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Ezekiel Jackson
Jackson in 2012
Birth nameRycklon Edward Stephens
Born(1978-04-22)April 22, 1978(age 46)[1]
Linden,Guyana
Alma materUniversity at Buffalo
Spouse(s)
Jenn Stephens
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(m.2004)​
Children2
Websiterycklon.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Ryck[2]
Big Ryck Hytz[1]
Big Rycklon
Big Zeke
Ezekiel[1]
Ezekiel Jackson[1]
Ricky Atlas[1]
Rycklon
Rycklon Stephens[1]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3]
Billed weight309 lb (140 kg)[3]
Billed fromHarlem,New York
Guyana, South America
South Central, Los Angeles,California
Trained byHomicide[1]
Tom Prichard[1]
Steve Keirn[1]
Rick Bassman[4]
DebutJanuary 21, 2007

Rycklon Edward Stephens(born April 22, 1978)[1]is a Guyanese-Americanprofessional wrestler,professional wrestlingcoach,personal trainer,preacher,bodybuilder and actor. He is best known for his tenure inWWEfrom 2007 to 2014, under thering nameEzekiel Jackson,where he was the finalECW Championunder WWE'sECWbrand,as well as a formerWWE Intercontinental Champion.[3][5][6][4]

Stephens made his professional wrestling debut for the California-based promotionUltimate Pro Wrestlingin 2007 under the ring name Big Ryck Hytz. He was then signed by WWE in 2007 and sent to their then-developmental territory,Florida Championship Wrestling,under the new ring name Rycklon, which was later changed to Ezekiel Jackson after his main-roster debut in 2008. During his time in WWE, Jackson was the final man to win the ECW Championship, his only professional wrestling world championship, making him the third African American to hold the championship, the sixthblackworld champion(afterThe Rock,Booker T,Bobby Lashley,Ron Simmons,andMark Henry), and the only South American-born world champion in WWE history. He later joinedThe Correbut was kicked out, thus starting a feud with the stable's leaderWade Barrettand he would go on to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship once.

Jackson would leave WWE in 2014 and briefly wrestle forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling(TNA) later that year. He also competed in one season ofLucha Undergroundfrom 2014 to 2015 as Big Ryck. He wrestled his last match inWestside Xtreme Wrestling(wXw) in October 2015 and is now working as a personal trainer. He is the owner of theRedwood City, California-basedprofessional wrestling promotionandschoolBryckhouse Pro Wrestling.

Early life[edit]

Stephens was born in Linden, Guyana on April 22, 1978. At a young age, he immigrated to the United States. He graduated fromJohn Dewey High SchoolinBrooklyn, New York.Stephens attended theUniversity at Buffalo.[7]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE[edit]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2008)[edit]

Stephens in FCW

Stephens signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment in March 2007 and debuted inFlorida Championship Wrestling(FCW) in late June.[1]In his debut match on June 27, he teamed withKeith Walkerto defeatKofi KingstonandEric Pérez.[1]He continued to compete in thepromotionin both tag team and singles matches. On February 8, 2008, he competed in a match with tag partnerBryan Kellyin a losing effort againstSteve LewingtonandHeath Millerin a mini-tournament to face theWWE Tag Team ChampionsJohn Morrison and The Miz.[1]On May 6, 2008, Stephens wrestled his final match in FCW before being called up to WWE's main roster.[1]

The Brian Kendrick's bodyguard (2008–2009)[edit]

Jackson with The Brian Kendrick in 2009

After being trained in FCW, Stephens debuted on the July 18, 2008, episode ofSmackDownunder the name Ezekiel, asThe Brian Kendrick'sbodyguard.[8]On the August 8, 2008, edition ofSmackDown,his ring name was tweaked to Ezekiel Jackson, and he was revealed as being Kendrick's "advisor". He then began interfering in Kendrick's matches againstJeff Hardy,Finlay,andWWE ChampionTriple H.On the October 17 episode ofSmackDown,Jackson made his official in-ring debut byquickly defeatingSuper Crazy,after replacing a supposedly sick Kendrick.[9]In late 2008, Jackson beganteamingwith Kendrick and both beganfeudingwith theWWE Tag Team ChampionsThe Colóns(CarlitoandPrimo), although Kendrick and Jackson failed to win the championship.[10][11][12]He suffered his first defeat on the February 13, 2009, episode ofSmackDown,when he lost a singles match toR-Truth.[13]Jackson made his final appearance on the SmackDown brand in a losing effort againstJeff Hardyon the April 3, 2009, episode.[14]

The Ruthless Roundtable and ECW Champion (2009–2010)[edit]

On April 15, 2009, Jackson was drafted to theECWbrand as part of the2009 Supplemental Draft,therefore breaking up the team of himself and Kendrick.[15]He made his ECW debut defeating Jack Meridol on the July 9, 2009, episode.[16]Jackson then began an angle withVladimir Kozlovin which, week after week, after one of them had squashed a local competitor, the other would come out and hit their finishing move on the fallen opponent in a game ofone-upmanship.[17][18][19][20]On the August 18 episode ofECW,Jackson formed analliancewith Kozlov andWilliam RegalafterbetrayingtheECW Champion,Christian,during a tag team match to side with them, and attacking Christian at Regal's request.[21]Kozlov and Jackson aided Regal in his feud with Christian over the ECW Championship, but Regal was unable to capture the title.[22][23]

Jackson at the 2010Tribute to the Troopsshow

On the November 24 episode ofECW,Jackson attacked both Regal and Kozlov after Kozlov accused Jackson of costing Regal a match.[24]The following week, Jackson once again betrayed Kozlov and Regal by walking out on Kozlov during a tag team match against Christian andShelton Benjamin.[25]Jackson, however, realigned himself with Regal, when he was aided by Regal in defeating Kozlov on an episode ofECW.On the January 12, 2010, episode ofECW,Jackson won the ECW Homecoming battle royal to earn a match for the ECW Championship.[26]He faced Christian for the ECW championship at theRoyal Rumblepay-per-view but was unsuccessful.[27]On the final episode ofECWon February 16, Jackson defeated Christian to win the ECW Championship in anExtreme Rules match.[5][28]Upon winning the title, WWE credits Jackson as the final ECW Champion.[5]

The Corre and Intercontinental Champion (2010–2011)[edit]

Main article:The Corre

On the February 19 episode ofSmackDown,a video package aired, promoting Jackson's return to the brand.[29][30]He made his return on the March 5 episode ofSmackDownwithout Regal, who instead joinedRaw,and defeatedJimmy Wang Yang.[31]On April 10, 2010, at a house show in Glasgow, Scotland, Jackson suffered a tear in his rightquadriceps muscleduring a match againstKane,and was expected to be inactive for approximately six months.[32]During his injury, Jackson was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the2010 WWE Supplemental Draft.[33]

Jackson made his return to the ring on September 13, 2010, defeatingZack Ryderin adark matchprior to theRawtapings.[34]He returned to television on the October 18 episode ofRaw,where he was revealed as a member of Team Raw for theBragging Rightspay-per-view.[35]At Bragging Rights, Jackson was one of the final two remaining members of Team Raw, but they lost to Team SmackDown.[36]On the November 22 episode ofRaw,Jackson qualified for the2010 editionof theKing of the Ringtournament by defeatingAlex Riley,who replaced Jackson's original opponentThe Miz.[37]He facedDrew McIntyrein the quarter-finals, but the match ended in a double countout, so neither advanced.[38]

In December 2010, Jackson was traded back to the SmackDown brand.[3][39]On the January 11, 2011, taping of the January 14 edition ofSmackDown,Jackson joinedWade Barrett,Justin GabrielandHeath Slaterin assaulting TheBig Show,appearing to form an alliance with the three.[40][41]The following week the group was namedThe Corre.[42]On the May 6 episode ofSmackDown,Jackson defeated Big Show in a singles match, but refused to celebrate with the other members of The Corre afterward. Backstage, the other members of The Corre attacked him in retaliation, turning Jackson face.[43] Jackson went on to face Barrett for theIntercontinental ChampionshipatOver the Limit,and won by disqualification, which meant that Barrett retained the championship.[44]Jackson continued to feud with the other members of The Corre, winning against Barrett by disqualification and countout respectively.[45][46]

Jackson performing abackbreaker rackonDrew McIntyre

On June 19, at theCapitol Punishmentpay-per-view, Jackson defeated Barrett to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time.[6]Jackson successfully retained the championship in a rematch against Barrett on the following episode ofSmackDownand also successfully defended it againstTed DiBiaseon the July 15 episode.[47][48]On August 12 episode ofSmackDown,Jackson lost the Intercontinental Championship toCody Rhodes,ending his Intercontinental Championship reign at 51 days.[49]He went on to feud with both Rhodes and DiBiase. On the August 19 episode ofSmackDown,he lost a rematch for the championship to Rhodes.[50]Jackson was part of a ten-man battle royal for the Intercontinental Championship, but was eliminated by Rhodes.[51]

Final feuds and departure (2012–2014)[edit]

On January 29, 2012, at theRoyal Rumblepay-per-view, Jackson entered the Royal Rumble match as the thirteenth entrant, but he was eliminated by the returningGreat Khali.[52]Jackson started a losing streak losing to the likes ofJinder Mahal,Drew McIntyre,andDavid Otunga.Jackson finally ended his losing streak by teaming with The Great Khali to defeat the team of Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks on the May 16 episode ofNXT.However, he lost to the Big Show on the May 26 episode and May 27 episode of Smackdown.

Around mid–2012, Jackson suffered an upper body injury and was inactive for many months. After almost a year of inactivity due to his injury, Jackson returned at a live event forWrestleMania Axxesson April 4, 2013, by teaming up withYoshi Tatsuto defeat the team ofHunicoandCamacho.[53]On January 4, 2014, Jackson announced he was undergoing another surgery.[54]As a result of this, on April 6, 2014, Jackson reported that he had officially parted ways with the WWE.[55][56]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014)[edit]

He made his debut, along withGene Snitsky,inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling(TNA) on the June 25 taping ofImpact Wrestling(which aired on July 24) using the ringnameRycklonas aheel;attackingTommy Dreamer,Bully RayandDevon,and aligning himself withDixie Carter.It also marked the very first time that the final champion of the original and the new ECW were in the ring at exactly the same time (Rhino and Rycklon)[57][58][59]Rycklon and Snitsky were fired by Dixie Carter on the August 7 edition ofImpact Wrestling.Earlier on the show they had competed in an Eight-Man Hardcore War between Team EC3 (EC3,Rhino,Rycklon and Snitsky) in a losing effort against Team Bully (Bully Ray, Devon,Tommy DreamerandAl Snow).[60][61]

Lucha Underground (2014–2015)[edit]

In September 2014, Stephens worked atLucha Undergroundunder the ring name Big Ryck, where he was forming a heel trio named The Crenshaw Crew with Cisco,BaelandCortez Castro.[2][62]Ryck feuded with Johnny Mundo and Prince Puma. Their feud concluded in a three-way ladder match, which was won by Mundo. On the October 5, 2014, taping, Ryck participated in an Aztec Warfare Battle Royal to crown the first Lucha Underground Champion but was eliminated. On January 21, 2015, Cisco, Castro and Bael attacked Ryck and burned his eye with a cigar, turning face in the process. Ryck returned to action on February 25, 2015, distracting The Crew in a match against Sexy Star, Mascarita Sagrada, and Pimpinela Escarlata. On March 4, 2015, Ryck defeated Star to earn a match against The Crew. Ryck defeated The Crew in a one-on-three handicap match. On February 8, 2015, Ryck, along withKillshotandWillie Mackparticipated in a tournament for the Lucha Underground Trios Championship, but they were defeated in the finals by the eventual winners Angélico, Son of Havoc and Ivelisse.[63]After their loss, Ryck left Mack and Killshot and was hired byDelAvar Daivari,attacking Texano on May 20, 2015, turning heel in the process. At Ultima Lucha, Daivari ran out and distracted Ryck by firing him, hinting at a face turn. However, nothing came of this due to Stephens departing Lucha Underground in 2015 due to traveling conflicts.[citation needed]It was revealed that Big Ryck was one of five missing people on the April 20 episode of Lucha Underground. In the four-issue miniseries following that, it explaining what had happened after Ultima Lucha and before season two. It was revealed that Ryck was "killed" by The Disciples of Death, officially writing his character off the show.

International promotions (2015–present)[edit]

On October 17, 2015, Stephens, as Big Ryck, made his debut for the GermanWestside Xtreme Wrestling(wXw) promotion, in what was also his last match. He unsuccessfully challengedKarsten Beckfor thewXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[64]As of 2016, he now works as a personal trainer, although several sources claimed that Stephens retired from professional wrestling on October 18, 2015.[4][65][66]However, Stephens himself stated in an interview that he is not officially retired from wrestling and has stated that he is currently on hiatus and will plan to book more wrestling matches again in the near future.[67][68]

Personal life[edit]

Stephens has been married to his wife Jenn Stephens since 2004.[69]Stephens is a devoutChristian.[70]

Other media[edit][edit]

Video games[edit]

Video game appearances
Year Title Notes
2009 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 Video game debut
2010 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
2011 WWE '12

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

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