Dave Mastiff

David Minton (born 21 July 1984) is an English professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on its NXT UK brand under the ring name 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

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 first match on the show was aired on 9 November, when he defeated Rampage Brown.[4] 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.[5] Mastiff advanced to the final six, but the competition was eventually won by Andrews.[6]

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.[7]

NXT UK (2018–present)

Mastiff made his WWE debut on 9 June 2018, when he participated in the United Kingdom Championship Tournament.[8] Mastiff advanced from the first round after defeating Kenny Williams, however, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Joe Coffey.[9][10] Mastiff made his NXT UK debut on the first episode of the show which aired on 17 October, when he defeated Sid Scala.[11]

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.[12] This led to a No Disqualification match on NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, on 12 January, which Mastiff won.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15][16]

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.[17] On the February 13 episode of NXT UK, Mastiff defeated Saxon Huxley.[18]

Professional life

On 17 October 2020, Minton announced his marriage.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Dave Mastiff – Wrestlers Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. "Dave Mastiff". OWW.
  3. "Dave Mastiff". WWE. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  4. Matheson, Danielle. "British Boot Camp 2, Episode 4 Recap: Anyways, Here's Wonderwall". URPOXX. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. "TNA British Boot Camp #2.7 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "Mark Andrews Wins British Boot Camp 2!". TNA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CAGEMATCH » Events Database » World Of Sport Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. "Dave Mastiff". WWE. Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.
  9. "WWE U.K. Championship Tournament First Round results". WWE. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  10. Powell, Jason (June 25, 2018). "6/25 WWE UK Championship Tournament 2018 Day One live review: A tournament for a shot at the WWE UK Championship, Undisputed Era vs. Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, and Tyler Bate, Triple Threat for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  11. Csonka, Larry. "Csonka's NXT UK Review 10.17.18". 411MANIA. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  12. Burdick, Michael. ""Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Eddie Dennis (No Disqualification Match)". WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  13. 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 January 12, 2019.
  14. Cook, Ryan. "WWE NXT UK Results for 6/5/19 NXT UK Championship Fatal Four Way Number One Contender Match". Fightful. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  15. Burdick, Michael (August 31, 2019). "Joe Coffey def. Dave Mastiff in a Last Man Standing Match". WWE. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  16. 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 August 31, 2019.
  17. "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 2020-02-03.
  18. "NXT UK results, Feb 13, 2020: Gallus remind Dragunov that NXT UK is their kingdom with a three-on-one onslaught". WWE. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  19. Zak, Brad (17 October 2020). "WWE NXT UK Superstar Dave Mastiff gets married". WWE. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  20. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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