Xavier John Jirus is an American professional wrestler , best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between 2002 and 2004 as Xavier . Career . Jirus trained under Tony DeVito before debuting in 1997 . He wrestled for various independent promotions in New York City , adopting the ring name " Xavier " , before joining Ring of Honor in 2002 . Ring of Honor . Xavier appeared on the first ever Ring of Honor ( ROH ) show , " The Era of Honor Begins " , on February 23 , 2002 , defeating Scoot Andrews . Throughout the following months , Xavier feuded with Andrews and James Maritato . He took part in the " Road to the Title " tournament , attempting to become the number one contender to the ROH Championship , but was eliminated in the first round by The Amazing Red . After decisively defeating Andrews on several occasions , Xavier requested , and was granted , a shot at the ROH Championship . He faced the incumbent , Low - Ki , on September 21 , 2002 , and defeated Low - Ki in a match which saw extensive cheating on the part of Xavier and interference from Christopher Daniels . Following his victory , the newly crowned champion joined Daniels ' heel stable , The Prophecy . With the help of The Prophecy , Xavier successfully defended his title against Jay Briscoe , A . J . Styles and , on two occasions , Paul London , before losing to Samoa Joe at " Night of Champions " on March 22 , 2003 . Following his defeat , Xavier was absent for several months . He returned to ROH at " Death Before Dishonor " on July 19 , 2003 , and subsequently turned his back on The Prophecy . He lost to his former partner , Christopher Daniels , in a match for the number one contendership on August 16 at " Bitter Friends , Stiffer Enemies " . Throughout the remainder of the year , Xavier took part in the Field of Honor tournament , losing to Matt Stryker in the semi - finals , and feuded with John Walters , culminating in a " fight without honor " at " Final Battle 2003 " on December 27 which was won by Walters . In 2004 , Xavier joined The Embassy , a heel stable led by Prince Nana . He remained in The Embassy until April 2004 , when he was sidelined for six months with a shoulder injury . He recovered from his injury in December 2004 and returned to the independent circuit . Xavier returned to ROH on February 11 , 2006 , challenging Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship after Embassy member Alex Shelley missed the event due to weather conditions . He lost to Danielson by disqualification following interference from Jimmy Rave , another member of The Embassy . On February 16 , 2007 Xavier returned to ROH to replace an injured Davey Richards in a " four way fray " match involving SHINGO , Jack Evans and Jimmy Jacobs . He was eliminated first . World Wrestling Entertainment . Xavier first appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) on January 18 , 2003 , losing to Chuck Palumbo on an episode of " WWE Velocity " . He made further appearances on " Velocity " on March 8 and June 28 of that year , losing to Bill DeMott and Spanky respectively . Over the following two years , Xavier made several appearances with WWE as an extra in angles . On the December 31 , 2005 Velocity , he lost to Paul Burchill in a match that saw him use the name " John Xavier " . On May 11 , 2007 , Xavier teamed up with Scotty Charisma to take on Eugene and Jim Duggan .