Dave Mastiff

David Minton (born 21 July 1984) is an English professional wrestler. He is most known for his time in WWE, where he performed on its NXT UK brand under the ring name "Bomber" Dave Mastiff.[3]

Dave Mastiff
Birth nameDavid Minton[1]
Born (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984
Dudley, West Midlands, England[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dave Mastiff
Dave Moralez
Moralez[2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Billed weight322 lb (146 kg)[3]
Billed fromThe Black Country, England[3]
Debut2002[2]

Professional wrestling career

Mastiff debuted in 2002 as Moralez[4] (later Dave Moralez).[5] In his early career he would work for One Pro Wrestling, Frontier Wrestling Alliance and Westside Xtreme Wrestling.[6]

He held a number of titles on the independents. On 14 September 2013 in Lionheart's Pro Wrestling Elite promotion, Mastiff cashed in his contract from winning the Elite Rumble to interrupt a match between El Ligero and PWE World Heavyweight Champion Andy Wild and win the title himself.[7][8] On 11 July 2015 Mastiff defeated Chris Masters for the PCW Heavyweight Championship, which he would hold for 210 days and defend against Adam Cole, Nick Aldis, Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley and Roderick Strong before he was defeated by Sha Samuels.[9]

Mastiff has also worked for Insane Championship Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling, 5 Star Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, WhatCulture Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling and numerous others.[6][10][11][12]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–2015)

Mastiff appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2014 on the second season of TNA British Boot Camp. Mastiff’s first match on the show was aired on 9 November, when he defeated Rampage Brown.[13] In his second match of the show, which aired on 30 November, Mastiff was once again victorious in an eight-person tag team match alongside Brown, Angelina Love and Noam Dar where they defeated Al Snow, Grado, Kay Lee Ray and Mark Andrews.[14] Mastiff advanced to the final six, but the competition was eventually won by Andrews.[15]

Through January 2015, Mastiff worked couple matches on Xplosion, where he lost to Mandrews (formerly known as Mark Andrews) and Samoa Joe.[2]

World of Sport Wrestling (2016)

On 11 November 2016, Mastiff defeated Grado to win the inaugural WOS Championship, however, Mastiff lost the championship to Grado on the same episode.[16]

NXT UK (2018–2022)

Mastiff made his WWE debut on 9 June 2018, when he participated in the United Kingdom Championship Tournament.[17] Mastiff advanced from the first round after defeating Kenny Williams, however, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Joe Coffey.[18][19] Mastiff made his NXT UK debut on the first episode of the show which aired on 17 October, when he defeated Sid Scala.[20]

Mastiff, who was yet to be defeated on NXT UK, fought Eddie Dennis to a double disqualification on the 2 January 2019 episode of the show.[21] This led to a No Disqualification match on NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, on 12 January, which Mastiff won.[22]

On the 5 June episode of NXT UK, Mastiff competed in a Fatal four-way match against Joe Coffey, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks to determine the #1 contender for the WWE United Kingdom Championship. Banks won the match, as Mastiff suffered his first loss on the show.[23] After Coffey and Mastiff wrestled to a double countout on the 7 August episode of NXT UK, both faced in a Last Man Standing match on NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, on 31 August, when Mastiff was defeated.[24][25]

On the 30 January 2020 episode of NXT UK, Mastiff lost a six-man tag team match with Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, against Imperium's Marcel Barthel, Fabian Aichner and Alexander Wolfe.[26] On the February 13 episode of NXT UK, Mastiff defeated Saxon Huxley.[27]

On August 18, 2022, Mastiff was released from his WWE contract.

Personal life

On 17 October 2020, Minton announced his marriage.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  3. "Dave Mastiff". WWE. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpKVE4IRdy0
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  20. Csonka, Larry. "Csonka's NXT UK Review 10.17.18". 411MANIA. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  21. Burdick, Michael. ""Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Eddie Dennis (No Disqualification Match)". WWE. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  22. Powell, Jason. "1/12 Powell's NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool live review – Rhea Ripley vs. Tony Storm for the NXT UK Women's Championship, Pete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE UK Championship, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake to become the first NXT UK Tag Champions". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  23. Cook, Ryan. "WWE NXT UK Results for 6/5/19 NXT UK Championship Fatal Four Way Number One Contender Match". Fightful. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  24. Burdick, Michael (31 August 2019). "Joe Coffey def. Dave Mastiff in a Last Man Standing Match". WWE. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  25. Powell, Jason. "8/31 Powell's NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff live review – Walter vs. Tyler Bate for the WWE UK Championship, Toni Storm vs. Kay Lee Ray for the NXT UK Women's Championship, Zack Gibson and James Drake vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang for the NXT UK Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  26. "NXT UK results, Jan. 30, 2020: Mastiff comes in conflict with WALTER as Imperium emerge victorious in a Six-Man Tag Team main event". WWE. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  27. "NXT UK results, Feb 13, 2020: Gallus remind Dragunov that NXT UK is their kingdom with a three-on-one onslaught". WWE. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  28. Zak, Brad (17 October 2020). "WWE NXT UK Superstar Dave Mastiff gets married". WWE. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  29. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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