{"id":73887,"date":"2020-08-04T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=73887"},"modified":"2020-08-04T08:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:34:14","slug":"who-is-dabba-kato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/08\/04\/who-is-dabba-kato\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Raw Underground&#8217;s Dabba-Kato?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the debut of Raw Underground, we saw the debut of Dabba-Kato, a towering monster who got two rapid-fire knockouts.\u00a0 Many fans were left wondering who this monster was and where he came from.\u00a0 Well, wonder no more as we detail the history of Dabba-Kato.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There may not be ANY stopping Dabba-Kato in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RawUnderground?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RawUnderground<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LNLly9VfQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LNLly9VfQo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUniverse\/status\/1290467455479971843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Kato has been seen previously as Babatunde who competed at the Greatest Royal Rumble where he stood toe to toe with the &#8220;Monster Among Men&#8221; Braun Strowman.\u00a0 Standing at 6-foot-9 and 350 pounds Babatunde made an instant impression but would be sent back to NXT for more seasoning.<\/p>\n<p>Kato played professional football as an offensive lineman and played for 10 years even getting signed by the Minnesota Vikings but was cut prior to the regular season starting.\u00a0 He would then make the switch to professional wrestling as part of the April 2016 PC class which also included many notable names like\u00a0<strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans, <\/strong>and<strong> Otis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lars Sullivan and Babatunde hit 400-pound box squats at the WWE PC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P0cDugAcQRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Babatunde, he never got a notable run on NXT but instead went through a number of roles on house shows such as a brief run accompanying <strong>Lio Rush\u00a0<\/strong>as a bodyguard.\u00a0 He would also make an appearance for\u00a0<strong>EVOLVE\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0<strong>Adrian Alanis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shane McMahon introduces Raw Underground: Raw, Aug. 3, 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDHtKRWer3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite never making an impact in NXT the newly christened Dabba-Kato is ready to make an impact as part of Raw Underground which seems to be a perfect place to showcase this monster.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for 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.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the debut of Raw Underground, we saw the debut of Dabba-Kato, a towering monster who got two rapid-fire knockouts.\u00a0 Many fans were left wondering who this monster was and where he came from.\u00a0 Well, wonder no more as we detail the history of Dabba-Kato. 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