Cezar Bononi is a Brazilian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE in its developmental territory, NXT.
Early life
Bononi played as a tight end in Brazilian football for the São Paulo Storm. A standout athlete, he received many awards during the years of 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012
Professional wrestling career
Training and early career
Bononi trained under Brazilian wrestler Bob Jr., the owner of the Brazilian Wrestling Federation, in Sao Paul, Brazil, where he wrestled for two years during 2014 and 2015. In BWF, he was a one-time BWF Rei Do Ringue Champion.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
NXT (2016-present)
Bononi signed with the WWE and made his debut on February 6, 2016 in NXT where he teamed with Kenneth Crawford in a tag match won by King Constantine & Thomas Kingdon. His first singles match was on April 9, losing to Sawyer Fulton. Beginning on August 27, Bononi formed a tag team with Adrian Jaoude, losing their first match against the team of Alexander Wolfe & Sawyer Fulton. Bononi and Jaoude won their first tag match on November 3, defeating The Ealy Brothers.
During 2017, Bononi spent most of his in-ring time, wrestling in singles matches including his first singles victory on March 3, defeating Kishan Raftar. Bononi also wrestled against his tag team partner Adrian Jaoude on April 21, where Jaoude defeated Bononi. His last match of the year was lost to Babatunde Aiyegbusi during the December 16 NXT house show.
Returning in 2018, Bononi and Jaoude wrestled against numerous different tag teams, including members of team SAnitY, the Street Profits, Heavy Machinery and the War Raiders. On April 5, during the first day of the 2018 WrestleMania Axxess weekend event, Bononi and Jaoude entered the NXT Tag Team Title Invitational tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by the Street Profits.
In wrestling
- Finishers
- Chokeslam
- Hu3 Driver (Belly-to-back suplex lifted into a double knee backbreaker)
- Signature moves
- Big boot
- Falcon Arrow
- Gutwrench powerbomb
- Managers
- Wrestlers managed
- Tag teams and stables
- Big Block Crew - with Big Business, Grim Reefer, Murder-1, Rasche Brown and Ruckus (as Big Block)
- Southern Wrecking Crew - with Eclipso, Erotica D'Vine, Freddie Rich and Ken Steel (as Big Block)
- Nicknames
- "Big Block V8"
- "The Brazilian Bomber"
- Entrance themes
- "Break in the Sky" by Modern Echo (WWE NXT; 2017)
Championships and accomplishments
- BWF Rei Do Ringue Championship (1 time)
