Babatunde Aiyegbusi

Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi (born 26 May 1988) is a Nigerian-Polish professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dabba-Kato.

Babatunde Aiyegbusi
Birth nameBabatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi
Born (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989
Oleśnica, Poland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Babatunde
Babatunde Aiyegbusi
Dabba-Kato
Billed height6 ft 9 in (206 cm)[1]
Billed weight350 lb (159 kg)[1]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Debut30 September 2016[2]
Babatunde Aiyegbusi
No. 71, 69
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988
Oleśnica, Poland
Height:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight:350 lb (159 kg)
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

He previously played for a number of teams in the Polish American Football League, and had a stint with the Minnesota Vikings during the 2015 preseason.[3]

Early life and football career

Born in Oleśnica on 26 May 1988 to a Polish mother and Nigerian father, Babatunde Łukasz Aiyegbusi began playing American football in 2005 as an offensive lineman. He played in the Polish American Football League for The Crew Wrocław, Giants Wrocław and Warsaw Eagles and in the German Football League for Dresden Monarchs. In 2015, Ayegbusi was signed by Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League and he participated in their preseason program, playing three preseason games before being released as part of roster cuts prior to the 2015 NFL season.[4][5]

Professional wrestling career

Early appearances (2016–2020)

On April 12, 2016, Babatunde joined the WWE Performance Center as part of a new class of recruits.[3] He made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT house show in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2016, competing in a battle royal.[6] In April 2018, Babatunde started to accompany Lio Rush to the ring at NXT live events until Rush was called up to the main roster as part of 205 Live. Babatunde made his televised debut on April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble, entering the match as the 37th entrant and being eliminated by Braun Strowman. On May 10, 2019, Babatunde made his Evolve debut at Evolve 127, defeating Adrian Alanis.[2]

Raw Underground (2020)

On August 3, 2020, Babatunde would make his return to television and his Raw debut. He would debut as part of a Raw Underground segment under the ring name Dabba-Kato.[7] He would develop a winning streak on Raw Underground defeating several local wrestlers until he was defeated by Braun Strowman on the September 21 episode of Raw.[8] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Dabba-Kato was drafted to the Raw brand.[9]

References
  1. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database". WrestlingData. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Babatunde Aiyegbusi". Cagematch. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits
  4. "From the Line to the Ring: Former Viking Babatunde Aiyegbusi Joins WWE". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. "WWE NXT Live". Cagematch. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. "#RawUnderground is HERE ... and so is DABBA-KATO". Twitter. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. "WWE Raw 9/21/20 Results: Retribution Competes, Top Contenders Are Crowned & Randy Orton Returns!". Fightful.
  9. WWE.com Staff (October 9, 2020). "See all the results from the 2020 Draft". WWE. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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