Mark Coffey
Coffey in April 2019
Birth nameMark Anthony Coffey
Born (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
RelativesJoe Coffey (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mark Coffey
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[2]
Billed fromGlasgow, Scotland[2]
Trained byFinn Bálor
Johnny Moss
Killian Dain
Debut28 August 2010[3]

Mark Anthony Coffey (born 13 February 1990)[1] is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand as a member of Gallus.[4] He is also a former NXT UK Heritage Cup and NXT UK Tag Team Champion.[5][6]

Coffey is also known for his tenure with Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), where he became a three-time ICW Zero-G champion.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2010-2018,2019,2022)

Coffey debuted as a wrestler for the independent promotion World Wide Wrestling League in 2010. Prior to his arrangement with WWE, he wrestled for various other promotions including Pro Wrestling Elite, Target Wrestling and the Scottish Wrestling Alliance, winning a number of titles.[7]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2012 - 2019)

Coffey made his ICW match was at the ICW 1st Annual Square Go! battle royal on 21 January 2012.[8] In his early run he would work with Noam Dar, Andy Wild and his brother in efforts to win the ICW Tag Team Championship[9] and ICW Zero-G Championship.[10]

Between 2013 and 2018, he would become a three-time ICW Zero-G Champion by defeating Mikey Whiplash, Fergall Devitt and Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, DCT, Jordan Devlin and Rampage Brown in a gauntlet at ICW: BarraMania 4. He also earned four ICW Tag Team Championship reigns with Polo Promotions partner Jackie Polo through victories over Brian Kendrick and Paul London, Kid Fite and Sha Samuels, Davey Boy and Joe Hendry, and Mike Bird and Wild Boar.[11][12][13][14] He also received two opportunities at the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, firstly against Trent Seven in 2017 and lastly against Lionheart in 2019.[15][16]

WWE (2018–present)

NXT UK (2018–2022)

Coffey would regularly appear on the NXT UK brand, being accompanied by his brother Joe in a winning effort on the first ever televised match on NXT UK. They would both go on to form the stable Gallus alongside Wolfgang and feud with British Strong Style.[17]

On the 6 February 2019 episode of NXT UK, Coffey faced Walter in a losing effort in Walter's second match on NXT UK.[18] On the 4 October episode of NXT UK, Mark and Wolfgang defeated previous champions Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, going on to hold it for 497 days.[19]

On the 14 July 2022 episode of NXT UK, Coffey defeated Noam Dar to become the new NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion.[20] He would soon lose it back to Dar on the 25 August episode of NXT UK.[21]

NXT (2022–present)

On NXT Heatwave, Gallus made their NXT 2.0 debut, attacking Diamond Mine.[22] On August 23, 2022, Gallus made their tag team debut on NXT facing NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, which they would go on to win via countout. At Worlds Collide, Gallus became the second team eliminated from the Fatal four-way tag team elimination match for the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championship. Gallus would go on to have a rivalry with Briggs and Jensen, with the latter winning a No Disqualification tag team match between the teams. Gallus were later suspended on September for attacking officials.[23]

At New Year's Evil on January 10, 2023, Gallus returned from their suspension and won a gauntlet match to become the #1 contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship, which Coffey and Wolfgang won on Vengeance Day the month after.[24][25] At NXT: The Great American Bash, Gallus lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, ending their reign at 176 days.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mark Coffey WWE profile". WWE. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mark Coffey". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mark Coffey". WWE. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Mark Coffey celebrates victory with his brother Joe: NXT UK Exclusive, July 14, 2022, retrieved 19 December 2023
  7. ↑ "Mark Coffey - Titles". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=12207&page=4&year=2012&promotion=218
  9. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=79904
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  13. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1836&page=5&reign=14
  14. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1836&page=5&reign=16
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  18. ↑ "NXT UK results, Feb. 6, 2019: WALTER triumphs over Gallus' Mark Coffey". WWE. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  19. ↑ Owen, Dei (4 October 2019). "NXT UK TV TAPING SPOILERS: NIGHT ONE IN BRENTWOOD". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  20. ↑ Guzzo, Gisberto (23 June 2022). "Spoiler: Title Changes Hands During 6/23 NXT UK Taping". Fightful. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  21. ↑ Russell, Skylar (7 July 2022). "Spoiler: New NXT Heritage Cup Champion Crowned At 7/7 Tapings". Fightful. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  22. ↑ Moore, John (16 August 2022). "8/16 NXT 2.0 Heatwave results: Moore's review of Bron Breakker vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Zoey Stark for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Giovanni Vinci for the NXT North American Title, Tony D'Angelo vs Santos Escobar in a Street Fight, Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  23. ↑ Tessier, Colin (27 September 2022). "Gallus Arrested, Suspended For Attacking Referees And Security Guards On 9/27 WWE NXT". Fightful. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  24. ↑ Moore, John (4 February 2023). "NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Grayson Waller in a cage match for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Gigi Dolin for the NXT Women's Title, New Day vs. Gallus vs. Pretty Deadly vs. Chase U for the NXT Tag Titles, Carmelo Hayes vs. Apollo Crews in a best of three falls match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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  26. ↑ KEVIN, BERGE. "WWE NXT Great American Bash 2023 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "ICW There's Something About Mary(hill) - Event @ Community Central Halls in Glasgow, Scotland, UK".
  28. ↑ "ICW Show Me Your Lizard - Event @ The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK".
  29. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (7 September 2013). "ICW Zero-G Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  30. ↑ "ICW Still Smoking - Event @ O2 ABC Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, UK".
  31. ↑ "ICW Spacebaws Episode IV: A New Hope - Event @ The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK".
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