Jordan Devlin

Jordan Devlin (born 15 March 1990) is an Irish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT UK brand, and is a current and longest reigning NXT Cruiserweight Champion in his first reign. He also works for various independent companies in Europe.

Jordan Devlin
Devlin in January 2018
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990
Bray, County Wicklow,
Republic of Ireland[1]
ResidenceBray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aguila Artois
Aguila II[2]
Frank David
Jordan Devlin
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight180 lb (82 kg)[1]
Billed fromBray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Trained byFinn Bálor
Paul Tracey
Debut2006

Early life

Devlin was born on 15 March 1990 in 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–present)

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 in December 2017. He was defeated by WALTER for the title on August 18, 2018.

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]

Devlin became Progress Tag Team Champion alongside Scotty Davis after defeating Grizzled Young Veterans and Aussie Open at Chapter 95 : Still Chasing. On 19 June 2020, Progress Wrestling announced that they suspended Devlin and Davis indefinitely due to abuse allegations made as part of the Speaking Out movement. The promotion vacated the Tag Team Titles as they investigated the allegations.

WWE (2017–present)
Devlin in 2018

On 15 December 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 14 and 15 January 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 18 May 2018 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.

After some disagreements in the episodes of NXT UK, a fight against Travis Banks was agreed in NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool. However, that night both competitors attacked each other before the bell was hit, with Banks being the most affected. Devlin, getting into the ring, referred to himself as Ireland's best fighter. He was interrupted by the general manager of the brand, Johnny Saint, who went out to agree a fight against an unknown fighter who turned out to be Finn Bálor, who took victory with a coup de grace.

On 26 and 27 of January, Devlin participated in the Worlds Collide tournament which featured superstars from NXT, 205 Live, and NXT UK. He won a 15-man battle royal to earn a bye in the first round. He defeated Drew Gulak in the quarterfinals while being eliminated by Velveteen Dream in the semifinals.

NXT Cruiserweight Championship (2020)

On the January 23rd Episode of NXT UK, Devlin defeated Ligero in a NXT Cruiserweight Championship Qualifying Match to face Angel Garza for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. At Worlds Collide, Devlin won a Fatal 4 Way match, defeating Travis Banks, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, and Angel Garza to become the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion.[10] Devlin would go on to successfully defend the title all over NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live against opponents such as Lio Rush, Tony Nese, Tyler Breeze and Travis Banks. However, in April, Devlin was unable to compete due to being on lockdown from the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic leading to the announcement of a tournament to crown an Interim Cruiserweight Champion which was won by Santos Escobar.

Other media

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

Championships and accomplishments
  • British Championship Wrestling
    • BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean South[11]
  • Fight Factory Pro Wrestling
    • Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]
  • NWA Ireland
    • NWA Ireland Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sir Michael W. Winchester[13]
  • Over The Top Wrestling
    • OTT Championship (2 times)[14]
    • No Limits World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Premier British Wrestling
    • PBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean South[15]
  • Progress Wrestling
    • Progress Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Scotty Davis
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 364 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[16]
    • Ranked No. 58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[17]
  • Pro Wrestling Zero1
    • NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shawn Guinness
  • TNT Extreme Wrestling
    • TNT Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWE
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References
  1. "Jordan Devlin". WWE. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jordan Devlin". CageMatch.
  3. Ruse, David (7 January 2017). "WWE: Jordan Devlin on Finn Balor and UK Championship Tournament". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. "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. Powell, Jason. "WWE Worlds Collide results: Powell's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Imperium, Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm for the NXT Championship, Angel Garza vs. Isaiah Scott vs. Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Finn Balor vs. Ilja Dragunov, DIY vs. Moustache Mountain". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BCW Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  12. "Irish Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NWA Ireland Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OTT No Limits Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  15. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PBW Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.
  16. "PWI 500: 2017". Cagematch. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  17. http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2019.html
  18. "NXT Cruiserweight Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

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