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| Brendan Vink | |
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| Birth name | Brendan Vink |
| Born | Adelaide, South Australia[1] |
| Website | www |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Elliot Sexton[2] Brendan Vink Tony Modra |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 253 lb (115 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Damian Slater Hartley Jackson[1] |
| Debut | May 31, 2008[1] |
Brendan Vink (born 29 June 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Elliot Sexton. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on the NXT brand under the ring name Tony Modra. He is best known for his work in Melbourne City Wrestling as part of The Mighty Don't Kneel.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Early years (2008–2018)
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. During 2018, he made his international debut in matches for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling and the British promotion PROGRESS Wrestling.
WWE (2019–present)
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.[5]
In March 2020, Vink began appearing on Raw alongside his former TMDK stablemate Shane Thorne where they faced teams such as Street Profits and Cedric Alexander and Ricochet but were defeated.[6][7] On the April 27 episode of Raw, Thorne and Vink became MVP’s newest associates as he challenged Alexander and Ricochet to a match the next week on their behalf. On the May 4 episode of Raw, Thorne and Vink defeated Alexander and Ricochet earning their first victory.[8]
In July 2020, Vink and his former TMDK stablemate Shane Thorne were both traded back to NXT. In October 2020, Vink announced via social media that his ring name had been changed to Tony Modra after Australian football player Tony Modra.[9][10]
EVOLVE (2019–2020)
Vink made his debut for EVOLVE in 2019 as part of EVOLVE's business relationship with WWE at EVOLVE 141 where he defeated Colby Corino in his first singles match.[11] Vink would then go on a winning streak in EVOLVE, defeating the likes of AR Fox, Stephen Wolf, JD Drake and Leon Ruff.[12][13][14][15]
Personal life
Vink worked as a personal trainer for Goodlife Health Clubs in Melbourne.
Championships and accomplishments
- Australian Wrestling Allstars
- AWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Melbourne City Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
- WrestleRock
- WrestleRock Championship (1 time)[18]
References
- ^ a b c d e Duke Hudson's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- ^ "Elliot Sexton". Cagematch.
- ^ http://melbournecitywrestling.com.au/tag/elliot-sexton/
- ^ "WWE ANNOUNCES NEW CLASS OF DEVELOPMENTAL SIGNINGS". PW Insider.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results for 3/25/20 Matt Riddle Victorious, New NXT Superstars Make Their Mark". Fightful.
- ^ "WWE Raw 3/23/20 Results: Randy Orton Responds To Edge, Tag Team Action & Becky Lynch Attacks". Fightful.
- ^ "WWE Raw 4/20/20 Results: 3 MITB Qualifying Matches, Bobby Lashley Lifts Tires & Morgan vs. Riott". Fightful.
- ^ "WWE Raw 5/4/20 Results: AJ Styles Returns, A Gauntlet Match & Drew McIntyre vs. Murphy". Fightful.
- ^ "Welcome Tony Modra to @wwe/@wwenxt #WWE #WWENXT". Twitter.
- ^ "Tony Modra to take part in the WWE — just not the Adelaide Crows legend". Adelaide Now.
- ^ "EVOLVE 141 Results (12/6): Briggs vs. Drake, WALTER vs. Thatcher, More". Fightful.
- ^ "EVOLVE 143 Results (1/17): Josh Briggs Takes On Anthony Greene In A No DQ Match". Fightful.
- ^ "EVOLVE 144 Results (1/18): Josh Briggs Defends EVOLVE Title Against Dexter Lumis". Fightful.
- ^ "EVOLVE 145 Stream, Results, And Discussion (2/29)". Fightful.
- ^ "EVOLVE 146 Results (3/1): Josh Briggs Faces AR Fox, Mansoor In Action". Fightful.
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=159122
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2281
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3098