Kaun (wrestler)

Bishop Kaun is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), where he wrestles under the ring name Kaun and is a member of The Embassy stable. He is former 2x ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions once with his Embassy stablemates, Brian Cage and Toa Liona and once with Shane Taylor & Moses. He has also wrestled for ROH's parent company All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[4][5]

Kaun
Kaun in September 2021
Born1990
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bishop Kaun[1]
Kaun[2]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
Billed weight237 lb (108 kg)[2]
Billed fromMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States[2]
Trained byDean Gutrdige
R.J. Meyer[3]
Joey Mercury
Debut2017[2]

Professional wrestling career

Kaun was trained at the Maryland Championship Wrestling professional wrestling school,[3] debuting in 2017.[2] He spent the early years of his career primarily wrestling for Maryland Championship Wrestling, where he won the MCW Tag Team Championship with Malcolm Moses.[6][7]

Ring of Honor (2018-present)

Kaun debuted in Ring of Honor in 2018, teaming with Moses as the Soldiers of Savagery. In 2021, he and Moses formed the stable Shane Taylor Promotions with Shane Taylor. In February 2021, the trio defeated MexiSquad to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. They held the title until December 2021 when they lost to the Righteous.[8] On April 1, 2022, on Supercard of Honor XV, Tully Blanchard announced that Kaun would be part of his Tully Blanchard Enterprises stable, alongside Toa Liona and Brian Cage.[9][10][11] On July 23, 2022, at Death Before Dishonor, Prince Nana announced he had purchased Tully Blanchard Enterprises and reformed The Embassy, with Cage, Kaun and Liona.[12] They would go on to defeat the team of Alex Zayne, Blake Christian and Tony Deppen during the preshow.[13] At Final Battle, The Embassy defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys, to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.[14] Together with Liona, collectively known as Gates of Agony, suffered a loss to FTR at Battle of the Belts IV when they challeneged for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[15] At Rampage:Grand Slam, The Embassy lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships to The Elite members "Hangman" Adam Page and The Young Bucks.[16]

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

Kaun debuted in All Elite Wrestling in December 2021, wrestling on AEW Dark: Elevation.[17]

Personal life

Kaun is of Cameroonian descent on his father's side.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  4. Palmer, Sam (December 21, 2021). "Top talent makes surprise debut on AEW against Andrade El Idolo". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. Orchard, Mark (December 20, 2021). "Kaun debuts – AEW Dark: Elevation (12/20/21) full card and preview". LastWordOnSports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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  12. Lambert, Jeremy (July 23, 2022). "Prince Nana Announces He's Purchased Tully Blanchard Enterprises At ROH Death Before Dishonor". Fightful. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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  14. "The Embassy Win ROH Six-Man Tag Team Titles At ROH Final Battle 2022".
  15. Rose, Bryan. "Two title matches added to AEW Battle of the Belts IV". WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  16. Murphy, Don (September 22, 2023). "AEW Rampage results (9/22): Murphy's review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage and Luchasaurus, AEW Trios and ROH Six-Man Tag Titles matches, four-way tag for a shot at the ROH Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  17. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kaun - matches - All Elite Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  18. Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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