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AJ Francis

Title History

  • 2econd Maxwell Street Heritage title defeating Ezio Orlandi (April 14, 2024);

Career Highlights

  • September 7, 2019 – PCW: AJ Francis defeated Preston Quinn.
  • November 2, 2019 – PCW: Ken Dixon defeated AJ Francis.
  • AJ Francis signed a contract with WWE NXT.

World Wrestling Entertainment – NXT:

  • May 11, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott introduced his friends called Hit Row.
  • May 18, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese.
  • June 8, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott w Ashante Adonis, B-FAB & Top Dolla defeated Killian Dain.
  • June 22, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel).
  • June 29, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott w Hit Row defeated Bronson Reed to win the North American title.
  • July 6, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row have a celebration for Isiah Scott North American’s title win.
  • July 20, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row crashes Legado del Fantasma’s “Mariachi Madness Musical.
  • July 27, 2021 – NXT: Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott.
  • August 3, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) w Santos Escobar by disqualification.
  • August 24, 2021 – NXT: Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza and Santos Escobar) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, Isaiah Scott and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
  • September 14, 2021 – NXT 2.0: B-FAB w Hit Row defeated Katrina Cortez.
  • September 28, 2021 – NXT 2.0: Elektra Lopez w Legado del Fantasma defeated B-FAB w Hit Row in a no disqualification match.
  • October 2021: B-FAB with Hit Row was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown.
  • October 1, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Top Dolla w Hit Row defeated Cedric Alexander in a dark match. Hit Row are hyped to be parted of Friday Night SmackDown.
  • October 22, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Isaiah Scott and Top Dolla) w Hit Row defeated Daniel Williams and Dustin Lawyer.
  • November 5, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row makes an example of Sami Zayn.
  • November 18, 2021: Every member of Hit Row have been released from their WWE contracts.

Independent Circuit 2022:

  • March 19, 2022 – MCW: The HitMakerZ (AJ Francis and Tehuti Miles) defeated Boom Hayden and Clay Jacobs.
  • April 1, 2022 – GCW: Shane Taylor Promotions (O’Shay Edwards and Shane Taylor) defeated HitMakerZ (AJ Francis and Tehuti Miles) w Brianna Brandy.
  • August 2022: Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis & Brianna Brandy re-signed with WWE.

Return to WWE:

  • August 12, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) defeated Brendon Scott and Trevor Irvin.
  • August 19, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row interrupts Maximum Male Models.
  • August 26, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row and Street Profit’s partying annoys the Maximum Male Models.
  • September 2, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor) w Max & Maxxine Dupri.
  • September 9, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) w B-FAB & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto) & Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • September 16, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB, Imperium (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser) & The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) in a 4-way tag team match to become #1 contenders for the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
  • September 24, 2022 – Saturday Night Main Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • September 25, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • September 30, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto).
  • October 1, 2022 – Saturday Night Main Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • October 2, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • October 7, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Legado del Fantasma & Zelina Vega launch a sneak attack on Hit Row.
  • October 14, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
  • October 15, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • October 28, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) and Shinsuke Nakamura w B-FAB defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Santos Escobar) w Zelina Vega.
  • October 30-31, 2022 – Live Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • November 1-2, 2022 – Live Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • November 11, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Sarah Logan and The Viking Raiders destroy Hit Row and Legado del Fantasma.
  • November 25, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
  • December 10-12, 2022 – Holiday Tour: (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • December 16, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) w Zelina Vega & The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) w Valhalla in a 3-way tag team match to become #1 contenders for the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
  • December 23, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB to retain the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
  • December 26, 2022 – Holiday Tour: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla) defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega).
  • December 28-29, 2022 – Holiday Tour: (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
  • December 30, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Top Dolla shoves Ricochet following some playful mocking.
  • January 6, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Ricochet defeated Top Dolla w Ashante Adonis & B-FAB in a Royal Rumble qualifying match. Hit Row turned heel and attacked Ricochet after the match.
  • January 20, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-Fab defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto) in the 1st round.
  • January 27, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Braun Strowman and Ricochet defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in the semi-finals.
  • February 3, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Madcap Moss defeated Ashante Adonis w B-FAB and Top Dolla in a dark match.
  • February 10, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
  • March 3, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in a dark match.
  • March 17, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Braun Strowman and Ricochet defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in a dark match.
  • Hit Row has not competed or appeared on WWE TV in over 2 months with no given reason of course. This seems to be a trend in WWE now.
  • March 31, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row made a short appearance in the Andre The Giant memorial battle royal and has not appeared since then, here we go again.
  • Another month goes by and still no appearance or WRESTLING from Hit Row.
  • May 2023: Hit Row was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown.
  • May 19, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Cameron Grimes defeated Ashante Adonis w Top Dolla & B-Fab.
  • June 2, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: The OC (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-Fab.
  • June 16, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) and LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) and The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Sheamus) and The OC (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) in a tag team gauntlet match to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.
  • July 2, 2023 – Live Event: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla).
  • July 7, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown Exclusive: LA Knight takes on Hit Row w B-Fab on his own.
  • July 28, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: LA Knight defeated Ashante Adonis w B-Fab & Top Dolla.
  • August 11, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: LA Knight defeated Top Dolla w Ashante Adonis & B-Fab.
  • September 9, 2023 – Saturday Night Main Event: LWO (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla).
  • September 10, 2023 – Sunday Stunner: LWO (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla).
  • September 21, 2023 – Top Dolla was released from his WWE contract.
  • September 22, 2023: AJ Francis announces he is taking bookings starting January 1, 2024.

Independent Circuit 2024:

  • December 21, 2023 – GCW Holiday: AJ Francis shows up at GCW to attack Joey Janela.
  • January 6, 2024 – CCW: AJ Francis defeated Cha Cha Charlie.
  • January 13, 2024 – TNA Hard To Kill – Countdown: AJ Francis makes his TNA debut and is interrupted by Joe Hendry.
  • January 26, 2024 – GCW: Joey Janela defeated AJ Francis.
  • February 29, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): Joe Hendry and Rich Swann defeated AJ Francis and Deaner.
  • February 29, 2024 – MLW Once Apon a Time in New York: AJ Francis defeated Mr. Thomas.
  • March 2, 2024 – NWA Hard Times: AJ Francis defeated Austin Idol in a street fight.
  • March 14, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): AJ Francis defeated Joe Hendry.
  • March 17, 2024 – ACW: The Sabbath (Kindred & Tavon Thomas) and AJ Francis defeated The FAM (DeMoe Day, Doyle Day and Vam Williams).
  • March 2024: TNA announces that AJ Francis officially signed with TNA for the rest of the year.
  • March 28, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: Rich Swann explains why he betrayed Joe Hendry and joined AJ Francis.
  • March 29, 2024 – MLW War Chamber: AJ Francis defeated Alex Kane.
  • April 5, 2024 – GCW: Team Myron (Calvin Tankman, Darian Bengston, Devon Monroe, Myron Reed and Ruckus) defeated Team Dolla (AJ Francis, Isaiah Broner, Keita, Mr. Danger and Terry Yaki).
  • April 11, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) defeated ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey).
  • April 14, 2024 – 2econd: AJ Francis defeated Ezio Orlandi to win the Maxwell Street Heritage title.
  • April 20, 2024 – TNA Rebellion: Rich Swann w AJ Francis defeated Joe Hendry.
Updated: April 21, 2024 @ 4:42 pm

Social Media

Twitter: AJFrancis410

Trained By

3D Academy (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley)

Debut

October 25, 2018

Birthday

May 7, 1990

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia, USA

Gender

Male

Height

6' 5" (196 cm)

Weight

330 lbs (150 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Living