W. Morrissey
| W. Morrissey | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Morrissey at WrestleMania XXX Axxess on March 26, 2015 | |
| Born | August 16, 1986 Glendale, Queens, New York |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Bill Big Bill Morrissey Big Bill Young Big C Big Ca$$ Big Cass Big Cazz CaZXL Colin Cassady Erik "The Red" Wood W. Morrissey William Morrissey |
| Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Billed weight | 276 lb (125 kg) |
| Billed from | Queens, New York |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
| Debut | August 15, 2009 |
William Morrissey (born August 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Big Bill as a member of The Learning Tree.
Morrissey is also known for his time with the WWE where he wrestled under the ring names Colin Cassady and Big Cass, as well as his time in Impact Wrestling where he wrestled under W. Morrissey. In WWE, he was known for being in a tag team with Enzo Amore.
In AEW, Morrissey has been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the May 4, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Morrissey made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as MJF's mystery opponent for Wardlow. He faced Wardlow but lost.[1] In August 2022, it was reported that Morrissey had signed a contract to be a member of the All Elite Wrestling roster.[2] He then joined Stokely Hathaway's stable The Firm. On the December 9 episode of Rampage, Morrissey and Lee Johnson defeated the team of Clayton Bloodstone and Izzy James. This was his first victory in AEW.[3]
On the Feburary 13, 2023 episode of Dark: Elevation, Morrissey, now wrestling as Big Bill, defeated Gino and got his first singles victory in AEW.[4] On the March 1 episode of Dynamite, Bill challenged Orange Cassidy for his AEW All-Atlantic Championship but lost.[5] At Double or Nothing on May 18, Bill competed in a 21-man Blackjack Battle Royal for the same title, now renamed the AEW International Championship. The match was won by Orange Cassidy.[6] On the July 21 episode of Rampage called Royal Rampage, Bill entered the Royal Rampage match to determine the number one contender for the AEW TNT Championship, but it was won by Darby Allin.[7]
Bill then teamed with Brian Cage and they won a AEW World Tag Team Championship number one contendership Battle Royal on the July 28 episode of Rampage. They went on to face FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but lost.[8][9] On the September 13 episode of Dynamite, Bill challenged Jon Moxley for the AEW International Championship but lost.[10]
On the October 7 episode of Collision, Bill and Ricky Starks defeated FTR for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This was Bill's first championship in a major promotion.[11] On the February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Big Bill and Starks lost the championships to Sting and Darby Allin.[12]
Personal life
[change | change source]He is married to AEW backstage commentator and Diamond Dallas Page's step-daughter Lexy Nair.[13][14]
Championships and accomplishments
[change | change source]- All Elite Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rolling Stone
- Ranked No. 10 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016 (with Enzo Amore)[16]
- World of Unpredictable Wrestling
- WUW North American Championship (1 time)[17]
- WWE
- NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year (2015) (with Enzo Amore)[18]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "5/4 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Rey Fenix vs. Dante Martin and Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Fish in Owen Hart tournament qualifiers, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mercedes Martinez to unify the ROH Women's Championship, Wardlow vs. MJF's mystery opponent, Chris Jericho vs. Santana". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Former WWE & Impact Wrestling Star Officially With AEW". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (12/9/2022) Results: Moxley vs. Takeshita, Orange Cassidy & Hikaru Shida In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "2/13 AEW Dark Elevation results: Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor vs. Aydan Colt and Frank Stone, Emi Sakura and Nyla Rose vs. Skye Blue and Madison Rayne, Vertvixen vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Jade Cargill and Leila Rey vs. Dulce Tormenta and DD Doom, El Dragon, El Combarde, and Vary Morales vs. Alex Reynolds, John Silver, and Evil Uno, Big Bill vs. Gino, Jastin Taylor vs. Brian Cage, Josh Woods vs. Man Scout". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "3/1 AEW Dynamite TV Results: Keller's report on Final Resolution home stretch, Hook vs. Matt Hardy, Casino Battle Royal". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (7/21/2023) Results: Royal Rampage, Acclaimed & Daddy Ass vs QTV, TBS Title Bout & More". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (7/28/2023) Results: Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose, Tag Team Battle Royal, Komander Competes". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Collision results (8/5): Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Ricky Starks for the Real World Championship with Ricky Steamboat as ringside enforcer, FTR vs. Big Bill and Brian Cage for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (9/13/23) Results: Jon Moxley Defends, Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe, Grand Slam Hype". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "AEW Collision (10/7/2023) Results: Adam Copeland Speaks, Two Title Matches, Bryan Danielson Competes". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (2/7): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for a shot at the AEW Title at Revolution, Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. Darby Allin and Sting for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ "AEW Stars Get Engaged". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ↑ Tessier, Colin (December 8, 2024). "Big Bill And Lexy Nair Get Married". Wrestlezone. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ Herzog, Ken (December 21, 2016). "10 Best WWE Wrestlers of 2016". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ↑ "WUW « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - the Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Zack (January 13, 2016). "1/13 Zim's WWE NXT Live Coverage: Battle Royal to determine Bayley's next challenger for the NXT Women's Championship, Dash and Dawson vs. The Ascension, plus Elias Sampson and Tommaso Ciampa in action". prowrestling.net. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
Other websites
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- W. Morrissey on WWE.com