Commander Azeez
Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi (; born 26 May 1989) is a Polish-Nigerian professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Commander Azeez. He previously played for a number of teams in the Polish American Football League, and had a stint with the Minnesota Vikings during the 2015 preseason. Early life and football career. Born in Oleśnica, Wrocław metropolitan area in the Lower Silesian Province of South-West Poland on 26 May 1989 to a Polish mother and an immigrant Nigerian father, Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi  began playing American football in 2005 as an offensive lineman. He played in the Polish American Football League for The Crew Wrocław, Giants Wrocław and Warsaw Eagles and in the German Football League for Dresden Monarchs. In 2015, Aiyegbusi was signed by Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League and he participated in their preseason program, playing three preseason games before being released as part of roster cuts prior to the 2015 NFL season. Professional wrestling career. WWE. Early appearances (2016–2020). On April 12, 2016, Babatunde joined the WWE Performance Center as part of a new class of recruits. He  made his professional wrestling debut, as a face, at a NXT house show in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2016, competing in a battle royal. In April 2018, Babatunde started to accompany Lio Rush to the ring at NXT live events until Rush was called up to the main roster as part of 205 Live. Babatunde made his televised debut on April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble, entering the match as the 37th entrant and being eliminated by Braun Strowman. On May 10, 2019, Babatunde made his Evolve debut at Evolve 127, defeating Adrian Alanis. On August 3, 2020 , Babatunde would make his return to television and his "Raw" debut. He would debut as part of a Raw Underground segment under the ring name Dabba-Kato. He would develop a winning streak on Raw Underground defeating several local wrestlers until he was defeated by Braun Strowman on the September 21 episode of "Raw". As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Dabba-Kato was drafted to the Raw brand. However following the draft, he would not make a single appearance on the brand. Alliance with Apollo Crews (2021–present). On Night 2 of WrestleMania 37 on April 11, 2021 , he returned to help Apollo Crews win the Intercontinental Championship from Big E. Crews would then re-introduce him as Commander Azeez the following Friday on "SmackDown", with no mention made of his previous time as Dabba-Kato on Raw, thus transferring to the SmackDown brand. As part of the 2021 Draft, both Crews and Azeez were drafted to the Raw brand.