Reginald (wrestler)

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Reginald
Birth nameSidney Iking Bateman
Born (1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 28)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
ResidenceSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S. [1]
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Akeem Young [2]
Reggie
Reginald
Reginald Thomas
Billed from France
St. Louis, Missouri
Trained by WWE Performance Center
Debut2020

Sidney Iking Bateman (born March 13, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and former acrobat. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Reggie (shortened from his previous ring name Reginald). [3] He is a former WWE 24/7 Champion. His first reign as 24/7 Champion, with 112 days, is the longest reign in the history of the title. [4]

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Early life

Sidney Iking Bateman [1] was born one of eight siblings in Memphis, Tennessee on March 13, 1993. [5] He played football and basketball with circus as a side hobby, but gave those up when, at the age of 16, he joined a gang called the Crips from the 50 Hundred GST (Geraldine Street Thugs). [5] During his junior year in high school, one of his friends was shot to death by a member of a rival gang, leading to Bateman to quit living a gang life and go back to focusing on his circus aspirations. [5]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2020–present)

Carmella's French sommelier and alliance with Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (2021)

On January 14, 2020, Bateman signed a contract with WWE. [6] On the December 11 episode of SmackDown , Bateman, under the ring name Reginald Thomas, soon after shortened to Reginald, debuted as the French sommelier of Carmella, where he would assist her throughout her feud with Sasha Banks. [7] [8] On the January 22, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Reginald made his in-ring debut in an intergender match, facing Banks in a losing effort. [9] His relationship with Carmella ended on the March 5 episode of SmackDown, when she fired him. [10] After a short alliance with Sasha Banks, [11] Reginald then managed the team of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler from March to July, [12] but the team turned on him on the July 19 episode of Raw . [13] Later that night, he won the WWE 24/7 Championship when he pinned Akira Tozawa, marking his first title win in WWE. [14]

Longest reigning 24/7 Champion (2021–present)

On the July 30 episode of SmackDown, his ring name was shortened to Reggie. [3] Along with shortening his name, he also dropped his French accent, stating he was not actually French and had only acted like he was because Carmella needed a sommelier and it got his foot in the door to becoming a wrestler for the company. [3] On September 25, 2021, he became the longest reigning 24/7 Champion. [15] On the November 8 episode of Raw, Reggie lost the 24/7 Championship to Drake Maverick, ending his reign at 113 days; however he regained the title back from Maverick a minute later following a series of title changes. [16] On the November 22 episode of Raw, Reggie lost the title to Cedric Alexander (who was later pinned by Dana Brooke), ending his second reign at 12 days. [17]

Personal life

Bateman is a father and used to perform in the circus, notably for Cirque du Soleil, training at Circus Harmony for seven years and in Montreal for another three. [1]

Championships and accomplishments

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