G'Angelo Hancock
American Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tracy G'Angelo Hancock (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former Greco-Roman wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tavion Heights and is a member of the No Quarter Catch Crew stable. He also made appearances for Pro Wrestling Noah.
 Hancock at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tracy G'Angelo Hancock |
| Born | July 27, 1997 Fountain, Colorado, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Weight class | 97 kg |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club |
| Team | USA |
| G'Angelo Hancock | |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | G'Angelo Hancock Tavion Heights |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Billed from | Fountain, Colorado |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center The Great Muta Naomichi Marufuji |
| Debut | December 1, 2022 |
An accomplished amateur wrestler, Hancock won one bronze medal 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 a gold medal in the 97 kg event.[3] Hancock 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]
Greco-Roman wrestling career
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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
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WWE (2022–present)
In August 2022 after departing Greco-Roman wrestling, Hancock signed a developmental contract with the WWE.[15] On December 1, 2022, Hancock made his debut on NXT Level Up under the name Tavion Heights in a losing effort 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] Heights defeated Luca Crusifino in the first round of the tournament but was defeated by eventual winner Oba Femi in the semi-finals.
On the June 25, 2024 episode of NXT, Heights defeated No Quarter Catch Crew's (NQCC) Damon Kemp in an initiation match to join the stable, turning heel for the first time in his career.[18] On the July 11 episode of Impact!, Heights made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut appearance where he celebrated NQCC leader's Charlie Dempsey match victory against The Rascalz's Zachary Wentz and made his TNA in-ring debut at Slammiversary on July 20 where NQCC lost to The Rascalz (Wentz, Trey Miguel and Wes Lee) in a six-man tag team match.[19][20] On July 30, Heights competed in his first title match at Week 1 of NXT: The Great American Bash, losing to Tony D'Angelo 1–2 under British Rounds Rule for the NXT Heritage Cup.[21] Heights returned on the September 10 episode of NXT, assisting Dempsey in retaining the NXT Heritage Cup against Je'Von Evans.[22]
Pro Wrestling Noah (2024)
In July 2024, it was announced that Hancock, as Tavion Heights, would be one of two NXT representatives (the other being Josh Briggs) to enter Pro Wrestling Noah's N-1 Victory tournament.[23] Heights was placed in the B-block and finished the tournament with 8 points, including an upset win over former 3-time GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenoh, but failed to advance to the finals. Heights received heavy praise for his performances from fans, Keiji Muto, and Naomichi Marufuji. During their short tenure in Pro Wrestling Noah, both Heights and Briggs received training from Muto and Marufuji.[24]
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 |
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