MJ Jenkins

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MJ Jenkins
Birth nameMonique Jacqueline Williams
BornJuly 24, 1991 (Age 27)
Brooklyn, New York
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) MJ Jenkins
Billed from Brooklyn, New York
Trained by Johnny Rodz
WWE Performance Center
DebutOctober 18, 2015

Monique Jacqueline Williams-Jenkins [1] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE performing in their developmental territory NXT. She is best known for her work as MJ Jenkins in the American independent circuit, with promotions like Shine Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling and Impact Wrestling.

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Shine Wrestling

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Contents

Professional wrestling career

Independent Circuit

Jenkins made her debut in Shine Wrestling defeat Natalia Markova in Shine 45. [2]

Impact Wrestling (2017)

Jenkins made her Impact Wrestling debut on the March 4 edition of Impact Wrestling, she wrestled in a gauntlet battle royal won by ODB for the #1 Contendership to the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship. [3] Jenkins also competed in the company's One Night Only pay-per-view, One Night Only: Victory Road – Knockouts Knockdown, wrestling a match against Rosemary in a losing effort. [4] On July 21, Jenkins signed a contract with Impact Wrestling, [5] but she left the promotion on November 1, 2017.

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WWE (2018-present)

On February 8, 2018 it was reported that Jenkins took part in an invitation-only tryout that week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. [6] On July 17, it was announced that Jenkins had signed a contract and will be reporting to WWE's Performance Center. She competed in the 2018 edition of the Mae Young Classic

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Mae Young Classic (2018)

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References

  1. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-tryout-february-2018
  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SHINE 42 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. "Knockout Title #1 Contendership Gauntlet Battle Royal". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "MJ Jenkins made her debut". Cagematch.met. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "NEW IMPACT SIGNING AND MORE NEWS - PWInsider.com". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-tryout-february-2018