Photos: American wrestler of Nigerian descent makes his WWE debut

Photos: American wrestler of Nigerian
descent makes his WWE debut
Sesugh Uhaa, an American professional wrestler of Nigerian
descent (Benue State) was officially announced as part of a
new class of NXT recruits in a press conference on April last
year. NXT is a name giving to the periodic specials produced
by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Uhaa who goes by the stage name Apollo Crews 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. In 2015, Uhaa
signed with WWE and was assigned to its developmental
brand NXT, where he was given the ring name Apollo Crews.
On April 4, 2016 he was promoted to WWE's main roaster on
Raw, in a victory over Tyler Breeze. Crews then entered a
feud with The Social Outcasts, defeating each member of the
stable.
The 28-year-old from Sacramento, California, made his first
televised appearance on the May 6 episode of of NXT.