Omos

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Omos
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Omos in March 2020
Birth nameTolulope Omogbehin
Born (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994 (age 27)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Jordan
Giant Ninja
Jordan Omogbehin
Omos
Billed height7 ft 3 in (221 cm)[2]
Billed weight400 lb (181 kg)[2]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Kevin Nash
DebutJuly 18, 2019

Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin[3] (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Omos. He played for the University of South Florida and for Morgan State University, and his college basketball career spanned from 2014 to 2015. Omogbehin signed with WWE in January 2019. He is a former Raw Tag Team Champion in WWE, holding the titles with AJ Styles during the summer of 2021.

Early life[]

Omogbehin was born on May 16, 1994 in Lagos, Nigeria. After his family migrated to the United States, Omogbehin attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and through high school, he played basketball and continued in the sport after choosing to attend the University of South Florida where he played at the center position.[4] Omogbehin claims to have met basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwon during the USF Bulls' team trip to Houston, Texas in 2014.[4] Omogbehin also played basketball at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland after transferring from USF; he played center for the Morgan State Bears from 2014 to 2015.[4]

Professional wrestling career[]

WWE[]

Training and debut (2019–2020)[]

It was reported on January 1, 2019, that WWE signed Omogbehin with six other athletes to train at the WWE Performance Center. On July 18, 2019, Omogbehin made his in-ring debut during a July 18 house show, defeating team 2.0 in a two-on-one handicap match.[5] He would keep wrestling on house shows during the following months. On June 15, 2020, he made his television debut during the episode of Monday Night Raw, where he was presented as a surprise member of Akira Tozawa's ninja faction.[6] Appearing as the tallest member of the faction, Omogbehin was referred to only as the "Giant Ninja" as he stood at ringside during team Tozawa's tag match against The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders, however, he would be repackaged as a bodyguard shortly thereafter, serving as the doorman and bouncer for Shane McMahon's Raw Underground.[7]

Alliance with AJ Styles (2020–2021)[]

Main article: AJ Styles and Omos

In October 2020, after the cancellation of Raw Underground, Omogbehin began associating with AJ Styles thus establishing himself as a heel. At Survivor Series, Omogbehin was introduced with a new ring name, Omos.[8] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Omos was involved in the WWE Championship match with the eponymous stipulation, preventing The Miz from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing John Morrison to the back.[9][10] At Royal Rumble, during the 2021 Royal Rumble match, Omos involved himself by preventing AJ Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions.[11][12] Omos eliminated Big E and Rey Mysterio despite not being in the match.[13][14] He would also go on to help Styles enter the Elimination Chamber match early before being ejected by WWE official Adam Pearce.[15]

On the March 15, 2021, episode of Raw, Omos announced that he would be making his televised in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37 alongside Styles against The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship.[16] At the event, Omos and Styles defeated The New Day to win the titles, after Omos hit Kingston with a choke bomb and pinned him.[17] At SummerSlam, Omos and Styles lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle).[18] At Extreme Rules, Omos and Styles teamed with Bobby Lashley to take on The New Day in a 6-man tag team match, in which Styles, Omos and Lashley lost.[19] After this, it was announced that Styles and Omos would face RK-Bro in a rematch for the tag team titles at Crown Jewel.[20] At the event, they failed to regain the titles.[21]

At Survivor Series on November 21, 2021, Omos participated in a 25-man dual-branded battle royal in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Rock's debut at the 1996 Survivor Series. Omos had the most eliminations at 12 and won the match by last eliminating Ricochet.[22] After weeks of tension between him and Styles, on the December 20, 2021 episode of Raw, Omos refused to tag into their match against Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio, ultimately costing them the match. A fight broke out between the two, effectively ending their alliance when Omos turned on a now face AJ Styles.[23]

Singles competition (2022–present)[]

On the January 3, 2022 episode of Raw, a week after splitting up from Styles, a match was set up between the two, where Omos defeated Styles.[24] On January 29, at the Royal Rumble, Omos entered the namesake match for the first time in his career at number 11, where he eliminated Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, and Damian Priest before he was eliminated by Styles, Austin Theory, Chad Gable, Dominik Mysterio, Ricochet, and Ridge Holland.[25]

Personal life[]

Omogbehin is fluent in speaking English and French.[4]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Omos Profile". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Omos". WWE. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Cascio, Josh (November 15, 2019). "WWE's new 7-foot superstar a familiar face in Tampa sports". FOX 13 News. Tampa Bay, Florida. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021. Tolulope “Jordan” Omogbehin is the latest wrestling superstar to top 7 feet.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jordan Omogbehin - Men's Basketball". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Gartland, Dan (July 19, 2019). "7'3" Former College Basketball Player Jordan Omogbehin Makes WWE Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Khan, Steve (June 15, 2020). "WWE Raw live results: Backlash fallout". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021. The big tall guy (Jordan Omogbehin under a mask) showed up again with Tozawa.
  7. ^ Thompson, Andrew (October 19, 2020). "WWE RAW notes: Jordan Omogbehin working as AJ Styles' bodyguard, Alexa Bliss". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021. Alongside AJ for his match against Matt Riddle was Jordan Omogbehin who was the doorman for RAW Underground.
  8. ^ Coleman, Madeline (April 10, 2021). "Meet Omos, a Former College Basketball Player Turned WrestleMania's New Superstar". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021. The 7' 3" giant was introduced as Omos at Survivor Series last year, where he was ringside while Styles captained Team Raw to a win over SmackDown in the traditional men's 5-on-5 elimination match.
  9. ^ Fiorvanti, Tim (December 20, 2020). "WWE TLC: Reigns retains, McIntyre overcomes MITB cash-in, Orton lights Fiend on fire". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021. As Miz climbed the ladder with a smirk on his face, Omos reached up, snatched Miz from the ladder and carried him like a small child to the top rope before tossing Miz out of the ring and through a table of his own. When Morrison went for revenge, he broke a steel chair over Omos' back, and Omos didn't flinch. Omos chased Morrison up the ramp, taking them both out of play.
  10. ^ Tedesco, Mike (December 20, 2020). "WWE TLC Results – 12/20/20 (Two TLC matches, Inferno Match headline tonight's show)". Wrestleview. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. ^ Khan, Steve (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble live results: The road to WrestleMania 37 begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Big E fought off Styles so Omos yanked Big E over the top rope, which counts as an elimination.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Mysterio got the better of Styles, but Omos caught Styles on the apron and shoved him back inside the ring.
  13. ^ Clapp, John (January 31, 2021). "Edge won the 2021 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. WWE ThunderDome, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. AJ Styles benefited from the presence of Omos at ringside, as the gigantic Superstar not only helped eliminate Superstars like Big E and Rey Mysterio, but also kept The Phenomenal One from being tossed.
  14. ^ Brookhouse, Brent (January 31, 2021). "2021 WWE Royal Rumble results, recap, grades: Edge, Bianca Belair emerge as winners on strong show". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Big E was eliminated from the match when Omos reached into the ring and pulled him to the floor. Omos also eliminated Rey Mysterio, giving some big help to AJ Styles.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (February 21, 2021). "WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns faces an Elimination Chamber match winner for the WWE Universal Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Raw results, March 15, 2021: Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley on collision course for WrestleMania". WWE. March 15, 2021. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021. AJ Styles & Omos crashed the celebration with a shocking WrestleMania challenge.
  17. ^ Brookhouse, Brent (April 10, 2021). "2021 WWE WrestleMania 37 results, recap, grades: Sasha Banks, Bianca Belair steal show in historic main event". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021. Omos drilled Kingston with a two-handed choke bomb and scored the pin to win the titles.
  18. ^ "2021 WWE SummerSlam results, recap, grades: Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch returns highlight unpredictable show". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  19. ^ Melok, Bobby (September 26, 2021). "The New Day def. Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles & Omos". WWE. Retrieved October 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "RK-Bro to battle AJ Styles & Omos in a WWE Raw Tag Team Title rematch". WWE. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2021). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Big E vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match, Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley in a No Holds Barred match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Berge, Kevin. "Becky Lynch and the Real Winners and Losers from 2021 WWE Survivor Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  23. ^ Johnson, Mike (December 28, 2021). "STYLES-OMOS WWE UPDATE". PWInsider. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  24. ^ Powell, Jason (January 3, 2022). "1/3 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's first appearance as the new WWE Champion, Big E vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in a four-way for a shot at the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Dolph Ziggler for the U.S. Title, AJ Styles vs. Omos". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Powell, Jason (January 29, 2022). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs Doudrop for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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