Jasper Kange is an American

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, better known by the

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Bishop Kaun or Kaun. He is signed to

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(AEW) and its sister promotion

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(ROH), where he is one-half of

Gates of Agony Gates of Agony is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). They are two-time former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions ...

Early life

Kange attended the

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before transferring to Luther College, where he majored in art and played

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for the

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. After graduating, he worked in art and design before deciding to become a professional wrestler after moving to

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2017–2018)

Kaun was trained at the

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, debuting in 2017. He spent the early years of his career primarily wrestling for Maryland Championship Wrestling, where he won the MCW Tag Team Championship with Malcolm Moses.

Ring of Honor / All Elite Wrestling (2018–present)

Shane Taylor Promotions (2018–2021)

Kaun debuted in

(ROH) in 2018, teaming with Moses as the Soldiers of Savagery. In 2021, he and Moses formed the

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Shane Taylor Promotions Mark Shepherd (born December 31, 1985), better known by the ring name Shane Taylor, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Shane Taylor Promotions stable. He also performs in ...

with Shane Taylor. In February 2021, the trio defeated MexiSquad to win the

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. They held the title until

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in December 2021 when they lost to the Righteous.

Gates of Agony (2022–present)

Following Final Battle, ROH was put on hiatus until April 2022 by new owner

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. In December 2021, Kaun began also wrestling for ROH's sister promotion

. On April 1, 2022, on

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Tully Blanchard Tully Arthur Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of ...

announced that Kaun would be part of his

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stable, alongside

Toa Liona Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Toa Liona and is one-half of the tag team Gates of Agony. He also wrestles fo ...

and

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonGates of Agony Gates of Agony is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). They are two-time former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions ...

". In July 2022 at Death Before Dishonor,

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announced he had purchased Tully Blanchard Enterprises and reformed The Embassy, with Cage, Kaun and Liona. At

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in October 2022, Kaun and Liona unsuccessfully challenged FTR for the

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. At

in December 2022, the Gates of Agony defeated

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and The Boys to win the

. At '' Rampage: Grand Slam'' in September 2023, the Gates of Agony lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship to The Elite. On November 1, 2023 on ''

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'', the Gates of Agony regained the titles from The Elite. On the January 17, 2024 episode of ''Dynamite'', they lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship to Bullet Club Gold. On the May 8 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cage and the Gates of Agony turned on Swerve Strickland, disbanding the Mogul Embassy in the process. On the May 25 episode of ''Rampage'', Gates of Agony and Cage revealed their new team name to be "

Cage of Agony Gates of Agony is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). They are two-time former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion ...

". After Cage left the group, Kaun and Liona were left as a tag team. On April 16 at ''Dynamite'': Spring BreakThru, Gates of Agony unsucessfully challenged

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for the

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023)

On November 13, 2023, it was announced that Gates of Agony (Liona and Kaun), would make their

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(NJPW) debut, by competing in the 2023 World Tag League. The duo were announced to be competing in the A-Block. On November 29, Gates of Agony would seemingly join

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, but would reveal it to be a trick on the December 1 show. The duo finished with four points and were unable to qualify for the semi-finals.

Personal life

Kaun is of

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ian descent on his father's side.

Championships and accomplishments

*Galactic Pro Wrestling **GPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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(1 time) – with Malcolm Moses **

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(1 time) ** Bruiser Strong Rumble (2024) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 399 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2023 *Puro Pinche Wrestling **PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

( 3 times) – with Moses and Shane Taylor (1) and

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonToa Liona Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Toa Liona and is one-half of the tag team Gates of Agony. He also wrestles fo ...

(2) *River City Wrestling **RCW Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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