Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Daniel Case (talk | contribs) m Reverted edit by 2405:201:6000:884E:F433:6A41:797A:B989 (talk) to last version by HouseBlaster |
||
| (21 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
Line 6:
|caption =
|birthname = Steve Finley
|names =
|height = 5 ft 6
|weight = 180
|birth_date = May 27, 1967
|birth_place = [[Everett, Washington
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|
|death_place = [[Everett, Washington
|billed =
|trainer = [[Buddy Rose]]
|debut = 1985
|retired =
|family = [[Ed Moretti]] (
|children = [[Nick Wayne]] ( |spouse = Shayna Edwards
}}
'''Steve Finley''' (May 27, 1967 – June 17, 2017), better known by his ring name '''Buddy Wayne''', was an American [[professional wrestler]]. At his death in
== Professional wrestling career==
▲'''Steve Finley''', better known by his ring name '''Buddy Wayne''', was an American [[professional wrestler]]. At his death in 2015, Wrestling journalist [[Dave Meltzer]] called Finley a great [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#worker|worker]], but said his size, death of the [[List of National Wrestling Alliance territories|wrestling territories]], and heart problems kept him from being a bigger star, despite his popularity in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name="Buddy Wayne passes away">{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |title=Buddy Wayne passes away at 50 years old |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/buddy-wayne-passes-away-50-years-old-237571 |publisher=Wresting Observer Figure Four Online |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref> He is the father of current [[All Elite Wrestling]] performer [[Nick Wayne]].<ref name="5 things you need to know">{{cite web |last1=DSilva |first1=Roy |title=Buddy Wayne: 5 things you need to know about the former WWE star Christian Cage dissed on AEW TV |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/buddy-wayne-5-things-need-know-former-wwe-star-christian-cage-dissed-aew-tv |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
Finley was trained by [[Buddy Rose]] and Ole Olson in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name="Mat Matters">{{cite web |last1=Oliver |first1=Greg |title=Mat Matters: Pacific Northwest Mainstay Buddy Wayne Dead at 50 |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2017/06/18/mat-matters-pacific-northwest-mainstay-buddy-wayne-dead-at-50/ |publisher=slamwrestling.net |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref> He began his wrestling career in 1985 with [[NWA All-Star Wrestling]] based in [[Vancouver]], Canada. At one point in the 1980s, he wrestled around the [[the Maritimes|Canadian Maritimes]] in [[Grand Prix Wrestling]] for promoter [[Emile Duprée]] using the ring name Wayne Gillis. He also worked under the names the Atomic Kid in the U.S. and Canada and King Cobra while wrestling in Mexico, among others.<ref name="Mat Matters"/> He spent most of his career in the [[Pacific Northwest]], with stints in smaller promotions such as [[Championship Wrestling USA]] where he held the championship. From the 1990s through 2003, he worked a number of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#jobber|enhancement matches]] in the [[World Wrestling Federation]] and [[World Championship Wrestling]] against wrestlers such as [[Ted DiBiase]], [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Scott Hall]], [[Ricky Steamboat]], [[Diamond Dallas Page]], and [[Shawn Michaels]].<ref name="Buddy Wayne passes away"/> He had matches featured on ''[[WWE Velocity]]'' and ''[[WWE Heat]]'', including defeats against [[Tajiri (wrestler)|Tajiri]], [[Mark Jindrak]], and [[Garrison Cade]].<ref name="5 things you need to know"/>▼
==Wrestling career==▼
▲Finley was trained by [[Buddy Rose]] and Ole Olson in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name="Mat Matters">{{cite web |last1=Oliver |first1=Greg |title=Mat Matters: Pacific Northwest Mainstay Buddy Wayne Dead at 50 |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2017/06/18/mat-matters-pacific-northwest-mainstay-buddy-wayne-dead-at-50/ |publisher=slamwrestling.net |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref> He began his wrestling career in 1985 with [[NWA All-Star Wrestling]] based in [[Vancouver]], Canada. At one point in the 1980s, he wrestled around the [[the Maritimes|Canadian Maritimes]] in [[Grand Prix Wrestling]] for promoter [[Emile Duprée]] using the ring name Wayne Gillis. He also worked under the names the Atomic Kid in the U.S. and Canada and King Cobra while wrestling in Mexico, among others.<ref name="Mat Matters"/> He spent most of his career in the [[Pacific Northwest]], with stints in smaller promotions such as [[Championship Wrestling USA]] where he held the championship. From the 1990s through 2003, he worked a number of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#jobber|enhancement matches]] in the [[World Wrestling Federation]] and [[World Championship Wrestling]] against wrestlers such as [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Scott Hall]], [[Ricky Steamboat]], [[Diamond Dallas Page]], and [[Shawn Michaels]].<ref name="Buddy Wayne passes away"/> He had matches featured on ''[[WWE Velocity]]'' and ''[[WWE Heat]]'', including defeats against [[Tajiri (wrestler)|Tajiri]], [[Mark Jindrak]], and [[Garrison Cade]].<ref name="5 things you need to know"/>
Wayne had a history of heart problems and underwent two [[open-heart surgery|open-heart surgeries]]. He returned to the ring in 2013 and often performed alongside his trainees on the [[independent circuit]]. Because of this, he never officially retired from in-ring performing. He became a staple in [[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]] and one of the most well-known wrestlers in the region.<ref name="Wayne passes away">{{cite web |last1=Dubey |first1=Dushyant |title=WWE News: Former WWE Superstar Buddy Wayne passes away |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-news-former-wwe-superstar-buddy-wayne-passes-away |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
After his son Nick signed for [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] in 2023, Buddy Wayne's
Finley ran the Buddy Wayne School of Wrestling in his hometown of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. He claimed that he loved training other wrestlers even more than performing.<ref name="Wayne passes away"/> His wife Shayna, who is a member of the Giovannetti family and the daughter of [[Moondogs (professional wrestling)|Moondog Moretti]], continued to run the school after her husband's death.<ref name="16 and Headlining">{{cite web |title=Nick Wayne is 16 and Headlining-What Could Be Next?! |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/02/11/nick-wayne-is-16-and-headlining/ |publisher=slamwrestling.net |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Mat Matters"/><ref name="5 things you need to know"/> Finley's students included future [[All Elite Wrestling]] talent [[Darby Allin]] and [[Kevin Knight (wrestler)|Kevin Knight]] who would later
==Death==
==Other Buddy Wayne==
Finley is often confused with another wrestler using the ring name of Buddy Wayne. That wrestler, who faced the likes of [[Jerry Lawler]], was active in the 1960s to 1980s and was famous in the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] territory. He
==Championships and accomplishments==
Line 46:
**ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**ICW Tag Team Championship (7 times) - with Thunder Warrior, Sumito (2), Ed Moretti, Ken Johnson and Ritchie Magnett (2)
*'''[[Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
**Class of 2022
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
Line 61 ⟶ 64:
==External links==
* {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=7108|wrestlingdata=6015|iwd=buddy-wayne-1380}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Buddy}}
[[Category:American male professional wrestlers]]▼
[[Category:20th-century professional wrestlers]]▼
[[Category:21st-century professional wrestlers]]▼
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]
▲[[Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers]]
▲[[Category:21st-century male professional wrestlers]]
▲[[Category:American male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Masked wrestlers]]
[[Category:Professional wrestlers from Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Everett, Washington]]
| |||