W. Morrissey

"Big Bill (wrestler)" redirects here. For the 20th-century wrestler, see Big Bill Verna.

W. Morrissey
Morrissey in 2015
Birth nameWilliam Morrissey
Born (1986-08-16) August 16, 1986 (age 38)
Glendale, Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
PartnerLexy 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 height6 ft 10 in (208 cm)[5]
Billed weight276 lb (125 kg)[5]
Billed fromQueens, New York[6]
Trained byJohnny Rodz[7]
DebutAugust 15, 2009[8]

William Morrissey (born August 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is 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).

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.

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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Big Cazz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Impact Wrestling Throwback Throwdown II - IPWF Winter War '84". Cagematch. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c IMPACT Wrestling Staff (April 26, 2021). "W. Morrissey - IMPACT Wrestling". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Big Cass". WWE. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dilbert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "WUW (15.08.2009)". Cagematch. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2018.