Nick Aldis
English professional wrestler (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a producer and the on-screen general manager of the SmackDown brand. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Magnus from 2008 to 2015, and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) from 2017 to 2022.
| Nick Aldis | |
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 Aldis in 2013 | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Aldis |
| Born | (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 (age 37) Docking, Norfolk, England |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brutus Magnus[1][2] Magnus[3] Nick Aldis[1] Sir Brutus Magnus[4] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[5] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[5] |
| Billed from | King's Lynn, England[1][2] |
| Trained by | Dropkixx Academy[6] Frank Rimer[5] Harley Race's Wrestling Academy[7] John Hall[6] John Ritchie[6] Ricky Knight[6] Tony Scarlo[6] Vince Randell[6] WAW School[6] |
| Debut | 17 December 2004 |
Aldis made his debut on the British independent circuit in 2004 before signing with his first major contract with TNA in 2008. During his seven-year tenure there, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once, becoming the first British-born world champion in the company's history along with becoming a three-time tag team champion, winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice and the IWGP Tag Team Championship once. At Ring Ka King in 2011, he won the RKK World Heavyweight Championship.
Immediately after leaving TNA in 2015, Aldis signed with Global Force Wrestling (GFW), where he was the inaugural GFW Global Champion and subsequently became the longest-reigning champion in the title's history. In 2017, 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. He 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 (after Gary Steele), making him a four-time world champion in professional wrestling. 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.
Aldis also appeared in the revival of Gladiators, where he was known as Oblivion. He was also a co-presenter of Britain's Strongest Man on Challenge TV.