Demitrius Bronson was signed with WWE under their developmental brand NXT.
16 Facts About Demitrius Bronson
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Demitrius Bronson was born in Kent, Washington to Johnny and Sandra Demitrius Bronson.
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Demitrius Bronson has two brothers, John, who played tight end for Penn State and the Arizona Cardinals and Josiah who played defensive end for Temple Owls and after being hurt in his first year, transferred to defensive tackle for UW Huskies.
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Demitrius Bronson finished high school with 3,810 rushing yards, and was listed as a "Red Chip" recruit by the Seattle Times.
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Demitrius Bronson graduated from Kentwood High School in 2008, and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington.
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Demitrius Bronson attended the University of Washington for two years, where he seldom played.
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Demitrius Bronson did not see action in 2010, but spent 2009 as a backup tailback where he had 19 carries for 89 yards.
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Demitrius Bronson transferred to Eastern Washington University where he made his debut on September 3,2011 against the Washington Huskies.
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Demitrius Bronson spent most of the 2012 season with a hamstring injury, but was listed as the starting running back entering 2013.
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Demitrius Bronson was not invited to the NFL Combine or selected in the 2014 NFL draft.
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Demitrius Bronson signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on June 17,2014 and was released on August 25,2014.
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Demitrius Bronson was re-signed to the practice squad on February 2,2015.
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On May 18,2015, Demitrius Bronson was released but eventually cleared waivers, reverting him to the Seahawks' injured reserve.
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In October 2016, Demitrius Bronson was announced as part of group of nine prospects who signed with NXT, the developmental organization of WWE, and began training at the WWE Performance Center.
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Demitrius Bronson made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT house show in Crystal River, Florida on March 3,2017, teaming with HoHo Lun in a defeat to The Authors of Pain.
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Demitrius Bronson made his first televised appearance on the September 27,2017 episode of NXT, teaming with Patrick Scott in a defeat to Heavy Machinery.