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Finlay the Belfast Bruiser – Professional Wrestler

‘Some people call me a fighting Irish bastard’, growled Dave Finlay Junior, ‘but NOT TO MY FACE!” With this immortal catch-phrase, the wrestler from Carrickfergus – variously known as Fit Finlay, Finlay or the Belfast Bruiser – launched his brilliant comeback in 2006 as one of the star performers of the multi-million dollar World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) business.