Brendan Vink

Vink debuted as early as May 31, 2008, under the ring name Elliot Sexton. Wrestling primarily in Australia, Sexton appeared in promotions including WRESTLE RAMPAGE (WR) and Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW). During his time in both promotions, Sexton became a one-time MCW Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WrestleRock Champion. In 2018, he made his international debut in matches for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling and the British promotion PROGRESS Wrestling.

Early appearances (2019–2020)

On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Vink had signed a contract with WWE and that he would report to the WWE Performance Center.[4] Vink debuted under his real name at an NXT house show on March 15, 2019, defeating Nick Comoroto. He went on to spend the remainder of March and the following month of April wrestling on house shows. Vink made his televised debut on the March 25, 2020, episode of NXT, teaming with Shane Thorne in a losing effort against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.