Big Cass William " Bill " Morrissey ( August 16 , 1986 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is currently signed to WWE where he performs under the ring name Big Cass , a modification of his previous ring name , Colin Cassady . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 2010 – 2011 ) . Morrissey wrestled under the ring name Big Bill Young in the World of Unpredictable Wrestling ( WUW ) promotion in 2010 , owned by his trainer , Johnny Rodz . WWE . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2011 – 2012 ) . In June 2011 , WUW announced that Morrissey had signed with Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , which was WWE ' s developmental territory at the time . Morrissey made first televised FCW appearance in July 2011 , portraying the Dean of the University of Florida . Morrissey wrestled his first televised match under the ring name of Colin Cassady on the 4 September 2011 episode of " FCW TV " for a disqualification loss against Richie Steamboat . Cassady found no immediate success and continued to lose matches for the rest of 2011 and in early 2012 . Cassady finally scored his first win on the 11 March 2012 episode of " FCW TV " by defeating Kenneth Cameron . Cassady ' s final " FCW TV " match was broadcast on 7 July 2012 and saw him defeat Aiden English . NXT ( 2012 – 2016 ) . When WWE rebranded its developmental territory , FCW , into NXT in August 2012 , Cassady ' s NXT television debut took place on 5 June 2013 with a loss to Mason Ryan . Cassady then formed an alliance with Enzo Amore , who had also previously lost to Ryan , and they labelled themselves " the realest guys in the room " . In real life , Cassady first met Amore at the age of 15 , when they played basketball together at West Fourth Street Courts in Manhattan , New York . Ryan defeated Cassady and Amore in consecutive singles matches , but lost to them in a handicap match . Ryan ultimately had the last laugh when he caused Amore and Cassady to be attacked by Tons of Funk . Amore and Cassady then feuded with Sylvester Lefort and his stable of Alexander Rusev and Scott Dawson . On the 25 September episode of " NXT " , Amore and Cassady participated in a gauntlet match for a future shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship ; they started the match and defeated CJ Parker and Tyler Breeze , then beat Rusev and Dawson , before falling to their final opponents , the Ascension . Amore suffered a broken leg in November 2013 , which led Cassady to try his hand at singles competition , feuding with Aiden English . Amore returned on the 26 June 2014 episode of " NXT " , saving Cassady from an attack from Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis . In early August , Amore and Cassady participated in a NXT Tag Team Championship number one contenders ' tournament . They defeated Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger in the first round but were eliminated by the Vaudevillains ( Aiden English and Simon Gotch ) in the second round . Lefort and Louis then renewed their rivalry with Amore and Cassady by attacking them and shaving Amore ' s beard . As a result , Amore challenged Lefort to a match with the loser ' s hair as forfeit at on 11 September . Amore proceeded to win the match but Lefort ran away , leaving his partner , Louis , to lose his hair at the hands of Amore and Cassady . Amore and Cassady proceeded to form an alliance with the debuting Carmella . The duo had accidentally cost Carmella her hairdressing job as per the storyline , causing her to demand to get a job as a wrestler . Carmella had her televised in - ring debut on the October 16 episode of " NXT " . In March 2015 , Amore and Cassady began a rivalry with NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy , with the champions insulting Amore and Cassady while attempting to woo Carmella . Amore and Cassady defeated The Lucha Dragons in a number one contender ' s match for a title opportunity against Blake and Murphy . Amore and Cassady received their title match at , which they would lose after Alexa Bliss interfered . At , Enzo and Cass challenged Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson for the NXT Tag Team Championship in a losing effort . They were granted another title opportunity against Dawson and Wilder in March 2016 at WWE Roadblock . Main roster ( 2016 – present ) . On the " Raw " after WrestleMania 32 , Amore and Cassady made their main roster debuts and confronted The Dudley Boyz . On the April 14 episode of " SmackDown " , Amore and Cassady defeated The Ascension in their main roster debut match , advancing in the WWE Tag Team Championship No . 1 contenders tournament . In the finals , Amore and Cassady faced The Vaudevillains at Payback , with the match ending in a no contest after Amore suffered a legitimate concussion during the match . In May 2016 , Cassady ' s ring name was changed to Big Cass . On the June 6 episode of " Raw " , during the match between Enzo and Cass and The Vaudevillains , Cass witnessed English attempting to injure Amore in a similar manner of what Gotch did to him at Payback . This led to Cass attacking The Vaudevillains , including executing an East River Crossing on Gotch . At Money in the Bank , Enzo and Cass competed in a fatal four - way tag team match also involving The New Day , Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and The Vaudevillains for the WWE Tag Team Championship , which they lost . On the July 4 episode of " Raw " , Enzo and Cass helped John Cena from an attack by The Club , involving themselves in the feud between Cena and The Club . At Battleground , Enzo and Cass teamed with Cena to defeat The Club in a six - man tag team match . On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft , Enzo and Cass were drafted to Raw . Following Battleground , Enzo and Cass feuded with Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens , which culminated at SummerSlam , where Jericho and Owens defeated Enzo and Cass . On the August 22 episode of " Raw " , Cass qualified for the fatal four - way match for the WWE Universal Championship by defeating United States Champion Rusev by countout . The next week on " Raw " , he competed against Kevin Owens , Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins , being eliminated by Owens , marking the first time he was pinned on the main roster . Enzo and Cass then started a feud with The Shining Stars , losing to them in tag team and singles matches . On the November 7 episode of " Raw " , Enzo and Cass were announced as part of Team Raw for the 10 – on – 10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match at Survivor Series , which Team Smackdown won . Afterwards , Enzo and Cass started a rivalry with Rusev . On the December 5th episode of Raw , Enzo got lured into a trap by Lana and Rusev . Big Cass lost to Rusev via countout on the preshow . He entered the 2017 Royal Rumble match at # 1 , but was unsuccessful in winning it as he was eliminated by Braun Strowman , the latter of whom entered the match at # 7 . He and his partner Enzo Amore will have a match at WrestleMania 33 in a Triple Threat Ladder match against The Club Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and Sheamus & Cesaro Personal life . Morrissey was born and raised in Queens , New York . He attended Archbishop Molloy High School and served as a peer tutor , a homeless shelter volunteer , and a National Honor Society member . He played basketball in his senior year and was featured in the Catholic High School Athletic Association Senior Classic All - Star game . He then received a scholarship to attend New York University , where he entered the pre - medical track before going on to study economics . He played as a center for NYU ' s basketball team from the 2005 – 2006 season to the 2008 – 2009 season . He co - captained the team for his final season . Following his graduation , Morrissey started a ticket brokerage company , specializing in events at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden . While performing in WWE , he claimed that he " hadn ' t sung in many years " but had experience with " street performing in the subways of New York City " .