Damien Payne

1988-08-20 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.

Biography

Damien Payne is an American professional wrestler and is best known under the ring name John Wayne Murdoch. He is noted for his time in IWA Mid-South (IWA) and ICW No Holds Barred, where he is a former ICW No Holds Barred American Deathmatch Champion, and Game Changer Wrestling where he is a former two-time GCW Tag Team Champion alongside Reed Bentley and Alex Colon, and is a former GCW Ultraviolent Champion. He also won the 2020 IWTV Independent Wrestler of the Year.

Damien Payne

Biography

Known for

MDK Fight Club 2026

GCW: One Night Only 2026 (Philadelphia)

Hardway: The Legacy of Deathmatch Wrestling

GCW Clean Up Man

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1

GCW Believe Me

GCW Die 4 This

GCW Tournament of Survival 8

GCW Mastermind

GCW Til Infinity

GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3

GCW Downward Spiral

GCW Lifestyle

My Name Is GCW

GCW Homecoming 2022, Part I