page_title: Dezmond Xavier
section_title: X Division (2017–2018)
hierarchical_section_title: Dezmond Xavier / Professional wrestling career / Impact Wrestling / X Division (2017–2018)
caption_attribution_description: English: pro wrestling stable, The Rascalz
context_page_description: Deveon Everhart is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dezmond Xavier. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Dez. Xavier is well known as a member of 'The Rascalz' with Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel. He also performs on the independent scene, mostly notably for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he is currently one-half of the PWG World Tag Team Champions in his first reign with Wentz.
context_section_description: On April 13, 2017, it was reported that Dezmond Xavier had signed with Impact Wrestling. On the April 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Xavier made his debut in a six-way match for the X Division Championship, in which he was unsuccessful. His first singles match in Impact took place on the July 8 episode of Xplosion, where he defeated Idris Abraham. Later that month, Xavier entered the 2017 GFW Super X Cup tournament, in which he defeated Idris Abraham in the quarterfinals, Drago in the semifinals, and Taiji Ishimori in the final to win the 2017 GFW Super X Cup. In October, Xavier made his pay-per-view debut at Bound for Glory, where he competed against Trevor Lee, Garza Jr., Matt Sydal, Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt in a six-way match for the X Division Championship but failed to win the title. Xavier also received a singles title shot for the X Division Championship against Taiji Ishimori on the January 18, 2018 episode of Impact!, which he lost.
  At Redemption, Xavier competed in a six-way X Division match, which he lost. He would then lose to Brian Cage at the Under Pressure special to determine the #1 contender for the X Division Championship. His only title challenge for the X Division Championship in 2018 came against Matt Sydal at the One Night Only pay-per-view event Zero Fear, in which he came up short. He would then take a brief hiatus from Impact.
caption: Xavier with Trey and Wntz as The Rascalz
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