![]() ![]() Upon his return to the United States, Uhaa made his debut for Evolve on January 14, 2012, with a win over Pinkie Sanchez. He also finished second behind Daichi Hashimoto in Wrestling Observer Newsletter 's award category for Rookie of the Year. At the end of 2011, Dragon Gate USA named Uhaa the Best Newcomer of the year. ![]() For the rest of the tour, which lasted until December 25, Uhaa worked alongside the Blood Warriors stable, winning every one of his matches. ![]() ![]() Uhaa defeated Kotoka in a match that lasted 99 seconds, establishing himself as the newest member of Blood Warriors in the process. On November 30, Uhaa made his Japanese debut for Dragon Gate, during an event produced by the villainous Blood Warriors stable. Uhaa then entered a storyline, where different Dragon Gate USA stables tried to recruit him to join them. On October 29, Uhaa made his first appearance for Full Impact Pro, when he defeated Jake Manning for FIP Florida Heritage Championship. The following day at the Way of the Ronin 2011 pay-per-view, Uhaa defeated Facade, Flip Kendrick and Sugar Dunkerton in a four-way match. Uhaa made his pay-per-view debut the following day at Untouchable 2011, where he answered Brodie Lee's open challenge and dominated him, before Lee left the ringside area. He made his wrestling debut for Dragon Gate USA later that same day, defeating Aaron Draven in a squash match. He was immediately signed for appearances for not only Dragon Gate USA, but also its parent promotion, Dragon Gate, and close affiliates Evolve and Full Impact Pro (FIP). On September 9, 2011, Uhaa took part in a tryout seminar held by the Dragon Gate USA promotion. After making his wrestling debut under the ring name Uhaa Nation on August 17, 2009, he spent over a year working mainly for small promotions on the Georgian independent circuit, but also made trips to Houston, Texas-based Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) and Phenix City, Alabama-based Great Championship Wrestling (GCW), often working with fellow WWA4 trainee AR Fox. Hughes at his World Wrestling Alliance 4 (WWA4) promotion's training school in Atlanta. He began training at the age of 21 under Mr. Professional wrestling career Early career (2009–2011) Īfter finishing college, Uhaa quickly got a job in order to pay for his professional wrestling training. While weight training in high school, he was given the nickname "Uhaa Nation", when his coach noted that he was "as strong as a single nation". He went to a military high school and began practicing various sports, including amateur wrestling, soccer, football, and track and field, as both an outlet and a way to "get away from the military life". Sesugh Uhaa was born on August 22, 1987, in Sacramento, California and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and early on fell in love with professional wrestling, becoming a fan of performers such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, and Kurt Angle. He was promoted to WWE's main roster in April 2016, where he won the United States Championship in May 2020 and later won the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 37. He signed with WWE in 2015 and was assigned to the NXT brand, where he was given his current ring name. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and weighing 240 lb (110 kg), Uhaa is known both as a high-flyer and a power wrestler. He started his career in 2009, originally working under the ring name Uhaa Nation, and made his breakthrough in 2011, when he was signed by the Dragon Gate USA promotion, which also led to him making his first trip to Japan to work for Dragon Gate. Sesugh Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Apollo Crews. ![]()
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