M. J. Jenkins | |
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Birth name | Monique Jacqueline Williams-Jenkins |
Born | July 24, 1991 Brooklyn, New York |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Monique Jenkins MJ Jenkins |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Billed from | Brooklyn, New York |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz D-Von Dudley |
Debut | October 18, 2015 |
Monique Jacqueline Williams-Jenkins (born July 24, 1991) is an American professional wrestler known by her ring name M. J. Jenkins She was previously signed to NWA. [1] Jenkins has made appearances for AEW, Major League Wrestling, Women's Wrestling Revolution, TNA, WWE NXT. [2] [3] She now wrestles for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling. [4] [5]
Jenkins was born and raised up in Brooklyn, New York. [1]
Jenkins wrestled her first match on October 18, 2015, at EVOLVE 50 against Des DeMonae. After debuting in East Coast Pro Wrestling, she began a feud with rookie wrestler Allie Recks, including a match she lost to Recks by disqualification on November 6, 2015, after striking Recks with a right hand. On November 20, 2015, at ECPW Adrenaline, Jenkins lost to Allie Recks again by disqualification after knocking out Recks once more with a loaded right hand. On November 21, 2015, Jenkins appeared in Legendary Action Wrestling where she defeated Willow Nightingale. On April 10, 2016, Jenkins wrestled for Women's Wrestling Revolution at WWR Project XX in a dark match won by Dominique Fabiano. She wrestled at AIW Girls Night Out 17 on April 30, 2016, in a match won by Solo Darling. On July 13, 2016, at CZW Dojo Wars 83, Jenkins teamed with Allie Recks to challenge the WSU Tag Team Champions held by Eddy McQueen and Rick Cataldo in an unsuccessful title match. On August 6, 2016, at AIW Girls Night Out 18, Jenkins was defeated by Vanity in a singles match. At CZW Dojo Wars 88 on August 17, Jenkins teamed with Rick Cataldo in a tag match won by Joe Keys & Rob Locke. [6]
Jenkins debuted at NWA/BRCW Boca vs The World event of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling and was defeated along with Ruthie Jay by Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige in a tag team match. [7]
Jenkins made her debut in 2017 at TNA One Night Only where she was defeated by Rosemary. [8] At AIW Girls Night Out 19 on March 11, Jenkins defeated Solo Darling in a singles match. It was reported on November 1, 2017, that Jenkins was released by Impact Wrestling. [9]
On February 8, 2018, Jenkins took part in an invitation-only tryout at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. On July 17, it was announced that Jenkins had signed a contract. [6] She debuted during the August 8 tapings of the 2018 Mae Young Classic, where she was eliminated in the first round by Rhea Ripley. [10] During the August 9 tapings of the Mae Young Classic, Jenkins teamed with Jessie Elaban & Xia Brookside in defeating Allysin Kay, Reina Gonzalez & Vanessa Kraven in a six-woman match. [11] [12]
Jenkins debuted on NXT during August 24 house show where she teamed with Jessie Elaban in a tag match and lost to Bianca BelAir & Lacey Evans. [13] She teamed with Jessie Elaban during the September 6 house show, where they defeated Kavita Devi & Reina Gonzalez. During the September 28 house show competed in a No. 1 Contendership Battle Royal for the United Kingdom Women's Championship. She finished her debut year with a match during the December 15 house show defeating Aliyah. [14] Jenkins was released from WWE later in 2020. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | WWR Project XX | Self | [6] |
2016 | New Girls in Town | Self | |
2016 | BCP Battle by the 6 | Self | |
2017 | TNA One Night Only | Self | |
2017 | Impact Xplosion | Self | |
2017 | WWR Brick House | Self | |
2017 | High Heels | Self | |
2017 | BCP The Bounty in the King's County | Self | |
2018 | WWE: Mae Young Classic Women Tournament | Self | |
2018 | WWE Smackdown | Self | |
2020 | WWE NXT | Self | |
2020 | AEW Dynamite | Self | [3] |
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