Fit Finlay
Northern Irish professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Dave Finlay" redirects here. For Fit's son, see David Finlay (wrestler). For Fit's father, see Dave Finlay Sr. For the wrestling executive briefly billed as "Dave Finley", see David Crockett (wrestling). For people with similar names, see David Finlay.
David John Finlay Jr. (Irish: Daithi Eoin Fionnalaigh, born 31 January, 1958)[7] 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.
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Fit Finlay | |
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Birth name | David John Finlay Jr. |
Born | (1958-01-31) 31 January 1958 (age 66) Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3, 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 height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Belfast, Ireland[3] |
Trained by | Dave Finlay Sr.[4] Ted Betley |
Debut | 1974[5] |
Retired | 22 December 2012[6] |
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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.