Nick Aldis

Aldis as the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion in 2018

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Docking, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

**Nicholas Aldis** (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler currently knwon by the name **Nick Aldis**. He is best known for working under the ring name **Magnus**. Aldis is a former one-time GFW Global Champion, one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and one-time GHC Tag Team Champion and a former two-times NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion.

## Professional wrestling career

### Pro Wrestling NOAH (2012)

On 22 July 2012, Magnus made his debut for the Japanese Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, when he and Samoa Joe defeated Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama to win the GHC Tag Team Championship. On 8 October, Magnus and Joe lost the title to KENTA and Maybach Taniguchi in their first defense.

## Personal life

Aldis and fellow wrestler Mickie James welcomed their first child, a boy named Donovan Patrick Aldis, on 25 September 2014. Aldis and James were married on December 31, 2015.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Diving elbow drop – 2007–present
	+ *King's Cloverleaf* (Cloverleaf) – 2012–present
	+ *MDD – Mag Daddy Driver* (Sitout scoop slam piledriver) – 2010–2016
	+ *Spine Shaker* (Belly to back side slam) – 2014–present
	+ *Tormentum* (TNA) / Twisting Samoan drop (Independent circuit) – 2008–2015
* **Signature moves**
	+ Double powerbomb
	+ European uppercut
	+ Falling powerbomb
	+ Gedo Clutch – 2013
	+ Rebound clothesline
	+ Scoop lift transitioned into a vertical suplex
	+ Slingshot elbow drop
	+ Vertical suplex
* **With Samoa Joe**
	+ **Double team finishing moves**
		- Snapmare (Joe) followed by a diving elbow drop (Magnus)
* **With Desmond Wolfe**
	+ **Double team finishing moves**
		- *Double Decker* (Assisted *Tower of London*)
		- Running knee lift (Wolfe) / Sidewalk slam (Magnus) combination
* **Managers**
	+ Rob Terry
	+ Chelsea
* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Big"
	+ "The Modern Day Gladiator"
	+ "The Daddy"
	+ "Magnus"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "The British Invasion" by Dale Oliver
	+ "Vs. the World" by Under the Influence

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Global Force Wrestling**
	+ GFW Global Championship (1 time)
	+ GFW Global Championship Tournament (2015)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2013)
	+ PWI ranked him #**8** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
* **Pro Wrestling NOAH**
	+ GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samoa Joe
* **Ring Ka King**
	+ RKK World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doug Williams
	+ TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Doug Williams (1) and Samoa Joe (1)
	+ TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2010) – with Desmond Wolfe
	+ Wild Card Tournament (2011) – with Samoa Joe
	+ Xplosion Championship Challenge (2011)
	+ TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2013)
	+ Feast or Fired (2015 – World Tag Team Championship contract)1
	+ Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International (The Great Sanada, Drew Galloway, The Great Muta, Tigre Uno, Bram, Rockstar Spud, Khoya, Sonjay Dutt and Angelina Love)

1GFW co-founders Jeff and Karen Jarrett invoked Magnus' briefcase because he was part of their roster and gave his title match to Brian Myers and Trevor Lee.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Great Voyage 2012 in Ryogoku ～力皇猛引退セレモニー～  (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.
2. ↑ Meltzer, Dave 2012-07-22. TNA stars capture GHC tag title . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2012-07-22.
3. ↑ ザ・リーヴ presents 「Great Voyage 2012 in Yokohama vol.2」  (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved on 2012-10-08.
4. ↑ Caldwell, James 2012-10-08. Japan News: TNA stars drop Tag Titles, former WWE stars win Tag Titles, Low-Ki recaptures title, more . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2012-10-08.
5. ↑ Fishman, Scott 2014-11-20. Pro Wrestling: New mom, former movie, actor dana carvy returning to ring Nov. 30 in North Carolina . *The Miami Herald*. Retrieved on 2014-11-22.
6. ↑ Aldis, Nick 2015-01-01. Nick Aldis on Instagram: "We tied the knot. Thank you to everyone who came to share our night with us and for all the well wishes!" . *instagram.com*. Retrieved on 2016-01-02.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Keller, Wade 2012-02-02. TNA Impact Wrestling report 2/2: Wembley Arena Edition – Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of TV show . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Caldwell, James 2012-02-12. Caldwell's TNA Against All Odds PPV results 2/12: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Roode-Hardy-Storm-Ray TNA Title main event . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
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11. ↑ Caldwell, James 2012-08-13. CALDWELL'S TNA HARDCORE JUSTICE PPV RESULTS 8/12: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Aries vs. Roode, BFG Series matches . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2012-08-13.
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20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 411's TNA Against All Odds Report on February 9, 2009 .
21. ↑ CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT RESULTS 7/11: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Impact from Las Vegas – Rampage Jackson joins Mafia, Dest. X hype, BFG Series gauntlet. PWTorch.com (11 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-09-25.
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27. ↑ Keller, Wade 2009-07-19. Keller's TNA Victory Road PPV report 7/19: Results, star ratings, thoughts, observations, nitpicks, and quotebook . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2010-12-17.
28. ↑ Martin, Adam 2010-08-11. Spoilers: TNA Impact tapings for August 19 . WrestleView. Retrieved on 2010-12-17.
29. ↑ Crookes, Del (8 May 2008). "On the set of the new Gladiators". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
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32. ↑ James, Jason 2015-07-14. Show results – 7/10 GFW in Erie, Pa.: Bullet Club headlines Global Force event, plus Jarrett-EY title feud continues, Magnus, more stars . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2015-07-14. “Magnus was announced as "Magnus" Nick Aldis.”
33. ↑ Emergence . *Total Nonstop Action Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2009-11-13.
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35. ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014 . *The Internet Wrestling Database*. Retrieved on 2014-12-02.
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