| Fit Finlay | |
|---|---|
 Finlay in 2011 | |
| Birth name | David John Finlay |
| Born | 31 January 1958 Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Valdez (divorced)Melanie Duffin (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3, including David and Brogan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | David Finlay Dave Finlay Dave "Fit" Finlay Fit Finlay Fit Finley Finlay[1] Sir Finlay[2] The Belfast Bruiser Young Apollo |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Belfast, Northern Ireland[3] |
| Trained by | Dave Finlay Sr.[4] Ted Betley |
| Debut | 1974[5] |
| Retired | 22 December 2012[6][unreliable source?] |
David John Finlay (Irish: Daithi Eoin Fionnalaigh, born 31 January 1958)[7] is a Northern Irish retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer and assistant coach at the Performance Center, as well as a producer. He is best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2000 under the ring name Fit Finlay, and in WWE from 2005 to 2010 under the mononymous name Finlay.
Finlay debuted in 1974, and has held over 20 championships around the world throughout his career, including the WCW World Television Championship and the WWE United States Championship.
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- ^ "A Knight to remember". WWE.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Finlay vs. Matt Hardy: SmackDown, January 20, 2006". Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via www.wwe.com.
- ^ Elliott, Brian (15 June 2008). "Finlay's dad reflects back on his own career". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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