Wesley Blake

Wesley Blake
Blake in 2022
Birth nameCory James Weston
Born (1987-09-04) September 4, 1987 (age 37)
San Marcos, Texas, U.S.[1]
Alma materTexas State University
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017; died 2022)​
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Children3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Blake
Cory Weston[3]
Wesley Blake[4]
Westin Blake
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4]
Billed weight240 lb (109 kg)[4]
Billed fromSan Antonio, Texas[4]
Trained byDory Funk Jr.[3][5]
Debut2011

Cory James Weston (born September 4, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer on the NXT brand and coach at the WWE Performance Center.[6] He is best known for his time in WWE as an active wrestler, where he performed under the ring name Wesley Blake.

Weston debuted in 2011 under his real name on the Florida independent circuit, most notably for Dory Funk Jr.'s Funking Conservatory. He signed with WWE in 2013, portraying a cowboy gimmick in NXT during his first year. He later formed a tag team with Buddy Murphy, and the two, managed by Alexa Bliss, won the NXT Tag Team Championship once. After several years, he formed a stable with Jaxson Ryker and Steve Cutler called The Forgotten Sons. In 2020, the stable began working on SmackDown. He was released from WWE on April 15, 2021. Soon after, he announced on his social media that his new ring name would be Westin Blake. In 2024, Blake returned to WWE as a producer for the NXT brand and coach at the WWE Performance Center.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference postandcourier1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Wesley Blake on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference doryfunk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d "Wesley Blake Bio". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Past meets future at wrestling's Funking Conservatory".
  6. ^ "Backstage Report Indicates WWE NXT Star Also Working As Producer". Wrestling Inc. April 17, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024. The report listed Wesley Blake, Matt Bloom, and Oney Lorcan as fellow former WWE stars now producing for NXT