Josh Briggs
Josh Briggs | |
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Birth name | Joshua Bruns |
Born | March 5, 1993 |
Residence | Massachusetts, United States[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Josh Briggs[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 268 lb (122 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Brian Fury Mike Hollow[1] WWE Performance Center |
Debut | December 14, 2016[1] |
Joshua Bruns (born March 5, 1993), better known by his ring name Josh Briggs, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT and 205 Live brands. He previously appeared for Evolve, where he was the final Evolve Champion.
Early life[]
Bruns played football at UMass after two years at Glendale Community College in Arizona.[2]
Professional wrestling career[]
WWE (2020–present)[]
On August 31, 2020, it was reported that Briggs had signed a contract with WWE, following the company's purchase of Evolve in July.[3] On October 7, WWE announced that he had reported for training at the Performance Center, alongside five other professional wrestlers from Evolve.[4] On July 6, 2021, Briggs was announced to be a part of the 2021 NXT Breakout Tournament. On the July 27 episode of NXT, Briggs was defeated by Carmelo Hayes in the first round. On the NXT 2.0 premiere on September 14, Briggs formed a tag team with the debuting Brooks Jensen and faced Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) in a losing effort, establishing themselves as faces.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Alpha-1 Wrestling
- A1 Zero Gravity Championship (1 time)[5]
- Chaotic Wrestling
- Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (1 time)[6]
- Chaotic Wrestling New England Title Tournament (2017)[7]
- Evolve
- Evolve Championship (1 time)[8]
- UFO Wrestling
- UFO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Beau Douglas[9]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Josh Briggs". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ JOSH BRUNS- UMAss Athletics
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 31, 2020). "Report: WWE Signs Six Former EVOLVE Talents". fightful.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "EVOLVE standouts, NCAA All-American among new recruits at WWE Performance Center". WWE. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 2, 2018). "A1 Zero Gravity Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2017). "Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2017). "Chaotic Wrestling New England Title Tournament (2017)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 9, 2019). "Evolve Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 23, 2017). "UFO Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
External links[]
- Josh Briggs's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- American male professional wrestlers
- UMass Minutemen football players
- Living people
- Professional wrestlers from Massachusetts
- 1988 births