Damien Payne
Acting
Born: 1988-08-20 in 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.
Known For
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW: One Night Only 2026 (Philadelphia)
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Til Infinity
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Downward Spiral
John Wayne Murdoch
MDK Fight Club 2026
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 1
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW: Tournament of Survival 9
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Homecoming 2022, Part I
himself
GCW Believe Me
John Wayne Murdoch
Scar Tissue
Himself
GCW Lifestyle
John Wayne Murdoch
Hardway: The Legacy of Deathmatch Wrestling
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Die 4 This
John Wayne Murdoch
My Name Is GCW
GCW: Express Lane 2026
Damien Payne
GCW: Nick Gage Invitational 8
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW I Can't Feel My Face 2023
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Mastermind
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Tournament of Survival 8
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW: Tournament of Survival X
John Wayne Murdoch
GCW Clean Up Man
John Wayne Murdoch