Wesley Blake

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Wesley Blake
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Blake in March 2015.
Birth name Cory James Weston[1]
Born (1987-09-04) September 4, 1987 (age 36)
San Marcos, Texas, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Blake[3]
Cory Weston[4]
Wesley Blake[5]
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Billed weight 240 lb (110 kg)[3]
Billed from San Antonio, Texas[3]
Trained by Dory Funk Jr.[4]
Debut 2011

Cory James Weston[1] (born September 4, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he wrestles in the developmental system WWE NXT under the ring name Wesley Blake, or simply Blake. He is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Buddy Murphy.

Professional wrestling career

Funking Conservatory (2011–2013)

Weston wanted to be a wrestler since the age of 3.[2] He eventually became a student of Dory Funk Jr.'s wrestling school, the Funking Conservatory,[2] appearing on the school's !Bang! TV show under his real name of Cory Weston.[4] Immediately after graduating from university, Weston moved to Ocala, Florida in 2011, where the school was located.[2] Documented to have been wrestling there since May 2011,[6][7] Weston managed to become the Funking Conservatory World Champion,[8] as well as the European Champion and the Florida Heavyweight Champion.[6][9] Weston wrestled against Jerry Lawler in an eight-person tag team match in May 2013, which was Lawler's first match since suffering a heart attack in September 2012.[10][11]

WWE

NXT (2013–present)

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Main article: Blake and Murphy

In June 2013, it was noted that Weston had "recently" signed with WWE.[12] Weston reported to NXT in July 2013 when the WWE Performance Center opened; at the same time as his future NXT tag team partner Buddy Murphy.[13] Weston made his television debut as Wesley Blake on the January 22, 2014 episode of NXT with the character of a cowboy, and lost his debut match to Adrian Neville.[14][15] Blake continued in his jobber role with losses in singles matches to the likes of Adam Rose, Mason Ryan and Sin Cara, as well as a loss in a tag-team match against the Ascension with Cal Bishop as his partner.[16][17][18][19]

In August 2014, Blake abandoned the cowboy character and formed a tag-team with Buddy Murphy. On the August 14 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy were defeated in the first round of a number one contender tag team tournament by Kalisto and Sin Cara,[20] later known as the Lucha Dragons. For the rest of 2014, Blake and Murphy lost multiple matches to teams such as the Lucha Dragons and the Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch). Blake and Murphy were once referred to as Team Thick in October, but that name was dropped in later episodes.[21][22][23][24] Also in October 2014, Blake and Murphy were involved in a tag-team battle royal to determine the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship; they were eliminated from the match by the Ascension.[25]

On the January 21, 2015 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy scored their first-ever televised victory by defeating the Vaudevillains.[26][27] This led to a title match on the January 28, 2015 episode of NXT (taped on January 15) where Blake and Murphy defeated champions the Lucha Dragons to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[28][29]

At a January 31 NXT house show, Blake and Murphy were billed without their first names.[30] This name change translated to television at NXT TakeOver: Rival, where Blake and Murphy defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the title.[31] Following that, Blake and Murphy started a feud with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who were intent on capturing the tag titles.[5] At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, during Amore and Cassady's NXT Tag Team Championship match against Blake and Murphy, Alexa Bliss would come out mid-match and attack Carmella and Amore, ensuring the win for Blake and Murphy and aligning herself with them in the process.[32] After making several successful title defenses, Blake and Murphy lost the championships to The Vaudevillians (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, ending their reign at 219 days.[33] On the May 18 taping of NXT, after losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries, Alexa and Blake walked away from Murphy, teasing a split for the team. On May 19, Blake suffered a knee injury, which would require surgery.

Other media

Blake, along with his tag team partner Murphy, made his video game debut in WWE 2K16 as a downloadable character.

Personal life

Weston hails from San Marcos, Texas.[2] He and his younger sister were from a single parent family, being brought up by their mother.[13] He graduated from Texas State University,[34] There, he was a strength instructor and also played college football.[2] Weston also played football at the all-state high school level,[2] including for the Medina Valley Panthers in 2005,[35] where he played as the middle linebacker.[36]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NXT Star Wesley Blake Refuses to Take Breath Test After DUI Arrest. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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External links

  • Wesley Blake on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Wesley Blake's profile on WWE.com
  • Cory Weston's profile at Dory Funk Jr.'s website, with downloadable videos
  • Cory Weston's videos on YouTube, uploaded by Dory Funk Jr.
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