Damian Mackle (born 20 February 1985) is a Northern Irish[3]professional wrestler best known under the ring nameBig Damo (derived from his first ring name Damian O'Connor).[4] He currently performs on the independent circuit. He is known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Killian Dain.
On 19 October 2016, WWE announced that Mackle had signed a developmental contract with the company and had arrived at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. He began to work on the NXT brand as part of the stable Sanity, along with Nikki Cross, Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe. In 2018, Dain, Wolfe and Young were drafted to SmackDown, where they worked as a stable until its dissolution. He then returned to NXT, where he most notably formed a tag team with Drake Maverick, until his release in June 2021.
Early life
Mackle played as a goalkeeper for his university football side.[14] He also played rugby union (up to university level), basketball and judo.[14] He stated that as a child he was attracted to professional wrestling because of the "larger than life" personas and face paint of wrestlers such as Sting and The Ultimate Warrior.[15] He cites fellow countryman Fit Finlay as a huge influence on his wrestling style and inspiration for his success.[16]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2004–2013)
Mackle began his training with Scottish Championship Wrestling, before moving on to train with the SWA/NWA Scotland under Robbie Brookside (now a trainer at WWE NXT) and others. Of Brookside, he stated; "I don't think there is enough hyperbole to explain how good a coach he is...I can't think of a better coach I'd met in any sport".[15] After training at NWA Scotland, Mackle debuted for the Scottish Wrestling Alliance at the age of 20 under the ring name Damian O'Connor. He originally wrestled in Scotland and the North of England as a tag team called "Britain's Most Wanted" with Scott Renwick. Together the two won a variety of tournaments and tag team championships in promotions such as SWA (4 times), W3L (2 times), SSW and 3CW. While they never officially split up, they would both focus on singles competition around 2009. This proved to be fruitful for both and O'Connor started touring his native Ireland, the United Kingdom, mainland Europe and the United States. O'Connor would win the Heavyweight Titles in SWE, W3L, XWA, Pride as well as the Laird of the Ring Title in SWA. In 2009, O'Connor took over the SWA training school named the "Source Wrestling School". O'Connor has trained numerous wrestlers, including Joe Coffey, Joe Hendry and Nikki Cross.[17]
Insane Championship Wrestling (2012–2016, 2018)
O'Connor wrestled sporadically for ICW between 2009 and 2012 under various gimmicks, but his return in November 2013 saw him debut as Big Damo. After a long feud with Drew Galloway, Damo defeated Chris Renfrew for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship in Belfast on 27 February 2016,[18] marking the first time the title changed hands outside of Glasgow and making Damo the first ever Irish champion. Damo defended the title in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States against the likes of Drew Galloway, Grado, VSK, Jack Jester and others.[19] On 31 July 2016, at Shug's Hoose Party III, Damo was defeated for the Championship by Joe Coffey.[20]
On 11 November 2018. O'Connor (as Killian Dain) returned to ICW for one night only, defeating Mikey Whiplash.[21]
In June 2016, Mackle signed with WWE to perform on their NXT brand.[40][41] On 19 October 2016, WWE announced that Mackle had signed a developmental contract with the company and had arrived at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.[42] On 4 November, Mackle appeared at an NXTlive event and cut a promo.[43] Mackle made his in-ring debut at an NXT live event on 11 November, defeating Rich Swann under the ring name Damian O'Connor.[44] He then reverted to using the ring name Damo.
On the 7 December episode of NXT, Damo attacked No Way Jose and seemed to align himself with the heel stable Sanity.[45] In January 2017, he began to wrestle under the new ring name Killian Dain.[46] On the 18 January episode of NXT, Dain joined Sanity in an official capacity after attacking Tye Dillinger and accepting Sawyer Fulton's jacket from Eric Young.[47] On the 25 January episode of NXT, Dain appeared as part of Sanity for the first time, attacking Chris Atkins by Young's order.[48] On the 8 February episode of NXT, Dain teamed with Young and Alexander Wolfe to defeat Dillinger, No Way Jose and Roderick Strong.[49] Earlier in the night, Dain and Wolfe defeated The Bollywood Boyz.[50] At WrestleMania 33, Dain made it to the final three in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal before being eliminated by eventual winner Mojo Rawley.[51] On the 19 July episode of NXT, Dain lost to Drew McIntyre in an NXT Championship No. 1 Contender's match, marking his first televised loss.[52]
The group competed in only two more televised matches throughout the remainder of 2018, while primarily competing at live events.[62]
After a near four-month hiatus from television, Sanity returned on the 2 April 2019 episode of SmackDown LIVE, losing a three-on-one Falls Count Anywhere match to The Miz.[63]
Return to NXT (2019–2021)
During the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Young was drafted to Raw.[64] With Wolfe joining NXT UK,[65] the group was officially disbanded. Dain made his return to NXT live events on 16 May, defeating Jermaine Haley.[66] On the 3 July episode of NXT, a promo advertising Dain's return was aired.[67] He made his return on the 17 July episode of NXT, attacking Matt Riddle following Riddle's match against Arturo Ruas.[68] This led to a match between the two being scheduled for the 7 August episode of NXT. However, Dain attacked Riddle before the match could begin.[69] On the September 25 episode of NXT, Riddle defeated Dain in a #1 contender's street fight match for the NXT Championship ending the feud. Shortly after, Dain would enter in a three-way feud with Pete Dunne and Damian Priest. At NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2019), Dain faced Dunne and Priest in a triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship which Dunne won. In September 2020, he formed a dysfunctional tag team with Drake Maverick, turning face in the process. On 23 December episode of NXT, Dain and Maverick took on NXT Tag Team ChampionsDanny Burch and Oney Lorcan in a Tag Team Street Fight match for the titles in a losing effort. Following this, Dain and Maverick entered the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and they defeated Curt Stallion and August Grey in the first round on the 15 January episode of 205 Live. However, the duo were eliminated in the second round by MSK on the 27 January episode of NXT. On the NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver pre-show, Dain and Maverick, having gotten along better, defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) to earn a future NXT Tag Team Championship match. They would receive their title opportunity on the following episode of NXT where they faced the reigning champions, MSK, in a losing effort. After the match Dain and Maverick were both attacked by Imperium.[70] On June 25, 2021, Dain was released from his WWE contract, this as part of a fourth round of layoffs executed by the brand due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.[71]
Return to ICW (2021-present)
After leaving WWE, Mackle returned to ICW under his original name in 2021. He would feud with Andy Wild, going to a twenty-minute time limit draw at Fear & Loathing XIII before Wild defeated Damo in a steel cage match at Barred II 24 April 2022.[72]
In 2023, Damo challenged Leyton Buzzard twice for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship. On ICW Fight Club they went to a no-contest when Andy Roberts interfered. Damo was given a rematch in a Three Way Dance at ICW's Get The F Out! PPV but was eliminated from the contest by Roberts.[73][74]
Control Your Narrative (2022)
In February 2022, it was announced that Damo was joining the new Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion created by EC3 and Adam Scherr.
On the February 22 episode of TNA Impact!, Big Damo made his return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling losing to his former stablemate Eric Young.[76]
Personal life
Mackle is a lifelong supporter of Premier League club Manchester United and NBA team Orlando Magic.[14] He has stated that he believes wrestling – unlike other sports – can be a uniting factor for people in his native Belfast as there are "no (sectarian) affiliations" in wrestling. He stated that he would not support Scottish football because there is "a lot of connotations" with sectarianism. He grew up in what he described as a mixed area and is conscious of keeping political affiliations out of his public life.[77]
On January 17, 2019, Mackle married fellow WWE wrestler, Nicola Glencross, known by her ring name Nikki Cross.[1]
Other media
Mackle, as Killian Dain, appears as a playable character in the video games WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K19.
As Big Damo, he has appeared on the YouTube wrestling quiz show Quizzlemania, hosted by Adam Blampied on the "Parts Funknown" channel.
Championships and accomplishments
3 Count Wrestling
3CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Renwick[78]
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