Evan Bourne

Bourne made his WWE debut on the *ECW* brand on June 3, 2008, as a face. He lost a match by countout to Shelton Benjamin, after he was thrown at guest commentator Kofi Kingston. The following week on *ECW*, he teamed with Kofi Kingston to defeat Benjamin and Mike Knox. In the following weeks, Bourne defeated Matt Striker, Nunzio, and Chavo Guerrero, using the shooting star press as his finishing maneuver.

At Cyber Sunday in October, WWE fans chose Bourne to face Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship. He was pinned after Hardy performed a Twist of Fate on him. Two days later, during a six-man tag match on *ECW*, Bourne landed a dive from the ring on his right ankle, dislocating it and tearing his deltoid ligament. Surgery was not necessary, but Bourne was not medically cleared to return to the ring until March 17. On December 8, he won the "Best Finishing Maneuver" Slammy Award for his shooting star press.

On June 29, 2009, Bourne was traded to the *Raw* brand, and made his debut that night as the first of three wrestlers in a gauntlet match against WWE Champion Randy Orton. On the November 2 episode of *Raw*, Bourne lost a United States Championship match to The Miz. On the December 29 episode of *ECW*, he defeated Mike Knox in an "ECW Homecoming" match to qualify for the "Homecoming Battle Royal", which would decide the opponent for ECW Champion Christian at the Royal Rumble.

Bourne lost a non-title match to WWE Champion Sheamus on the January 4, 2010, episode of *Raw*. The following week on *ECW*, he competed in the "Homecoming Battle Royal" but was the first man eliminated. On the March 8 episode of *Raw*, he defeated William Regal to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI, which was won by Jack Swagger.

The May 31, 2010 episode of *Raw* opened with Bourne being assaulted by Edge, after Bourne proposed Edge put his spot in the WWE Championship match at Fatal 4-Way on the line in a match. Later in the show, John Cena chose Bourne to replace his scheduled tag team partner, Randy Orton (who was earlier "injured" by Edge), in a match against Edge and Sheamus. Bourne pinned Sheamus to earn the victory for his team. Two weeks later, Bourne defeated Chris Jericho by disqualification. Jericho had threatened the referee and attacked Bourne while he was in the ropes. At Fatal 4-Way, he pinned Jericho in a rematch. The following night on *Raw*, Jericho challenged Bourne to a third match, stating he would leave WWE if he lost; Jericho pinned Bourne to win the match and stay with the company. On the July 5 *Raw*, Bourne teamed with Randy Orton to defeat Jericho and Edge. Bourne competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank on July 18, but lost.

On September 19, at Night of Champions, Bourne teamed with Mark Henry in the tag team turmoil match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. They were the final team eliminated, by Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes. On the October 11 *Raw*, he lost a match (to decide who would be on Team *Raw* at Bragging Rights) to CM Punk, and was subsequently assaulted. This assault was the storyline reason to remove Bourne from television. In reality, he had shoulder surgery.

Bourne returned on the February 28, 2011 episode of *Raw*, defeating Sheamus after Sheamus was attacked by Triple H before the match. On May 23, he began feuding with Jack Swagger, with the two trading victories on several episodes of *Raw*. Bourne then defeated Swagger at WWE Capitol Punishment to end the feud.

On the August 22, 2011, episode of *Raw*, Bourne won his first championship in WWE. He and Kofi Kingston defeated David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty for the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the August 29 *Raw*, the team was named Air Boom and made their first title defense, defeating Otunga and McGillicutty in a rematch. At Night of Champions, Air Boom retained the title against The Miz and R-Truth when The Miz was disqualified for attacking the referee. At both Hell in a Cell and Vengeance, Air Boom retained the title against Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.

On November 1, WWE announced it had suspended Bourne for 30 days for his first violation of the company's wellness policy. Bourne returned to television on December 5. On December 18, at Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Air Boom retained the Tag Team Championships by defeating Primo & Epico. On January 15, 2012, Air Boom lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Primo and Epico at a house show. The following night on *Raw*, Air Boom was awarded a rematch, but failed to regain the championship. The following day on January 17, Bourne was suspended for 60 days for his second failure of a wellness test.

After a year-long absence, Bourne returned on March 28, 2013, at an *NXT* live event, defeating Sami Zayn. The following year, on June 12, WWE announced that he had been released from his contract, without him reappearing on television.