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Nathan Frazer

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Nathan Frazer
Frazer in 2020
Birth nameBenjamin Timms[1]
Born (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26)
Jersey, Channel Islands[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ben Carter
Benjamin Carter
CJ Storm
Nathan Frazer[3]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[4]
Billed weight182 lb (83 kg)[3]
Trained bySeth Rollins[5]
Marek Brave[5]
Debut31 August 2018[5]

Benjamin Timms (born 23 July 1998) is a British professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Smackdown brand under the ring name Nathan Frazer and is one-half of the current NXT Tag Team Champions with Axiom in their second reign.

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (2018–2020)

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Benjamin Timms was trained by fellow professional wrestlers Seth Rollins and Marek Brave at the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy in the United States.[5] Timms made his professional wrestling debut in 2018 under the ring name Benjamin Carter, performing in various independent promotions and major promotions such as Impact Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

All Elite Wrestling (2020)

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In 2020, Timms was invited by All Elite Wrestling's head of Talent Relations Christopher Daniels to appear for the promotion. Timms made his AEW debut in September 2020 at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Timms, under his ring name Ben Carter, faced off against Ricky Starks in a losing effort on Dark.[6] Carter made his Dynamite debut in the opening contest of 'Late Night Dynamite', losing against Scorpio Sky.[7] Carter went on to have a 1-2 record before signing with the WWE later that year.[8] In October 2020, it was revealed that Carter could not get legally paid for his AEW matches, due to not having a valid work visa in the United States.[9]

WWE (2020–present)

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NXT UK (2020–2022)

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On 17 December 2020, WWE announced that they signed Timms. He was then assigned to the NXT UK brand where, on the episode 7 January 2021 episode of NXT UK, he made his debut under the ring name Ben Carter, facing Jordan Devlin for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship but lost. After defeating Josh Morell and Sam Gradwell, Carter was repackaged as Nathan Frazer on 11 March.

On the 3 June episode of NXT UK, Frazer and Jack Starz teamed up to face Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker) for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship but were defeated. Later, Frazer competed to become the No. 1 contender for the NXT UK Heritage Cup but he lost to Teoman in the first round. Subsequently, Frazer also competed to become the No. 1 contender for the NXT United Kingdom Championship on 23 September, competed against A-Kid and Rampage Brown, where the former won. On 3 March 2022, Frazer fought his last match at NXT UK in a NXT United Kingdom Championship match, losing to Ilja Dragunov.

NXT (2022–present)

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On 12 April 2022, it was announced that Frazer would make his NXT debut. At Spring Breakin' on 3 May, he debuted by defeating Grayson Waller due to the interference of Andre Chase.[10] On the 2 August episode of NXT 2.0, Frazer responded to Carmelo Hayes' open challenge for the NXT North American Championship but lost when Giovanni Vinci interfered.[11] On the 13 June 2023 episode of NXT, Frazer defeated Oro Mensah 2–1, who wrestled on behalf of Noam Dar due to Dar suffering an injury, to become the NXT Heritage Cup Champion.[12] Frazer lost the Cup back to Dar 69 days later at NXT: Heatwave.[13]

In late 2023, Frazer formed a tag team partnership with Axiom. The duo competed in the 2024 NXT Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament, defeating No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey and Myles Borne) in the first round[14] and Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro) and The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) in a triple threat tag team match in the final[15] to face NXT Tag Team Champions The Wolf Dogs (Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker) for the titles at NXT Stand & Deliver on 6 April 2024 but failed to win the match.[16] In a rematch on the following episode of NXT, Frazer and Axiom defeated The Wolf Dogs to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.[17] Much later, Frazer started to set his sights on singles titles to Axiom's displeasure.[18] On the 25 June episode of NXT, Frazer failed to defeat Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Heritage Cup. On the following day's episode of Speed, he defeated Akira Tozawa to advance in the Speed Championship #1 Contender's tournament but lost to The New Day's Xavier Woods in the final the next week.[19][20][21] After multiple successful title defenses, on the 13 August episode of NXT, Chase University's Ande Chase and Ridge Holland defeated Frazer and Axiom for the NXT Tag Team Championship, ending their reign at 126 days. The pair regained the titles in a rematch 19 days later at NXT No Mercy to become two-time champions.[22][23] Soon after, Frazer began to set his sights on singles championships again. On the November 19 episode of NXT, Frazer defeated Eddy Thorpe to qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline.[24] A week later, Axiom lost to Ethan Page in his Iron Survivor Challenge qualifier match. After the match, Frazer appeared to confront Page, made a Freudian slip and disparaged Axiom.[25] At NXT Deadline on 7 December, Frazer failed to win the Iron Survivor Challenge but successfully defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne and Tavion Heights).[26]

Personal life

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On 19 April 2023, Timms became a born-again Christian, announcing he had been baptized.[27] He is currently dating fellow NXT superstar Thea Hail.[28]

Other media

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As Nathan Frazer, he made his video game debut in WWE 2K23 as downloadable content in the Bad News U pack. He also appears as a regular game character in WWE 2K24 Video game.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Wesleyan University – Ben Timms". www.twcbulldogs.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Channel Islands Sport – The Channel Islands' first ever WWE star Ben Timms speaks to Robin Grey – BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Nathan Frazer". WWE.
  4. ^ "Nathan Frazer". wrestlingdata.
  5. ^ a b c d "Nathan Frazer". CageMatch.
  6. ^ Klyn, Parker (8 September 2020). "AEW Dark results: Ricky Starks vs. Ben Carter, Kiss vs. Serpentico". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ "AEW Late Night Dynamite Results for September 22, 2020". www.allelitewrestling.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Ben Carter". AEW Results. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ben Carter Talks Britt Baker, Christopher Daniels Recruiting Him To AEW Spot, Meeting Tony Khan | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ Moore, John (3 May 2022). "5/3 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Spring Breakin' with Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Solo Sikoa for the NXT North American Title, The Viking Raiders vs. The Creeds, Cora Jade and Nikkita Lyons vs. Natalya and Lash Legend, Nathan Frazer vs. Grayson Waller, Tony D'Angelo and Santos Escobar meeting". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Solo Sikoa left a trail of destruction to close out a wild NXT 2.0". WWE. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ Moore, John (13 June 2023). "6/13 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Baron Corbin vs. Ilja Dragunov, Noam Dar vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup, Wes Lee, Mustafa Ali, and Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, and Rip Fowler, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, Edris Enofe vs. Malik Blade, Thea Hail vs. Cora Jade". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  13. ^ Powell, Jason (22 August 2023). "NXT TV results (8/22): Moore's review of Heatwave with Carmelo Hayes vs. Wes Lee for the NXT Title, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria, Nathan Frazer vs. Noam Dar for the NXT Heritage Cup". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ Powell, Jason (19 March 2024). "NXT TV results (3/19): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Noam Dar, Riley Osborne challenging for the NXT Heritage Cup, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, NXT Tag Team Title match qualifiers for Stand & Deliver". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (2 April 2024). "NXT TV results (4/2): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a final face-off on the Stand & Deliver go-home show, three-way match to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  16. ^ Powell, Jason (6 April 2024). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes, Ilja Dragunov vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  17. ^ Moore, John (9 April 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ Moore, John (18 June 2024). "NXT TV results (6/18): Moore's review of the 25-man battle royal for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Heatwave, Kelani Jordan vs. Michin for the North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  19. ^ Moore, John (25 June 2024). "NXT TV results (6/25): Moore's review of Tag Team Turmoil for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  20. ^ Powell, Jason (26 June 2024). "WWE Speed - Nathan Frazer vs. Akira Tozawa". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  21. ^ Tessier, Colin (3 July 2024). "Xavier Woods Beats Nathan Frazer On 7/3 WWE Speed, To Challenge Andrade For WWE Speed Title On 7/5 | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  22. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (14 August 2024). "WWE's Chase U Becomes NXT Tag Team Champions in Epic Win". ComicBook. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  23. ^ Moore, John (1 September 2024). "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for the NXT Championship with Trick Williams as special referee, Roxanne Perez vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  24. ^ WWE.com Staff (20 November 2024). "Men's Iron Survivor Challenge Match (Wes Lee vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. Ethan Page vs. TBD)". WWE. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  25. ^ Moore, John (26 November 2024). "NXT TV results (11/26): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT NA Title, Fallon Henley vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women's NA Title, Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  26. ^ Powell, Jason (7 December 2024). "NXT Deadline results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ridge Holland for the NXT Title, Iron Survivor Challenge matches, Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice in an NXT Underground match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  27. ^ @WWEFrazer (30 April 2023). "On Sunday April 16th, I got baptised and gave my life to Christ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ Pagador, Hazel (4 August 2023). "Which WWE star is Thea Hail currently dating? Relationship timeline explored". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  29. ^ "NXT Heritage Cup".
  30. ^ "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  31. ^ Moore, John (2 April 2024). "NXT TV results (4/2): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a final face-off on the Stand & Deliver go-home show, three-way match to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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