Spanish professional wrestler
| Axiom |
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Axiom as A-Kid in 2019 |
| Born | (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 25)
Madrid, Spain[1] |
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| Ring name(s) | A-Kid
Anonymous Kid
Axiom
El Niño Anónimo[2]
The Kung-Fu Kid[1] |
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| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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| Billed weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
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| Billed from | Madrid, Spain |
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| Debut | 20 July 2012[3] |
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Carlos Ruiz[4] (born May 9, 1997) is a Spanish professional wrestler known under his ringname A-Kid. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on NXT as Axiom. He has also performed in NXT UK, where he was the inaugural NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion.[5][6] He has previously competed on the American and European independent circuits, notably for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling, Chikara,[7] Defiant Wrestling[8] and White Wolf Wrestling (Triple W). Ruiz is the first Spanish-born wrestler to ever sign with the WWE.[9] In 2018, Ruiz became the first Spaniard and, at the age of 20, the youngest wrestler to ever compete in a singles match rated 5 stars by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Professional wrestling career
International promotions (2012–2019)
In June 2016, it was announced A-Kid would participate with Rod Zayas and Adam Chase in Chikara's King of Trios, as House White Wolf.[10] However, they would be defeated by House British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) in the first round.[11] Next year, he participated in the Chikaras Rey de Voladores tournament,[12] but was defeated in the finals by Air Wolf.[11] The following years, A-Kid and Adam Chase (later, Carlos Romo) wrestled in the British circuit as Team White Wolf, winning the Attack! Tag Team Championships.[13] They also faced each other in RevPro 7th Anniversary Show.[14]
WWE (2019–present)
A-Kid made his WWE debut alongside fellow wrestler Carlos Romo on April 20, 2019, where they were defeated by Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) during a set of NXT UK tapings.[15] On October 17, 2019, A-Kid was announced as having signed for the NXT UK brand.[16] He made his singles debut on October 31, 2019, defeating Kassius Ohno.[17] On November 26, 2020, A-Kid became the first ever NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion by defeating Trent Seven at the finals.[18] On the May 20, 2021 edition of NXT UK, A-Kid dropped the NXT UK Heritage Cup to Tyler Bate. On the October 14 episode of NXT UK, A-Kid faced Ilja Dragunov for the NXT UK Championship but was defeated. In July 2022, Ruiz was repackaged as a superhero masked wrestler named Axiom.[19][20]
