Alex Zayne

Real Name: Alex Brandenburg
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 185 lbs.
Date of Birth: October 28
From: Lexington, Kentucky
Pro Debut: 2005
Trained By:
Finishing Move: Cinnamon Twist

Biography

– Zayne began his career as a backyarder in the mid-2000s, but it wouldn’t be until 2018 that he began to take full-time bookings
– Zayne won the 2018 3-2-1-BATTLE Six Pack Challenge Tournament
– On May 4, 2018, Zayne defeated Dallas Troy to win the Resolute Pound 4 Pound Title
– On August 3, Zayne defeated Jeremiah Plunkett to win the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On August 24, Zayne defeated Steve West to win the HOPE Young Guns Title
– The next day, Zayne defeated The Whisper to retain the HOPE Young Guns Title
– On August 31, Zayne defeated Brian Valor to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On September 14, Zayne defeated James Anthony to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On September 28, Zayne defeated Willy Brewer to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On October 12, Zayne defeated Frankie Swamptower to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On November 23, Zayne defeated Christopher Carlton to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On December 7, Zayne again defeated Christopher Carlton to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On January 18, 2019, Zayne defeated Caleb Courageous & Rob Killjoy to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On January 25, Zayne defeated Caleb Courageous to retain the Resolute Undisputed Title
– On April 12, Zayne defeated Willy Brewer & Benjamin Carter to regain the Resolute Undisputed Title, having lost it to Carter in February
– Zayne made an appearance at Impact’s 2019 All Glory event
– In November and December 2019, Zayne wrestled at several events in Japan for WRESTLE-1, Big Japan, OWE and VKF
– At ROH Honor Reigns Supreme 2020, Zayne defeated Bandido
– At ROH Free Enterprise 2020, Zayne defeated Andrew Everett
– Zayne joined the roster of NJPW STRONG in late 2020
– At NJPW STRONG Showdown 2020, Zayne & Adrian Quest defeated Blake Christian & ACH
– On December 2, it was announced that Zayne had signed with WWE
– Zayne (as Ari Sterling) made his WWE debut on May 4, 2021, defeating Samir Singh on 205 Live
– Zayne was released by WWE on August 6, 2021, having appeared almost exclusively on 205 Live. He would return to the indies in mid-September
– On the Death Before Dishonor 2021 pre-show, Zayne won the Honor Rumble Match
– At NJPW STRONG Showdown 2021, Zayne defeated Ariya Daivari
– On October 29, Zayne & The World Breaker defeated Brett Ison & Caleb Courageous to win the Resolute Title for Zayne and the Resolute Pound 4 Pound Title for The World Breaker
– At NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021, Zayne, David Finlay, Rocky Romero, Alex Coughlin & Fred Rosser defeated Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, Danny Limelight & JR Kratos)
– Zayne contested the 2022 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament
– On March 22, 2024, Zayne & Caleb Courageous defeated The Wolves Of Midgard (Thomas Cage & Dravin Frost) to retain the Resolute Tag Team Titles