Actor
Damien Payne
August 20, 1988 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
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.
Often works with
Joseph Janela
11 titles together
GCW: Express Lane 2026, GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3, My Name Is GCW
Jimmy Lloyd
11 titles together
GCW: Tournament of Survival X, GCW: Tournament of Survival 9, GCW: Nick Gage Invitational 8
Joey Hodge
10 titles together
GCW: Tournament of Survival 9, My Name Is GCW, GCW Clean Up Man
Jordan Oliver Jr.
9 titles together
GCW: Tournament of Survival 9, GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3, GCW Clean Up Man
Christian Hubble
9 titles together
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3, My Name Is GCW, GCW Clean Up Man
Nicholas W. Wilson
8 titles together
GCW: One Night Only 2026 (Philadelphia), GCW: Tournament of Survival 9, GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3
Full filmography · 20
GCW: One Night Only 2026 (Philadelphia)
as John Wayne Murdoch
2026
GCW: Express Lane 2026
as Damien Payne
2026
MDK Fight Club 2026
as John Wayne Murdoch
2026
GCW: Tournament of Survival X
as John Wayne Murdoch
2025
GCW: Tournament of Survival 9
as John Wayne Murdoch
2024
GCW: Nick Gage Invitational 8
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 3
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023
My Name Is GCW
cast
2023
GCW Clean Up Man
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023
GCW Mastermind
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023
GCW Tournament of Survival 8
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023
GCW Lifestyle
as John Wayne Murdoch
2023