 Coffey in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Coffey (1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (age 37) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Relative | Mark Coffey (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Joe Coffey |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Trained by | Killian Dain Finn Bálor Johnny Moss |
| Debut | 30 May 2009 |
Joseph Coffey (born 22 May 1988) is a Scottishprofessional wrestler. He is best known for his time inWWE, where he performed on theNXT brand as the leader ofGallus.[1] Coffey was currently wrestles in theBritish independent wrestling circuit,[2] includingInsane Championship Wrestling where he is a former two-timeICW World Heavyweight Champion and a formerICW Zero-G Champion.[3][4] Coffey has also fought in Japan forPro Wrestling ZERO1 where he became the first ever Scottish wrestler to perform in theKorakuen Hall.[5][6] Coffey's younger brotherMark Coffey is also a professional wrestler and the pair often tag team together as "The Coffey Brothers".[7]
On 6 February 2011 Coffey made hisInsane Championship Wrestling (ICW) debut atThe Notorious ICW, in a match where he teamed with Rob Terry in a defeat against tezzaboi46 (lost a frame boy) and Viktor Boloshov (FBI informant). On 3 April, atNightmare on Renfrew Street Coffey was unsuccessful at winning theICW Zero-G Championship in a Six-Way Championship Scramble match won byNoam Dar. On 6 May 2012 atUp In Smoke! Coffey teamed with his brotherMark Coffey to defeat Andy Wild andNoam Dar in the First Round match of theICW Tag Team Championship tournament. On 1 July atInsane In The Membrane The Coffey Brothers were defeated in the Semi Final match of the tournament.
On 31 July 2016, Coffey defeatedBig Damo to win theICW World Heavyweight Championship, only forWolfgang to cash in his Square Go contract to win the title. On 16 April 2017 atBarraMania 3, Coffey defeatedTrent Seven to become the ICW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time. After the match he aligned himself with Red Lightning after attacking Mark Dallas, turning heel in the process. At Shug's Hoose Party 4, he retained the title againstJack Jester in a steel cage match. Coffey would have a number of successful title defences of the championship over the next few months against the likes ofJack Jester,Pete Dunne, NXT's Kassius Ohno, and others. At Fear and Loathing X at the SSE Hydro, in front of ICW's biggest crowd to date Joe lost the ICW World Heavyweight Championship againstBT Gunn in his second consecutive main event of that event. The following day viaTwitter, Joe announced his departure from ICW after 6 years.[8]
On 29 April 2018 atBarramania 4, Joe returned to the company and challenged brother Mark to anICW Zero-G Championship match atShugs Hoose Party 5, which was later rescheduled forFear and Loathing XI due to a clash with WWE NXT UK tapings. AtFear and Loathing XI, he defeated Mark to win the championship.
Coffey's debut was made during the second night of the2018 NXT At Download live event in Donington Park, Leicestershire, England where he eliminatedTucker in the first round of theNXT United Kingdom ChampionshipTournament.[9] He advanced to the semi-finals held on the opening night of the 2018 WWE UK Championship Tournament but was eliminated byTravis Banks.[10] Coffey joined the inaugural run of NXT UK on the October 17 episode during which he defeatedMark Andrews. On the November 7 episode of NXT UK, he reunited with his longtime tag team partner Mark Coffey and debuted in NXT UK as The Coffey Brothers.[11]
On the January 9 episode of NXT UK, Joe and Mark Coffey debuted their new stable nameGallus after joining forces withWolfgang. They defeated teamBritish Strong Style in a six-man tag match during this episode. On January 12 atNXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Coffey had a title match for the NXT UK Championship againstPete Dunne, where he lost. After the match, Coffey was hit by a Big Boot by a debutingWalter.[12] On the May 8 episode of NXT UK, Coffey won a title shot qualifier for the NXT UK Championship after defeatingFlash Morgan Webster. He advanced to the June 5 episode of NXT UK where he competed in a Number One Contender Fatal Four Way Match against Travis Banks,Dave Mastiff, andJordan Devlin. AtNXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, Coffey lost a NXT UK title match against Walter.[13]
On 30 June 2020, Coffey was suspended by WWE following sexual misconduct allegations that were made public as part of the#SpeakingOut movement.[14] He returned to WWE later in 2020.[15]
AtNXT Heatwave, Coffey and the rest of Gallus made theirNXT debuts, attackingDiamond Mine.[16] Gallus was suspended in September for attacking officials. Coffey returned atNXT Stand & Deliver, helping Gallus retain theNXT Tag Team Championship againstCreed Brothers and The Family.[17]
In April 2024,ESPN reported that Gallus help trainedThe Rock for histag team match withUndisputed WWE Universal ChampionRoman Reigns againstCody Rhodes andWorld Heavyweight ChampionSeth "Freakin" Rollins at Night 1 ofWrestleMania XL.[18] On the May 14, 2024 episode of NXT, and as the show was going off the air, the cameras went backstage, showingWes Lee,Josh Briggs andIvar assaulted backstage. The attackers were revealed to be Gallus, making their first televised appearance on NXT since the February 13, 2024 episode of NXT.[19] Later, NXT General ManagerAva announced that Joe would replace Ivar onthe triple threat match.[20] The following week, both Coffey and Lee pinned Briggs, and the two men were considered the winner. Later that night, NXT General Manager Ava set up a triple threat match between Coffey, Lee andOba Femi for theNXT North American Championship, where Femi successfully retained his title on June 9 atNXT Battleground.[21][22] On May 2, 2025, all members of Gallus were released from WWE.[23]
Coffey is a supporter of Scottish football teamCeltic[24]
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