Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1992) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is currently signed to WWE as a

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, where he performs under the ring name Omos. He is a former one-time Raw Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his tenure in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a member of the Team 2000X

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and is a former GHC Tag Team Champion. In the course of his career as a college basketball player, he played for the

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and

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from 2014 to 2015 and played as a forward for King University men’s basketball team from 2015 to 2016. Omogbehin signed with WWE in January 2019, and in October 2020, went on to become the personal bodyguard of

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, with whom he would win the Raw Tag Team Championship at

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. He would then be affiliated with

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, who served as his manager, from 2022 until the latter's departure in 2024. Due to his size, Omogbehin has been used as a special attraction.

Early life

Omogbehin was born on May 16, 1992, in

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, Nigeria. He was sent to the United States on a

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alone when he was just fifteen with his family staying in Nigeria, though he has an older brother that lives in

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. Omogbehin attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and through high school, he played basketball and continued in the sport after choosing to attend the University of South Florida where he played at the center position. Omogbehin met basketball legend

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during the USF Bulls' team trip to

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, in 2014. Omogbehin also played basketball at Morgan State University in

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after transferring from USF; he played center for the Morgan State Bears from 2014 to 2015. He also played as a forward for King University men’s basketball team in NCAA Division II from 2015 to 2016.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2019–2025)

Training and debut (2019–2020)

It was reported on January 1, 2019, that WWE signed Omogbehin with six other athletes to train at the

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. On July 18, 2019, Omogbehin made his in-ring debut during a July 18 house show, defeating team 2.0 in a two-on-one handicap match. He would keep wrestling on house shows during the following months. On June 15, 2020, he made his television debut during the episode of '' Monday Night Raw'', where he was presented as a surprise member of Akira Tozawa's

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faction. Appearing as the tallest member of the faction, Omogbehin was referred to only as the "Giant Ninja" as he stood at ringside during team Tozawa's tag match against

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and The Viking Raiders, however, he would be repackaged as a

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shortly thereafter, serving as the doorman and bouncer for Shane McMahon's ''Raw Underground''.

Teaming with AJ Styles (2020–2021)

In October 2020, after the cancellation of ''Raw Underground'', Omogbehin began associating with

, thus establishing himself as a heel. At

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, Omogbehin was introduced with a new ring name, Omos. At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Omos was involved in the

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match with the eponymous stipulation, preventing

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from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing John Morrison to the back. At

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, during the 2021 Royal Rumble match, Omos involved himself by preventing AJ Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions. Omos eliminated Big E and Rey Mysterio despite not being in the match. He would also go on to help Styles enter the

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match early before being ejected by WWE official Adam Pearce. On the March 15, 2021, episode of ''Raw'', Omos announced that he would be making his televised in-ring debut at

alongside Styles against The New Day (

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and Xavier Woods) for the

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. At the event, Omos and Styles defeated The New Day to win the titles, after Omos hit Kingston with a choke bomb and pinned him. At

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, Omos and Styles lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to RK-Bro (

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and

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). At Extreme Rules, Omos and Styles teamed with Bobby Lashley to take on The New Day in a 6-man tag team match, in which Styles, Omos and Lashley lost. After this, it was announced that Styles and Omos would face RK-Bro in a rematch for the tag team titles at Crown Jewel. At the event, they failed to regain the titles. At

on November 21, 2021, Omos participated in a 25-men dual-branded battle royal in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Rock's debut at the 1996 Survivor Series. Omos had the most eliminations at 12 and won the match by last eliminating

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. After weeks of tension between him and Styles, on the December 20, 2021, episode of ''Raw'', Omos refused to tag into their match against Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio, ultimately costing them the match. A fight broke out between the two, effectively ending their alliance when Omos turned on a now face AJ Styles.

Alliance with MVP (2022–2025)

On the January 3, 2022, episode of ''Raw'', a week after splitting up from Styles, a match was set up between the two on ''Raw'', where Omos defeated Styles. On January 29, at the

, Omos entered the namesake match for the first time in his career at number 11, where he eliminated Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, and Damian Priest before he was eliminated by Styles,

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, Chad Gable, Dominik Mysterio,

, and Ridge Holland. On Night 2 of '' WrestleMania 38'', he faced Bobby Lashley in a losing effort, marking his first pinfall loss in WWE. On the April 4 episode of Raw, Omos would begin feuding with Lashley and acquired a new manager in

, who had turned on Lashley, thus forming an alliance between the two. He defeated Lashley at WrestleMania Backlash with MVP’s help, but lost to him in a steel cage match on the May 16 episode of ''Raw''. At

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, Omos and MVP lost to Lashley in a 2-on-1 handicap match, ending their feud. On the June 20 episode of ''Raw'', Omos would qualify for the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match after defeating Riddle. At the event, he would fail at winning the match after being thrown through the announce table by all the other competitors. At Crown Jewel on November 5, Omos lost to

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, and was eliminated by him at the

match. He also was defeated by

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at WrestleMania 39. He would then lose to

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. Omos would return as the final entry in the Slim Jim

Battle Royal. In the 2024 Royal Rumble, Omos entered at number #21 eliminating Bronson Reed before being eliminated by Bron Breakker. He participated in the 2024 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, eliminating Kit Wilson before accidentally eliminating himself. On August 16, MVP left WWE when his contract expired, ending the 2-year alliance between the two.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2024–2025)

While under contract with WWE, Omos was sent to work with Pro Wrestling Noah and was announced in a press conference on December 27, 2024 as the newest member of the Team 2000X stable. Introduced by Yoshitatsu and Daga, he had been brought in to compete with Jack Morris against the incumbent

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Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura in a title match at that the Noah The New Year pay-per-view event. At the event, they defeated the champions. On January 25, 2025, Omos announced that he would be leaving Noah to return to WWE and handed his GHC Tag Team Championship to Daga. However, the title was vacated on January 27 with Daga not being recognized as champion.

Personal life

Omogbehin has a younger brother and niece living in Indiana. His parents and other brother live in Nigeria. He is fluent in English, Yoruba and little bit of French. In 2012 while undergoing medical tests at the

, results showed that Omogbehin had a pituitary tumor in his brain. The tumor was responsible for his high Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) levels,

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and Cushing Disease. The tumor was pressing on his optical nerves as well and would have caused blindness. He underwent surgeries in 2012 and 2013 to remove the tumor. His condition was the first known case of "pituitary gigantism or acromegaly associated with preclinical Cushing’s disease" and it led to the publishing of a Case Report on

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. As a result, he now requires lifelong hormone replacement therapy since his body no longer produces

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naturally. Despite all that, he was medically cleared to play basketball. On March 17, 2023, Omogbehin declared his interest in marrying his longtime partner Cheyenne Quailey, a medical doctor who graduated with a

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from the

where he attended; they have been dating since their high school days. The couple were married on Thursday June 1, 2023, in Florida. Omogbehin is a fan of

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, recommending ''

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'' to fellow wrestler

. He says he got into anime in his native Nigeria, where the local channels aired ''

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'' as part of an after school programming block of cartoons.

Other media

Omos made his video game debut as a playable character in '' WWE 2K22,'' and since then has appeared in '' WWE Supercard, WWE Mayhem, WWE Champions, WWE 2K23, WWE 2K24, and WWE 2K25.''

Championships and accomplishments

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'' **Ranked No. 120 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2022 * Pro Wrestling Noah **

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( 1 time) – with Jack Morris * WWE **

( 1 time) – with

** The Rock 25th Anniversary

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)

References

External links

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