Stacey Ervin Jr.

Stacey Ervin Jr. (October 21, 1993) is a retired American professional wrestler and former amateur gymnast previously signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he appeared on the NXT brand.
==Early life==
Ervin was born in 1993 in Taylor, Michigan as one of four children. He graduated from Taylor Truman High School in 2011 and went on to attend the University of Michigan majoring in Psychology. He began gymnastics at the suggestion of his mother, beginning in 2001 around the age of 8. His team won the 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships.
==Professional wrestling career==
===World Wrestling Entertainment ===
It was reported on May 15, 2018 Ervin received a tryout with WWE during February of the same year. He went on to sign a contract with the WWE and reported to its Performance Center.
====NXT (2018-2019)====
Ervin had his first match during the September 21 house show, losing to Kassius Ohno. Seven days later during the September 28 house show, Ervin lost to 205 Live superstar Tony Nese. He returned for the October 4 house show, picking up his first victory, defeating fellow newcomer Luke Menzies. He defeated Menzies in a rematch held on the following night's house show. During the October 12 house show, Ervin defeated Kona Reeves. At the following night's house show, Ervin wrestled his first tag match, teaming with Babatunde Aiyegbusi in defeating Adrian Jaoude & Cezar Bononi. A week later, Ervin returned for the October 19 house show, where he lost against Fabian Aichner. A week later during the October 27 house show, Ervin won a Halloween Costume No. 1 Contendership Battle Royal for the NXT North American Championship. He later lost a title match to the reigning NXT North American Champion Ricochet. The following month, Ervin returned during the November 2 house show, where he teamed with Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) in a tag match defeating The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake). The following week, Ervin wrestled during the November 8 house show, losing a match against former NXT North American Champion Adam Cole. He returned for the November 29 house show, competing a No. 1 Contendership Battle Royal for the NXT Championship, eventually ending with newcomer Keith Lee becoming the next contender. Also during the show, Ervin teamed with recent recruits Matt Riddle & Punishment Martinez in a six-man tag match lost to The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake). Ervin continued wrestling during the early months of 2019 in house shows, making his final appearance during the March 8 house show in which he defeated Daniel Vidot. It was reported on April 26, 2019, Ervin parted ways with the WWE, announcing his departure via social media in a post describing "It was not an easy decision, but it was a decision that I felt was right for me."
==Personal life==
Ervin has two sisters named Danielle and Katrina and a brother named Drake. His brother played high school baseball and basketball, and Division 3 college football. Ervin's sister Katrina plays soccer and runs cross country. Ervin dated Olympic Gymnastics champion Simone Biles for three years from 2017 to 2020.
==In wrestling==
*Finisher
:*630 Senton bomb
:*Standing corkscrew shooting starpress
*Signature moves
:*Standing Corkscrew moonsault
*Entrance Music
*Nicknames
*Managers and valets
*Teams and stables
==Championships and accomplishments==
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
* Facebook
* Twitter
Category:1993 births
Category:2018 debuts
Category:American wrestlers
Category:Former gymnasts
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:Michigan wrestlers
Category:WWE NXT alumni