Ezekiel Jackson
Rycklon Stephens (born April 22, 1978) is an Guyanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the WWE where he competed under the ring name Ezekiel Jackson.[1][2] He currently works for Lucha Underground where he competes under the ring name Big Ryck.
| Ezekiel Jackson | |
|---|---|
 Jackson at a SmackDown live event in Montgomery, Alabama on January 7, 2012 | |
| Born | April 22, 1978 Linden, Guyana |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Ryck Big Ryck Hytz Ezekiel Ezekiel Jackson Ricky Atlas Rycklon Rycklon Stephens Big Zeke Big Rycklon |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Guyana, South America |
| Trained by | FCW staff Steve Keirn Tom Prichard Homicide |
| Debut | 2007 |
| Retired | 2015 |
In early September 2014, he made his Lucha Underground debut under the ring name Big Ryck. He formed a heel trio named "The Crenshaw Crew" with Cisco, Bael and Cortez Castro.[3]
Professional Wrestling Career
changeWorld Wrestling Entertainment
changeFlorida Championship Wrestling (2007–2008)
changeStephen's signed with the WWE in March 2007 and later debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in June 2007. In his debut match he teamed with Keith Walker against Kofi Kingston and Eric Perez
On February 8, 2008 he competed with tag team partner Bryan Kelly in a tournament to face WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz. On May 6, 2008 he had his last match in FCW before being called up to the main WWE Roster on the SmackDown Brand
SmackDown - Managing The Brian Kendrick (2008-2009)
changeOn July 18, 2008, Stephens debuted on SmackDown as The Brian Kendrick's bodyguard under the ring name Ezekiel. A month later on August 8, his name was altered slightly to Ezekiel Jackson and was revealed to be Kendrick's "advisor". He then began interfering in matches against Jeff Hardy, Finlay and Triple H.
On the October 17, 2008 he made his in-ring debut by beating Super Crazy, replacing a supposedly "sick", Kendrick. In late 2008 he began to team with Kendrick against WWE Tag Team Champions The Colóns (Carlit and Primo), they proved unsuccessful in getting the titles.
On February 13, 2009 he had his first defeat when he faced R-Truth. On April 3, 2009 he made his final appearance on WWE SmackDown, when he faced Jeff Hardy and lost.
ECW - Alliance With William Regal (2009-2010)
changeOn April 15, 2009, he was drafted to the ECW brand as part of the 2009 WWE Draft, breaking up the team of himself and Kendrick. He made his first ECW appearance on July 9, 2009 by defeating Jack Meridol. On August 18 he formed an alliance with William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov by betraying the ECW Champion Christian during a tag team match in which he teamed with Christian. When ECW ended Ezekiel Jackson went to the Raw brand.
On April 7, 2014, Jackson parted ways with the WWE.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Ezekiel Jackson profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ "Shows". WWE.
- ↑ "Early Spoiler Notes From First Lucha Underground TV Taping". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Ezekiel Jackson departs WWE". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-11.