Rezar (wrestler)

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Rezar AlbaniaAlbania
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Data
Surname Gzim Selmani
Ring name Rezar
Sunny Dhinsa
height 193 cm
Fighting weight 150 kg
birth June 16, 1994
Amsterdam , The Netherlands
Announced from Albania
Trained by WWE Performance Center
William Regal
debut January 30, 2016

Rezar (born June 16, 1994 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) is an Albanian wrestler . He is currently under contract with the WWE and appears regularly on their show Raw . His greatest achievement to date has been receiving the Raw Tag Team Championship .

MMA career

He joined the Golden Glory Management and started participating in amateur mixed martial arts shooto competitions in the Netherlands in 2012. His first professional fight was against Kaan Postaci in The Hague, Netherlands on July 8, 2012. He played his last MMA fight in October 2014 at Bellator 130, which he lost to Daniel Gallemore via TKO.

Wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (since 2015)

In May 2015, he signed a contract with WWE and began training as a wrestler at the WWE Performance Center . He made his in-ring debut at an NXT house show in Venice, Florida on January 30, 2016, and lost it. In February 2016, he and Akam formed the Authors of Pain Tag Team.

Akam and Rezar made their NXT TV debut on NXT TakeOver: The End on June 8, 2016 when they attacked American Alpha Chad Gable and Jason Jordan . After this attack, they introduced Paul Ellering as their manager. Together they won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic after defeating TM-61 on NXT TakeOver: Toronto. On January 28, 2017, they won the NXT Tag Team Championship from #DIY Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa . They lost the title to SAnitY on August 19, 2017 after 203 days of reign.

The Authors of Pain made their main roster debut on Raw on April 9, 2018. They won their first fight on the main roster against Heath Slater and Rhyno . After that, they separated from their manager. On the September 3, 2018 Raw episode, they shortened their tag team name to AOP. On November 5, 2018, they won the Raw Tag Team Championship from Seth Rollins because he was playing a handicap match. The reign lasted 35 days and then lost the title to Bobby Roode and Chad Gable on December 10, 2018 . In January 2019, his tag team partner suffered a leg injury. They returned for a match in June 2019. Since then, various clips have been given to inform them of their return. However, this did not materialize due to injuries.

Titles and awards

MMA statistics

Result Professional record opponent date event method round time
victory 1–0 Kaan Postaci July 8, 2012 Fight Club The Hague Technical knockout 1 2:10
victory 2–0 Jorrit Leeman October 13, 2012 Shooto Europe Pro task 2 2:58
victory 3–0 Anatoly Ciumac November 24, 2012 Klash Champions Battlefield 4 - Road to Glory Technical knockout 2 5:00
defeat 3–1 Ante Delija May 24, 2013 Final Fight Championship 5 Technical knockout 1 3:09
victory 4–1 Mario Milosavljevic November 9, 2013 Bosnia Fight Championship 1 task 1 0:35
victory 5–1 Tomaz Simonic December 13, 2013 Final Fight Championship 10 task 1 1:54
victory 6-1 Oli Thompson 5th April 2014 BAMMA 15 task 1 0:18
defeat 6–2 Daniel Gallemore October 24, 2014 Bellator 130 Technical knockout 2 4:33

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shooto Holland Warriors 3. sherdog.com, October 13, 2012, accessed July 18, 2020 .
  2. ↑ WWE NXT in Tampa Results. pwtorch.com, April 23, 2016, accessed July 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ NXT TakeOver live results. f4wonline.com, June 8, 2016, accessed July 18, 2020 .
  4. ^ The Authors of Pain def. Heath Slater & Rhyno. wwe.com, April 9, 2018, accessed July 18, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Rezar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION albanian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam , Netherlands