Carmelo Hayes

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Hayes in 2025
Personal information
BornChristian Brigham
(1994-08-01) August 1, 1994 (age 31)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Life partner(s) Kelani Jordan (2023–present, engaged)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Carmelo Hayes [1]
Christian Casanova [2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [1]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg) [1]
Billed from Worcester, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts [1]
Trained byBrian Fury [3]
WWE Performance Center [4]
DebutApril 12, 2014

Christian Brigham (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Carmelo Hayes. He is a former one-time NXT Champion, a two-time and record-tying longest combined reigning NXT North American Champion, a one-time and the final NXT Cruiserweight Champion (having unified it with the NXT North American Championship), and the 2025 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner.

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Prior to signing with WWE, Brigham wrestled on the independent circuit, primarily in the New England region under the ring name Christian Casanova.

Early life

Christian Brigham [4] was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on August 1, 1994. [5] [6] He graduated from Framingham High School in 2012. [7] A fan of professional wrestling since childhood, he began training for a career at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy following his graduation. [5]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2014–2021)

Brigham made his in-ring debut for Chaotic Wrestling on April 12, 2014, under the ring name "Christian Casanova", losing to Mikey Webb. During his first year, he wrestled for several independent promotions including Power League Wrestling (PLW), Top Rope Promotions (TRP), Independent Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and Lucky Pro Wrestling (LPW). [8] On August 8, he debuted for Northeast Championship Wrestling (NCW) at NCW Big City Rumble, adopting a Michael Jackson-esque gimmick, complete with the nickname "The Thriller of New England" and using the moonwalk as one of his signature moves. [2] [3]

Casanova debuted for Beyond Wrestling on January 23, 2015, where he, Drew Mastone and Kevin Park defeated 2Buff, Ace Romero and Xavier Bell in a six-man tag team match. [9] On June 19, he defeated Triplelicious to win the NCW New England Championship. [10] He made his debut for Limitless Wrestling on September 12, defeating Marcus Hall. [11] On September 25, he lost the championship to Scott Levesque in a triple threat match also involving Osiris. [12]

In November 2016, Casanova began working as a heel. [3] On March 17, 2017, he defeated Mike Verna for the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship, [13] but lost it to Donovan Dijak on August 4. [14] From March to June 2018, he held the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship with Triplelicious as "Killanova Inc". [15] On March 29, 2019, Casanova defeated J. T. Dunn to win the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship for the first time. [16] He appeared for Ring of Honor (ROH) at Mass Hysteria on July 21, defeating Jimmy Preston. [17] On August 30, he won the title for a second time by defeating Anthony Greene, thus making him the Twelfth Triple Crown Champion in Chaotic Wrestling. [16]

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Christian Casanova at an independent show in December 2019

On October 9, 2020, Casanova and Tasha Steelz, as "Culture SZN", took part in a triple threat tag team match for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) at For The Culture, which was won by 40 Acres (PB Smooth and Tre Lamar). [18] On December 19, Casanova won the Vacationland Cup, becoming the new Limitless Wrestling World Champion in the process. [19] He lost the title to Daniel Garcia on March 19, 2021, which marked his final match on the independent circuit. [11]

WWE

NXT (2021–2024)

On February 12, 2021, Brigham signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center. [4] He made his in-ring debut as a face on the June 1 episode of NXT under the name "Carmelo Hayes", accepting Kushida's open challenge for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, but lost. [20] He would then take part in the NXT Breakout Tournament, where he defeated Josh Briggs in the first round, [21] Duke Hudson in the semifinals, [22] and won the tournament by defeating Odyssey Jones in the finals and earned a contract for a championship opportunity for a title of his choosing. [23] Following the tournament, he introduced the debuting Trick Williams as his friend during an in-ring promo, and afterwards, assisted Williams in attacking Hudson as he entered the ring, establishing both men as heels and starting an alliance known as the "Trick Melo Gang". [24]

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Hayes in 2022

On the October 12 episode of NXT, Hayes cashed in his Breakout Tournament contract and defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott to win the NXT North American Championship. [25] At NXT WarGames on December 5, Hayes teamed with Bron Breakker, Grayson Waller and Tony D'Angelo (as "Team 2.0") to defeat Johnny Gargano, LA Knight, Pete Dunne and Tommaso Ciampa ("Team Black & Gold") in a WarGames match. [26] On January 4, 2022, at NXT: New Year's Evil, Hayes defeated NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong to unify the North American Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship; he was recognized as the final Cruiserweight Champion, which was then retired, and continued as North American Champion. [27] On February 15, he successfully defended the title against Cameron Grimes at NXT: Vengeance Day. [28] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 2, Hayes lost the North American Championship to Grimes in a five-way ladder match, ending his reign at 172 days, [29] but regained it at NXT In Your House on June 4. [30] He successfully defended the title against Waller on July 5 at NXT: The Great American Bash, [31] Giovanni Vinci on August 16 at NXT: Heatwave, [32] and Ricochet on September 4 at Worlds Collide, [33] before losing it to Solo Sikoa on the September 13 episode of NXT, ending his second reign at 101 days. [34] Hayes failed to regain the vacated title in a ladder match at NXT Halloween Havoc on October 22. [35] He competed in the inaugural Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline on December 10, which was won by Waller. [36]

At NXT Vengeance Day on February 4, Hayes defeated Apollo Crews in a two out of three falls match. Later that night, he and Williams confronted NXT Champion Bron Breakker following the main event. [37] On April 1, 2023, Hayes defeated Breakker at NXT Stand & Deliver to win the NXT Championship. [38] On the following episode of NXT, he turned face after Breakker, enraged over having lost the title, turned heel by attacking Hayes. [39] At NXT Battleground on May 28, Hayes successfully defended the title against Breakker. [40] Two nights later on NXT, he retained the title against Noam Dar, but was attacked by Baron Corbin after the match. [41] Hayes wrestled his Raw debut match on June 26, where he lost to Finn Bálor in a non-title match. [42] The following night at NXT: Gold Rush, Hayes retained the title against Corbin. [43] At NXT The Great American Bash on July 30, he defeated Ilja Dragunov to retain the title. [44] On the following episode of NXT, Williams told Hayes that he needed to leave and shine on his own, amicably separating the Trick Melo Gang. [45] At NXT No Mercy on September 30, Hayes lost the NXT Championship to Dragunov in a rematch, ending his reign at 182 days. [46]

On the October 17 episode of NXT, Trick Williams was slotted into the triple threat match between Hayes, Dijak and Corbin to make it a fatal four-way match for an NXT Championship opportunity against Dragunov at NXT: Halloween Havoc, causing a rift between Hayes and Williams. Before the match, Williams was found attacked backstage and taken to a hospital. Hayes then defeated Dijak and Corbin for the opportunity. [47] On Night 2 of NXT: Halloween Havoc, Hayes failed to regain the title from Dragunov after being distracted by the returning Williams. [48] On the November 21 episode of NXT, Hayes lost an Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match after interference from Lexis King, who Hayes accused for the backstage attack on Williams. [49] At NXT Deadline on December 9, Hayes defeated King, who subsequently denied attacking Williams. [50] Following Deadline, he represented NXT in the WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament on SmackDown , [51] defeating Waller in the first round, but lost to Kevin Owens in the semifinals. [52] [53]

On January 27, 2024, at Royal Rumble, Hayes made his Royal Rumble match debut as the fifth entrant, eliminating Waller, before being eliminated by Bálor. [54] During this time, Hayes and Williams competed in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, [55] [56] losing to Corbin and Breakker in the finals at NXT Vengeance Day on February 4. Later that night, after Williams failed to win the NXT Championship from Dragunov, Hayes attacked Williams with a steel chair, ending their partnership and turning heel. [57] On the following episode of NXT, Hayes revealed that he was the one who attacked Williams back in October 2023, as he felt Williams was trying to steal his spotlight. [58] At NXT: Roadblock on March 5, Hayes lost to Tony D'Angelo in a match to determine the number one contender to the NXT Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver after being distracted by Williams' entrance music. After the match, Hayes was attacked by the returning Williams. [59] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, Hayes lost to Williams. [60] In a rematch on the April 16 episode of NXT, Hayes lost to Williams in a steel cage match despite assistance from his security team, ending their feud in what would be Hayes' final NXT match. [61]

SmackDown (2024–present)

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Andrade performing a moonsault onto Hayes in August 2024

At Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft on the April 26 episode of SmackDown, Hayes was drafted to the SmackDown brand as the third overall draft pick. He then challenged Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes to a match as his first opponent as a main roster wrestler, which he lost. [62] [63] Hayes participated in the King of the Ring tournament and the Money in the Bank ladder match at the titular event on July 6, but did not win either. [64] [65] After Money in the Bank, Hayes began a feud with fellow Money in the Bank competitor Andrade, with the pair having won three matches each against each other by the end of September. [66] On the October 25 episode of SmackDown, Hayes and Andrade's game seven match, which was also for a United States Championship opportunity, ended in a no contest after special guest referee and reigning champion LA Knight attacked both men, ending their best-of-seven series match at three wins, three losses and one draw each. [67] This led to a triple threat match for the title at Crown Jewel on November 2, which Hayes lost after being pinned by Knight. [68] At Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Hayes entered the titular match at number 4, but was eliminated by Bron Breakker. Afterwards, Hayes attacked Akira Tozawa, causing him to be replaced in the Royal Rumble match by celebrity entrant IShowSpeed. [69]

On the February 21 episode of SmackDown, Hayes formed a partnership with The Miz dubbed "Melo Don't Miz" (a portmanteau of Hayes' catchphrase "Melo Don't Miss" and The Miz), where they defeated LA Knight and R-Truth in their first match together. [70] He won the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the April 18 episode of SmackDown, last eliminating Andrade. [71] On September 16, at NXT Homecoming , "Trick-Melo Gang" reunited for one-night only, defeating #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) with the help of The Miz. [72] The following week on SmackDown, Hayes was, in storyline, attacked by Miz as he was about to accept United States Champion Sami Zayn's open challenge for the title. [73]

Other media

Video games

Carmelo Hayes in video games
YearTitleNotesRef.
2023 WWE 2K23 Video game debut [74]
2024 WWE 2K24 [75]
2025 WWE 2K25 [76]

Personal life

Brigham is in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Lea Mitchell, professionally known as Kelani Jordan. On July 5, 2025, Mitchell announced that she and Brigham got engaged on July 1. [77]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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