Fit Finlay

Fit Finlay
Finlay in 2008
Birth nameDavid John Finlay Jr.
Born (1958-01-31) 31 January 1958 (age 66)
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)
Paula Valdez
(m. 1976; div. 1979)
[clarification needed]
Melanie Duffin
(m. 1998)
Children3, including David and Brogan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)David Finlay
Dave Finlay
Dave "Fit" Finlay
Fit Finlay
Fit Finley
Finlay[1]
Sir Finlay[2]
The Belfast Bruiser
Young Apollo
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight233 lb (106 kg)[1]
Billed fromBelfast, Ireland[3]
Trained byDave Finlay Sr.[4]
Ted Betley
Debut1974
Retired2012

David John Finlay Jr. (born 31 January, 1958)[5] is a Northern Irish retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE as a trainer/assistant coach. He is best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Fit Finlay from 1996 to 2000, and Finlay in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2005 to 2010.

Finlay debuted in 1974, and has held over 20 championships around the world throughout his career, including the WCW World Television Championship and the WWE United States Championship.

  1. ^ a b c "Finlay bio". WWE. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "A Knight to remember". WWE.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Finlay vs. Matt Hardy: SmackDown, January 20, 2006" – via www.wwe.com.
  4. ^ Elliott, Brian (15 June 2008). "Finlay's dad reflects back on his own career". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ Fit Finlay. Gerweck.net (6 September 2009). Retrieved on 26 May 2012.