Joe Coffey (wrestler)
Joe Coffey | |
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Birth name | Joseph Coffey |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 22 May 1988
Relatives | Mark Coffey (brother) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Joe Coffey |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland |
Trained by | Killian Dain Finn Bálor Johnny Moss |
Debut | 30 May 2009 |
Joseph Coffey (born 22 May 1988) is a Scottish
Professional wrestling career
Insane Championship Wrestling (2011–2018)
On 6 February 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 2016, Coffey defeated
On 29 April 2018 at Barramania 4, Joe returned to the company and challenged brother Mark to an ICW Zero-G Championship match at Shugs Hoose Party 5, which was later rescheduled for Fear and Loathing XI due to a clash with WWE NXT UK tapings. At Fear and Loathing XI, he defeated Mark to win the championship.
What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling (2016–2018)
On the first episode of What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) Coffey defeated Prince Ameen by count out. On the 9 November 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 30 November 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
WWE (2018–present)
On 16 May 2018 it was revealed that Coffey would be one of 16 men competing in a one-night tournament to face
Coffey would then go on to be a mainstay of
On the 8 May 2019 episode of NXT UK, Coffey qualified for a fatal-four-way match by defeating Flash Morgan Webster. After Dave Mastiff defeated Gallus' Wolfgang on the 15 May episode of NXT UK, Gallus attacked him. On the 5 June episode of NXT UK, Coffey failed to win the fatal-four match to get a title shot against WWE UK Champion Walter. Throughout the summer, Coffey began a feud with Mastiff. Gallus members Mark Coffey and Wolfgang also had a feud with the Hunt.
On the 10 July episode of NXT UK, Gallus defeated The Hunt & Dave Mastiff. On the 8 August episode of NXT, Coffey and Mastiff fought to a double count-out. After the match, Mastiff and Coffey attacked each other but got separated. During the match, Coffey had an injured ear. At NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, Coffey defeated Mastiff in a last man standing match to end the feud.
Coffey returned on the 3 October episode of NXT UK assisting Gallus in attacking Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster. On the 24 October episode of NXT UK, Gallus interrupted Imperium by thanking them for taking out British Strong Style but said that NXT UK was their kingdom and they would insult WWE UK Champion Walter by calling him "Jolly Wolly". Gallus would gradually transition to faces. During Mark & Flash Morgan's match against Grizzled Young Veterans on the 7 November episode of NXT UK, Gallus and Imperium brawled with the two teams.
After Imperium's Alexander Wolfe tried to recruit Ilja Dragunov to Imperium, Dragunov aligned with Gallus during the brawl. After Alexander Wolfe defeated Ilja Dragunov on the 21 November episode of NXT UK, Gallus and Imperium again brawled. A week later on the 28 November episode, Gallus & Dragunov faced off against Imperium, but it ended in bedlam.
Coffey and Walter settled their negotiations on the 5 December episode of NXT UK which resulted in Coffey challenging Walter at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, Ilja Dragunov (although not part of Gallus) facing Alexander Wolfe in a no disqualification match at a future date (later revealed to be on the 2 January episode of NXT UK), and Gallus defending the NXT UK Tag Team Championships against Imperium's Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner on the 12 December episode which ended in a no-contest result. At NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool II, Coffey lost to Walter.[9]
On 30 June 2020 Coffey was suspended by WWE following sexual misconduct allegations that were made public as part of the #SpeakingOut movement.[10] He returned to WWE later in 2020.[11]
On 23 August 2022, Coffey along with Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) would debut on NXT facing current NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, they would go on to win via countout.[12]
Personal life
Coffey is a supporter of Scottish football team Celtic F.C.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
- Discovery Wrestling
- Y Division Championship (1 time)[14]
- Discovery Awards (4 times)
- Wrestler of the Year (2015)[15]
- Match of the Year (2015) – vs. Chris Hero at Live in Edinburgh[16]
- Match of the Year (2016) – vs. Jay Lethal at Superkick Party Vol. 2[16]
- Match of the Year (2018) – vs. Christopher Saynt at Live in Edinburgh[16]
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[17]
- ICW Zero-G Championship (1 time)[18]
- ICW "Iron Man" (2014, 2015)
- Wrestler of the Year Award (2014, 2016)[19]
- Male Wrestler of the Bammy Year Award (2015)
- Square Go! (2017)[20]
- Pro Wrestling Elite
- Elite Rumble (2017)[21]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- Scottish Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[23]
- SWA Laird of the Ring Championship (2 times)[23]
- Battlezone Rumble (2015, 2016)
- Target Wrestling
- Target Wrestling Championship (1 time)[23]
- W3L Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Coffey[23]
- WrestleZone
- WrestleZone Undisputed Championship (1 time)[23]
References
- ^ "Joe Coffey". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Roster". Wrestle Zone Scotland. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "ICW: Joe Coffey". Insanewrestling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Coffey Brothers « Tag Teams Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Greer, Jamie (23 November 2017). "Joe Coffey Finishes Up With ICW".
- ^ "NXT UK results, Dec 12, 2019: A four-team brawl leads to a huge TakeOver: Blackpool II match announcement". WWE. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "NXT UK STAR SUSPENDED | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "Joe Coffey Returning To WWE NXT UK". Cultaholic. 23 October 2020.
- ^ "8/23 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Wells's report on Briggs & Jensen vs. Gallus, Tiffany Stratton vs. Wendy Choo, Tyler Bate vs. Von Wagner, more". PWTorch. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Top UK Wrestler Set To Wear Celtic Inspired Gear to Worldwide Audience". celtsarehere. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Y Division Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Wrestler Of The Year". Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Match Of The Year". Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Shug's Weekender - Shug's Hoose Party 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net.
- ^ "ICW Fear and Loathing XI results". 3 December 2018.
- ^ "ICW: Joe Coffey To Challenge For The ICW Heavyweight Championship at Barramania!". Insanewrestling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Insane Championship Wrestling 'The 6th Annual Square Go!' FULL Results". 5 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "#Results: PWE (@ProWrestleElite) "Elite Rumble IV" *Title Change*". 19 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Titles « Joe Coffey «". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
- Joe Coffey on WWE.com