ERICK ROWAN

Professional  wrestling  career  :  Joseph  Ruud  is  an  American  professional  wrestler.  He  is  signed  to  WWE,  where  he  performs  under  the  ring  name  Erick  Rowan.  Wikipedia
Born:  November  28,  1981  (age  33),  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  United  States
Height:  2.03  m
Nationality:  American
Nominations:  Slammy  Award  for  Match  of  the  Year
Debut  September  3,  2003

Joseph  Ruud  :  (born  November  28,  1981)  is  an  American  professional  wrestler.  He  is  signed  to  WWE,  where  he  performs  under  the  ring  name  Erick  Rowan.  He  was  part  of  The  Wyatt  Family  and  is  a  former  NXT  Tag  Team  Champion  with  his  former  tag  partner  and  Wyatt  Family  member  Luke  Harper.

Early  career    :Prior  to  being  signed  by  WWE,  Ruud  competed  in  Japan,  where  he  competed  in  both  tag  team  and  singles  matches,  albeit  without  much  success.  Following  his  tour  in  Japan,  Ruud  returned  to  the  United  States  in  2008  and  began  competing  under  the  ring  name  Thoruf  Marius  for  the  Minnesota-based  F1rst  Wrestling  promotion.  Upon  joining  the  promotion,  he  began  feuding  with  Brody  Hoofer,  with  the  pair  exchanging  wins  across  several  events.

Florida  Championship  Wrestling  :  In  February  2011,  Ruud  signed  a  developmental  contract  with  WWE  and  was  assigned  to  their  developmental  territory  Florida  Championship  Wrestling  under  the  ring  name  Erick  Rowan.  He  made  his  FCW  TV  debut  in  August  2011  with  a  win  over  Kenneth  Cameron,  while  being  accompanied  by  Byron  Saxton  and  James  Bronson.  To  tie  in  with  Saxton's  feud  with  Titus  O'Neil,  Rowan  and  Bronson  lost  to  O'Neil  and  Leakee  in  a  tag  match.  Although  Rowan  continued  to  compete  in  both  singles  matches  and  tag  matches  with  Bronson,  he  was  not  involved  in  any  further  feuds  and  did  not  challenge  for  any  titles  on  FCW  TV