Nathan Frazer Explained

Nathan Frazer
Birth Name:Benjamin Timms[1]
Birth Date:23 July 1998
Birth Place:Jersey, Channel Islands[2]
Names:Ben Carter
Benjamin Carter
CJ Storm
Nathan Frazer[3]
Height:5 ft 10 in[4]
Weight:182 lb
Trainer:Seth Rollins
Marek Brave
Debut:31 August 2018

Benjamin Timms (born 23 July 1998) is a British professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Nathan Frazer. He is a former one-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion and a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2020)

Benjamin Timms was trained by fellow professional wrestlers Seth Rollins and Marek Brave at the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy in the United States.[5] Timms made his professional wrestling debut in 2018 under the ring name Benjamin Carter, performing in various independent promotions and major promotions such as Impact Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

All Elite Wrestling (2020)

In 2020, Timms was invited by All Elite Wrestling's head of Talent Relations Christopher Daniels to appear for the promotion. Timms made his AEW debut in September 2020 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Timms, under his ring name Ben Carter, faced off against Ricky Starks in a losing effort on Dark.[6] Carter made his Dynamite debut in the opening contest of 'Late Night Dynamite', losing against Scorpio Sky.[7] Carter went on to have a 1-2 record before signing with the WWE later that year.[8] On October 2020, it was revealed that Carter could not get legally paid for his AEW matches, due to not having a valid work visa in the United States.[9]

WWE (2020–present)

NXT UK (2020–2022)

On 17 December 2020, WWE announced that they signed Timms. He was then assigned to the NXT UK brand where, on the episode 7 January 2021 episode of NXT UK, he made his debut under the ring name Ben Carter, facing Jordan Devlin for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship but lost. After defeating Josh Morell and Sam Gradwell, Carter was repackaged as Nathan Frazer on 11 March.

On the 3 June episode of NXT UK, Frazer and Jack Starz teamed up to face Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker) for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship but were defeated. Later, Frazer competed to become the No. 1 contender for the NXT UK Heritage Cup but he lost to Teoman in the first round. Subsequently, Frazer also competed to become the No. 1 contender for the NXT United Kingdom Championship on 23 September, competed against A-Kid and Rampage Brown, where the former won. On 3 March 2022, Frazer fought his last match at NXT UK in a NXT United Kingdom Championship match, losing to Ilja Dragunov.

NXT (2022–present)

On 12 April 2022, it was announced that Frazer would make his NXT debut. At Spring Breakin on 3 May, he debuted by defeating Grayson Waller due to the interference of Andre Chase.[10] On the 2 August episode of NXT 2.0, Frazer responded to Carmelo Hayes' open challenge for the NXT North American Championship but lost when Giovanni Vinci interfered.[11] On the 13 June 2023 episode of NXT, Frazer defeated Oro Mensah 2–1, who wrestled on behalf of Noam Dar due to Dar suffering an injury, to become the NXT Heritage Cup Champion.[12] Frazer lost the Cup back to Dar 69 days later at NXT: Heatwave.[13]

In late 2023, Frazer formed a tag team partnership with Axiom. The duo competed in the 2024 NXT Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament, defeating No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey and Myles Borne) in the first round[14] and Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro) and The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) in a triple threat tag team match in the final[15] to face NXT Tag Team Champions The Wolf Dogs (Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker) for the titles at NXT Stand & Deliver on 6 April 2024 but failed to win the match.[16] In a rematch on the following episode of NXT, Frazer and Axiom defeated The Wolf Dogs to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions. After the match, The Final Testament's Authors of Pain (AOP) from SmackDown returned to NXT and attacked Frazer and Axiom.[17] At Week 2 of Spring Breakin, Frazer and Axiom successfully defended their titles against AOP after interference from New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate).[18] Much later, Frazer started to set his sights on singles titles to Axiom's displeasure.[19] On the 25 June episode of NXT, Frazer failed to defeat Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Heritage Cup. On the following day's episode of Speed, he defeated Akira Tozawa to advance in the Speed Championship

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but lost to The New Day's Xavier Woods in the final the next week.[20] [21] [22] After multiple successful title defenses, on the 13 August episode of NXT, Chase University's Ande Chase and Ridge Holland defeated Frazer and Axiom for the NXT Tag Team Championship, ending their reign at 126 days.[23]

Personal life

On 19 April 2023, Timms became a born-again Christian, announcing he had been baptized.[24] He is currently dating fellow NXT superstar Thea Hail.[25]

Other media

As Nathan Frazer, he made his video game debut in WWE 2K23 as downloadable content in the Bad News U pack. He also appears as a regular game character in WWE 2K24 Video game.

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennessee Wesleyan University – Ben Timms . www.twcbulldogs.com . 16 October 2020 . 2 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220602075641/http://www.twcbulldogs.com/roster/17/6/5669.php . dead .
  2. Web site: Channel Islands Sport – The Channel Islands' first ever WWE star Ben Timms speaks to Robin Grey – BBC Sounds . 2022-11-14 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026232838/http://www.twcbulldogs.com/roster/17/6/5669.php. 26 October 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: Nathan Frazer. WWE.
  4. Web site: Nathan Frazer. wrestlingdata.
  5. Web site: Nathan Frazer. CageMatch.
  6. Web site: Klyn . Parker . 2020-09-08 . AEW Dark results: Ricky Starks vs. Ben Carter, Kiss vs. Serpentico . 2024-04-11 . WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results . en.
  7. Web site: AEW Late Night Dynamite Results for September 22, 2020 . 2024-04-11 . www.allelitewrestling.com.
  8. Web site: Ben Carter . 2024-04-11 . AEW Results . en-US.
  9. Web site: Ben Carter Talks Britt Baker, Christopher Daniels Recruiting Him To AEW Spot, Meeting Tony Khan Fightful News . 2024-04-11 . www.fightful.com . en.
  10. Web site: Moore . John . 3 May 2022 . 5/3 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Spring Breakin' with Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Solo Sikoa for the NXT North American Title, The Viking Raiders vs. The Creeds, Cora Jade and Nikkita Lyons vs. Natalya and Lash Legend, Nathan Frazer vs. Grayson Waller, Tony D'Angelo and Santos Escobar meeting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220504051657/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/03/5-3-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-spring-breakin-with-bron-breakker-vs-joe-gacy-for-the-nxt-title-cameron-grimes-vs-carmelo-hayes-vs-solo-sikoa-for-the-nxt-north-american-title-the-v/ . 4 May 2022 . 1 June 2022 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  11. Web site: 2 August 2022 . Solo Sikoa left a trail of destruction to close out a wild NXT 2.0 . 2 August 2022 . .
  12. Web site: Moore . John . 13 June 2023 . 6/13 NXT TV results: Moore’s review of Baron Corbin vs. Ilja Dragunov, Noam Dar vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup, Wes Lee, Mustafa Ali, and Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, and Rip Fowler, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, Edris Enofe vs. Malik Blade, Thea Hail vs. Cora Jade . 13 June 2023 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  13. Web site: Powell . Jason . 22 August 2023 . NXT TV results (8/22): Moore's review of Heatwave with Carmelo Hayes vs. Wes Lee for the NXT Title, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria, Nathan Frazer vs. Noam Dar for the NXT Heritage Cup . 3 April 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  14. Web site: Powell . Jason . 19 March 2024 . NXT TV results (3/19): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Noam Dar, Riley Osborne challenging for the NXT Heritage Cup, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, NXT Tag Team Title match qualifiers for Stand & Deliver . 3 April 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  15. Web site: Powell . Jason . 2 April 2024 . NXT TV results (4/2): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a final face-off on the Stand & Deliver go-home show, three-way match to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Titles . 3 April 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  16. Web site: Powell . Jason . 6 April 2024 . NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title . 7 April 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  17. Web site: Moore . John . 9 April 2024 . NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles . 10 April 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  18. Web site: Moore . John . 30 April 2024 . NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles . 1 May 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  19. Web site: Moore . John . 18 June 2024 . NXT TV results (6/18): Moore's review of the 25-man battle royal for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Heatwave, Kelani Jordan vs. Michin for the North American Championship . 19 June 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  20. Web site: Moore . John . 25 June 2024 . NXT TV results (6/25): Moore's review of Tag Team Turmoil for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup . 28 June 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  21. Web site: Powell . Jason . 26 June 2024 . WWE Speed - Nathan Frazer vs. Akira Tozawa . 28 June 2024 . Pro Wrestling Dot Net .
  22. Web site: Tessier . Colin . 3 July 2024 . Xavier Woods Beats Nathan Frazer On 7/3 WWE Speed, To Challenge Andrade For WWE Speed Title On 7/5 Fightful News . 4 July 2024 . Fightful .
  23. Web site: Aguilar . Matthew . 14 August 2024 . WWE's Chase U Becomes NXT Tag Team Champions in Epic Win . 14 August 2024 . ComicBook .
  24. 1652730513092669440. WWEFrazer. On Sunday April 16th, I got baptised and gave my life to Christ.... 30 April 2023.
  25. Web site: Pagador . Hazel . 4 August 2023 . Which WWE star is Thea Hail currently dating? Relationship timeline explored . 25 May 2024 . Sportskeeda.
  26. Web site: NXT Heritage Cup.
  27. Web site: NXT Tag Team Championship . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409172507/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/nxt-tag-team-championship . April 9, 2024 . April 11, 2024 . .
  28. Web site: Moore. John. NXT TV results (4/2): Moore’s review of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a final face-off on the Stand & Deliver go-home show, three-way match to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 2, 2024. April 2, 2024.