Tyson Dupont | |
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Birth name | Rickssen Opont |
Born | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Professional wrestling career | |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Billed from | Nyack, New York |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | August 4, 2023 |
Rickssen Opont is a Haitian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tyson Dupont.
Opont was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and later moved to the United States. He has a background in athletics, notably holding Haitian national records in shot put and hammer throw. [1] As well as representing the University of South Alabama in Track and Field. [2]
Opont made his WWE debut on the August 4, 2023, episode of NXT Level Up as Tyson Dupont, teaming with Tyriek Igwe in a match against Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, which they lost. [3]
On April 30, 2024, at Spring Breakin' , Dupont and Igwe faced The O.C. (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) in a losing effort. [4] Throughout the year, Dupont and Igwe continued to compete in the NXT tag team division. [5] After suffering multiple losses, Wes Lee took Dupont and Igwe under his wing near the end of the year. [6] On the December 31 episode of NXT, Lee, Dupont and Igwe teamed up for the first time, defeating Andre Chase, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a six-man tag team match. [7]
Opont, as Tyson Dupont, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut on the January 23, 2025 episode of Impact! alongside Wes Lee and Tyriek Igwe to cost Lee's former team The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) their tag team title match against NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom. [8]
Opont is active on social media, where he shares insights into his wrestling career and personal interests. He is known by the nickname "The Brick" and often uses the phrase "Brick by Brick" to signify his approach to building his career. [9]
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