Gu Guangming (boxer) explained

Gu Guangming
Names:Ming
Height:6inchesft8inchesin (ftin)
Weight:287lb[1]
Birth Place:Mudanjiang, China
Trainer:WWE Performance Center
Debut:October 21, 2017

Gu Guangming is a Chinese professional wrestler and former boxer. He is known for his work in WWE, where he performed in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Ming.

Boxing career

Gu competed in amateur boxing at the super-heavyweight division. He represented China at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2016–2018)

Gu signed with WWE in September 2016 after attending a tryout in Shanghai.[3] He reported to the WWE Performance Center along with three other Chinese recruits in February 2017.[4]

In August 2017 Gu, using the name Ming, began appearing at NXT live events as an enforcer for Kona Reeves.[5] He made his in-ring debut on 21 October 2017 at a NXT house show in Citrus Springs, Florida, where he lost to Angelo Dawkins.[6] On March 8, 2018, WWE announced that Ming was officially released from his NXT contract.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWE signs new recruits from China; Bin Wang WWE debut in China. .
  2. Web site: Asian Games Preview: China - AIBA. 19 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Did WWE just sign a future Women's Champion?.
  4. Web site: NEW RECRUITS ARRIVE AT WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER, NEW WWE BOOK NEXT MONTH, WWE SENDING PATRIOTS CHAMPIONSHIP BELT & MORE - PWInsider.com. www.pwinsider.com.
  5. News: NXT St. Petersburg, FL, live results: Kairi Sane & Shayna Baszler debut. Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results . 11 August 2017.
  6. News: NXT Citrus Springs, FL, live results: Sane & Moon vs. Baszler & Laith. Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results . 22 October 2017.