Ezekiel Jackson

Rycklon Stephens ( born April 22, 1978 in Guyana), better known by his current ring name Ezekiel Jackson, is a Guyanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler. He is currently under contract with WWE.

The greatest success of his career was the preservation of the ECW Championship Wrestling title on 16 February 2010. He is recognized by WWE as the final ECW Champion.

Career

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007-2008)

In March 2007, Stephens signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and debuted in their development league Florida Championship Wrestling. In his first match on 27 June of that year he formed a tag team with Keith Walker and defeated Kofi Kingston and Eric Pérez. He denied both tag team matches and individual matches for the promotion. On 8 February 2008 he lost with his tag team partner Bryan Kelly a match against Steve Lewington and Heath Miller in a mini-tournament in which the winner a match against WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz were given. His last appearance at the FCW he had on 6 May 2008, before he was called to the main roster of the WWE.

SmackDown! (2008-2009)

On 18 July 2008 Stephens celebrated his WWE debut on Friday Night Smackdown. He received the gimmick of bodyguards Ezekiel of The Brian Kendrick. On August 8, his ring name was changed to Ezekiel Jackson. According storyline he reached in favor of Kendrick in his fights against Jeff Hardy, Finlay, and WWE Champion Triple H a. His first own struggle denied Stephens on 17 October of the year against Super Crazy, which he defeated quickly. As a result, he formed a tag team with Kendrick, it began a feud applied against the former WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo (The Colón ); However, Stephens and Kendrick were not allowed to win the Tag Team titles. On February 13, 2009, Jackson had his first defeat in a single match against R -Truth. Jackson had his last appearance on Smackdown on 3 April 2009 with a defeat against Jeff Hardy.

ECW (2009-2010)

As part of the WWE Drafts Supplement Stephens changed on April 15, 2009 on Tuesday ECW show. After a brief stay at the FCW Stephens celebrated on July 9, 2009, his ECW debut. On 15 April 2009 Stephens then made ​​his debut in ECW, defeating Jack Meridol. According storyline he allied himself with Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal against the reigning champion Christian to consult later in the year against Kozlov. On November 24, he attacked Regal and Kozlov after Kozlov accused him of being responsible for a defeat shelf. A week later he has betrayed Kozlov and Regal again, because he let Kozlov in a tag team match against Christian and Shelton Benjamin in the lurch. He later allied himself with shelf to throw Kozlov out of the alliance. On 12 January 2010 he was allowed to win an 8 - man ECW Homecoming Battle Royal and so received a title match against Christian. This was held as part of the Royal Rumble on January 31; However, Stephens defeated the title holder. In the last edition of ECW on February 16, 2010, he was finally allowed to beat Christian in a Extreme Rules match. Since the ECW was set immediately after this title match, Stephens regarded as the last ECW Champion and also as a title holder with the shortest reign ( 2:59 minutes).

SmackDown Return and RAW ( 2010)

In the Smackdown edition February 19, 2010 it was announced in a spot that Stephens to SmackDown! returns. In the SmackDown! Issue dated 5 March 2010, he returned and defeated Jimmy Wang Yang. He was in a break because he recovering from an injury he had sustained during a house show against Kane. As part of the WWE Drafts Stephens changed on April 26, 2010 on RAW. Jackson returned on September 13, returns to the ring and defeated Zack Ryder in a dark match.

Return to SmackDown! (2011)

In early 2011 joined Stephens again for Friday broadcast Smackdown, and joined the new stable The Corre, which he left on May 6, 2011. In the subsequent feud with Wade Barrett he was 19 June 2011 to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship at the PPV Capitol Punishment first time in 2011. The title he lost on 9 August 2011 the TV tapings to SmackDown to Cody Rhodes.

Private life

Achievements

• WWE 1x ECW Champion (last title holder )
• 1x WWE Intercontinental Champion