Birth name Kenneth Dewayne Peale Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Trained by Mario Galento Retired 2005 | Ring name(s) Ken Wayne Billed weight 207 lb (94 kg) Debut 1976 | |
 | ||
Born January 15, 1959 (age 58)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States ( 1959-01-15 ) | ||
Kenneth Dewayne "Ken" Peale (born January 15, 1959), better known by the ring name "Nightmare" Ken Wayne, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the founder and owner of New Experience Wrestling, as well as a board member of Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Contents
National Wrestling Alliance (1976–1988)
Ken Wayne made his debut for the National Wrestling Alliance in 1976 in their various Tennessee areas. In 1980, he wrestled a tour for their Tri-State area. In 1981, he wrestled in Los Angeles for their Hollywood area. In 1981, while in Memphis, is where he began teaming up with Danny Davis as The Nightmares. In 1982, he went up to Canada, wrestling a tour for their Calgary area. In 1983, he began wrestling on and off in their Atlanta area and their Kansas City area. In 1985, he joined their Gulf Coast area.
Independent (1988–2005)
After Continental broke away from the NWA and changed into the Continental Wrestling Federation, Wayne stayed with the company until the end of 1988. In January 1989, he returned to Memphis. During this time, he would also wrestle as enhancement talent for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. He would continue to wrestle throughout the independents within the Southeast until retiring from active competition in 2005.
Personal life
Wayne is the son of wrestler/promoter Buddy Wayne, who died from pulmonary fibrosis on December 31, 2015, at the age of 81.
His son Eric is also a professional wrestler.
In February 2016, Wayne pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years for child exploitation after investigators found him in possession of child pornography in September 2014. He will serve five years in prison and 15 years under post-release supervision. In addition, he will have to pay $1,000 to the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund, another $1,000 to the Mississippi Crime Victims Compensation Fund, and must register as a sex offender.