Bronson Reed

Jermaine Haley (born 25 August 1988) is a Samoan Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Bronson Reed. He is also known for his work under the ring name Jonah Rock as part of The Mighty Don't Kneel stable.

Bronson Reed
Birth nameJermaine Haley
Born (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988
Adelaide, Australia
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)J-Rock
Jonah Rock
Jermaine Hailey
Bronson Reed
“Colossal” Bronson Reed
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Billed weight330 lb (150 kg)[1]
Trained byDamian Slater
Hartley Jackson
Debut2007

Early life

Jermaine Haley was born on 25 August 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia and is of Samoan descent.[2][3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2007-2018)

Debuting in 2007 under the ring names Jonah Rock and J-Rock, he spent 11 years working throughout the Australian independent circuit. While wrestling in Australia, Rock earned numerous titles. He is a former three-time Wrestle Rampage Australian National Champion, former one-time Explosive Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, former one-time Pacific Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, former one-time Heavyweight Champion, former one-time Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time Melbourne City Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, one-time Intercommonwealth Champion and one-time Tag Team Champion.

Rock's early work was not limited to solely appearing in Australian promotions. He also appeared in Japan's Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, the British promotions Revolution Pro Wrestling and PROGRESS Wrestling, the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling and the American independent promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

WWE (2019-present)

In January 2019, Haley's signing was announced along with 11 other recruits where he would report to the WWE's developmental territory NXT. On March 9, he would make his debut on an NXT live event wrestling under his real name losing to Riddick Moss. In June, his ring name was changed to Bronson Reed. On the July 17 episode of NXT, Reed made his official televised debut competing in the NXT Breakout Tournament where he defeated Dexter Lumis in the first round but was defeated by Cameron Grimes in the quarter-finals. On the August 21 episode of NXT, Reed was defeated by his former TMDK stablemate Shane Thorne. On the February 5 episode of NXT, he was attacked by Undisputed Era backstage after trying to come to the aid of Kushida. The following week, he challenged Roderick Strong to a match but was defeated.[4] On the June 3 episode of NXT, Reed was defeated by Grimes. Following the match, he was attacked by Karrion Kross. On the June 17 episode of NXT, Reed defeated Leon Ruff and called out Kross challenging him to a match for the next week.[5] The following week, Reed was defeated by Kross.[6]

On the July 22 episode of NXT, Reed defeated Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong to qualify for a spot in a ladder match for the vacated NXT North American Championship at NXT: Takeover XXX.[7] At the event Reed was unsuccessful in winning the title.

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. Laughton, Max (16 August 2020). "Bronson Reed's surreal journey from not being able to afford training to the WWE big stage". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "World Heavyweight Championship to be defended in Australia". Major League Wrestling. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "WWE NXT Results - Adam Cole Headlines, Final Takeover Build, New #1 Contender, Bianca Belair, More". Wrestling Inc.
  5. "WWE NXT Results - Io Shirai Attacks, Timothy Thatcher Training Session, Santos Escobar, More". Wrestling Inc.
  6. "WWE NXT Results: Bronson Reed vs. Karrion Kross". The Overtimer. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. "WWE NXT results: Keith Lee Relinquishes North American Title, Bronson Reed wins Triple Threat Ladder match qualifier". India Today. July 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWA Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  9. "IWA Heavyweight Title [International Wrestling Australia]".
  10. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2039
  11. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1641
  12. http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2020.html
  13. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=124089
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