Benjamin Buchanan (born August 21, 2001) is an American

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. He is signed to

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where he performs on the NXT

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under the ring name Brooks Jensen. He is a former one-time and the final NXT UK Tag Team Champion. Buchanan is a second generation wrestler and is the son of

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, who wrestled with the WWE from 1997 until 2003.

Early life

Buchanan was born in 2001 in Ranburne,

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and is the son of former

wrestler Barry Buchanan, who wrestled in the WWE from 1997 to 2003 under the ring names

and B².

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2019–2021)

Buchanan debuted on March 2, 2019. He went on to work throughout the southern wrestling territories, mostly appearing in promotions in Alabama and Georgia. He became a one-time Heavyweight Champion and a multiple-time Tag Team Champion between 2020 and 2021.

WWE (2021–present)

It was announced on August 30, 2021, Buchanan was one of six athletes signed to report to the

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. He made his in ring debut on the September 14 episode of '' NXT 2.0'' as Brooks Jensen, teaming with fellow NXT rookie Josh Briggs in a tag match against

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( Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner). They would work as a tag team during the following month, participating in the 2022 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament and had two matches for the

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, but they didn't win the tournament nor the titles. On June 22 taping of ''

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'', they would make their debut in the

in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to win the vacant NXT UK Tag Team Championship, making them the first and only non-European tag team to win the titles, as well as the first ever male superstar born in the 2000s to win a championship in WWE. At Worlds Collide on September 4, Pretty Deadly ( Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) defeated Jensen and Briggs, NXT Tag Team Champions Creed Brothers ( Brutus Creed and Julius Creed), and Gallus (

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and Wolfgang) in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to unify the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship, ending Jensen and Briggs' reign at 73 days while being recognized as the final NXT UK Tag Team Champions. On April 1, 2023, at NXT Stand & Deliver, Jensen refused to give Kiana James her handbag to cheat and caused James and Fallon Henley to lose the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to

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. On the April 11 episode of ''NXT'', Jensen shoves Briggs on the floor causing Henley and James to lose their title rematch against Fyre and Dawn. On the April 25 episode of ''Spring Breakin, Jensen and James were defeated by Briggs and Henley in a mixed tag team match. After the match, James walked out on Jensen causing him to go back to Briggs and Henley. On the December 27 episode of ''NXT'', Briggs, Henley and Jensen agreed to go their separate ways, splitting up the team. On June 21, 2024, Jensen posted on X that he was (

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) released by WWE, which began a storyline where he wasn’t working for the company. Jensen has subsequently appeared on indie events at this time, and he has also appeared in the background of NXT arena to target Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative

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. He was also seen intruding the WWE Performance Center during tapings of ''NXT''. On the July 9 episode of ''NXT'', Jensen had a sit down with NXT General Manager Ava, who agreed to give Jensen a second chance after Briggs vouched for Jensen. Moments later, he was seen attacking

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backstage. On the following week, Jensen was defeated by Evans. After the match, Jensen attacked Evans and was stopped by Briggs, to which Jensen challenged Briggs to a

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where Jenson won after interference from

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. On the August 13 episode of ''NXT'', Jensen acknowledged Spears as his mentor, solidifying his

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turn for the first time in his career. On the October 15 episode of ''NXT'', Jensen, now a full-fledged ally of Shawn Spears faced Ashante "Thee" Adonis in a winning effort. Jensen and Spears later added

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and Niko Vance to their alliance and formed The Culling. On the June 3, 2025 episode of ''NXT'', Jensen was kicked out of The Culling.

Championships and accomplishments

*Anarchy Wrestling **Anarchy Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with

(1) and Griff Garrison (1) *Southern Fried Championship Wrestling **SFCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bull Buchanan *Victory Championship Wrestling **VCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

** NXT UK Tag Team Championship ( 1 time, final) – with Josh Briggs

References

External links

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