Riley Osborne

Josh Terry (born March 27, 1998) is a British professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Riley Osborne on the NXT brand and is a member of the Chase University stable.

Early career

Terry began training as early as 2014 when British wrestler Johnny Moss first opened his professional wrestling school in England. At just 16 years of age, Terry made his debut as the first of 15 entrants in a Rumble Match.^[7]

Professional wrestling career

Terry made his first WWE appearance on the November 7, 2018 episode of 205 Live under the ring name Josh Morrell, where he lost against Lio Rush.^[8] Terry made another appearance on the January 2, 2019 episode of NXT UK as Josh Morrell, where he lost a match to Wild Boar.^[9] On September 2, 2023, under the name Riley Osborne, he made his official debut with WWE on NXT Level Up in a loss against Javier Bernal.^[10] On November 30, Osborne made his main roster debut on WWE Main Event in a losing effort to Apollo Crews.^[11]

In December, Osborne was announced as a participant in the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament and was introduced as a student at Chase University.^[12] Osborne defeated Keanu Carver in the first round and Lexis King in the semi-finals but lost to Oba Femi in the finals at NXT: New Year's Evil. In January 2024, in an attempt to save Chase U from debt, Osborne and fellow Chase U member Duke Hudson entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic losing in the first round to Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro of LWO.^{[13][14][15][16]} During this time, Osborne would begin a romantic relationship with fellow Chase U student Thea Hail and would ask her out on a date at NXT Vengeance Day for Valentine's Day which she accepted. After their date on Valentine's Day didn't end well due to Hail being given advice by Jacy Jayne to play hard to get, Osborne and Hail both agreed to remain friends. On the March 19, 2024 episode of NXT, Osborne challenged Drew Gulak for the NXT Heritage Cup but was unsuccessful after losing 2-1 to Gulak after interference from Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx.^[17][18][19]

Personal life

In December 2023, Terry got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Blair Davenport.^[20]

External links

• Riley Osborne on WWE.com

References