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Sidney Akeem
Sidney Iking Bateman (born March 13, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and former acrobat currently signed Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) under the ring name Sidney Akeem. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he worked with the ring names Reggie and Scrypts. Bateman signed with WWE in 2020 and began appearing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Reginald Thomas, which was soon shortened to Reginald, a French sommelier. He later dropped the sommelier gimmick and his name was changed to Reggie. While on WWE's main roster, he became a four-time WWE 24/7 Champion—his 112-day first reign was the longest reign for the now-defunct title. After taking a hiatus in mid-2022, he returned in November under a mysterious gimmick of Scrypts in WWE's developmental brand NXT. Early life Sidney Iking Bateman was born one of eight siblings in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 13, 1993, but was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He played football and basketball with circus as a side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Banks
Sacha, Sasha, or Sascha may refer to: People * Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha Musicians * Sacha (singer), born Sacha Visagie, Canadian singer and songwriter * Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe * Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sascha Schmitz * Sasha (Jamaican musician) (born 1974), gospel singer and former deejay, born Christine Chin Animals * Sasha (dog) (2004–2008), a Labrador dog that served in the British Army * ''Galianora sacha'' (''G. sacha''), Ecuadorian jumping spider * "Sasha", name given to a frozen specimen of the extinct woolly rhinoceros#Frozen specimens, woolly rhinoceros Arts, entertainment, and media *''Sasha'', a 2003 album by Sasha Gradiva * ''Pour Sacha'', ''For Sacha'', 1991 film * "Sascha … ein aufrechter Deutscher", a 1992 song by Die Toten Hosen from the album ''Kauf MICH!'' * Sascha-Film, defunct Austrian film company Other uses * Sasha-class minesweeper, NATO designated name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced ) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants. The term has evolved to become a code word of sorts for maintaining this "reality" within the direct or indirect presence of the general public. In the United States, kayfabe is often seen as the suspension of disbelief that is used to create the non-wrestling aspects of promotions, such as feuds, angles, and gimmicks in a manner similar to other forms of fictional entertainment. In relative terms, a wrestler breaking kayfabe would be likened to an actor breaking character on-camera. Since wrestling is performed in front of a live audience whose interaction with the show is crucial to its success, kayfabe can be compared to the fourth wall in acting, since hardly any conventional fourth wall exists to begin with. Because of this lack of conventional fourth wall, wrestlers we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of Romance (love), romance and love in many regions of the world. There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Saint Valentines connected to February 14, including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century. According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer. Numerous later additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: tradition maintains that Saint Valentine performed weddings for Christian soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Brooke
Ashley Mae Sebera (born November 29, 1988), is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, gymnast, fitness competitor, and model. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she performs under the ring name Ash by Elegance and is one-half of TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions in her first reign. Sebera is also known for her time in WWE from 2013 to 2023, where she performed under the ring name Dana Brooke. In July 2013, Sebera signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center and the developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida. She allied herself with Emma before being promoted to the main roster on Raw in 2016, where she began allying herself with Charlotte Flair and then with Titus Worldwide alongside Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil. She began appearing more frequently following her move to SmackDown in 2019 where she was placed in a program alongside Lacey Evans, feuding with Bayley and Sasha Banks. That same y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Alexander
Cedric Alexander Johnson (born August 16, 1989) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH). Alexander worked for ROH from 2010 until 2016. He started as part of C&C Factory, a tag team with Caprice Coleman. They worked together until 2014, then he worked as a singles wrestler. He left ROH in 2016, when he was invited to WWE's Cruiserweight Classic tournament. After that, Alexander would sign a contract with WWE after an impressive performance at the tournament despite losing, which gained critical and fan praise, and would begin performing in their new Cruiserweight (professional wrestling), cruiserweight division. At WrestleMania 34, Alexander won a tournament to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He would then be drafted to the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand, later becoming part of The Hurt Business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Maverick
James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a writer on WWE Raw, Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, under the ring name Rockstar Spud. During his first decade, Curtin performed as Rockstar Spud, and worked in the British independent circuit, winning several championships in promotions like International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), One Pro Wrestling (1PW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and XWA (professional wrestling), XWA Wrestling. In 2012, he appeared in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling) program TNA British Boot Camp, British Boot Camp, winning the competition and being signed to a contract with the promotion. In TNA/Impact, he was a List of Impact X Division Champions, two-time Impact X Division Championship, X Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, ''Tozawa Akira'', born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand and is a member of the Alpha Academy Stable (professional wrestling), stable. He is a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Championship, WWE Cruiserweight Champion and List of WWE 24/7 Champions, 16-time WWE 24/7 Championship, WWE 24/7 Champion.WWE officially recognizes Tozawa as a 15-time 24/7 Champion; his ninth reign is not recognized by WWE. Prior to working for the WWE, he had a 12-year run in Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Championship, Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate Championship, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate Championship, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate Championship, Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the Summer Adventure Tag League#2011, 2011 and Summer Adventure Tag League#2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE 24/7 Championship
The WWE 24/7 Championship was a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship, championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion WWE. It was a tertiary championship open to anyone—regardless of gender or WWE employment status—and carried the special rule that it could be defended "24/7", as in any time, Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match, anywhere, as long as a WWE referee was present. Because of this rule, the championship was available to all of WWE's WWE brand extension, brand divisions: their two main roster brands, Raw (WWE brand), Raw and SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown, and their Farm team, developmental brand, NXT (WWE brand), NXT; at the time the championship was established, WWE promoted five brands, two of which were dissolved in 2022—205 Live (WWE brand), 205 Live and NXT UK (WWE brand), NXT UK. The title was similar to the WWE Hardcore Championship (1998–2002), which also ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Raw
''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It currently airs Live television, live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Netflix. The show features characters from the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand, to which WWE wrestlers are assigned to work and perform. It debuted on January 11, 1993, and is considered to be one of WWE's two flagship programs, along with ''WWE SmackDown, Friday Night SmackDown''. Since its first episode, ''Raw'' has been broadcast live from 210 different arenas, 173 cities and towns, and twelve different nations, mostly in the United States; ''Raw'' shows have also been broadcast and taped in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, as well as Afghanistan and Iraq as part of WWE Tribute to the Troops results, ''Tribute to the Troops''. Debuting on the USA Network television channel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and longest combined-reigning NXT Women's Champion and a former List of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson. She had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and later gained recognition for her skills as a submission grappler. Baszler was signed by the UFC in 2013 for the reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter'' – she would go on to have two professional bouts (0–2) in the company. In 2015, she was cut from the UFC and started her professional wrestling career that same year, being trained by Barnett again. Martial arts background and persona Baszler, a ''khun kru'' (teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nia Jax
Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax ( ). Fanene signed to WWE in early 2014 and was first assigned to the developmental brand NXT. She debuted in May 2015 under the ring name Zada, which was changed to Nia Jax in August that year. As part of the 2016 WWE Draft, she was promoted to the main roster. Fanene was released from her WWE contract in November 2021, but after a brief appearance at the Royal Rumble in January 2023, she re-signed with the company, making her return in September. Early life Savelina Fanene was born in Sydney, Australia on May 29, 1984, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is of German and Samoan descent, and is the second cousin once removed of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as her father Joseph was Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia’s cousin. She later lived in San Diego, California, and attended Carlsbad High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
