Josh Bredl
| Josh Bredl | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joshua Bredl |
| Born | January 28, 1991 [1] Thornton, Colorado, United States[2] |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States[3] |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University – Pueblo[1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bronson Mathews[4] Josh Bredl[5] The Yeti[6] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Thornton, Colorado[2] |
| Trained by | Billy Gunn[7] Booker T[7] Lita[7] WWE Performance Center[8] |
| Debut | August 25, 2015[8][5] |
Joshua "Josh" Bredl (born January 28, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and former college football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he competes in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Bronson Mathews. In 2015, Bredl was the male winner of the sixth season of the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough, earning a one-year contract with the promotion.
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Early life and football career
Bredl was born in Thornton, Colorado, and has a younger sister named Brandi Bredl.[1] He attended Horizon High School. He has a background in college football, playing defensive end, defensive line and defensive tackle for the Colorado ThunderWolves at Colorado State University – Pueblo, and also majored in exercise science.[9] He also played low post in basketball for the Colorado Hawks.[1] He tried out for the Denver Broncos in April 2015.[10] Bredl was a fan of professional wrestling whilst growing up, and cites Stone Cold Steve Austin as his favorite wrestler.[3]
Professional wrestling career
WWE
Tough Enough (2015)
In June 2015, Bredl was announced as one of the thirteen finalists for the sixth season of the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough.[11] After being at risk of elimination three times throughout the course of the competition, on August 25, Bredl was chosen by fan vote as one of the winners, along with Sara Lee, earning a $250,000 one-year contract with WWE. During the final, Bredl adopted the ring name The Yeti, and lost a singles match to Cesaro.[5]
NXT (2015–present)
In September, Bredl was assigned to WWE's developmental territory NXT, based at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, to begin training.[8] At an NXT live event on December 3, 2015, Bredl made his first appearance for NXT, where he revealed that his new ring name was Bronson Mathews.[4]
Personal life
Bredl has a daughter from a previous relationship.[3][9][12]
In Wrestling
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- WWE
- Tough Enough VI - with Sara Lee
References
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External links
- Josh Bredl on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Josh Bredl on iwd.com
- CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football bio
