Tristan Angels
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(2003-06-09) June 9, 2003 (age 22)[1]
Nathan Angel[1]
Nathaniel Cranton[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nathaniel Cranton (2003-06-09) June 9, 2003 (age 22)[1] Wareham, Dorset, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tristan Angels[2] Nathan Angel[1] Nathaniel Cranton[1] |
| Debut | 2022 |
Nathaniel Cranton (born June 9, 2003) is a British professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tristan Angels. He previously competed under the ring name Nathan Angel.
Cranton is from Wareham, Dorset, England, and previously worked as a sheep farmer before pursuing a career in professional wrestling. He also competed in bodybuilding and modelling competitions, including the Mr. England pageant, where he was a finalist in 2024.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2022–2025)
Cranton began his professional wrestling career in 2022. He competed on the European independent wrestling scene under the ring name Nathan Angel.[4]
WWE (2025–present)
In 2025, Cranton signed with WWE as part of a new recruitment class and reported to the WWE Performance Center.[3] He was later given the ring name Tristan Angels.[5] Angels made his first on-screen appearance for WWE developmental brand Evolve on the April 1, 2026 episode when he was in the VIP Lounge with Romeo Moreno, where they both heckled Dorian Van Dux during a match.[6] Days later, he appeared on WWE-related programming Lucha Libre AAA on Fox on April 4, 2026, in which he competed in a six-man tag team main event match as part of Team UK with Charlie Dempsey and Nathan Frazer where they were unsuccessful against Team Europe (Axiom, Elio Lefleur and Dorian Van Dux).[7] He competed in his first singles match on the April 8 episode of Evolve, where he successfully picked up a victory over Romeo Moreno.[8] On the April 28, 2026 episode of NXT, Angels made his televised debut, confronting Myles Borne following his match before being joined by Kam Hendrix.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tristan Angels". Cagematch.net. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ "WWE NXT results: April 28, 2026". WWE. April 28, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Powell, John (October 24, 2025). "WWE Unveils Newest Rookie Class". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 24, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Thompson, Andrew (April 28, 2026). "Kam Hendrix, Tristan Angels Arrive On 4/28 WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ Chakrabarti, Shounak (February 19, 2026). "WWE wrestler's new name confirmed". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on February 20, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ Miller, David (April 2, 2026). "WWE EVOLVE RESULTS (4/1): Five new faces in the Men's Division after Evolve hits reset button after NXT call-ups". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ Flanagan, Neal (April 5, 2026). "AAA 4/4 Results: Team Europe defeats Team UK in main event, El Mesias returns, Flammer retains". POST Wrestling. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ Vetter, Chris (April 8, 2026). "WWE Evolve results (4/8): Vetter's review of Aaron Rourke vs. Chazz Hall for the Evolve Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 29, 2026.