Mark Coffey Explained

Mark Coffey
Birth Name:Mark Anthony Coffey
Birth Date:13 February 1990[1]
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Relatives:Joe Coffey (brother)
Names:Mark Coffey
Height:6 ft 2 in[2]
Weight:235 lb
Billed:Glasgow, Scotland
Trainer:Finn Bálor
Johnny Moss
Killian Dain
Debut:28 August 2010[3]

Mark Anthony Coffey (born 13 February 1990)[1] is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand as a member of Gallus.[4] He is also a former NXT UK Heritage Cup and NXT UK Tag Team Champion.[5]

Coffey is also known for his tenure with Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), where he became a three-time ICW Zero-G champion.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2010-2018)

Coffey debuted as a wrestler for the independent promotion World Wide Wrestling League in 2010. Before his arrangement with WWE, he wrestled for various other promotions including Pro Wrestling Elite, Target Wrestling and the Scottish Wrestling Alliance, winning several titles.[6]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2012-2019)

Coffey made his ICW match at the ICW 1st Annual Square Go! battle royal on 21 January 2012.[7] In his early run he would work with Noam Dar, Andy Wild and his brother in efforts to win the ICW Tag Team Championship[8] and ICW Zero-G Championship.[9]

Between 2013 and 2018, he would become a three-time ICW Zero-G Champion by defeating Mikey Whiplash, Fergall Devitt and Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, DCT, Jordan Devlin and Rampage Brown in a gauntlet at ICW: BarraMania 4. He also earned four ICW Tag Team Championship reigns with Polo Promotions partner Jackie Polo through wins over Brian Kendrick and Paul London, Kid Fite and Sha Samuels, Davey Boy and Joe Hendry, and Mike Bird and Wild Boar. He also got two chances at the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, firstly against Trent Seven in 2017 and lastly against Lionheart in 2019.[10] [11]

WWE (2018–present)

NXT UK (2018–2022)

See main article: Gallus (professional wrestling). Coffey would regularly appear on the NXT UK brand, being accompanied by his brother Joe in a winning effort on the first ever televised match on NXT UK. They would both go on to form the stable Gallus alongside Wolfgang and feud with British Strong Style.[12]

On the 6 February 2019 episode of NXT UK, Coffey faced Walter in a losing effort in Walter's second match on NXT UK.[13] On the 4 October episode of NXT UK, Mark and Wolfgang defeated previous champions Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, going on to hold it for 497 days.[14]

On the 14 July 2022 episode of NXT UK, Coffey defeated Noam Dar to become the new NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion.[15] He would soon lose it back to Dar on the 25 August episode of NXT UK.[16]

NXT (2022–present)

On NXT Heatwave, Gallus made their NXT 2.0 debut, attacking Diamond Mine.[17] On August 23, 2022, Gallus made their tag team debut on NXT facing NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, which they would win via countout. At Worlds Collide, Gallus became the second team eliminated from the Fatal four-way tag team elimination match for the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championship. Gallus would have a rivalry with Briggs and Jensen, with the latter winning a No Disqualification tag team match between the teams. Gallus was suspended in September for attacking officials.[18]

At New Year's Evil on January 10, 2023, Gallus returned from their suspension and won a gauntlet match to become the #1 contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship, which Coffey and Wolfgang won on Vengeance Day the month after.[19] [20] On the 14 March episode of NXT, Gallus retained their titles against Pretty Deadly. At NXT Stand & Deliver, Gallus defeated the Creed Brothers and The Family to retain the tag titles with help from a returning Joe Coffey.[21] Gallus would defend against the Creeds and The Dyad in the next months including a triple-threat on the 14 April episode of NXT and against the Creeds at NXT Battleground.[22] At NXT Gold Rush, Gallus defeated Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.[23] At NXT: The Great American Bash, Gallus lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, ending their reign at 176 days.[24]

In April 2024, ESPN reported that Gallus help trained The Rock for his tag team match with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns against Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins at Night 1 of WrestleMania XL.[25] On the May 14, 2024 episode of NXT, and as the show was going off the air, the cameras went backstage, showing Wes Lee, Josh Briggs and Ivar assaulted backstage. The attackers were then revealed to be Gallus, making their first televised appearance on NXT since the February 13, 2024 episode of NXT.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Coffey. The Internet Wrestling Database. en. 2021-06-23.
  2. Web site: Mark Coffey WWE profile. WWE. 14 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Mark Coffey. Cagematch. en. 23 June 2021.
  4. Web site: NXT Tag Team Championship . 2023-12-19 . WWE . en.
  5. Web site: Mark Coffey . 2023-12-19 . WWE . en.
  6. Web site: Mark Coffey - Titles. Cagematch. en. 5 February 2023.
  7. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=12207&page=4&year=2012&promotion=218
  8. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=79904
  9. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=79905
  10. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=166427
  11. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=298416
  12. Web site: WWE Profile. WWE.
  13. Web site: NXT UK results, Feb. 6, 2019: WALTER triumphs over Gallus' Mark Coffey. WWE. en. 2020-02-27.
  14. Web site: Owen. Dei. NXT UK TV TAPING SPOILERS: NIGHT ONE IN BRENTWOOD. Wrestling Observer. 4 October 2019. October 4, 2019.
  15. Web site: Guzzo. Gisberto. Spoiler: Title Changes Hands During 6/23 NXT UK Taping. Fightful. June 23, 2022. June 23, 2022.
  16. Web site: Russell. Skylar. Spoiler: New NXT Heritage Cup Champion Crowned At 7/7 Tapings. Fightful. July 7, 2022. July 7, 2022.
  17. Web site: 8/16 NXT 2.0 Heatwave results: Moore's review of Bron Breakker vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Zoey Stark for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Giovanni Vinci for the NXT North American Title, Tony D'Angelo vs Santos Escobar in a Street Fight, Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Moore. John. August 16, 2022. August 17, 2022.
  18. Web site: Gallus Arrested, Suspended For Attacking Referees And Security Guards On 9/27 WWE NXT. Colin. Tessier. Fightful. September 27, 2022. February 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025651/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/gallus-arrested-suspended-attacking-referees-and-security-guards-927-wwe-nxt. September 28, 2022. live.
  19. Web site: Moore. John. NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Grayson Waller in a cage match for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Gigi Dolin for the NXT Women's Title, New Day vs. Gallus vs. Pretty Deadly vs. Chase U for the NXT Tag Titles, Carmelo Hayes vs. Apollo Crews in a best of three falls match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 4, 2023. February 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205174938/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/02/04/nxt-vengeance-day-results-moores-live-review-of-bron-breakker-vs-grayson-waller-in-a-cage-match-for-the-nxt-title-roxanne-perez-vs-jacy-jayne-vs-gigi-dolin-for-the-nxt-womens-title-new-day-v/. February 5, 2023. live.
  20. Web site: Gallus Win NXT Tag Team Championships At NXT Vengeance Day. Jeremy. Lambert. Fightful. February 4, 2023. February 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205040355/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/gallus-wins-nxt-tag-team-championships-nxt-vengeance-day. February 5, 2023. live.
  21. Web site: McGuire. Colin. NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 1, 2023. April 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401231041/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/01/nxt-stand-deliver-results-mcguires-live-review-of-bron-breakker-vs-carmelo-hayes-for-the-nxt-title-roxanne-perez-vs-zoey-stark-vs-gigi-dolin-vs-tiffany-stratton-vs-lyra-valkyria-vs-indi-ha/. April 1, 2023. live.
  22. Web site: NXT Battleground 2023: Carmelo Hayes is the hometown hero as he overcomes Bron Breakker at NXT Battleground. WWE. May 28, 2023. May 29, 2023.
  23. Web site: Moore. John. 6/20 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Gold Rush night one featuring Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker for the World Heavyweight Championship, Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate for the NXT North American Title with Mustafa Ali as special referee, Dana Brooke vs. Cora Jade, a Triple Threat for an NXT Tag Team Title shot. June 20, 2023. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 20, 2023.
  24. Web site: KEVIN . BERGE . WWE NXT Great American Bash 2023 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights . Bleacher Report . July 31, 2023 . en-US.
  25. Web site: Coppinger . Mike . Raimondi . Marc . 4 April 2024 . 'Like riding a bike': Inside The Rock's return at WrestleMania 40 . 4 April 2024 . .
  26. Web site: Gallus Lays Carnage Backstage In Their Return on 5/14 WWE NXT. Nikunj. Walia. Ringside News. May 14, 2024. May 15, 2024.
  27. Web site: ICW There's Something About Mary(hill) - Event @ Community Central Halls in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  28. Web site: ICW Show Me Your Lizard - Event @ The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  29. Web site: ICW Zero-G Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. September 7, 2013. February 7, 2023.
  30. Web site: ICW Still Smoking - Event @ O2 ABC Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  31. Web site: ICW Spacebaws Episode IV: A New Hope - Event @ The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  32. Web site: ICW Tag Team Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. November 2, 2014. February 7, 2023.
  33. Web site: PWE: Pro Wrestling Elite . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813070737/http://www.prowrestlingelite.com:80/roster.php . 13 August 2017 .
  34. Web site: PWE: Pro Wrestling Elite . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412111017/http://www.prowrestlingelite.com:80/tagteam_title.php . 12 April 2018 .
  35. Web site: Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.profightdb.com.
  36. Web site: New Phenom: The ICW World Heavyweight Championship Reign of Drew Galloway . November 2022 .
  37. Web site: SWA Tag Team Championship. Fightful.
  38. Web site: Polo Promotions issue a huge challenge for Saturday 17th June in Carlisle! Will THEY accept? Tickets just £10 at -... | By Target Wrestling | Facebook. www.facebook.com.
  39. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=596&page=5&reign=23
  40. Web site: Official NXT UK Heritage Cup History. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  41. Web site: Official NXT Tag Team Championship Title History. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  42. Web site: Official NXT UK Tag Team Championship History. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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