Brandon Gatson was born on May 29,1984 and is an American professional wrestler.
17 Facts About Brandon Gatson
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Brandon Gatson has worked for several independent promotions throughout the southwest United States and has appeared on several episodes of WWE and NWA television as both enhancement talent and featured talent.
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Brandon Gatson began his career in professional wrestling at the age of 15.
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Brandon Gatson was trained in professional wrestling at the School of Hard Knocks by Jesse Hernandez.
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In 2000 Gatson joined Empire Wrestling Federation, where his first professional match was against Aggravated Assault and Los Cubanitos in a tag match alongside his partner Johnny Dynamite as the Blonde Bombers.
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Brandon Gatson then went on to form his own name as a singles competitor in the EWF and upon the return of Dynamite, they reformed their team, this time known as TNT.
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Brandon, then known as Brandon Nitro, began to use his given name of Gatson and became Brandon "Nitro" Gatson and set his sights of the top prize in the EWF, the Heavyweight Championship.
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Brandon "Nitro" Gatson began to chase the EWF Heavyweight Championship in the Fall of 2007.
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Brandon Gatson quickly ascended the Heavyweight rankings and finished in the top 5 of the Inland Title Series Battle Royal, earning him a berth in the annual Inland Title Series, a round robin style tournament, against Scorpio Sky, Ryan Taylor and Blackstar.
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Brandon Gatson finished the ITS tied for first with Scorpio Sky and the two would meet in an epic tie-breaker match at The Fight Before Christmas.
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Brandon Gatson lost the title to Ryan Taylor on October 30,2009.
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Brandon Gatson defeated Ryan for the title on December 7,2012.
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Brandon "Nitro" Gatson quickly gained a reputation as a fighting champion, taking on anyone and everyone and becoming a fan favorite.
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Sky and Brandon Gatson teamed together on several occasions and developed mutual respect and friendship.
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On October 24,2009, Brandon Gatson defeated Sky in the finals on an eight-man tournament to win the vacant NWA Arizona Heavyweight Championship.
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On July 30,2007, Brandon Gatson made his WWE debut on Monday Night Raw teaming with John Mason in a losing effort against Cryme Tyme.
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On October 9,2010, at The Curse of Guerrilla Island, Brandon Gatson was defeated in his first PWG World Championship match by Claudio Castagnoli.