Angelo Dawkins
| Angelo Dawkins | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gary Gordon |
| Born |
July 24, 1990 Fairfield, Ohio |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Angelo Dawkins |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Trained by |
Bill DeMott Billy Gunn Dusty Rhodes Robbie Brookside |
| Debut | December 20, 2012 |
Gary Gordon (born July 24, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is working in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Angelo Dawkins.
Early life
Gordon attended Harper College where he was a three-sport athlete, competing nationally in football, wrestling, and track.[1]
Professional wrestling career
WWE
NXT (2012–present)
Gordon signed a developmental contract with WWE in late 2012 and made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT live event on December 20, 2012 under the ring name Angelo Dawkins, losing to Sawyer Fulton.[2] He made his televised debut on the June 19, 2013 episode of NXT in a loss against Sami Zayn.[1] He then continued to make sporadic televised appearances as an enhancement talent over the next three years, often as part of a tag-team with Sawyer Fulton with the duo being defeated by teams such as Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, The Vaudevillains, Blake and Murphy and the The Hype Bros.[3]On September 28, 2016, Dawkins made an appearance on NXT losing to Tye Dillinger.
In wrestling
- Nicknames
- The Curse of Greatness
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him 350 of the top 500 single wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
References
- 1 2 6/20 Gutteridge's WWE NXT Review: Bray Wyatt vs. Adrian Neville, Xavier Woods vs. Jake Carter, Sasha Banks vs. Summer Rae, Sami Zayn vs. Angelo Dawkins, Kassius Ohno, Corey Graves and the Wyatt Family all in action
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- ↑ Gutteridge's WWE NXT Hit List: Finn Bálor and Kevin Owens sign the contract for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn, plus Eva Marie returns to the ring, Bayley vs. Emma, VaudeVillains vs. Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins, and Samoa Joe vs. Mike Rawlis