![]() He would also go on to help Styles enter the Elimination Chamber match early before being ejected by WWE official Adam Pearce. Omos eliminated Big E and Rey Mysterio despite not being in the match. At Royal Rumble, during the 2021 Royal Rumble match, Omos involved himself by preventing AJ Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions. At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Omos was involved in the WWE Championship match with the eponymous stipulation, preventing The Miz from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing John Morrison to the back. At Survivor Series, Omogbehin was introduced with a new ring name, Omos. In October 2020, after the cancellation of Raw Underground, Omogbehin began associating with AJ Styles, thus establishing himself as a heel. Appearing as the tallest member of the faction, Omogbehin was referred to only as the "Giant Ninja" as he stood at ringside during team Tozawa's tag match against The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders, however, he would be repackaged as a bodyguard shortly thereafter, serving as the doorman and bouncer for Shane McMahon's Raw Underground. On June 15, 2020, he made his television debut during the episode of Monday Night Raw, where he was presented as a surprise member of Akira Tozawa's ninja faction. He would keep wrestling on house shows during the following months. On July 18, 2019, Omogbehin made his in-ring debut during a July 18 house show, defeating team 2.0 in a two-on-one handicap match. It was reported on January 1, 2019, that WWE signed Omogbehin with six other athletes to train at the WWE Performance Center. Professional wrestling career WWE Training and debut (2019–2020) Omogbehin also played basketball at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland after transferring from USF he played center for the Morgan State Bears from 2014 to 2015. Omogbehin met basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwon during the USF Bulls' team trip to Houston, Texas in 2014. Omogbehin attended and graduated from Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and through high school, he played basketball and continued in the sport after choosing to attend the University of South Florida where he played at the center position. He was sent to the United States on a scholarship alone when he was just fifteen with his family staying in Nigeria, though he has an older brother that lives in Indiana. Omogbehin was born on May 16, 1994, in Lagos, Nigeria. ![]() Omogbehin signed with WWE in January 2019 and became a one-time Raw Tag Team Champion with AJ Styles in 2021. In the course of his career as a college basketball player, he played for the University of South Florida and Morgan State University from 2014 to 2015 and played as a forward for King University men’s basketball team from 2015 to 2016. He is managed by MVP and they are designated as "free agents", allowing them to appear on both the Raw and SmackDown brands. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Omos ( / ɒ ˈ m ɑː s/) and is the tallest wrestler on WWE's active roster. Tolulope " Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler and former college basketball player.
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