G'Angelo Hancock

G'Angelo Hancock
G'Angelo Hancock
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	G'Angelo Hancock ; Tavion Heights
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	214 lb (97 kg)
Billed from	Fountain, Colorado
Trained by	WWE Performance Center
Debut	December 1, 2022

G'Angelo Hancock
	G'Angelo Hancock at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full name	Tracy G'Angelo Hancock
Born	July 27, 1997 (age 26); Fountain, Colorado, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	97 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing United States
World Championships
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships

G'Angelo Hancock (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.^[1]^[2] At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won the gold medal in the 97 kg event.^[3] He is also a silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]^[5]

In August 2022, Hancock signed with WWE as a performer on the NXT brand under the ring name Tavion Heights and is a member of the No Quarter Catch Crew stable.

Greco-Roman wrestling career

In 2016, Hancock competed at the United States Olympic Team Trials hoping to represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He finished in third place in the 98 kg event.

Hancock won one of the bronze medals in the 98 kg event at the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil.^[6] He also competed in the 98 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris without winning a medal.^[7] He won his first match against Fatih Başköy and lost his next match against Artur Aleksanyan.^[7] Aleksanyan went on to win the gold medal.^[7] At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he was eliminated in his first match in the 97 kg event.^[8]

In 2019, Hancock won the silver medal in his event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[9] In that same year, he represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event.^[10] In the final, he lost against Gabriel Rosillo of Cuba.^[10] He also competed in the 97 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his second match by Mélonin Noumonvi of France.^[11]

Hancock competed in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[4] He won his first match against Mikheil Kajaia of Serbia and he was then eliminated in his next match by Tadeusz Michalik of Poland.^[4]^[12]

After qualifying for Team USA for the 2022 World Championships at 97 kg at Final X in New York City,^[13] Hancock announced his retirement on August 9, 2022, and was replaced on Team USA by Braxton Amos.^[14]

Professional wrestling career

In August 2022 after departing Greco-Roman wrestling, Hancock signed a developmental contract with the WWE.^[15] On December 1, 2022, Hancock made his debut on NXT Level Up under the name Tavion Heights in a losing effort against Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.^[16] On December 12, 2023, Heights was announced as one of the competitors for the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament.^[17] Heights defeated Luca Crusifino in the first round of the tournament but was defeated by Oba Femi in the semi-finals as Femi went on to win the tournament.

On the June 25, 2024 episode of NXT, Heights defeated No Quarter Catch Crew's Damon Kemp in a match to join the stable, turning heel for the first time in his career.^[18]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2017	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Lauro de Freitas, Brazil	3rd	Greco-Roman 98 kg
2019	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2020	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Ottawa, Canada	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg