Josiah Williams
Josiah Williams | |
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 Josiah Williams performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Josiah Dean Williams |
| Born | March 3, 1992 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian hip hop hip hop Rhythmic Soul |
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| Website | jdeanwilliams |
Josiah Dean Williams (born March 3, 1992), is an American entertainer, WWE personality, and Christian hip hop recording artist, who has released four albums since 2015. He is the creator of Wrestle and Flow, a hip-hop and professional-wrestling themed music video series.[1]
Career[edit]
Bradley Braves men's basketball (2014–2019)[edit]
Williams was the In-Venue Emcee for the Bradley Braves men's basketball team. He hosted home games in Peoria, Illinois for five years, serving as the on-court announcer for timeouts, halftime, and other gameday promotions.[2]
WWE (2019–present)[edit]
Williams signed with the WWE in April 2019. He became an On-Air Digital Talent, working primarily with the WWE Performance Center and NXT brand, frequently appearing on the company's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channels.[1]
On June 1, 2019, Williams made his NXT TakeOver debut by performing a remixed version of The Undisputed Era's theme song, as Adam Cole made his entrance during the main event of NXT TakeOver: XXV.[3] He made his NXT house show debut in September 2019, and now serves as the Hype Man during NXT's live weekly show on the USA Network. [4] He is credited with assisting Sasha Banks with her new entrance prior to her in-ring return in Fall of 2019. [5] On November 27, 2019, Williams appeared on NXT (WWE brand) on the USA Network by performing an original track to celebrate NXT's victory over Raw (WWE brand) and SmackDown (WWE brand). [6]
Personal life[edit]
As a child, Williams began theatrical stage training at First Stage Children's Theater in Milwaukee. [7] He is a graduate of Bradley University, class of 2014.[2]
Discography[edit]
- 2015: Rerouting
- 2016: Rerouting II
- 2016: Visual Individual (EP)
- 2018: The True Gold
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff, WWE (April 6, 2019). "Wrestle and Flow's Josiah Williams joins WWE". WWE. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheehan, Matt (April 10, 2019). "From Bradley Braves emcee to working for WWE, Josiah Williams has achieved his childhood dream". CIProud.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ↑ Cutright, Richard (June 5, 2019). "Josiah Williams Makes In Ring WWE Debut Rapping Entrance Of Adam Cole". Rapzilla. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Harris, Jeffrey (September 28, 2019). "WWE News: NXT Independence House Show Clips, Josiah Williams on NXT Debut, Asuka Camps Alone for Her Birthday". 411mania. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Sasha Banks practices her new entrance". WWE. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ "NXT celebrates its Survivor Series victory". WWE. November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ↑ Levy, Piet (September 3, 2019). "Josiah Williams' 'Wrestle & Flow' videos went viral. Now the Milwaukee-born rapper works for WWE". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Josiah Williams on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Official website
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