Brooks Jensen Explained

Brooks Jensen
Birthname:Benjamin Buchanan
Birth Date:21 August 2001
Birth Place:Ranburne, Alabama, U.S.
Names:Ben Buchanan
Brooks Jensen
Parents:Bull Buchanan (father)
Height:6 ft 5 in[1]
Weight:243 lb
Trainer:Bull Buchanan
Debut:March 2, 2019

Benjamin Buchanan (born August 21, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Brooks Jensen. He is a former one-time and the final NXT UK Tag Team Champion.

Buchanan is a second generation wrestler and is the son of Bull Buchanan, who wrestled with the WWE from 1997 until 2003.

Early life

Buchanan was born in 2001 in Ranburne, Alabama and is the son of former WWE wrestler Barry Buchanan, who wrestled in the WWE from 1997 to 2003 under the ring names Bull Buchanan and B².

Professional wrestling career

Buchanan debuted on March 2, 2019.[2] He went on to work throughout the southern wrestling territories, mostly appearing in promotions in Alabama and Georgia. He became a one-time Heavyweight Champion and a multiple-time Tag Team Champion between 2020 and 2021.

It was announced on August 30, 2021, Buchanan was one of six athletes signed to report to the WWE Performance Center.[3] He made his in ring debut on the September 14 episode of NXT 2.0 as Brooks Jensen, teaming with fellow NXT rookie Josh Briggs in a tag match against Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner).[4] They would work as a tag team during the following month, participating in the 2022 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament and had two matches for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but they didn't win the tournament nor the titles.[5] [6] [7] On June 22 taping of NXT UK, they would make their debut in the NXT UK brand in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to win the vacant NXT UK Tag Team Championship, making them the first and only non-European tag team to win the titles, as well as the first ever male superstar born in the 2000s to win a championship in WWE. At Worlds Collide on September 4, Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) defeated Jensen and Briggs, NXT Tag Team Champions The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed), and Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to unify the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship, ending Jensen and Briggs' reign at 73 days while being recognized as the final NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

On April 1, 2023, at NXT Stand & Deliver, Jensen refused to give Kiana James her handbag to cheat and caused James and Fallon Henley to lose the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn. On the April 11 episode of NXT, Jensen shoves Briggs on the floor causing Henley and James to lose their title rematch against Fyre and Dawn. On the April 25 episode of Spring Breakin, Jensen and James were defeated by Briggs and Henley in a mixed tag team match. After the match, James walked out on Jensen causing him to go back to Briggs and Henley. On the December 27 episode of NXT, Briggs, Henley and Jensen agreed to go their separate ways, splitting up the team.

On June 21, 2024, Jensen posted on X that he was (kayfabe) released by WWE, which began a storyline where he wasn’t working for the company. Jensen has subsequently appeared on indie events at this time, and he has also appeared in the background of NXT arena to target Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels. He was also seen intruding the WWE Performance Center during tapings of NXT. On the July 9 episode of NXT, Jensen had a sit down with NXT General Manager Ava, who agreed to give Jensen a second chance after Briggs vouched for Jensen. Moments later, he was seen attacking Je'Von Evans backstage.[8] [9] On the following week, Jensen was defeated by Evans. After the match, Jensen attacked Evans and was stopped by Briggs, to which Jensen challenged Briggs to a No Disqualification match where Jenson won after interference from Shawn Spears.[10] [11] On the August 13 episode of NXT, Jensen acknowledges Spears as his mentor, solidifying his heel turn for the first time in his career.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooks Jensen . WWE . March 24, 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: WU Debut Show - Event @ Roanoke, Alabama, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. March 2, 2019. June 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: Second-generation hopefuls among new WWE Performance Center recruits. WWE.com Staff. World Wrestling Entertainment. August 30, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: 9/14 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the NXT 2.0 premiere with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. LA Knight vs. Pete Dunne for the vacant NXT Championship, Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis wedding, Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, B-Fab's in-ring debut. John. Moore. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. September 14, 2021. June 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220316170819/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/09/14/9-14-nxt-tv-results-moores-review-of-the-nxt-2-0-premiere-with-tommaso-ciampa-vs-kyle-oreilly-vs-la-knight-vs-pete-dunne-for-the-vacant-nxt-championship-indi-hartwell-and-dexter-lumis-wedding/. March 16, 2022. live.
  5. Web site: WWE NXT 2.0 #502 - TV-Show @ WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. April 12, 2022. June 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: 10/5 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of MSK vs. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams in a four-way for the NXT Tag Titles, LA Knight vs. Odyssey Jones, Mandy Rose vs. Ember Moon, Tony D'Angelo and Cora Jade debut. John. Moore. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. October 5, 2021. June 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120041817/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/05/10-5-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-msk-vs-josh-briggs-and-brooks-jensen-vs-zack-gibson-and-james-drake-vs-carmelo-hayes-and-trick-williams-in-a-four-way-for-the-nxt-tag-titles-la-knight-vs/. November 20, 2021. live.
  7. Web site: 1/18 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Walter vs. Roderick Strong, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament match, Kay Lee Ray vs. Ivy Nile, Tony D'Angelo's memorial service for Pete Dunne. John. Moore. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 18, 2022. June 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127112758/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/01/18/1-18-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-walter-vs-roderick-strong-julius-creed-and-brutus-creed-vs-brooks-jensen-and-josh-briggs-in-a-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic-tournament-match-kay-lee-ray-vs/. January 27, 2022. live.
  8. Web site: Lambert . Jeremy . July 9, 2024 . Brooks Jensen Gets A Second Chance In NXT, Promises To Make An Impact Fightful News . July 10, 2024 . Fightful .
  9. Web site: Moore . John . July 9, 2024 . NXT TV results (7/9): Moore's review of the NXT Heatwave fallout show, Tony D'Angelo vs. Lexis King for the NXT Heritage Cup, Sol Ruca vs. Fallon Henley, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows vs. OTM . July 10, 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  10. Web site: Pulido . Luis . July 16, 2024 . WWE NXT (7/16/2024) Results: Rascalz vs Gallus, Oba Femi Defends, OC vs OTM, Brooks Jensen, More Fightful News . August 16, 2024 . Fightful .
  11. Web site: July 23, 2024 . WWE NXT results, July 23, 2024: The Rascalz score another major Six-Man Tag Team Match victory . August 16, 2024 . .
  12. Web site: Moore . John . August 13, 2024 . NXT TV results (8/13): Moore's review of Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Andre Chase and Ridge Holland for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi's open challenge for the NXT North American Championship . August 16, 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  13. Web site: Anarchy Tag Team Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 13, 2020. June 24, 2022.
  14. Web site: Anarchy Unsocial Gathering - Event @ Landmark Arena in Cornelia, Georgia, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 13, 2020. June 24, 2022.
  15. Web site: Anarchy Hardcore Hell 2020 - Pay Per View @ Landmark Arena in Cornelia, Georgia, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 26, 2020. June 24, 2022.
  16. Web site: Griff Garrison - titles. February 1, 2022. Cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
  17. Web site: SFCW Tag Team Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 15, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  18. Web site: SFCW Thunder Rolls - Event @ Community Center in Monroe, Georgia, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 15, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  19. Web site: SFCW Shinding '21 - Event @ Walton County Boys & Girls Club in Monroe, Georgia, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 19, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  20. Web site: VCW Heavyweight Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. January 30, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  21. Web site: VCW - Event @ Gadsden Mall in Gadsden, Alabama, USA. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. January 30, 2021. June 24, 2022.
  22. Web site: NXT UK results: Tag Team Championship four-way elimination match Sarray, Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs made their newsworthy NXT UK debuts. Markus. Gronemann. Figure Four Online. June 23, 2022. June 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220624001951/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/results/nxt-uk-results-tag-team-championship-four-way-elimination-match. June 24, 2022. live.
  23. Web site: NXT UK Tag Team Championship. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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