Jonah (wrestler)
Jermaine Haley (born 25 August 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Jonah (stylized in all capital letters). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Bronson Reed, and is a former one-time NXT North American Champion. Professional wrestling career. Early career (2007–2018). Debuting in 2007 under the ring names Jonah Rock and J-Rock, he spent 11 years working throughout the Australian independent circuit. While wrestling in Australia, Rock earned numerous titles. He is  a former three-time Wrestle Rampage Australian National Champion, former one-time Explosive Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, former one-time Pacific Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, former one-time Heavyweight Champion, former one-time Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time Melbourne City Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, one-time Intercommonwealth Champion and one-time Tag Team Champion. Rock's early work was not limited to solely appearing in Australian promotions. He also appeared in Japan's Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, the British promotions Revolution Pro Wrestling and PROGRESS Wrestling, the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling and the  American independent promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. WWE (2019–2021). In January 2019, Haley's signing was announced along with 11 other recruits where he would report to the WWE's developmental territory NXT. On March 9, he would make his debut on an NXT live event wrestling under his real name losing to Riddick Moss. In June, his ring name was changed to Bronson Reed. On the July 17 episode of NXT, Reed made his official televised debut competing in the NXT Breakout Tournament as a face, where he defeated Dexter Lumis in the first round but was defeated by Cameron  Grimes in the quarter-finals. On the August 21 episode of NXT, Reed was defeated by his former TMDK stablemate Shane Thorne. On the February 5 episode of NXT, he was attacked by Undisputed Era backstage after trying to come to the aid of Kushida. The following week, he challenged Roderick Strong to a match but was defeated. On the June 3 episode of NXT, Reed was defeated by Grimes. Following the match, he was attacked by Karrion Kross. On the June 17 episode of NXT, Reed defeated Leon Ruff and called out Kross challenging him to a match for  the next week. The following week, Reed was defeated by Kross. Next, Reed would enter a short feud with newcomer LA Knight, defeating him in a singles match. After gaining momentum, he focused on the NXT North American Championship. At NXT: Takeover XXX, Reed was unsuccessful in winning the title. The next year, on Night 1 of , Reed won a Six-man Gauntlet Eliminator match, to become the #1 contender for the North American Championship. On Night 2 of the event, Reed faced the reigning champion Johnny Gargano in a losing effort, but defeated him on the May 18 episode  of NXT in a steel cage match to win the title, becoming the first Australian and non-American wrestler to hold the NXT North American Championship. At , Reed teamed with the NXT Tag Team Champions, MSK to successfully defend their titles against Legado Del Fantasma in a winner take all match. On the June 29 episode of "NXT", Reed dropped the title to Isaiah "Swerve" Scott after interference from Hit Row, ending his reign at 42 days. On the July 27 episode of "NXT", Reed was defeated by Adam Cole in what would be his final WWE match. On August  6, Reed was released from his WWE contract. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021–present). At Battle in the Valley on November 13, 2021, Haley, using the ring name Jonah, made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut, attacking FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson), establishing himself as a heel in the process.After his debut, Jonah would go on short lived winning streak defeating Lucas Riley in his NJPW in-ring debut and then a month later defeating David Finlay. On January 15, 2022, Jonah suffered his first NJPW loss in a tag team match against FinJuice as he teamed  with Bad Dude Tito. Impact Wrestling (2021–present). At Turning Point on November 20, 2021, Jonah made his Impact Wrestling debut, attacking Josh Alexander and leaving him bloodied, thus establishing himself as a heel. His in-ring debut came on the December 2 edition of "Impact!", where he soundly defeated local talent Jai Vidal. Post-match, Jonah explained his actions from Turning Point as he called out Josh Alexander as Scott D'Amore announced the two would face off at Hard To Kill. After defeating Jake Something on the January 6, 2022 edition of "Impact!", Jonah was confronted and attacked by  Josh Alexander which led to a brawl. At the Hard To Kill event, Jonah lost to Josh Alexander thus marking his first loss in Impact. After his loss to Alexander, Jonah would embark on a winning streak and transition into a tweener, defeating the likes of Crazzy Steve, Black Taurus, Raj Singh, and Honor No More's PCO. His winning streak would come to an end at Rebellion, after being defeated by Tomohiro Ishii. Personal life. Haley is married to his high school sweetheart Paige, who made an appearance on NXT after he won the NXT North American Championship. He  is of Samoan descent.