W. Morrissey
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.
| W. Morrissey | |
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.jpg) Morrissey at WrestleMania XXX Axxess on March 26, 2015 | |
| Born | August 16, 1986 Glendale, Queens, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Bill Big Bill Morrissey Big Bill Young Big C Big Ca$$ Big Cass Big Cazz CaZXL Bigg Bill 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 |
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 AEW, Morrissey has been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Career
All Elite Wrestling
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] On August 32, 2022, it was reported that Morrissey had signed a contract to be a member of the All Elite Wrestling roster.[2] He would then join Stokely Hathaway stable The Firm. On the December 9 episode of Rampage, Morrissey would team with Lee Johnson and they would defeat the team of Clayton Bloodstone & Izzy James. This was his first victory in AEW.[3]
On the Feburary 13, 2023 episode of Dark: Elevation, Morrissey, now going as Big Bill, defeated Gino and got his first singles victory in AEW.[4] On the March 1 episode of Dynamite, Big Bill would challenge Orange Cassidy for his AEW All-Atlantic Title but would lose.[5]
At Double or Nothing, he would compete in a 21-man Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW International Championship but it was won by Orange Cassidy.[6]
On the July 21 episode of Rampage, he would enter the Royal Rampage to determine the number one contender for the AEW TNT Championship but it was won by Darby Allin.[7]
Bill would team with Brian Cage and they would win a AEW World Tag Team Championship number one contendership Battle Royal on the July 28 episode of Rampage. They would go on to face FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but would lose.[8][9]
On the September 13 episode of Dynamite, Bill would challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW International Championship but lost.[10]
On the October 7 episode of Collision, Bill would team with Ricky Starks to face FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Bill and Starks would defeat them and win the championships. This was Bill's first championship in AEW.[11]
On the February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Big Bill and Starks would lose the championships to Sting and Darby Allin.[12]
Personal life
He is engaged to AEW backstage commentator and Diamond Dallas Page's step-daughter Lexy Nair.[13]
References
Other websites
- W. Morrissey's profile on WWE.com