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Magnus on Impact Wrestling in January 2013.
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Birth name | Nicholas Aldis |
Born |
Docking, England, United Kingdom |
November 6, 1986
Spouse(s) | Mickie James (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brutus Magnus Magnus Nick Aldis Sir Brutus Magnus |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
Billed from | King's Lynn, England |
Trained by | Ricky Knight WAW School Dropkixx Academy Tony Scarlo Vince Randell John Ritchie John Hall Harley Race's Wrestling Academy Frank Rimer |
Debut | 2003 |
Nicholas "Nick" Aldis (born November 6, 1986) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently working for Global Force Wrestling (GFW), where he is the GFW Global Champion in his first reign. He is best known for working with American professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Magnus, where he is a former one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion and one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
He is the third English world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history after Gary Steele with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1999 and Nigel McGuiness with the ROH World Championship in 2007, although TNA recognises him as the first.
Aldis also appeared on the United Kingdom revival of Gladiators, where he was known by the name Oblivion. Aldis, working under his real name, was also a co-presenter of Britain's Strongest Man on Challenge TV in the United Kingdom.