Nicholas Comoroto (born April 22, 1991) is an American

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who wrestles for

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(AEW) and its sister promotion,

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(ROH). Comoroto began his career in 2013 on the

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. In 2019, he signed a development contract with

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, but was released the next year as part of a series of budget cuts stemming from the

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, joining AEW later that year.

Early life

Comoroto grew up in the Blackwood section of

Gloucester Township, New Jersey Gloucester Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 22nd-most-populous municipality,Gloucester Catholic High School Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational six-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. The school ...

and Gloucester County College, participating in

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at both. He went on to attend

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents, the scho ...

, where he studied accounting.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2013–2019)

Comoroto was trained to wrestle by Q. T. Marshall at the

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in his home state of

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. He wrestled his first recorded match in 2013 for the

Williamstown, New Jersey Williamstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Monroe Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

–based Old Time Wrestling promotion, where he was billed as the incumbent Classic Champion. From 2014 to 2017, Comoroto competed primarily for the

Paulsboro, New Jersey Paulsboro is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated on the banks of the Delaware River in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United State ...

–based Monster Factory Pro Wrestling promotion, where he held the MFPW Heavyweight Championship on one occasion, the MFPW Live Championship on two occasions, and the MFPW Tag Team Championship on three occasions. In 2015, he teamed with Billy Damiana as "Shooterz Inc.", while in 2016, he teamed with Kyle the Beast as "Beast Cartel". In 2017 and 2018, Comoroto wrestled for a range of promotions throughout the

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, including

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, EVOLVE in

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, and MCW Pro Wrestling in

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WWE (2019–2020)

In February 2019, Comoroto signed a contract with

, where he was assigned to its developmental brand, NXT. In March 2019, he began wrestling on NXT live events throughout

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. In May 2019, he participated in the third annual

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combine, where he was the top ranked male in the velocity

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contest. In July 2019, he was given the

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"Nick Ogarelli". Comoroto made his final appearance with NXT in March 2020. In April 2020, he was released by WWE as part of a series of budget cuts connected with the

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2020–present)

In October 2020, Comoroto made his first appearance with the

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–based promotion

, losing to

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on episode #56 of the

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show ''

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''. He made multiple further appearances on ''AEW Dark'' throughout late 2020 and early 2021. In January 2021, Comoroto appeared on episode #69 of the

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television show ''

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'', losing to

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via referee's decision. Comoroto subsequently formed an alliance with

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and Q. T. Marshall, thus joining

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. On the March 31, 2021 episode of ''AEW Dynamite'', Comoroto and several other students joined with Q. T. Marshall in attacking members of Nightmare Family, with Comoroto subsequently becoming part of Marshall's new stable, "The Factory" and turning

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in the process. In March 2023, Marshall stated that The Factory had disbanded. In April 2023, Comoroto made his debut in AEW's sister promotion,

. He went on to appear regularly on ''

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'', occasionally teaming with Jacoby Watts. In August 2024, Comoroto announced that he had undergone

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surgery and would be recuperating until 2025.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022)

Comoroto debuted in

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(NJPW) in April 2022, teaming with Aaron Solo in a loss to

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and Karl Fredericks on an episode of ''

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'' recorded in

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. Over the next several weeks, he made several other appearances on ''NJPW Strong'', including teaming with Solo in a tournament to crown the inaugural Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. At the AEW/NJPW joint pay-per-view

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in June 2022, Comoroto lost to

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Professional wrestling style and persona

Comoroto uses the nicknames the "Freak Beast" and the "Wrecking Ball". His appearance has been compared to fellow wrestler

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. While wrestling for AEW, he adopted a gorilla press powerslam as his finishing move.

Personal life

On December 20, 2022, Comoroto disclosed that he had

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Championships and accomplishments

* Monster Factory Pro Wrestling **MFPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **MFPW Live Championship (2 times) **MFPW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Billy Damiana (2 times) and Kyle the Beast (1 time) *Old Time Wrestling **OTW Classic Championship (1 time) *SuperKrazee Pro Wrestling **Skid Row Academy Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Noah Stryker

References

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