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|names=Belfast Bruiser<br />Dave Finlay<br />Fit Finlay<br />'''Finlay'''<br /> Sir Finlay |
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|10|20|}} |
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|birth_place=[[Belfast|Belfast, Northern Ireland]] |
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|resides= [[Atlanta, Georgia]], [[United States]] |
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|billed=[[Belfast]], [[Ireland]]<br />[[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]<!-- On the 22nd June episode of SmackDown, Tony Chimel announced Finlay as being from Belfast, Northern Island --> |
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'''David Edward "Dave" Finlay, Sr.''' (born [[October 20]], [[1958]]) is a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Road agent (professional wrestling)|road agent]] from [[Belfast]], [[Ireland]]. He is currently wrestling on the [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|''SmackDown!'']] brand of [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) under the [[ring name]] '''Finlay'''. |
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==Wrestling career== |
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Finlay began his wrestling career in [[Carrickfergus]], [[Northern Ireland]], before moving over to [[Great Britain|Britain]] in [[1978]]. While in England, Finlay wrestled for various companies under the Joint Promotions banner. Finlay defeated Alan Kilby on [[June 9]], [[1982]] to win his first title, the Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title. The belt was traded back and forth with various opponents over the rest of the year, but in early [[1983]], Finlay lost it for the last time. He then won a tournament to crown a new British Light Heavyweight champion, a vacant belt at the time, defeating British Legend Ringo Rigby in the finals. |
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Finlay soon lost that belt, but gained another, beating [[Marty Jones]] to win the "World Mid-Heavyweight title" which he traded back and forth with Jones for over two years losing it a final time to Jones via disqualification{{ref|DQ}}. Later, Finlay once again defeated Marty Jones en route to winning Joint Promotions' British Light Heavyweight title. He won a major [[United Kingdom|British]] title; All-Star's [[British Heavyweight Championship#All Star Promotions|British Heavyweight Championship]]. Finlay often competed on [[ITV]]'s [[World of Sport (UK television show)|World of Sport]] programme as '''David "Fit" Finlay'''. |
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During this time, Finlay also began to wrestle in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] for one of the biggest companies in Europe, the [[Catch Wrestling Association]]. While holding the All-Star title, he teamed with his old foe Marty Jones to win the CWA tag titles from Tony St. Clair (the man from whom he won the All-Star title) and his partner, [[Miles Zrno]]. After losing the All-Star title to [[David Taylor (wrestler)|Dave Taylor]], Finlay began to focus more on CWA, winning many of their titles. |
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===World Championship Wrestling=== |
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Before his current run in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]], Finlay was best known in the [[United States]] for his run in [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] from [[1995]]–[[2000]], first as '''The Belfast Bruiser'''; a nickname he had previously used while in the UK, and later as '''"Fit" Finley'''. His momentum began during a feud with [[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]] in 1996, including an infamous parking lot brawl on [[WCW Monday Nitro]] during which Finlay got glass in his eye, leading to him wrestling with an eye-patch for several months. In 1998, he won the [[WCW World Television Championship]] and feuded with the likes of [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]]. Before long, he was a well established [[Professional wrestling slang#M|midcarder]] with his newly modified name, both in spelling and pronunciation, '''Fit Finlay'''. |
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Near the end of his WCW run, he won the "Hardcore Junkyard Invitational" at ''[[Bash at the Beach]]'', winning a "hardcore trophy". However, he legitimately suffered a badly lacerated nerve in his leg during a hardcore match at a house show in Jackson, MS, in July [[1999]], which nearly cost him use of the leg. As he was wrestling [[Brian Knobbs]], he was thrown into a table in the corner of the ring, causing it to shatter and the shards to cut his leg. He managed to regain use of the limb and came back later in the year, but by that point, all momentum he had from the Junkyard Invitational win was lost. In 2000, Finlay formed a trio of "Hardcore Soldiers" with Brian Knobbs and [[Al Green (wrestler)|Al Green]]. They feuded with [[Vampiro]], including a match between Finlay and Vampiro at [[WCW Uncensored]] 2000, which marked Finlay’s last appearance on a WCW pay-per-view. His final match in WCW was at a German [[house show]] in November of 2000, losing to [[Norman Smiley]] in a hardcore match. |
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===World Wrestling Entertainment=== |
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Finlay began work on a comeback in 2004, even wrestling in a match against [[Jamie Noble]] at a house show in Glasgow, Scotland, and promos began airing for his impending in-ring return in December 2005. His [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] is that of a proud native Irishman who loves to fight. His first televised WWE match was on the [[January 20]], [[2006]] airing of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' against [[Matt Hardy]], which ended in a disqualification loss for Finlay. After the match, Finlay dragged Hardy to the steel ring steps and smashed Hardy's face into them with his boot, quickly establishing himself as a [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]. This helped to give him the nickname, "The Fighting Irish Bastard". |
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Finlay continued to establish himself on the ''SmackDown!'' roster. During February and March 2006, Finlay was involved in an intense feud with [[Bobby Lashley]] which began when Finlay cost Lashley his unbeaten streak by interfering in Lashley's match with [[John Layfield|JBL]] at No Way Out. 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 qualifier Lumberjack Match that Finlay won. During this time, Finlay began to wield a [[Shillelagh (weapon)|shillelagh]] as a weapon. |
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On [[April 2]], 2006 Finlay competed in his first [[WrestleMania]], [[WrestleMania 22]]. He faced five other WWE Superstars, from both the ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]'' and ''SmackDown!'' brands in a [[Money in the Bank ladder match]]. This match was eventually won by then ''RAW'' superstar and former ECW superstar [[Rob Van Dam]]. |
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Finlay next entered into the [[King of the Ring#2006|King of the Ring tournament]] on ''Smackdown!'', defeating his first round opponent [[Chris Benoit]] before being beaten by his rival Lashley, who advanced to the finals at [[WWE Judgment Day#2006|WWE Judgment Day 2006]]. Finlay lost to Chris Benoit at [[WWE Judgment Day#2006|WWE Judgment Day 2006]]. Finlay helped the other finalist, [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]], to defeat Lashley in the King of the Ring final. |
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Beginning on the [[May 26]] episode of ''SmackDown!'', Finlay was joined by [[Dylan Postl|The Little Bastard]] character Hornswoggle who came out from under the ring to attack Finlay's opponents. Finlay joined forces with [[William Regal]] as loyal subjects of the newly renamed [[Booker Huffman|King Booker]] and his [[King Booker's Court|Court]]. Both men were later "[[knighted]]" by the King, and Finlay used the name '''Sir Finlay'''. |
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During his time as part of the court, Finlay picked up a win against [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Champion]] [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]] in a non-title match before defeating the court's main foe Bobby Lashley to take Lashley's [[WWE United States Championship]]. Finlay defended the championship on several occasions, often with help from [[Dylan Postl|Little Bastard]], and even defended it against fellow court member [[William Regal]] at [[WWE The Great American Bash#2006|The Great American Bash]] before losing the title to [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]] on the [[September 1]], 2006 edition of ''SmackDown!'' in a triple threat match that also involved [[Franklin Lashley|Bobby Lashley]]. |
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After the title loss, Finlay continued to attack and wrestle threats to court leader [[Booker Huffman|King Booker]] and his newly won [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]; including [[Franklin Lashley|Lashley]] and [[Dave Bautista|Batista]]. Finlay defeated [[Booker Huffman|King Booker]] in a non-title singles match and losing in a four way match at [[WWE No Mercy#2006|No Mercy 2006]] for the title. After leaving the court Finlay continued to feud with Batista. On the November 10, 2006 edition of [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|''SmackDown'']] he returned to fight Batista in a singles match which he lost after Batista pinned him after a [[Professional wrestling throws#spinebuster|Spinebuster]]. |
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At Armageddon, Finlay and King Booker faced Batista and his partner, the [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]] from [[WWE Raw|RAW]], but were defeated. |
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At [[Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble 2007]], Finlay participated in his first [[Royal Rumble]] match. He drew number 2 and started out against the number one entry, [[Ric Flair]]. He was eliminated 12th by [[Shawn Michaels]]. Shortly after the Royal Rumble, Finlay began a feud with [[Marty Wright|The Boogeyman]]. At [[WWE No Way Out#2007|WWE No Way Out]] he competed in a tag team match with [[Dylan Postl|Little Bastard]] going against [[Marty Wright|The Boogeyman]] and The Little Boogeyman. The match was won by Finlay and Little Bastard (the latter has since been renamed [[Dylan Postl|Hornswoggle]]). |
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Finlay earned a place in the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] at [[WrestleMania 23]] by beating [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Alvin Burke, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] in a Triple Threat qualifier. However at WrestleMania the match was won by [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]]. Following this, he would feud with Mr. Kennedy after Kennedy performed his finisher on Hornswoggle during the Money in the Bank match, and Jamie Noble for assaulting Hornswoggle after he won the Cruiserweight championship. However, Finlay's feud would quickly redirect to [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], after Kane assaulted Finlay for spilling coffee on him, with both men interfering in each other's matches, and involving themselves with Batista and [[The Great Khali]]'s matches. At [[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]] he and [[The Great Khali]] lost to Batista & Kane in a tag team match. He lost against Kane at [[SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam]]. Finlay defeated Kane in a Belfast Street Fight rematch a few weeks later. |
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==Personal life== |
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Dave has a wife named Manuela and a son named David.<ref>[Stated in an article about Dave's leg injury in the #55 issue of WCW Magazine.]</ref> |
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==In Wrestling== |
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*'''Finishing and signature moves''' |
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:*'''''[[Celtic Cross]]''''' ([[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Kryptonite Krunch|Air Raid Crash]]) |
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:*'''''[[Celtic knot|Celtic Knot]]''''' ([[Professional wrestling holds#Indian deathlock|Modified Indian deathlock]]) - Mid-2007 |
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:*'''''Finlay Roll''''' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry slam|Rolling fireman's carry slam]]) - [[WCW]] |
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:*'''[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Tombstone piledriver|Kneeling belly to belly piledriver]]''' - WCW |
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:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Seated senton|Running seated senton]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#European uppercut|European uppercut]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Short-arm clothesline|Short-arm clothesline]] |
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:*[[Boston crab#Elevated Boston crab|Elevated Boston crab]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Armbar takedown|Arm breaker DDT]] |
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:*[[Leg drop]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]] to a kneeling opponent |
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:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Snapmare|Snapmare]] followed by a knee to the back, then a [[Professional wrestling holds#Surfboard|surfboard]] |
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:*[[Dropkick|Low dropkick]] |
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*'''Signature Foreign Object''' |
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:*[[Shillelagh (weapon)|Shillelagh]] |
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:*[[Dylan Postl|Hornswoggle]] |
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*'''Wrestlers managed by Finlay''' |
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:*[[Al Green (wrestler)|The Dog]] |
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:*[[Brian Knobbs]] |
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:*[[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]] |
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*'''Nicknames''' |
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:*The Fighting Irish Bastard |
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:*The Man Who Loves To Fight<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/322528231/results/|title=No Mercy 2006 results - October 8, 2006|accessdate=2007-08-13|publisher=WWE.com|quote=The Man Who Loves to Fight vowed to stay true to his creed, and King Booker’s Royal Court appeared to be on the brink of an epic collapse.}}</ref> |
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:*The Celtic Bruiser<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/flairfinlay|title=Flair and Finlay in legendary first|accessdate=2007-08-13|publisher=WWE.com}}</ref> |
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*'''Entrance Themes''' |
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:*"Lambeg" - available on [[WWE The Music, Vol. 7]] |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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*'''[[All Star Wrestling|All-Star Promotions]]''' |
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**[[British Heavyweight Championship#All Star Promotions|British Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time) |
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*'''[[United Kingdom|British]] Championships''' |
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**World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times) |
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*'''Commonwealth Championships''' |
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**CW British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time) |
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**CW Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time) |
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**CW World Middleweight Championship (4 times) |
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**CW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Marty Jones |
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*'''[[Fighting Spirit magazine|FIGHTING SPIRIT magazine]] |
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**LL Cool J Award |
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*'''[[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] Championships''' |
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**Irish National Championship (1 time) |
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*'''Joint Promotions''' |
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**British Heavy Middleweight Championship (5 times) |
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**British Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) |
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*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' |
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**PWI ranked him # '''278''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. |
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*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]''' |
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**[[WCW World Television Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|1 time]]) |
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**WCW Hardcore Junkyard Invitational Trophy winner (Listed by World Wrestling Entertainment as one [[WCW Hardcore Championship]] [[List of WCW Hardcore Champions|title reign]]) |
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*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]''' |
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**[[WWE United States Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]]) |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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*[http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/finlay.html Dave Finlay at Accelerator3359.com] |
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*[http://www.bodyslamming.com/wwe/fitfinaly.html Dave Finlay at Bodyslamming.com] |
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* [http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/biography.cgi?fitfinla Dave Finlay at OtherArena.com] |
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* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/ Wrestling-Titles.com] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/finlay/bio/ WWE profile] |
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*{{imdb name|id=0277970|name=Dave Finlay}} |
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*[http://www.wrestlingrevealed.com/bios/finlay.php Finlay at WrestlingRevealed.com] |
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Revision as of 00:42, 3 October 2007
Dave Finlay | |
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | October 20, 1958
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Belfast Bruiser Dave Finlay Fit Finlay Finlay Sir Finlay |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Billed weight | [undue weight? ] |
Billed from | Belfast, Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Trained by | Ted Betley |
Debut | October 1978 |
David Edward "Dave" Finlay, Sr. (born October 20, 1958) is a professional wrestler and road agent from Belfast, Ireland. He is currently wrestling on the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Finlay.
Wrestling career
Finlay began his wrestling career in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, before moving over to Britain in 1978. While in England, Finlay wrestled for various companies under the Joint Promotions banner. Finlay defeated Alan Kilby on June 9, 1982 to win his first title, the Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title. The belt was traded back and forth with various opponents over the rest of the year, but in early 1983, Finlay lost it for the last time. He then won a tournament to crown a new British Light Heavyweight champion, a vacant belt at the time, defeating British Legend Ringo Rigby in the finals.
Finlay soon lost that belt, but gained another, beating Marty Jones to win the "World Mid-Heavyweight title" which he traded back and forth with Jones for over two years losing it a final time to Jones via disqualification[1]. Later, Finlay once again defeated Marty Jones en route to winning Joint Promotions' British Light Heavyweight title. He won a major British title; All-Star's British Heavyweight Championship. Finlay often competed on ITV's World of Sport programme as David "Fit" Finlay.
During this time, Finlay also began to wrestle in Germany and Austria for one of the biggest companies in Europe, the Catch Wrestling Association. While holding the All-Star title, he teamed with his old foe Marty Jones to win the CWA tag titles from Tony St. Clair (the man from whom he won the All-Star title) and his partner, Miles Zrno. After losing the All-Star title to Dave Taylor, Finlay began to focus more on CWA, winning many of their titles.
World Championship Wrestling
Before his current run in WWE, Finlay was best known in the United States for his run in WCW from 1995–2000, first as The Belfast Bruiser; a nickname he had previously used while in the UK, and later as "Fit" Finley. His momentum began during a feud with Lord Steven Regal in 1996, including an infamous parking lot brawl on WCW Monday Nitro during which Finlay got glass in his eye, leading to him wrestling with an eye-patch for several months. In 1998, he won the WCW World Television Championship and feuded with the likes of Chris Benoit and Booker T. Before long, he was a well established midcarder with his newly modified name, both in spelling and pronunciation, Fit Finlay.
Near the end of his WCW run, he won the "Hardcore Junkyard Invitational" at Bash at the Beach, winning a "hardcore trophy". However, he legitimately suffered a badly lacerated nerve in his leg during a hardcore match at a house show in Jackson, MS, in July 1999, which nearly cost him use of the leg. As he was wrestling Brian Knobbs, he was thrown into a table in the corner of the ring, causing it to shatter and the shards to cut his leg. He managed to regain use of the limb and came back later in the year, but by that point, all momentum he had from the Junkyard Invitational win was lost. In 2000, Finlay formed a trio of "Hardcore Soldiers" with Brian Knobbs and Al Green. They feuded with Vampiro, including a match between Finlay and Vampiro at WCW Uncensored 2000, which marked Finlay’s last appearance on a WCW pay-per-view. His final match in WCW was at a German house show in November of 2000, losing to Norman Smiley in a hardcore match.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Finlay began work on a comeback in 2004, even wrestling in a match against Jamie Noble at a house show in Glasgow, Scotland, and promos began airing for his impending in-ring return in December 2005. His gimmick is that of a proud native Irishman who loves to fight. His first televised WWE match was on the January 20, 2006 airing of SmackDown! against Matt Hardy, which ended in a disqualification loss for Finlay. After the match, Finlay dragged Hardy to the steel ring steps and smashed Hardy's face into them with his boot, quickly establishing himself as a heel. This helped to give him the nickname, "The Fighting Irish Bastard".
Finlay continued to establish himself on the SmackDown! roster. During February and March 2006, Finlay was involved in an intense feud with Bobby Lashley which began when Finlay cost Lashley his unbeaten streak by interfering in Lashley's match with JBL at No Way Out. 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 qualifier Lumberjack Match that Finlay won. During this time, Finlay began to wield a shillelagh as a weapon.
On April 2, 2006 Finlay competed in his first WrestleMania, WrestleMania 22. He faced five other WWE Superstars, from both the RAW and SmackDown! brands in a Money in the Bank ladder match. This match was eventually won by then RAW superstar and former ECW superstar Rob Van Dam.
Finlay next entered into the King of the Ring tournament on Smackdown!, defeating his first round opponent Chris Benoit before being beaten by his rival Lashley, who advanced to the finals at WWE Judgment Day 2006. Finlay lost to Chris Benoit at WWE Judgment Day 2006. Finlay helped the other finalist, Booker T, to defeat Lashley in the King of the Ring final.
Beginning on the May 26 episode of SmackDown!, Finlay was joined by The Little Bastard character Hornswoggle who came out from under the ring to attack Finlay's opponents. Finlay joined forces with William Regal as loyal subjects of the newly renamed King Booker and his Court. Both men were later "knighted" by the King, and Finlay used the name Sir Finlay.
During his time as part of the court, Finlay picked up a win against World Champion Rey Mysterio in a non-title match before defeating the court's main foe Bobby Lashley to take Lashley's WWE United States Championship. Finlay defended the championship on several occasions, often with help from Little Bastard, and even defended it against fellow court member William Regal at The Great American Bash before losing the title to Mr. Kennedy on the September 1, 2006 edition of SmackDown! in a triple threat match that also involved Bobby Lashley.
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 and Batista. Finlay defeated King Booker in a non-title singles match and losing in a four way match at No Mercy 2006 for the title. After leaving the court Finlay continued to feud with Batista. On the November 10, 2006 edition of SmackDown he returned to fight Batista in a singles match which he lost after Batista pinned him after a Spinebuster.
At Armageddon, Finlay and King Booker faced Batista and his partner, the WWE Champion John Cena from RAW, but were defeated.
At Royal Rumble 2007, Finlay participated in his first Royal Rumble match. He drew number 2 and started out against the number one entry, Ric Flair. He was eliminated 12th by Shawn Michaels. Shortly after the Royal Rumble, Finlay began a feud with The Boogeyman. At WWE No Way Out he competed in a tag team match with Little Bastard going against The Boogeyman and The Little Boogeyman. The match was won by Finlay and Little Bastard (the latter has since been renamed Hornswoggle).
Finlay earned a place in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 by beating Chris Benoit and Montel Vontavious Porter in a Triple Threat qualifier. However at WrestleMania the match was won by Mr. Kennedy. Following this, he would feud with Mr. Kennedy after Kennedy performed his finisher on Hornswoggle during the Money in the Bank match, and Jamie Noble for assaulting Hornswoggle after he won the Cruiserweight championship. However, Finlay's feud would quickly redirect to Kane, after Kane assaulted Finlay for spilling coffee on him, with both men interfering in each other's matches, and involving themselves with Batista and The Great Khali's matches. At Saturday Night's Main Event he and The Great Khali lost to Batista & Kane in a tag team match. He lost against Kane at SummerSlam. Finlay defeated Kane in a Belfast Street Fight rematch a few weeks later.
Personal life
Dave has a wife named Manuela and a son named David.[1]
In Wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Celtic Cross (Air Raid Crash)
- Celtic Knot (Modified Indian deathlock) - Mid-2007
- Finlay Roll (Rolling fireman's carry slam) - WCW
- Kneeling belly to belly piledriver - WCW
- Running seated senton
- European uppercut
- Short-arm clothesline
- Elevated Boston crab
- Arm breaker DDT
- Leg drop
- Big boot to a kneeling opponent
- Snapmare followed by a knee to the back, then a surfboard
- Low dropkick
- Signature Foreign Object
- Wrestlers managed by Finlay
- Nicknames
- Entrance Themes
- "Lambeg" - available on WWE The Music, Vol. 7
Championships and accomplishments
- All-Star Promotions
- British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- British Championships
- World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- Commonwealth Championships
- CW British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CW Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CW World Middleweight Championship (4 times)
- CW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Marty Jones
- FIGHTING SPIRIT magazine
- LL Cool J Award
- Irish Championships
- Irish National Championship (1 time)
- Joint Promotions
- British Heavy Middleweight Championship (5 times)
- British Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 278 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Television Championship (1 time)
- WCW Hardcore Junkyard Invitational Trophy winner (Listed by World Wrestling Entertainment as one WCW Hardcore Championship title reign)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
References
- ^ [Stated in an article about Dave's leg injury in the #55 issue of WCW Magazine.]
- ^ "No Mercy 2006 results - October 8, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
The Man Who Loves to Fight vowed to stay true to his creed, and King Booker's Royal Court appeared to be on the brink of an epic collapse.
- ^ "Flair and Finlay in legendary first". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- Dave Finlay at Accelerator3359.com
- Dave Finlay at Bodyslamming.com
- Dave Finlay at OtherArena.com
- Wrestling-Titles.com
- ^ International Professional Wrestling (Issue #24 1984). International Professional Wrestling: Official Programme.
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