W. Morrissey
William Morrissey (born August 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Big Bill. He is previously known for his tenures with WWE (where he performed under the ring names Colin Cassady and Big Cass), and Impact Wrestling (where he performed as W. Morrissey). He is a former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
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Birth name | William Morrissey |
Born | Glendale, Queens, New York, U.S. | August 16, 1986
Alma mater | New York University |
Partner | Lexy Nair (2021–present; engaged) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Big Bill Big Bill Morrissey Big Bill Young Big C Big Ca$$ Big Cass Big Cazz CaZXL Colin Cassady Erik "The Red" Wood W. Morrissey William Morrissey |
Billed height | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) |
Billed weight | 276 lb (125 kg) |
Billed from | Queens, New York |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
Debut | August 15, 2009 |
In WWE, he came to prominence for his partnership with Enzo Amore, whom he teamed with from 2013 to 2017. Together, they won the NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year in 2015. He was brought up to Raw alongside Amore the day after WrestleMania 32. He was later moved to the SmackDown brand, where he had a brief feud with Daniel Bryan, before being released by the company in June 2018. After leaving WWE, he resumed teaming with Amore (now known as nZo) on the independent circuit before joining Impact Wrestling in 2021, and AEW in 2022.