W. Morrissey
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William Morrissey (born August 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name "The Redwood" Big Bill and is a member of The Learning Tree. He is also a former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion. He is previously known for his tenures with WWE (where he performed under the ring names Colin Cassady and Big Cass), and Impact Wrestling (where he performed as W. Morrissey).
W. Morrissey | |
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Birth name | William Morrissey |
Born | (1986-08-16) August 16, 1986 (age 37) Glendale, Queens, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
Partner | Lexy Nair (2021–present; engaged) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Big Bill Big Bill Morrissey[1] Big Bill Young[2] Big C Big Ca$$ Big Cass Big Cazz CaZXL[3] Colin Cassady Erik "The Red" Wood[4] W. Morrissey[5] William Morrissey |
Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)[5] |
Billed weight | 276 lb (125 kg)[5] |
Billed from | Queens, New York[6] |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz[7] |
Debut | August 15, 2009[8] |
In WWE, he came to prominence for his partnership with Enzo Amore, whom he teamed with from 2013 to 2017. Together, they won the NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year in 2015. He was brought up to Raw alongside Amore the day after WrestleMania 32. He was later moved to the SmackDown brand, where he had a brief feud with Daniel Bryan, before being released by the company in June 2018. After leaving WWE, he resumed teaming with Amore (now known as nZo) on the independent circuit before joining Impact Wrestling in 2021, and AEW in 2022.