"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.
Northern Irish professional wrestler
Fit Finlay
Finlay in 2008
Birth name
David 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)
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
Retired
2012
David John Finlay Jr. (Irish: Daithi Eoin Fionnalaigh, 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.
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^"A Knight to remember". WWE.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^"Finlay vs. Matt Hardy: SmackDown, January 20, 2006" – via www.wwe.com.
^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.
^Fit Finlay. Gerweck.net (6 September 2009). Retrieved on 26 May 2012.
(WCW) under the ring name FitFinlay from 1996 to 2000, and Finlay in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2005 to 2010. Finlay debuted in 1974, and has...
professional wrestler, being the youngest son of FitFinlay and the grandson of Dave Finlay Sr. Finlay debuted in 2021, wrestling on the Independent circuit...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
in WCW on the June 8 episode of Nitro as he unsuccessfully challenged FitFinlay for the World Television Championship. At Fall Brawl, Smiley faced Ernest...
Eric (May 22, 2023). "Tiffany Stratton Praises WWE NXT Coaches Sara Amato, Fit Finley, Norman Smiley". WrestlingInc. Retrieved October 20, 2023. Moore,...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Charles Coleman Finlay, American science fiction and fantasy writer Chase Finlay, New York City Ballet dancer FitFinlay, Dave "Fit" Finlay, Northern Irish...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
The title lasted from 1999 to 2001. During Bash at the Beach (1999), FitFinlay won a "junkyard invitational" to be crowned "WCW Hardcore Champion". However...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
"Octoberfest hardcore match" between FitFinlay and Norman Smiley. Smiley won the bout by pinfall after driving Finlay through a table. The seventh bout...
their reign would end when G.O.D lost to FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) at Wrestle Kingdom 14. They would soon immediately regain the belts at...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
to win this title several times trading it back and forth with Dave "Fit" Finlay on several occasions. He also lost the title to Wright who was billed...
professional wrestler David White Finlay (1840–1923), Scottish physician and yachtsman FitFinlay (born 1958), also known as Dave Finlay, Northern Irish wrestling...
Stephanie McMahon. In the autumn of 2001, Trish Stratus was trained by FitFinlay, who was the road agent responsible for the women's matches, and drastically...
Men's trainees Brogan Finlay Tavion Heights Women's trainees Tamyra Mensah-Stock Trainers and staff Alexander James FitFinlay Matt Bloom Norman Smiley...
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