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Anthony Henry reportedly signs with WWE

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Anthony Henry has reportedly signed with WWE.

PWInsider reported this afternoon that Anthony has signed with the company. The report says that Henry will train at the WWE Performance Center and will be a part of the NXT brand.

On January 17, Henry posted a message on his Twitter account saying goodbye to Premiere Wrestling Xperience, a promotion he has been a part of since 2012. He finished with the company over the weekend.

Henry, 36, started wrestling in 2002. He joined EVOLVE in 2016, losing to Darby Allin in his debut at EVOLVE 70. He is a former EVOLVE Tag Team champion with JD Drake. He also competed for Full Impact Pro, where he won their World title in 2018, holding it for 509 days.

WWE has signed a number of former EVOLVE talent since purchasing the company last year. Some names that have been signed include Timothy Thatcher, Leon Ruff, Austin Grey (Anthony Greene), Curt Stallion, and Brandi Lauren.

Undisputed Era vs. JD Drake & Anthony Henry set for EVOLVE 129

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two members of the Undisputed Era will be teaming up at EVOLVE 129 later this month.

EVOLVE has announced Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly vs. JD Drake & Anthony Henry for EVOLVE 129 on Saturday, June 29. The show is taking place at La Boom in Queens, New York.

Strong, O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish have been announced for EVOLVE 129 and EVOLVE 130. The latter show is being held at Saint Finbar Catholic Church Gym in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, June 30.

Drake & Henry are former EVOLVE Tag Team Champions, and Drake currently holds the WWN Championship. EVOLVE uploaded a video where Drake & Henry issued the challenge to Undisputed Era, calling on them to prove that they’re the best tag team in the world.

EVOLVE/Dragon Gate USA’s 10th anniversary show will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. Matt Riddle is facing Drew Gulak at that show, and Riddle sent out a tweet yesterday accepting a challenge from Curt Stallion for EVOLVE 132 in Melrose, Massachusetts the next night.