Gu Guangming (boxer)

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Gu Guangming
Born Mudanjiang, China [1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Ming
Billed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) [1]
Billed weight287 lb (130 kg) [1]
Trained by WWE Performance Center
DebutOctober 21, 2017 [2]

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.

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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. [3]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2016–2018)

Gu signed with WWE in September 2016 after attending a tryout in Shanghai. [4] He reported to the WWE Performance Center along with three other Chinese recruits in February 2017. [5]

In August 2017 Gu, using the name Ming, began appearing at NXT live events as an enforcer for Kona Reeves. [6] 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. [2] On March 8, 2018, WWE announced that Ming was officially released from his NXT contract.

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