G'Angelo Hancock
G'Angelo Hancock at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameTracy G'Angelo Hancock
Born (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997
Fountain, Colorado, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 97 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 97 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ottawa 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Buenos Aires 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 98 kg
G'Angelo Hancock
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)G'Angelo Hancock
Tavion Heights
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Billed fromFountain, Colorado
Trained byWWE Performance Center
DebutDecember 1st 2022

G'Angelo Hancock (born July 27, 1997) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won the gold medal in the 97 kg event.[3] He is also a silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Hancock signed with the WWE in August 2022 as a performer under the ring name Tavion Heights. He currently wrestles on the NXT brand.

Career

In 2016, Hancock competed at the United States Olympic Team Trials hoping to represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He finished in third place in the 98 kg event.

Hancock won one of the bronze medals in the 98 kg event at the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil.[6] He also competed in the 98 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris without winning a medal.[7] He won his first match against Fatih Başköy and lost his next match against Artur Aleksanyan.[7] Aleksanyan went on to win the gold medal.[7] At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he was eliminated in his first match in the 97 kg event.[8]

In 2019, Hancock won the silver medal in his event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[9] In that same year, he represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event.[10] In the final, he lost against Gabriel Rosillo of Cuba.[10] He also competed in the 97 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his second match by Mélonin Noumonvi of France.[11]

Hancock competed in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He won his first match against Mikheil Kajaia of Serbia and he was then eliminated in his next match by Tadeusz Michalik of Poland.[4][12]

After qualifying for Team USA for the 2022 World Championships at 97 kg at Final X in New York City,[13] Hancock announced his retirement on August 9, 2022, and was replaced on Team USA by Braxton Amos.[14]

Professional Wrestling Career

In August 2022 after departing Greco-Roman wrestling, Hancock would sign a developmental contract with the WWE.[15]

On December 1, 2022, Hancock would make his debut on NXT Level Up under the name Tavion Heights in a match against Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.[16]

On December 12, 2023, Heights was announced as one of the competitors for the NXT men's breakout tournament,[17] On December 16 Heights would defeat Luca Crusifino in the first round of the tournament, on December 26 Heights would be defeated by Oba Femi in the semi finals as Oba Femi would later go on to win the tournament.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 3rd Greco-Roman 98 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 1st Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Patrick (October 9, 2021). "Olympic medallist Saravi one of two Iranian winners on penultimate day at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kortemeier, Todd (October 9, 2021). "G'Angelo Hancock Closes Out Wrestling Worlds With Bronze Medal". Team USA. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (March 6, 2020). "United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ Newman, Kyle (July 22, 2021). "G'Angelo Hancock's meteoric rise to stardom in Greco-Roman wrestling makes Fountain native a gold medal contender in Tokyo Olympics". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (April 18, 2019). "Cuba and US collect three Greco-Roman gold medals as action begins at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ Brunt, Cliff (August 2, 2021). "USA's Gray loses 76kg final to Germany's Rotter-Focken". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Final X 2022 - New York - 06/08/2022 Results". usawmembership.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ Rader, JD (August 9, 2022). "Braxton Amos To Replace G'Angelo Hancock On Senior World Team". Flo Wrestling. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ "G'Angelo Hancock's Departure From Greco Left Many Questions". flowrestling.org. September 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Former Olympian G'Angelo Hancock Set For Pro Wrestling Debut In WWE". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Brackets Revealed For WWE NXT Men's Breakout Tournament". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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