| Killian Dain | |
|---|---|
 Dain in May 2017 | |
| Birth name | Damian Mackle |
| Born | 20 February 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Nikki Cross (m. 2019)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Damo Damian O'Connor Damo Killian Dain |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 322 lb (146 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Belfast, Northern Ireland[2] |
| Trained by | Robbie Brookside |
| Debut | 2005 |
Damian Mackle (born 20 February 1985) is an Irish[3] professional wrestler. He is known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Killian Dain. Since his departure from WWE, he has reverted back to his ring name on the independent circuit, Big Damo.
The ring name Big Damo is derived from his first ring name, Damian O'Connor.[4] Prior to joining WWE, he won the ICW World Heavyweight Championship while wrestling for Insane Championship Wrestling.[5][6][7] He also wrestled for numerous promotions on the British independent circuit, around Europe, and in the USA including All Elite Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling, Premier British Wrestling, Scottish Wrestling Alliance, What Culture Pro Wrestling and IPW:UK.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
On 19 October 2016, WWE announced that Mackle had signed a developmental contract with the company and had arrived at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. He began to work on the NXT brand as part of the stable Sanity, along with Nikki Cross, Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe. In 2018, Dain, Wolfe and Young were drafted to SmackDown, where they worked as a stable until the dissolution. Then, he was drafted again to NXT, where he stayed until his release, in June 2021.
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- ^ "Insane Championship Wrestling 'The Big Elbowski' FULL Results". Wrestle Ropes. 27 February 2016.
- ^ "ICW: Damo". Insane Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles " Damian O'Connor " Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Powell, Jason (20 May 2022). "5/20 AEW Rampage results: Powell's review of Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson vs. Dante Martin and Matt Sydal, Red Velvet vs. Kris Statlander in an Owen Hart Cup tournament first-round match, House of Black vs. Fuego Del Sol, Evil Uno, and 10, Shawn Spears in action". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Roster". Progress Wrestling. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Bean, Martin. "Big Damo — Revolution Pro Wrestling". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Big Damo: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Damian O'Connor Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Career " Damian O'Connor " Wrestlers Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 December 2016.