Jordan Devlin

Jordan Devlin
Devlin in 2018
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990
Bray, County Wicklow,
Republic of Ireland[1]
Residence Bray, Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Jordan Devlin
Frank David
Aguila Artois
Aguila II[2]
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight 180 lb (82 kg)[1]
Trained by Finn Bálor[3]
Paul Tracey[3]
Debut 2006

Jordan Devlin (born March 15, 1990) is an Irish professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, performing in their developmental territory NXT UK and working for various independent companies in Europe.

Early life

Devlin is from Bray, County Wicklow. He was educated at C.B.C. Monkstown and went to third level at University College Dublin, graduating with a B.A..

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2006–2018)

Beginning when he was 12 years old, Devlin was trained to be a professional wrestler by Fergal Devitt (also known as Finn Bálor) and Paul Tracey.[1][3] At the age of 21, Devlin spent six months wrestling in Japan.[3]

Devlin is the inaugural Over The Top Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion having defeated Mark Haskins for the then No Limits World Heavyweight Championship in December 2017.

In 2017, Devlin joined Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), where he wrestled Trent Seven for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship.[4] Devlin lost the match and later had to have staples in the back of his head to close a wound sustained in the match.[4]

WWE (2017, 2018-present)

On December 15, 2016, Devlin was announced as one of 16 men competing in the first ever United Kingdom Championship Tournament to crown the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion on January 14 and 15, 2017.[5] Devlin defeated Danny Burch in the first round, advancing to the quarter finals, where he was defeated by Tyler Bate.[6][7] Devlin also appeared at several WWE live shows.[8] On May 18, WWE announced via their YouTube channel that Devlin would be one of 16 contestants in the second annual United Kingdom Championship Tournament.[9] He would defeat Tyson T-Bone in the first round, but lost to Flash Morgan Webster in round two.

Other media

Devlin in 2018

In May 2017, Devlin appeared in Finn Bálor's WWE WWE 24 network special.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Devlin". WWE. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jordan Devlin". CageMatch.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ruse, David (7 January 2017). "WWE: Jordan Devlin on Finn Balor and UK Championship Tournament". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Jordan Devlin". Insane Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "First-ever United Kingdom Champion to be crowned in January". WWE. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. ↑ Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/14: Ongoing coverage of night one of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ Soucek, Andrew. "SOUCEK'S WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT 1/15: Ongoing coverage of night two of UK Championship tournament". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Corby, Donagh (23 February 2017). "WWE add Irish star Jordan Devlin to huge Dublin show at the 3 Arena". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDkeo8Ickg4
  10. ↑ "Irish Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BCW Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NWA Ireland Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PBW Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OTT No Limits Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

Further reading

  • Finlay, Evan (6 January 2017). "Jordan Devlin - the WWE's latest Irish star". Buzz. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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