JD McDonagh
Real Name: Jordan Devlin
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 180 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 16, 1990
From: Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Pro Debut: 2006
Trained By: Finn Bálor & Paul Tracey
Finishing Move: Devlin Inside
Biography
– Devlin began his career under a mask as ‘Aguila II’
– On May 28, 2006, Aguila II defeated Nigel Foster & Del PC in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA Ireland Junior Heavyweight Title
– By the end of the year, Aguila II had become Aguila Artois, joining the Regency Society faction
– On December 13, 2007, Regency Society (Artois & Sir Michael W Winchester) defeated Team Mega (Danny Butler & Justin Bred) to win the NWA Ireland Tag Team Titles
– On April 6, 2008, Regency Society defeated Kev Rocks & Heavy D to retain the NWA Ireland Tag Team Titles
– In late 2008, Devlin abandoned the Aguila gimmick and began competing under his real name
– On December 5, Green White And Awesome (Devlin & Sean South) defeated RTA (Sean McKenzie & Danny McLean), EG Mackie & Rob Cage and Raging Storm (TJ Rage & Logan Storm) to win the vacant BCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 25, 2009, Green White And Awesome defeated Damned Nation (Jon Cameron & Dragon Aisu), High Energy (CJ Hunter & Johnny Starr) and Team Italy (Red Devil & Kalo) to win the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On September 18, Green White And Awesome defeated J Hazard & The Highlander to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– Devlin wrestled a tour with Japan’s ZERO1 promotion in June 2011, working as Frank David
– Devlin reprised his role as Frank David for ZERO1 in the summer of 2012
– On September 17, 2012, Frank David & Sean Guinness defeated ZERO64 (Mineo Fujita & Takuya Sugawara) to win the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 16, David & Guinness defeated Craig Classic & Jason New to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On November 24, David & Guinness (now dubbed ‘Big Hangovers’) defeated The Coffey Brothers (Mark & Joe) to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 25, 2013, Big Hangovers defeated Deadbones Dawkins & Red Devil to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 27, Big Hangovers defeated Robbie Morrissey & Bonesaw to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 28, Big Hangovers defeated Robbie Morrissey & Paddy Morrow to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– Devlin competed in the WWE UK Title Tournament in January 2017
– On December 9, 2017, Devlin defeated Mark Haskins to win the OTT No Limits Title
– The next day, Devlin defeated Mike Bailey to retain the OTT No Limits Title
– On December 13, Devlin defeated Sammy D to retain the Irish Junior Heavyweight Title
– On February 2, 2018, Devlin defeated Sammy D in a Best Of 3 Falls Match to retain the Irish Junior Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Devlin defeated Timothy Thatcher to retain the OTT No Limits Title. Following this victory, Devlin was declared the OTT World Champion and vacated the No Limits Title
– On March 31, Devlin defeated Angelico to retain the OTT World Title
– On May 12, Devlin defeated Zack Sabre Jr to retain the OTT World Title
– On June 3, Devlin defeated Tyler Bate to retain the OTT World Title
– On July 7, Devlin defeated Mark Haskins to retain the OTT World Title
– Devlin debuted for NXT UK later that month
– On September 6, Devlin defeated Joseph Conners & WALTER to win the TNT World Title
– On November 29, Devlin defeated Angelico to retain the TNT World Title
– On March 16, 2019, Devlin defeated WALTER to retain the OTT World Title
– On May 26, Devlin defeated Jake Atlas to retain the OTT World Title
– On June 23, Devlin defeated Sean Guinness to retain the OTT World Title
– On July 28, Devlin defeated LJ Cleary to retain the OTT World Title
– On September 15, Devlin & Scotty Davis defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) and Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) to win the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles
– On October 13, Devlin & Davis defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) to retain the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles
– On November 24, Devlin & Davis defeated Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch to retain the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles
– At When Worlds Collide 2020, Devlin defeated Isaiah Scott, Angel Garza & Travis Banks to win the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On February 2, 2020, Devlin & Davis defeated The Anti-Fun Police (Chief Deputy Dunne & Los Federales Santos Jr) to retain the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles
– On the February 19, 2020 episode of NXT, Devlin defeated Lio Rush to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On March 7, Devlin defeated Travis Banks to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On November 26, Devlin defeated Amir Jordan retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On December 10, Devlin defeated Oliver Carter retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On January 7, 2021, Devlin defeated Ben Carter retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On March 18, Devlin defeated Trent Seven retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On April 20, 2022, Devlin lost a Loser Leaves NXT UK Match to Ilja Dragunov, forcing him out of the promotion. In reality, Devlin was preparing for a full-time move to NXT US
– Devlin debuted for NXT US as ‘JD McDonagh’ in July 2022