Big Cass

Big Cass
Bill during an episode of AEW Collision on August 30, 2025
Born (1986-08-16) August 16, 1986 (age 40)
Queens, New York
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2024)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Bill
Big Bill Morrissey
Big Bill Young
Big C
Big Ca$$
Big Cass
Big Cazz
CaZXL
Colin Cassady
Erik "The Red" Wood
W. Morrissey
William Morrissey
Billed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Billed weight276 lb (125 kg)
Billed fromQueens, New York
Trained byJohnny Rodz
DebutAugust 15, 2009

William Morrissey (born August 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for WWE and competes on their Raw WWE Brand Extension under the ring name Big Cass.

Morrissey is also known for his time with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he wrestled under the ring names Big Bill, as well as his time in Impact Wrestling where he wrestled under W. Morrissey. During his first run in WWE from 2011 to 2018, he was known for being in a tag team with Enzo Amore.

In AEW, Morrissey was been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.

Career

All Elite Wrestling (2022–2026)

On the May 4, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Morrissey made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as MJF's mystery opponent for Wardlow. He faced Wardlow but lost. In August 2022, it was reported that Morrissey had signed a contract to be a member of the All Elite Wrestling roster. He then joined Stokely Hathaway's stable The Firm. On the December 9 episode of Rampage, Morrissey and Lee Johnson defeated the team of Clayton Bloodstone and Izzy James. This was his first victory in AEW.

On the February 13, 2023 episode of Dark: Elevation, Morrissey, now wrestling as Big Bill, defeated Gino and got his first singles victory in AEW. On the March 1 episode of Dynamite, Bill challenged Orange Cassidy for his AEW All-Atlantic Championship but lost. At Double or Nothing on May 18, Bill competed in a 21-man Blackjack Battle Royal for the same title, now renamed the AEW International Championship. The match was won by Orange Cassidy. On the July 21 episode of Rampage called Royal Rampage, Bill entered the Royal Rampage match to determine the number one contender for the AEW TNT Championship, but it was won by Darby Allin.

Bill then teamed with Brian Cage and they won a AEW World Tag Team Championship number one contendership Battle Royal on the July 28 episode of Rampage. They went on to face FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but lost. On the September 13 episode of Dynamite, Bill challenged Jon Moxley for the AEW International Championship but lost.

On the October 7 episode of Collision, Bill and Ricky Starks defeated FTR for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This was Bill's first championship in a major promotion. On the February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Big Bill and Starks lost the championships to Sting and Darby Allin.

Return to WWE (2026–present)

On the August 3, 2026, episode of Raw, Cass made his return to the WWE, attacking Je'Von Evans after a match.

Personal life

He is married to AEW backstage commentator and Diamond Dallas Page's step-daughter Lexy Nair.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "5/4 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Rey Fenix vs. Dante Martin and Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Fish in Owen Hart tournament qualifiers, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mercedes Martinez to unify the ROH Women's Championship, Wardlow vs. MJF's mystery opponent, Chris Jericho vs. Santana". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Former WWE & Impact Wrestling Star Officially With AEW". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "AEW Rampage (12/9/2022) Results: Moxley vs. Takeshita, Orange Cassidy & Hikaru Shida In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2/13 AEW Dark Elevation results: Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor vs. Aydan Colt and Frank Stone, Emi Sakura and Nyla Rose vs. Skye Blue and Madison Rayne, Vertvixen vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Jade Cargill and Leila Rey vs. Dulce Tormenta and DD Doom, El Dragon, El Combarde, and Vary Morales vs. Alex Reynolds, John Silver, and Evil Uno, Big Bill vs. Gino, Jastin Taylor vs. Brian Cage, Josh Woods vs. Man Scout". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "3/1 AEW Dynamite TV Results: Keller's report on Final Resolution home stretch, Hook vs. Matt Hardy, Casino Battle Royal". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "AEW Rampage (7/28/2023) Results: Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose, Tag Team Battle Royal, Komander Competes". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "AEW Collision results (8/5): Powell's live review of CM Punk vs. Ricky Starks for the Real World Championship with Ricky Steamboat as ringside enforcer, FTR vs. Big Bill and Brian Cage for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (9/13/23) Results: Jon Moxley Defends, Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe, Grand Slam Hype". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "AEW Collision (10/7/2023) Results: Adam Copeland Speaks, Two Title Matches, Bryan Danielson Competes". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (2/7): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for a shot at the AEW Title at Revolution, Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. Darby Allin and Sting for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Big Cass makes WWE return on Raw". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
  14. ↑ "AEW Stars Get Engaged". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ Tessier, Colin (December 8, 2024). "Big Bill And Lexy Nair Get Married". Wrestlezone. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  17. ↑ Herzog, Ken (December 21, 2016). "10 Best WWE Wrestlers of 2016". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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  19. ↑ Zimmerman, Zack (January 13, 2016). "1/13 Zim's WWE NXT Live Coverage: Battle Royal to determine Bayley's next challenger for the NXT Women's Championship, Dash and Dawson vs. The Ascension, plus Elias Sampson and Tommaso Ciampa in action". prowrestling.net. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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