Nick Wayne would love to write a book about the story of his life.
The 16-year-old prodigy has become one of the top names on the independent scene, wrestling for various promotions around the country and taking on some of the top names such as Alex Shelley, Swerve Strickland, Lee Moriarty and more.
Not only that, but Wayne has already signed with AEW, though the contract won't begin until he turns 18.
Speaking with Andrew Thompson of POST Wrestling, the son of the late pro wrestler and trainer Buddy Wayne would love to write a book when he is older, rightfully noting that not many people have a tale such as his to tell.
"So yeah, I’d definitely love to write a book when I’m way older. Maybe around mid-30s or something, mid-40s, just because I feel like the whole story is so awesome, you know? The way I got into professional wrestling, the age I started training at, the unfortunate tragedy I had of my father [Buddy Wayne] passing at 11 years old, still being in training when my father passed and just, like you were saying, being at such a young age, traveling the country and doing like the best independents in the world today and just being able to reflect on doing such awesome things at a young age, you know? I feel like not very many people can tell a story like that so I’d love to just share out everything that’s happened to me to the public world," he said.
Still attending a public high school, Nick admits that he hasn't had time to sit back and reflect on everything he's done at such a young age, saying that it's rare to get those opportunities.
"So like, traveling every weekend and wrestling multiple times a weekend, it’s definitely hard to find the time to sit back and -- at 16-years-old, still being in a public high school, it’s like weekends, you’re focus is all on wrestling. Weekdays, still have focus on professional wrestling but also education as well. So when I have the free time, I love to sit back and rewatch film of matches and whatnot and just like, I write all my matches down in a book and sometimes I’ll just flip through the book and be like, ‘Wow, I had this match, I had this match,’ you know? So when I get the opportunity to, yes, I definitely love to but sometimes it’s hard to be able to just sit down and lay back, you know? Very rare to get those opportunities sometimes," he said.
At DEFY Wrestling on Saturday, February 12, Darby Allin showed up following Nick Wayne's bout against Christopher Daniels and offered him an AEW contract. Commenting on the signing, Nick says that it feels crazy to be called the youngest wrestler ever signed to AEW.
"Man, it feels so crazy [to be signed to AEW]. Just hearing people tell me the title, like, ‘The youngest wrestler ever signed to All Elite Wrestling.’ It sounds so crazy. That’s another thing I’d love to talk about and put in the book one day. But man, just from now until I’m 18 years old, we got about a year-and-a-half left. I’m just working as hard as I can right now so the day I turn 18, I’m ready to go, I look the part. My talent in the ring is crisp, you know? Just working to be the best version of myself," Nick said.
Don't expect to see him on AEW programming anytime soon, however, as he first has to graduate high school in order for his deal to take effect.
"Yes, I do have to graduate high school [in order for my AEW deal to start], yeah," he shared.
Wayne has remained active on the Independent scene after signing with AEW.
You can find Tony Khan's comments on signing Wayne by clicking here.
