Joe Coffey (wrestler)
Birth name | Joseph Coffey |
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 22 May 1988
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Joe Coffey |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
Trained by | Damian O'Connor |
Debut | 30 May 2009 |
Joseph "Joe" Coffey (born 22 May 1988) is a Scottish professional wrestler.[1] Coffey wrestles for numerous promotions in the British independent wrestling circuit,[2] including Insane Championship Wrestling.[3][4] Coffey has also previously competed in Japan for Pro Wrestling ZERO1 where he became the first ever Scottish wrestler to perform in the Korakuen Hall.[5][6] Coffey's younger brother Mark is also a professional wrestler and the pair often tag team together as "The Coffey Brothers".[7]
Professional wrestling career
Insane Championship Wrestling (2011–present)
On 6 February 6 2011 Coffey made his Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) debut at The Notorious ICW, in a match where he teamed with Vinnie James in a defeat against The Bucky Boys (Davey Blaze and Stevie Xavier). On 3 April, at Nightmare on Renfrew Street Coffey was unsuccessful at winning the ICW Zero-G Championship in a Six-Way Championship Scramble match won by Noam Dar. On 6 May 2012 at Up In Smoke! Coffey teamed with his brother Mark Coffey to defeat Andy Wild and Noam Dar in the First Round match of the ICW Tag Team Championship tournament. On 1 July at Insane In The Membrane The Coffey Brothers were defeated in the Semi Final match of the tournament.
On 31 July, Coffey defeated Big Damo to win the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, only for Wolfgang to cash in his Square Go contract to win the title. On 16 April 2017 at BarraMania 3, Coffey defeated Trent Seven to become the ICW World Heavyweight Champion for the second time.
What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–present)
On the first episode of What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) Coffey defeated Prince Ameen by count out. On November 9 episode, Coffey teamed with his brother Mark Coffey to defeat Gabriel Kidd and Prince Ameen in the first round match of the WCPW Tag Team Championship tournament. The Coffey Brothers also defeated Pete Dunne and Travis Banks in the second round match, but they were defeated on November 30 at Delete WCPW by Johnny Moss and Liam Slater in the final round of the tournament.
At WCPW Loaded #24 Coffey and Travis Banks helped Joe Hendry defeat Alberto El Patron. At Exit Wounds, it was revealed that Coffey, Banks, Hendry, and BT Gunn had formed a stable called The Prestige. At WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup in the Scottish Qualifying, Coffey defeated Liam Thomson in the first round Kenny Williams in the final round of the qualifying tournament.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- No Mercy (Boston crab)
- Fall From Nebula (Springboard splash)
- German suplex
- Giant swing
- Hulkbuster (Stinger splash)
- Nicknames
- "The Mighty Wrestler"
- "The Iron Man"
- "The Prestigious"
- Entrance themes
- "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath (ICW)
- "Fortis Luctator" by Neil O'Mac (ICW/independent circuit)
Championships and accomplishments
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)[9]
- ICW "Iron Man" (2014, 2015)
- Wrestler of the Year Award (2014, 2016)[10]
- Male Wrestler of the Bammy Year Award (2015)
- Square Go! (2017)[11]
- Pro Wrestling Elite
- Elite Rumble (2017)[12]
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- Scottish Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)[13]
- SWA Laird of the Ring Championship (2 times)[13]
- Battlezone Rumble (2016, 2014, 2015)
- Target Wrestling
- Target Wrestling Championship (1 time)[13]
- What Culture Pro Wrestling
- WCPW World Cup: Scottish Tournament (2017) - with Drew Galloway[14]
- World Wide Wrestling League
- W3L Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark Coffey[13]
- WrestleZone
- WrestleZone Undisputed Championship (1 time)[13]
References
- ↑ "Joe Coffey". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Roster". Wrestle Zone Scotland. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "ICW: Joe Coffey". Insanewrestling.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Career « Joe Coffey". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Matches « Joe Coffey". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Joe Coffey — Pro Wrestling Elite". Prowrestlingelite.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coffey Brothers « Tag Teams Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Joe Coffey [@Joe_Coffey] (13 October 2016). "My finisher Is "AwRaBestFurThaBells" or in English - All the best for the bells. Not;-Black Coffee-Death wish-insert IronMan/Coffee pun" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Shug's Weekender - Shug's Hoose Party 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "ICW: Joe Coffey To Challenge For The ICW Heavyweight Championship at Barramania!". Insanewrestling.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ https://wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/insane-championship-wrestling-the-6th-annual-square-go-live-results/
- ↑ https://hashtagwrest.wordpress.com/2017/03/19/results-pwe-prowrestleelite-elite-rumble-iv-title-change/
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Titles « Joe Coffey «". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=171452