Elijah Burke

Burke 2007

Elijah Samuel Burke ( born April 11, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida), better known by his ring name D' Angelo Dinero, is an American professional wrestler.

  • 2.1 Title
  • 2.2 Awards

Career

World Wrestling Entertainment

In 2004, Burke signed a development contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. There he was first employed in Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ), where he made ​​his debut on 24 March 2004. In OVW Burke could already win on 8 December 2004 the local heavyweight title and hold it until April 2005. Then he gave the title to Matt Morgan.

On July 31, 2006 Burke made ​​his debut at the TV format Smackdown and in December of the same year he was turned to the reactivated ECW. This now forms another TV format, where it constituted Burke with Sylvester Terkay a tag team. Both were for the first time on 28 November 2006 on against Team Extreme. But already on 18 January 2007 dismissed the WWE Terkay because it did not meet expectations and not as planned received by the audience. So Burke joined again in the individual area.

Towards the end of 2007 Burke had a brief feud with Batista program, the former World Heavyweight Champion, and almost simultaneously made ​​Burke with Shelton Benjamin a tag team. With this, he appeared on SmackDown in May 2008. On 27 May 2008 Burke played his last match with WWE and was subsequently not used. November 10, 2008 Burke was released from his current contract.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

After his release, Burke denied December 13, 2008 his first match in the U.S. independent wrestling scene at World Wrestling Council, where he competed against Sabu and Steve Corino.

On 27 May 2009 Burke denied a dark match against Shawn Spears in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA ). Burke knew there to convince and got a standard contract.

On August 16, 2009 TNA Hard Justice 2009 Burke was under his new ring name D' Angelo Dinero his official TNA debut. Mid-October 2009 Burke was written shortly due to a family emergency from the storylines and no longer appeared in the shows.

In November 2009, Burke returned to the side of Hernandez and Matt Morgan back to current events. In February 2010, he won the 8 Card Stud tournament and so got a title shot. On April 18, 2010 TNA Lockdown 2010 Burke finally entered against AJ Styles at around the TNA World Heavyweight Chamion - title, this however could not win.

After sporadic feuds Burke was no longer visible from August 2012 at the TV. He left TNA after his contract expires on January 1, 2013.

Achievements

Title

  • Ohio Valley Wrestling

Awards

  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • 8 Card Stud Tournament 2010
Jacksonville (Florida) The Hardy Boyz Dave Batista Sabu (Wrestler) Glossary of professional wrestling terms Hernandez (Wrestler)
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