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WRESTLER PROFILES
[Fit Finlay Gallery]
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| Wrestler: |
Fit Finlay |
| Real Name: |
Dave Findlay |
| Birthday: |
October 20, 1958 |
| Hometown: |
Belfast, Ireland |
| Marital Status: |
Divorced from Princess Paula
Married (Mel) w/Child |
| Height & Weight: |
5'10" - 230 lbs |
| Trained by: |
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| Debut: |
1978 |
| Previous Gimmicks: |
Belfast Bruiser (WCW)
Dave Finlay (WCW)
Fit Finlay |
| Finishing Move: |
Tombstone Piledriver
Emerald Fusion (WWE) |
| Favorite Moves: |
Rolling Fireman's Carry Slam
Headlock Submission
Standing Leg Drop
Forward Roll
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| Notable Feuds: |
Steven Regal
The First Family
Brian Knobbs
Vampiro
Chris Benoit
Bobby Lashley
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Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title (June 9, 1982);
Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title (September 14, 1982)
Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title (November 15, 1982);
Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title (December 2182);
Joint Promotions British Light Heavyweight title (February 24, 1983);
(Great Britain) World Mid-Heavyweight title (May 10, 1983)
(Great Britain) World Mid-Heavyweight title (November 2, 1983)
Joint Promotions British Light Heavyweight title (1983);
(Great Britain) World Mid-Heavyweight title (June 8, 1984);
Joint Promotions British Heavy Middleweight title (September 17, 1987);
All-Star Promotions British Heavyweight title (Febuary 5, 1990);
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) World Tag Team titles w/Marty Jones (June 23, 1990);
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) World Middleweight title (December 21, 1991);
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) World Middleweight title (December 19, 1992);
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) Intercontinental Heavyweight title (1993)
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) World Middleweight title (1993)
CWA (Catch Wrestling Association) British Commonwealth title;
WCW World Television title (May 4, 1998);
WWE United States title defeating Bobby Lashley (July 14, 2006);
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The European Superstar
June 1982: Fit Finlay won the British Heavy Middleweight title defeating Allan Kilby..
February 24, 1983: Fit Finlay defeated Ringo Rigby in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant British Light Heavyweight title..
1983: Fit Finlay won the World Mid-Heavyweight title from Marty Jones..
Fit Finlay also won the British Light Heavyweight title from Marty Jones..
May 21, 1988: Fit Finlay defeated Johnny Saint..
February 5, 1990: Fit Finlay defeated Tony St. Clair to win the British Heavyweight Title..
~~~Fit Finlay would defend the title for more than a year before losing it to Dave Taylor..
June 23, 1990: Fit Finlay & Marty Jones beat Tony Sr. Clair & Miles Zrno to win the CWA Tag Team titles..
Fit Finlay defeated Franz Schumann for the CWA (Catch Wrestling Associatio) Middleweight title...
December 21, 1991: Fit Finlay defeated Steven Wright for the CWA World Middleweight title in Brehem, Germany..
April 30, 1992: Fit Finlay & Pegasus Kid beat Negro Casas & Eddie Guerrero in Tokyo, Japan..
December 19, 1992: Fit Finlay defeated Eddie Gilbert to recature the CWA Middleweight title..
1993: Fit Finlay captured the CWA Intercontinental title..
December 14, 1993: Fit Finlay beat Tony St. Clair to claim the CWA British Commonwealth title..
Fit Finlay held 16 major titles in Great Britain and Germany..
World Championship Wrestling
1995: The "Belfast Brawler" made his debut in World Championship Wrestling..
May 4, 1998 - Nitro: Fit Finlay pinned Booker T for the WCW Television title..
Slamboree 1998: Fit Finlay beat Chris Benoit to retain the Television title..
June 14, 1998: Booker T defeated Fit Finlay for the WCW Television title..
Bash at the Beach 1999: Fit Finlay won the first Hardcore Junkyard Invitational with help from Steve Regal & Dave Taylor..
Nitro (The Next Night): Jimmy Hart and the First Family stole the Hardcore Trophy from Fit..
July 25, 1999 - House Show: Brian Knobbs threw Fit through a table, slicing his leg open badly lacerating a nerve in his knee..
~~~Doctors immediately operated, but only gave him a 50% chance of walking again..
World Championship Wrestling
Late 1999: Fit Finlay proved to the world that he was not through yet, returning during a WCW card to viciously assault Brian Knobbs..
Fit Finlay & Brian Knobbs feuded with eachother for a while before joining forces in mutual respect..
March 2000: Fit Finlay began a short feud with Vampiro..
Uncensored 2000: Fit Finlay lost a Falls Count Anywhere match to Vampiro..
April 2000: Bischoff & Russo took control of WCW, Fit Finlay was pretty much forgotten, fighting only in a few hardcore matches..
November 2000 Millenium Final in Germany: Fit Finlay lost a Battle Royal (won by Mike Awesome), then got beat by Norman Smiley..
Fit Finlay left WCW and started taking indy bookings..
Fit Finlay eventually headed back to Great Britian to wrestle again..
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Fit Finlay signed with the WWF as a Road Agent after WCW was purchased..
September 2002: Fit Finlay and his wife, Mel, have a new born baby..
Fit is also responsible for working with WWE Divas and training them for their matches..
June 2003: WWE agent Dave 'Fit' Finlay returned to work recently after being stuck for two weeks in Northern Ireland..
~~~Fit apparantly had some visa renewal problems when he tried to re-enter the United States..
March 21, 2004 - WWE Live Event in Glasgow, SCOTLAND: Fit Finlay defeated Jamie Noble..
World Wrestling Entertainment - The Fighting Irishman!
December 30, 2005 - Smackdown!: A "Ireland Themed" vignette played hyping the return to action of Fit Finley to Smackdown!
~~~The catch phrase Finley used was: "Some people call me an Irish Bastard, but NOT TO MY FACE!!!!"..
January 20, 2006 - Smackdown!: Matt Hardy defeated Fit Finlay (debut) by DQ when Finlay used violent force and got DQ'd..
~~~Finlay said he would give the referee a better reason to DQ him and stomped on Matt Hardy's head while on the ring steps!
January 27, 2006 - Smackdown!: Fit Finlay pinned Sho Funaki but had the decision reversed when he wouldn't stop the assault!
January 29, 2006 - Royal Rumble: Fit Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick in a match shown on Free Sunday Night HEAT!
February 3, 2006 - Smackdown!: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay (sub for Booker T) by DQ when Sharmell interfered..
February 17, 2006 - Smackdown!: Fit Finlay & John Bradshaw Layfield w/Jillian Hall defeated Chris Benoit & Bobby Lashley..
February 24, 2006 - Smackdown!: Chris Benoit & Rey Mysterio & Bobby Lashley beat Randy Orton & John Layfield & Fit Finlay..
March 3, 2006 - Smackdown!: Fit Finlay vs Bobby Lashley ended in a Double Disqualification..
March 10, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley vs Fit Finlay ended in a No Contest in a "Money in the Bank Qualifying Match"..
~~~The brawl ended up outside in the parking lot where Lashley tipped a car over almost crushing Fit Finlay under it!
March 17, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Bobby Lashley in a "Money in the Bank 2 Qualifier" Lumberjack match!
March 24, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Rey Mysterio with help from Randy Orton RKOing Mysterio!
March 31, 2006 - SmackDown!: Matt Hardy & Bobby Lashley & Tatanka defeated Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro & Fit Finlay..
April 2, 2006 - WrestleMania 22: RVD beat Benjamin & Flair & Finlay & Lashley & Hardy in a Money in the Bank Ladder match..
April 7, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finley defeated Psicosis in a match taped for Velocity..
April 21, 2006 - SmackDown!: Chris Benoit & Bobby Lashley defeated Orlando Jordan & Fit Finlay..
April 28, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Gunner Scott (Booker T chose Gunner Scott's opponent)..
May 5, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Chris Benoit in the 1st Round of the King of The Ring Tournament..
May 12, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley defeated Fit Finlay in the 2nd Round of the King of the Ring Tournament..
May 19, 2006 - SmackDown!: Chris Benoit & Gunner Scott defeated Fit Finlay & Booker T w/Sharmell..
May 21, 2005 - Judgment Day: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay (Excellent MOTY Contender going 20+ minutes)..
World Wrestling Entertainment - Finlay & The Little Bastard
May 26, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Paul Birchall (After the match Finlay's Leprecaun attacked Birchall!)..
June 2, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Caden Matthews (After the match Finlay's Leprecaun attacked Matthews!)..
June 7, 2006 - WWE vs ECW: Fit Finlay was in a WWE vs ECW Battle Royal, won by The Big Show (who defected to ECW)..
June 9, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Rey Mysterio when ECW's Sabu interfered......
June 16, 2006 - SmackDown!: William Regal & Fit Finlay defeated Matt Hardy & Gunner Scott (Finlay's Leprecaun whacked Matt Hardy)..
June 23, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Gunner Scott after Finlay's "Little Bastard" got involved in the match..
June 30, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Matt Hardy after Finlay's "Little Bastard" got involved in the match..
World Wrestling Entertainment - United States Champion
July 14, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Bobby Lashley to win the United States title!
July 15, 2006 - SNME: Rey Mysterio & Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated King Booker & & Fit Finlay & Mark Henry..
July 21, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley defeated Fit Finlay w/William Regal by DQ (Finlay retains U.S. Title)..
July 23, 2006 - Great American Bash: Fit Finlay defeated William Regal with help from the Little Bastard to retain the U.S. Title..
July 28, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated William Regal to retain the United States title with help from the Little Bastard..
August 4, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay vs William Regal ended in a No Contest (Lashley attacked both men afterwards)..
August 11, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated William Regal & Fit Finlay in the main event..
August 18, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley defeated US Champion Fit Finlay w/William Regal by Disqualification....
August 25, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated King Booker & Fit Finlay & William Regal...
August 28, 2006 - RAW: DX (Triple H & Shawn Michaels) defeated William Regal & Fit Finlay & Mr. Ken Kennedy (from SD!)..
September 1, 2006 - SmackDown!: Mr. Ken Kennedy defeated Fit Finlay (c) and Bobby Lashley to win the United States title!
World Wrestling Entertainment - Fit Finlay vs Batista
September 8, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Rey Mysterio when Mysterio was "too distraught" over Vickie Guerrero..
~~~Later that night, Fit Finlay viciously attacked Batista without warning and busted open his forehead with the sheleilei..
September 15, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley defeated Fit Finlay by Disqualification in a #1 Contenders match..
September 22, 2006 - SmackDown!: Bobby Lashley & Batista defeated Fit Finlay & William Regal..
September 25, 2006 - RAW: King Booker, Regal & Finlay showed up and beat up John Cena and forced him to kiss King Booker's feet!
September 29, 2006 - SmackDown!: John Cena & Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated King Booker & Fit Finlay & William Regal..
October 6, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay (chosen by Bobby Lashley) beat King Booker w/Queen Sharmell in a Non-title match..
~~~MAIN EVENT: Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated King Booker & Fit Finlay by Disqualification when William Regal interfered..
October 8, 2006 - No Mercy: King Booker defeated Fit Finlay and Bobby Lashley and Batista in a 4-WAY to retain the World title!
October 9, 2006 - RAW: Batista & Bobby Lashley & Rey Mysterio defeated William Regal & Fit Finlay & Chavo Guerrero..
October 13, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista defeated Bobby Lashley and Fit Finlay in a 3-WAY #1 Contenders match..
October 20, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay attacked Batista during his World Heavyweight title match with King Booker..
November 3, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista called out Fit Finlay and they had a huge pull-apart brawl to end the show.
November 10, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista defeated Fit Finlay in a Grudge match despite interference from King Booker...
November 17, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista & Bobby Lashley defeated Fit Finlay & King Booker w/Queen Sharmell..
November 24, 2006 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Chris Benoit (U.S. Champion) with help from Chavo Guerrero!
November 26, 2006 - Survivor Series: John Cena's Team defeated The Big Show's Team in a Survivor Series Elimination match..
~~~John Cena & Bobby Lashley & Kane & Rob Van Dam & Sabu defeated The Big Show & Test & Fit Finlay & The MVP & Umaga..
December 1, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista defeated King Booker and Fit Finlay in a 3-WAY to retain the World title!
December 8, 2006 - SmackDown!: Batista defeated Fit Finlay by DQ in a Non-title match after King Booker interfered..
December 15, 2006 - SmackDown!: WWE Champion John Cena defeated Fit Finlay with an F-U in a Non-title match...
December 17, 2006 - Armageddon: Batista (World Champion) & John Cena (WWE Champion) defeated Fit Finlay & King Booker..
December 22, 2006 - SmackDown!: The Brothers of Destruction defeated Fit Finlay & King Booker w/Queen Sharmell..
Fit Finlay won Best Comeback and Best SmackDown! Wrestler in the 2006 Obsessedwithwrestling.com Awards...
World Wrestling Entertainment - Fit Finlay
January 12, 2007 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay vs Matt Hardy failed to Beat the Clock in a SmackDown! Sprint match..
January 26, 2007 - SmackDown!: King Booker vs Fit Finlay ended in a No Contest (Fit Finlay might have lost by DQ)..
January 28, 2007 - Royal Rumble: Fit Finlay entered the Royal Rumble at #2 but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels after 30:00..
February 2, 2007 - SmackDown!: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay to retain the U.S. title with distraction from The Boogeyman..
February 9, 2007 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated The Boogeyman (The Little Bastard interfered but was afraid of Boogeyman!)
February 16, 2007 - SmackDown!: The Boogeyman beat Fit Finlay (The Little Bastard showed up, followed by a Little Boogeyman!)
February 18, 2007 - No Way Out: Fit Finlay & The Little Bastard defeated The Boogeyman & The Little Boogeyman..
February 23, 2007 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay & The Little Bastard defeated The Boogeyman & The Little Boogeyman..
March 2, 2007 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay w/Hornswoggle defeated Chris Benoit and MVP in a Money in the Bank Qualifying match..
March 9, 2007 - SmackDown!: The Undertaker defeated Fit Finlay despite interference from Hornswoggle..
March 16, 2007 - SmackDown!: The Undertaker defeated King Booker w/Queen Sharmell by DQ when Fit Finlay interfered...
March 23, 2007 - SmackDown!: The Undertaker defeated Fit Finlay & King Booker by Disqualification in a Handicap match
March 26, 2007 - RAW: Edge hosted a Cutting Edge segment with all eight Money in the Bank Ladder match participants..
~~~King Booker, Fit Finlay, Mr. Kennedy, Randy Orton, C.M. Punk & The Hardyz started to fight as Edge ducked out laughing..
March 27, 2007--ECW: Mr. Kennedy & Randy Orton & Fit Finlay & King Booker defeated The Hardy Boyz & C.M. Punk & Edge..
March 30, 2007 - SmackDown!: Fit Finlay defeated Mr. Kennedy (Hornswoggle did a Leprecaun-bomb off a two-foot step ladder)..
April 1, 2007 - WrestleMania 23: Mr. Kennedy defeated seven other wrestlers to win the Money in the Bank Ladder match..
~~~Mr. Kennedy beat Jeff Hardy and King Booker and Fit Finlay and C.M. Punk and Matt Hardy and Randy Orton and Edge..
April 2, 2007 - RAW: King Booker & Fit Finlay participated in a 10-Team Battle Royal...
~~~This match was won by Shawn Michaels & John Cena...
April 6, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay attacked Mr. Kennedy and told him to never lay a hand on Hornswoggle...
April 13, 2007 - SmackDown: The Undertaker & Batista defeated Mr. Kennedy & Fit Finlay...
April 20, 2007 - SmackDown: Batista defeated Fit Finlay by DQ after Mr. Kennedy interfered...
~~~THE MAIN EVENT: The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy by DQ when Fit Finlay interfered...
April 27, 2007 - SmackDown: The Undertaker & Batista defeated Mr. Kennedy & Fit Finlay...
May 4, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay defeated Mike "The Miz" Mizanin by Countout...
May 11, 2007 - SmackDown: Chris Benoit & Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter & Fit Finlay...
May 18, 2007 - SmackDown: Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay by DQ when Montel Vontavious Porter interfered...
May 25, 2007 - SmackDown: Batista defeated Fit Finlay, Mark Henry and Kane in a #1 Contenders 4-WAY match...
June 1, 2007 - SmackDown: Hornswoggle w/Fit Finley defeated Little Boogeyman w/The Boogeyman with help from Fit Finlay...
June 2, 2007 - Saturday Night's Main Event: Fit Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated The Boogeyman & The Little Boogeyman..
June 22, 2007 - SmackDown: Matt Hardy defeated Fit Finlay...
July 6, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay defeated Ric Flair with help from Hornswoggle...
July 13, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay defeated Jimmy Wang Yang...
July 20, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay participated in a Battle Royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Title...
~~~This match was won by The Great Khali...
August 10, 2007 - SmackDown: Matt Hardy defeated Fit Finlay by Countout...
~~~Interference from Jamie Noble & Hornswoggle was the main cause of Finley being counted out...
~~~Backstage, Finlay accidentally slapped someone's drink all over Kane...
~~~Kane gave Finlay a choke slam on the floor...
~~~Kane went on to defeat Sylvan Grenier, after the match Fit Finlay attacked Kane...
August 17, 2007 - SmackDown: Fit Finlay vs. Jamie Noble ended in a No Contest after Kane and Hornswoggle interfered...
~~~Later that Night, Fit Finlay attacked Kane's already injured ribs...
August 18, 2007 - Saturday Night's Main Event: Batista & Kane defeated The Great Khali & Fit Finlay...
August 24, 2007 - Smackdown: Batista and Fit Finley ended in a No Contest due to The Great Khali interfering...
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