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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 2017, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer called Finley a great worker, but said his size, heart problems, and the death of the wrestling territories kept him from being a bigger star, despite his popularity in the Pacific Northwest. [2]
Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005), known by his ring name Nick Wayne, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Patriarchy stable .
Edward David Giovannetti (born November 17, 1957), better known by his ring name Ed Moretti or Moondog Moretti, is an American retired professional wrestler, who competed in Pacific Coast between the late 1970s and 1990s for Pacific Northwest Wrestling in Portland, Oregon, All Pro Wrestling in San Francisco, and NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver.
Kenneth Dewayne "Ken" Peale (born January 15, 1959), better known by the ring name "Nightmare" Ken Wayne, is an American retired professional wrestler and convicted child sex offender. He is the founder and owner of New Experience Wrestling, as well as a board member of Ohio Valley Wrestling .
Maivia, Johnson’s grandmother, and his late grandfather, legendary wrestler Peter “High Chief” Maivia, established one of the most prominent families in the sport. They were both Samoan.
The Patriarchy is a villainous professional wrestling stable that performs in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable is currently led by Christian Cage and features Killswitch, Nick Wayne, Mother Wayne and Kip Sabian. The stable's name derives from Cage's on-screen character of being a "father figure" to his stablemates.
Rey Sr., born Miguel Ángel López Díaz, is the uncle of Dominik's father Óscar Gutiérrez, best known as Rey Mysterio (Jr.). Rey Sr. was born, raised, and spent his entire wrestling career in Mexico; Dominik, born and raised in the U.S., made his wrestling debut in 2020 in WWE.
[2] [3] [4] Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.