Christian Hubble (born July 22, 1997), better known by his

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Blake Christian, is an American

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. He is signed to

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(AEW). He also makes appearances for its sister promotion

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(ROH) and on the

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(GCW), where he is a former

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. He is known for his time with

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on the NXT

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under the

Trey Baxter.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–2021)

Christian began wrestling on the

in Tennessee in 2017 where he trained at the promotion "SWAG Wrestling". He spent three years with

between 2019 and 2021. On 19 October 2019, Christian debuted for

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at ''All Glory,'' defeating

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and Mark Wheeler. On January 9, 2021, he made his

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debut at

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, competing in the 2021

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. His final pay-per-view appearance was at No Surrender.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–2021)

On the August 14, 2020 episode of ''

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'', Christian made his

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(NJPW) debut, teaming with Misterioso and

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in a losing effort against A. C. H.,

and TJP. Christian then participated the 2021 New Japan Cup USA and was eliminated in the qualifying rounds by Chris Dickinson at Strong Style Evolved.

WWE (2021)

On February 13, 2021, it was reported

had signed Christian to a

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. On June 15, 2021, he debuted on the NXT brand under the ring name Trey Baxter, losing to Kushida for the

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. He wrestled a number of matches on NXT and

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, with his final being on 8 October, in a loss to

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. He was released on 4 November.

Return to the independent circuit (2021–present)

After being released from WWE, Christian resumed performing on the independent circuit. On 4 June 2023, Christian defeated

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and

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at Cage Of Survival 2 to win the

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, his first ever title and world title of his career. On May 25, 2024, Christian was stripped of the title due to his participation in the Best of the Super Juniors 31 and not being able to defend the title at Cage of Survival 3, ending his reign at 356 days.

Return to NJPW (2022–present)

On the February 17, 2022 episode of ''Strong'', Christian made his return to NJPW, losing to

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. Christian would continue to make sporadic appearances on the ''Strong'' brand of NJPW. At

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, Christian was announced to make his debut in Japan as a participant in the Best of the Super Juniors 31, where he was placed in A-Block. Christian finished the tournament with 10 points and failed to advance to the playoff stage.

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present)

On the March 22, 2022 episode of ''AEW Dark'', Christian made his

(AEW) debut defeating

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. At Death Before Dishonor, Christian made his

debut teaming with

and

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in a losing effort to

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonBishop Kaun, and

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of The Embassy. On the September 2 episode of ''AEW Rampage'', Christian fought Rey Fenix in a losing effort. At

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, he teamed with

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defeating Rush and

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. On February 25, Christian faced

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for the

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, in a losing effort. For the remainder of 2022 and 2023, Christian would mainly appear on ROH'', Dark'', and '' Dark: Elevation''. On December 20 at

, Christian participated in a

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for the

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, where he was the last man eliminated by

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. In early 2025, Christian formed a tag team with Lee Johnson.

Championships and accomplishments

* Fight or Die Pro Wrestling ** Young Guns Tournament (2019) *

( 1 time) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 64 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 * Riot Wrestling Alliance ** La Rina Tournament (2022)

References

External links

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