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Leon Ruffin, FKA Leon Ruff, Set to Make GCW Debut at Evil Deeds

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Game Changer Wrestling is set for multiple debuts throughout the remainder of 2021. Case and point, late last month, it was confirmed that independent wrestling veteran Jigsaw would be debuting at GCW Blood in the Hills this coming December. Earlier today, the aforementioned indie wrestling promotion made another big announcement. Set to debut at GCW Evil Deeds later this month will be none other than Leon Ruffin. Wrestling fans may know this individual better as former WWE NXT Superstar Leon Ruff.

Leon Ruffin, FKA Leon Ruff, Set for GCW Debut

The 25-year-old Detroit native, Leon Ruffin, began his professional wrestling career in the summer of 2017. He adopted the ring name “Leon Ruff” in honor of his grandfather, named Leon Ruffin. He started working at World Wrestling Alliance 4, where he was trained, before working his way across the independent scene. Promotions he worked for include, but aren’t limited to, Pro South Wrestling and Full Impact Pro. On June 23, 2018, Ruffin debuted for EVOLVE Wrestling, which was the first major indie organization where he appeared. He routinely teamed with AR Fox, who was instrumental in Ruffin’s development, even winning the EVOLVE Tag Team Championship in July of 2019. Later that December, Ruffin made his first NXT appearance, teaming with Adrian Alanis in a loss against Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler of The Forgotten Sons. By October of 2020, Ruffin would sign with the company on a full-time basis.

Ruffin saw modest success on the black-and-gold brand as a contracted WWE talent. One month after his signing, he shocked the wrestling world by defeating Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship, his first singles title in his young career. Ruffin would lose the title in a triple threat match, featuring Gargano and Damian Priest, at NXT TakeOver: WarGames IV this past December. In January of this year, Ruffin teamed with Kushida for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They defeated Gargano and Austin Theory of The Way in their first-round match, only to lose to Grizzled Young Veterans in the quarterfinals. From there, Ruffin entered a brief feud with Isaiah “Swerve” Scott before ultimately being released from WWE this past August alongside Mercedes Martinez, Bronson Reed, and a number of other talents.

Stay tuned to the Last Word on Pro Wrestling for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. GCW Evil Deeds is set to air Friday, November 12 PM, at 7 PM EST on FITE. Tickets are also available via Eventbrite.

Robbie Sutter

Robbie Sutter

As a fan for over 20 years, I strongly believe there's no sport better than professional wrestling. Whether it's writing about the sport I love or meeting those that have impacted it in a major way, I always enjoy myself. Outside of wrestling, I'm into writing, gaming, and tokusatsu.

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