Finlay's feud, however, would quickly redirect toKane after Finlay accidentally spilled coffee on him. The two also became involved with Batista andThe Great Khali. AtSaturday Night's Main Event XXXV, he and Khali lost to Batista and Kane.[49] Kane beat him atSummerSlam.[50] Finlay defeated Kane in aBelfast Brawl rematch a few weeks later.[51]
Finlay and Hornswoggle briefly separated when Hornswoggle was stripped of the Cruiserweight title,[52] and briefly moving toRaw with his "illegitimate father",Mr. McMahon. Finlay then feuded with Rey Mysterio by attacking him during a confrontational interview with JBL.[53] AtNo Mercy, Finlay faked an injury after taking abump to the outside. Once placed on a stretcher, Finlay suddenly rose and attacked Mysterio, forcing Rey to be carried out on the stretcher.[54] The feud continued atCyber Sunday, where fans voted for the two to face-off in aStretcher match. Mysterio came out on top,[55] but Finlay retaliated with a victory on the edition of 9 November ofSmackDown!.[56] The feud ended when the two faced on opposite teams atSurvivor Series, which Finlay's team lost.[57]
Finlay reunited with Hornswoggle by coming to rescue him in a match against The Great Khali, turning both Finlay and Hornswogglefaces.[58] AtArmageddon, Finlay was placed in a match with Khali. Finlay scored an upset win after Hornswoggle interfered by hitting Khali in the groin with ashillelagh.[59] Still battling Khali and his translator, Ranjin Singh, with Hornswoggle, he qualified for theRoyal Rumble. He drew number 27, but was immediately disqualified when he entered before his time to save Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle, who was also a competitor in the Rumble, was disqualified as well.[60] Finlay fought in the SmackDownElimination Chamber match atNo Way Out, ultimately being pinned after achokeslam on the steel floor byThe Undertaker.[61]
Finlay then began making occasional appearances onRaw to protect Hornswoggle from Mr. McMahon, who had been showing him "tough love". After Hornswoggle wasinjured by JBL in a steel cage match,[62] JBL revealed that Finlay, and not McMahon, was Hornswoggle's father.[63] A week after, on 3 March, Finlay admitted to this fact.[64] AtWrestleMania XXIV he was defeated by JBL in a Belfast Brawl, where Hornswoggle also reappeared.[65]
As part of the2008 WWE supplemental draft, Finlay was drafted to theECW brand.[66] He and Hornswoggle challengedJohn Morrison and the Miz for theWWE Tag Team Championship atNight of Champions, but lost. Throughout the rest of 2008, Finlay challenged for theECW Championship. He, along withMatt Hardy,Chavo Guerrero, The Miz andECW ChampionMark Henry participated in the first ever Championship Scramble match atUnforgiven, which was won by Hardy won.[67] He defeated Mark Henry on an episode ofECW to earn an opportunity for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated by Hardy. Then he started a feud with Henry, and the feud ended when Finlay defeated Henry in a Belfast Brawl match atArmageddon.[68]
Finlay entered his third Royal Rumble match at theeponymous pay-per-view on 25 January 2009, where he entered at number 14 and lasted 30 minutes before being eliminated by Kane.[69] AtNo Way Out, Finlay facedJack Swagger for theECW World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.[70] On the 13 March episode ofSmackDown, Finlay defeatedThe Brian Kendrick to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match atWrestleMania 25.[71] At the event, Finlay failed to win the match as it was won byCM Punk.[72] In the2009 Supplemental Draft, Finlay and Hornswoggle were separated when Hornswoggle was drafted to Raw.[73] In late May 2009, Finlay suffered alegitimate eye injury, sidelining him temporarily.[74] He returned on 16 June, attacking ECW World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Dreamer,Christian, and Jack Swagger. AtThe Bash, he participated in a Championship Scramble match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, which also included Christian, Swagger and Henry, but Dreamer retained the title. Finlay did not return toECW after that.[75]
He was traded to the SmackDown brand on 29 June 2009.[76] He went on to form part ofJohn Morrison's team atSurvivor Series, but was eliminated bySheamus, and his team eventually lost. In late 2009, he began pursuing theIntercontinental Championship by feuding withDrew McIntyre, which he failed to win. His final televised match in WWE was on the 4 June 2010 episode ofSmackDown, where he competed in a 15-manbattle royal. He failed to win as the match was won by former rival Rey Mysterio.[77] Between June and October, Finlay worked in house shows. In October 2010, Finlay retired from WWE and became a backstage producer.
Finlay was released by WWE in March 2011 after authorising the interruption of theUS national anthem byThe Miz during a house show, which offended many, includingNational Guard members who were in attendance. Finlay stated that his intention was to intensify the audience's dislike of the Miz in preparation for the latter'sWrestleMania XXVII main event appearance, but accepted full responsibility for his dismissal.[78]
After being released from WWE, Finlay was contacted byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) several times, but was unable to agree upon contractual terms.[78] He began to wrestle again on theindependent circuit, making his first appearance on 26 July 2011, defeatingSami Callihan atEvolve 9.[79]
On 20 August 2011, Finlay made his debut forPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), taking part in the2011 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. He was eliminated from the tournament in the first round byPWG World ChampionKevin Steen.[80]
On 28 October 2011, Finlay's debut forYoshihiro Tajiri'sSmash promotion was announced, when he was revealed as the mysterious "King of Terror", Michael Kovac had promised to bring to the promotion and named first everSmash ChampionStarBuck's first challenger for the title.[81] On 24 November atSmash.23, Finlay defeated StarBuck to become the new Smash Champion.[82] On 19 February, Finlay made his first successful defence of the Smash Championship, defeating Tajiri. Prior to the event, Smash had announced that it would cease its operations on 14 March, which led to Finlay vacating the Smash Championship after the title defence.[83]
On 6 November 2011, Finlay wrestled in the main event of aStampede Wrestling show inBarrie, Ontario[84] in a losing effort againstHarry Smith.
On 21 January 2012, Fit Finlay returned to DOA Pro Wrestling inPortland, Oregon to face Ethan H. D. for the DOA Heavyweight Championship.[85][86]
On 12 May 2012, atBorder Wars, Finlay made his debut forRing of Honor (ROH), unsuccessfully challengingRoderick Strong for theROH World Television Championship.[87] On 24 May, Finlay made his debut forWrestling New Classic (WNC), the follow-up promotion to Smash, defeatingAkira in the main event.[88] Two days later, Finlay defeatedZeus in the main event of another WNC event. Finlay's first tour of WNC concluded on 27 May, when he, Akira andSyuri defeatedKana,Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri in a six-person main event. On 24 June at ROH'sBest in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis iPPV, Finlay was defeated byMichael Elgin.[89]
Finlay returned to WNC on 20 September, when he defeatedRay Mendoza Jr. in the main event atKorakuen Hall.[90] Following the match, Finlay announced that he was done with WNC for the time being due to re-signing with WWE.[91] Despite no longer scheduled to make appearances for WNC, Finlay was named the head of the WNC Championship Committee.[92]
Finlay wrestled his retirement match on 22 December 2012 at Hangover No.5 inHanover, Germany, teaming with his sonDavid Finlay Jr. to defeatRobbie Brookside and"Dirty" Dan Collins in an Irish street fight.[6]
Following a stint on theindependent circuit and a year after the house show incident, Finlay returned to WWE on 11 July 2012 as a backstage producer. The two sides had been negotiating sinceWrestleMania XXVIII, but there were situations that delayed the deal being finalised.[93] During the following years, Finlay made some cameo appearances, usually separating brawling wrestlers.[94] He was also one of four wrestlers who presentedTyler Bate with theWWE UK Championship after Bate won the related tournament in January 2017.[95] AfterLana was unable to compete in the2019 women's Royal Rumble match following an attack byNia Jax during her entrance, Finlay gave fellow Irish wrestlerBecky Lynch permission to replace Lana; Lynch would go on to win the match and subsequently headlineWrestleMania 35, where she would win both theRaw Women's Championship andSmackDown Women's Championship in aWinner Takes Alltriple threat match againstRonda Rousey andCharlotte Flair.
On 16 April 2020, Finlay was among the several WWE employees who were furloughed as part of theCOVID-19 budget cuts but returned to work in November of the same year. In November, he was re-hired as a trainer and assistant coach at theWWE Performance Center inOrlando, Florida.[96]
Finlay has received praise from fellow professional wrestlers and peers. He reportedly assisted in the transition of WWE's presentation of theWWE Divas frombra and panties matches to more respectful traditional wrestling.[97] Former WWE DivaVictoria attested: "He made us and molded us. He got to know what made us tick, exposed that, and there was nothing we couldn't do. Today, the girls pick and choose what moves they want to do. If Fit Finlay wasn't around, that wouldn't happen. We worked stiff. We made contact."[98]
Other women wrestlers such asTorrie Wilson,Lita,Jazz,Stacy Keibler,Molly Holly,The Bella Twins,Beth Phoenix,Natalya,Trish Stratus,Ruby Riott,Liv Morgan,Sarah Logan,Sasha Banks,Charlotte Flair,Becky Lynch,Lana,Bayley, andRonda Rousey have credited Finlay for helping them hone their wrestling abilities and find their identities. They described Finlay as "an incredible wrestler and patient coach who treats everyone equally and brings out the best in them".[99]
WWE WrestlerBatista has credited Finlay as "the unsung hero who changed the direction of his career" and personally requested Finlay to induct him in the Hall of Fame ceremony. Former WWE wrestler and trainerLance Storm and formerAEW wrestler/executive and current WWE wrestlerCody Rhodes have also praised Finlay's mentoring skills and for putting new talents over.[100]
| Year | Title | Gimmick | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | WCW/nWo Revenge | Fit Finlay | Video game debut |
| 1999 | WCW/nWo Thunder | Fit Finlay | |
| 1999 | WCW Nitro | Fit Finlay | Last WCW video game |
| 2006 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 | Finlay | First WWE video game |
| 2007 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 | Finlay | |
| 2008 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | Finlay | |
| 2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | Finlay | |
| 2010 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 | Finlay | |
| 2014 | WWE SuperCard | Fit Finlay | Mobile game |
| 2014 | WWE 2K15 | Fit Finlay | Downloadable content (DLC) |
| 2015 | WWE 2K16 | Fit Finlay | Last video game appearance |
Finlay's father,Dave Finlay Sr., is a former wrestler and wrestling coach and was appointedMBE in the2024 New Year Honours "For Services to Olympic Wrestling in Northern Ireland".[101] His grandfather was a professional wrestler, and his sister was areferee. His uncle, Albert, was agoalkeeper forGlentoran F.C. in the 1960s and 1970s. Finlay was previously married to his former manager, Princess Paula.[102] He is currently married to Melanie "Mel" Duffin and has three children, the eldest of whom,David, was born in Germany.[5]
His children have been involved in wrestling, either at theamateur orprofessional level. His eldest son. David, has wrestled forNew Japan Pro-Wrestling since 2015.[103] His daughter, Alanna, won theGeorgia state championship during her youth.[104] His youngest son,Brogan, trained for a brief time at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling dojo before theCOVID-19 pandemic, and was signed to WWE in December 2023, where he currently performs under the ring name Uriah Connors.[105]
Fit Finlay signed with the WWF as a Road Agent after WCW was purchased.
Finlay Superstar Stats – WCW Hardcore Champion
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