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Tyson Dupont
Haitian professional wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rickssen Opont is a Haitian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tyson Dupont and is a member of The High Ryze stable.
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Early life
Opont was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and later moved to the United States. He has a background in athletics, notably holding Haitian national records in shot put and hammer throw.[1] As well as representing the University of South Alabama in Track and Field.[2]
Professional wrestling career
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WWE (2023–present)
Opont made his WWE debut on the August 4, 2023, episode of NXT Level Up as Tyson Dupont, teaming with Tyriek Igwe in a tag team match against Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, which they lost.[3] Throughout the year, Dupont and Igwe continued to compete in the NXT tag team division.[4] After suffering multiple losses, Wes Lee took Dupont and Igwe under his wing near the end of the year.[5] On the December 31 episode of NXT, Lee, Dupont and Igwe teamed up for the first time, defeating Andre Chase, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a six-man tag team match.[6] On the March 19, 2025, episode of Evolve, Dupont and Igwe made their Evolve debut, defeating Tate Wilder and Drako Knox in a tag team match.[7] On the May 13 episode of NXT, the team of Lee, Dupont and Igwe was known as The High Ryze.[8]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)
Opont, as Tyson Dupont, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut on the January 23, 2025 episode of Impact! alongside Wes Lee and Tyriek Igwe to cost Lee's former team The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) their tag team title match against NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom.[9] On the February 6 episode of Impact!, Dupont made his TNA wrestling debut where he lost to Ace Austin. After the match, Dupont, Igwe and Lee attacked Austin and he was saved by The Rascalz.[10] Two weeks later, Dupont and Igwe wrestled their first tag team match in TNA in a losing effort against The Rascalz.[11] At Sacrifice on March 14, Lee, Igwe and Dupont lost to The Rascalz and Austin in a "Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match, suffering their first loss as a team and to end the feud.[12]
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Championships and accomplishments
Haitian National Records:
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