Damien Wayne Kostyal (born December 18, 1971), better known by his

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Damien Wayne, is an American

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. He is a 3-time holder of the

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and former holder of the

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. He is a former AIWF World Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Wayne made his debut August 10, 2002, teaming with T.E. Brown against then VCW Tag Team Champions Greg Steel and Idol X. Wayne has competed in

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, and

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, where he was a member of The Heartbreak Express.

DAWG

Wayne made his Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators (DAWG) debut February 19, 2011, retaining the NWA Continental Championship against Vordell Walker. On May 14, 2011, at Squared Circle Wrestling Alliance in Eden, North Carolina, Damien Wayne defeated Chance Prophet for the DAWG Championship. He has gone on to defend the championship 50 times to date in Eight separate states, to challengers such as

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, Johnny Calzone,

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, Vordell Walker, Kahagas,

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, Gunner, CW Anderson &

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. On November 2, 2012, Wayne was involved in an eight-way elimination match for the vacant

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. The final two competitors consisted of Wayne and longtime rival Chance Prophet. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Kahagas then inserted himself into the match. From this distraction, Wayne was able to eliminate Prophet, but would go on to be defeated by Kahagas. Damien's 1001-day DAWG Championship reign was ended on February 8, 2014 by Dirty Money on a NECW event in Beverly, Mass.

Championships and accomplishments

*United States Wrestling Organization **USWO Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Colby Carter *Allied Independent Wrestling Federations **AIWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 time) * America's Most Liked Wrestling **AML Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with CW Anderson *Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators **DAWG Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * G.O.U.G.E. Wrestling **G.O.U.G.E. North Carolina Championship (1 time) *NWA CIW ** NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Lance Erikson *Revolution Wrestling Authority **RWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **RWA Extreme Championship (1 time) *NWA EDGE **

(3 times) *NWA Fusion/NWA Virginia ** NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship/NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship (4 times) ** NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) — with Mike Booth **King of the Mid-Atlantic Tournament (2010) *RAGE Wrestling Warrior **RAGE World Tag Team Championship (1 time) –with CW Anderson *NWA Pro **

( 1 time) * NWA Smoky Mountain **NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) —with Lance Erikson *

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**NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) —with Lance Erikson **NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Lance Erikson *United Elite Wrestling **UEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Got Your Six Tournament (2019) *Old School Federation **OSF Championship (1 time) *Wildkat Pro Wrestling **Wildkat Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brady Pierce *

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**PWI ranked him #301 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the

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in 2013 *New South Championship Wrestling **New South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Squared Circle Wrestling Alliance **SCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *United Pro Wrestling **UPW Championship (1 time) *Vanguard Championship Wrestling **VCW Heavyweight Championship (2 time) **VCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) —with Mike Booth **VCW United States Liberty Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Damien Wayne's profile at Cagematch.de
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Damien 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Hampton, Virginia American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Virginia 20th-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers NWA National Heavyweight Champions NWA North American Heavyweight Champions