1. Nicholas Harry Aldis was born on 6 November 1986 and is an English professional wrestler.
36 Facts About Nick Aldis
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Nick Aldis is signed to WWE, where he is a producer and the on-screen general manager of the SmackDown brand.
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Nick Aldis is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Magnus from 2008 to 2015, and the National Wrestling Alliance from 2017 to 2022.
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Nick Aldis made his debut on the British independent circuit in 2004 before signing with his first major contract with TNA in 2008.
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Immediately after leaving TNA in 2015, Nick Aldis signed with Global Force Wrestling, where he was the inaugural GFW Global Champion and subsequently became the longest-reigning champion in the title's history.
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In 2017, Nick Aldis briefly returned to TNA, now Impact Wrestling, due to their new partnership with GFW, dropping the title and leaving the company later that year.
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Nick Aldis then signed with the NWA and would soon after win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, a title he would hold twice, becoming the second British wrestler to hold that championship, making him a four-time world champion in professional wrestling.
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Nick Aldis then left the NWA in late 2022 and briefly returned to Impact Wrestling in 2023 before departing the company in July and subsequently began working for WWE in August.
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Nick Aldis appeared in the revival of Gladiators, where he was known as Oblivion.
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Nick Aldis was a co-presenter of Britain's Strongest Man on Challenge TV.
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Nicholas Harry Nick Aldis was born on 6 November 1986 in Docking, Norfolk.
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Early title matches included a DAM Promotions event where Nick Aldis teamed up with Bash to take on the DAM Tag Team Champions Big Dave and The Bulk for the titles and he went up against Ashe for the LDN Championship at Summit Wrestling, he would lose both matches.
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Nick Aldis's last match before joining TNA was a win against Marty Scurll.
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In November 2008, Nick Aldis signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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Nick Aldis then went on to lose to his former mate and wrestling partner Rob Terry in a match for the Global Championship.
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On 3 July 2010, Dixie Carter announced that Nick Aldis had signed a new long-term contract with TNA.
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Nick Aldis defeated Samoa Joe in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Turning Point and Kurt Angle on Impact Wrestling to advance to the finals.
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Nick Aldis then lost to Magnus due to TNA President Dixie Carter directing a heavy amount of interference against Styles, making Magnus undisputed champion.
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On 29 June 2015, it was announced that Nick Aldis had signed with Global Force Wrestling, and will compete under his real name.
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On 10 July 2015, Nick Aldis faced Kongo Kong as part of the GFW Grand Slam Tour in Erie, Pennsylvania making this their first of three matches during the tour which saw him winning on all three occasions.
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On 24 July 2015, Nick Aldis entered into a tournament to crown the inaugural GFW Global Champion, defeating Kongo Kong in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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On 23 October 2015, at the GFW Amped taping, Nick Aldis defeated Bobby Roode in the finals of the tournament to become the first ever GFW Global Champion.
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Nick Aldis lost the title on 22 April 2017 to Alberto El Patron.
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Nick Aldis said he was willing to continue working for the company as an independent contractor on handshake agreements, but he was rebuffed.
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On 23 September 2017, Nick Aldis made his debut for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, defeating Will Roode.
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Immediately following the match Nick Aldis set forth a challenge to Tim Storm for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
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On 1 September 2018, Nick Aldis lost the title to Cody at All In.
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On 21 October 2018, at the NWA 70th Anniversary Show, Nick Aldis beat Cody to regain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
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At Into The Fire, Nick Aldis successfully defended the title against James Storm in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match.
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In preparation for the title match, Nick Aldis appeared at ROH's Free Enterprise, where he teamed with Rush against Scurll and PCO in a losing effort.
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NWA did not hold any events throughout 2020 but Nick Aldis defended the title on a few occasions during the fall of the year.
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NWA resumed hosting events with Back For The Attack on 21 March 2021, where Nick Aldis retained the title against Aron Stevens in the main event.
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On 6 November 2022, Nick Aldis announced on his Instagram for his subscribers that he requested a release from NWA.
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Nick Aldis pointed the new direction of the promotion as the reason to leave NWA.
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Nick Aldis appeared at Slammiversary 2022 on 19 June 2022.
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Nick Aldis married American professional wrestler Mickie James on 31 December 2015.