Arturo Ruas

Arturo Ruas
Ruas in April 2018
Personal information
BornAdrián Antoine Abou Jaoude
(1981-10-11) 11 October 1981 (age 45)
Jal el Dib, Lebanon
Children3
RelativeAntoine Jaoude (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Adrian Jaoude
Arturo Ruas
Tiger Ruas
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Billed fromRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Debut8 July 2016
Retired2022
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Brazil
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Lima84 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Santiago84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Callao84 kg
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos Aires84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Santiago86 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Colorado Springs84 kg

Adrián Antoine Abou Jaoude (born 11 October 1981) is a Lebanese-Brazilian professional wrestler, Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Arturo Ruas. Previously, he has also wrestled for Evolve. Prior to entering pro wrestling he was an amateur wrestler and represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Biography

Jaoude was born in Jal el Dib to a Lebanese father and a Brazilian mother. In 1977, his parents went with his older brother to Lebanon to originally visit his paternal family for a short time. However, due to the civil war that broke out while they were there, they were only able to return to Brazil more than 13 years later. He represented Brazil in amateur wrestling from 2006 to 2015.

Amateur wrestling and combat sports career

Jaoude participated in the men's 84 kg division in amateur wrestling at the 2011 Pan American Games, finishing 4th. For 17 years he was an unbeaten freestyle wrestling champion in Brazil. As well as Jiu-Jitsu, he is also well-versed in capoeira.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2015–2021)

Jaoude signed with WWE in 2015. He was trained at the WWE Performance Center and made his debut in July 2016 during a house show, in which he teamed with Niko Bogojevic (Otis) against Gzim Selmani (Rezar) and Sunny Dhinsa (Akam). On 18 July 2018 episode of NXT, Jaoude made his NXT debut where he was defeated by Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero). On 13 June 2019 episode of NXT, Jaoude, now under the ring name of Arturo Ruas, was defeated by Matt Riddle.

On 10 August 2020 episode of Raw, Ruas made his Raw debut in a Raw Underground segment, an underground fight club hosted by Shane McMahon, where he defeated Mikey Spandex by knockout. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Ruas was drafted to the Raw brand, though he was then quickly and quietly moved back to NXT. On 25 June 2021, Jaoude was released from his WWE contract.

AEW (2021)

On 26 October 2021, Jaoude made his in-ring debut during an episode of AEW Dark, under the name Tiger Ruas.

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. ↑ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Abou and the second or paternal family name is Jaoude.

References

  1. ↑ "Adrian Jaoude: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
  2. ↑ "Os libaneses que defendem o Brasil no Pan". ANBA (in Portuguese). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Arturo Ruas « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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  7. ↑ "Os libaneses que defendem o Brasil no Pan". ANBA (in Portuguese). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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