Nick Comoroto

Nick Comoroto (born April 22, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotions WWE in 2019–2020 and with All Elite Wrestling in 2020–2021.

Nick Comoroto
Born (1991-04-22) April 22, 1991[1]
Blackwood, New Jersey, United States[2]
Alma materRowan University[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Nick Comoroto[2]
Nick Ogarelli[2]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2]
Billed weight273 lb (124 kg)[2]
Trained byQT Marshall (Monster Factory)[2]
Dustin Rhodes[4]
Debut2013

Early life

Comoroto grew up in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey where he attended Gloucester Catholic High School and Gloucester County College, participating in amateur wrestling at both. He went on to attend Rowan University, where he studied accounting.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2013–2019)

Comoroto was trained to wrestled by QT Marshall at the Monster Factory in his home state of New Jersey.[2] He wrestled his first recorded match in 2013 for the Williamstown, New Jersey-based Old Time Wrestling promotion, where he was billed as the incumbent Classic Champion.[5] From 2014 to 2017, Comoroto competed primarily for the Paulsboro, New Jersey-based Monster Factory Pro Wrestling promotion, where he held the MFPW Heavyweight Championship on one occasion, the MFPW Live Championship on two occasions, and the MFPW Tag Team Championship on three occasions.[6][7][8] In 2015, he teamed with Billy Damiana as "Shooterz Inc.", while in 2016, he teamed with Kyle the Beast as "Beast Cartel".[9] In 2017 and 2018, Comoroto wrestled for a range of independent promotions throughout the Northeastern United States, including Ring of Honor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, EVOLVE in Melrose, Massachusetts, and MCW Pro Wrestling in Maryland.[6]

WWE (2019–2020)

In February 2019, Comoroto signed a contract with WWE, where he was assigned to its developmental brand, NXT.[10][11] In March 2019, he began wrestling on NXT live events throughout Florida.[12][13] In May 2019, he participated in the third annual WWE Performance Center combine, where he was the top ranked male in the velocity bench press contest.[14] In July 2019, he was given the ring name "Nick Ogarelli". Comoroto made his final appearance with NXT in March 2020.[13] In April 2020, he was released by WWE as part of a series of budget cuts connected with the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)

In October 2020, Comoroto made his first appearance with the Jacksonville, Florida-based promotion All Elite Wrestling, losing to Darby Allin on episode #56 of the web television show AEW Dark.[15] He made multiple further appearances on AEW Dark throughout late 2020 and early 2021. In January 2021, Comoroto appeared on episode #69 of the TNT television show AEW Dynamite, losing to Jon Moxley via referee's decision.[16] In addition to wrestling for AEW, Comoroto received additional training from Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall.[4]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Comoroto uses the nickname the "Freak Beast".[17][12] His appearance has been compared to fellow wrestler Bruiser Brody.[4] While wrestling for AEW, he adopted a gorilla press powerslam as his finishing move.[18]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Monster Factory Pro Wrestling
    • MFPW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)[7]
    • MFPW Live Champion (2 times)[8]
    • MFPW Tag Team Champion (3 times) – with Billy Damiana (2 times) and Kyle the Beast (1 time)[7]
  • Old Time Wrestling
    • OTW Classic Champion (1 time)[5]

References
  1. "Nick Comoroto". ProFightDB.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. Flowers, Matt (October 19, 2015). "South Jersey pro wrestling school expands". Courier-Post. Gannett. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. Keller, Wade (January 20, 2021). "1/20 AEW Dynamite TV report: Keller's report on Inner Circle three-way tag match, Sting, Omega, Cody, Moxley". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OTW". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto - Title reigns". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Monster Factory Pro Wrestling - Results". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto - Tag teams". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  10. Currier, Joseph (February 11, 2019). "Latest group of WWE signees report to Performance Center". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  11. F4W staff (April 19, 2020). "Updated list of WWE NXT releases: Taynara, Tino Sabbatelli, more". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  12. Parks, Greg (March 15, 2019). "3/15 NXT in Venice, Fla: Parks's on-site report, including debuts and Riddle vs. Cole main event, X-Pac, Bugenhagen, Trevor Lee". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto - Career - World Wrestling Entertainment". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  14. Stoup, Tom (May 30, 2019). "Special report: WWE Performance Center Combine report including Trevor Lee, Strickland, Catanzaro, Riddle, Sam Shaw, Road Dogg, Cole". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  15. Klyn, Parker (October 13, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Jungle Boy vs. Kazarian vs. Evil Uno vs. Blade". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  16. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Comoroto - Career - All Elite Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  17. Williams, J.J. (March 16, 2019). "NXT Venice, Fl, live results: Matt Riddle vs. Adam Cole, four debuts". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  18. Collins, Joseph (February 2, 2021). "AEW Dark results: SCU vs. Chaos Project, Rey Fenix vs. KC Navarro". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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