Rickssen Opont is a Haitian

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. He is signed to

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, where he performs on the NXT

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under the

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Tyson Dupont and is a member of The High Ryze

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Early life

Opont was born in

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, Haiti, and later moved to the United States. He has a background in athletics, notably holding Haitian national records in shot put and hammer throw. As well as representing the

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in Track and Field.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2023–present)

Opont made his

debut on the August 4, 2023, episode of ''

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'' as Tyson Dupont, teaming with Tyriek Igwe in a

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against Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, which they lost. Throughout the year, Dupont and Igwe continued to compete in the NXT tag team division. After suffering multiple losses,

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took Dupont and Igwe under his wing near the end of the year. On the December 31 episode of ''NXT'', Lee, Dupont and Igwe teamed up for the first time, defeating

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and

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in a

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. On the March 19, 2025, episode of '' Evolve'', Dupont and Igwe made their Evolve debut, defeating Tate Wilder and Drako Knox in a tag team match. On the May 13 episode of ''NXT'', the team of Lee, Dupont and Igwe was known as The High Ryze.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)

Opont, as Tyson Dupont, made his

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(TNA) debut on the January 23, 2025 episode of '' Impact!'' alongside Wes Lee and Tyriek Igwe to cost Lee's former team

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(

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and

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) their tag team title match against

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. On the February 6 episode of ''Impact!'', Dupont made his TNA wrestling debut where he lost to

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. After the match, Dupont, Igwe and Lee attacked Austin and he was saved by The Rascalz. Two weeks later, Dupont and Igwe wrestled their first tag team match in TNA in a losing effort against The Rascalz. At

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on March 14, Lee, Igwe and Dupont lost to The Rascalz and Austin in a " Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match, suffering their first loss as a team and to end the feud.

Championships and accomplishments

Haitian National Records: * Shot Put * Discus Throw * Hammer Throw

References

External links

Tyson Dupont on WWE.com

Tyson Dupont on Instagram

Tyson Dupont on X (formerly Twitter)
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