All Japan Pro Wrestling Talent XYON Joins USA Men’s Rugby Team
XYON is going back to his roots in the sports world.
XYON is currently competing for All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is a member of the ‘HAVOC’ stable and is also a former AJPW World Tag Team Champion.
AJPW pushed out an update about XYON and revealed that he has joined the USA Hawks, the national Rugby League team for the USA. He’ll be playing in the game against the Scotland Bravehearts on February 27th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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全日本プロレス参戦中のザイオン選手が
ラグビー米国代表に‼️
＼「チャンピオン・カーニバル2026」に
エントリーしている
“HAVOC”のザイオン選手(@whoisXYON )がラグビーアメリカ代表として現地時間2月27日にスコットランドと対戦します🏉#ajpw #CC2026 pic.twitter.com/HZQ7mbfBhO— 全日本プロレス/alljapan (@alljapan_pw) February 26, 2026
🇼🇸🇺🇸🇯🇵 元ラグビーリーグのエース選手が、東京でのレスリング試合からわずか72時間後に、ラスベガスでアメリカ代表としてプレーする
👉 https://t.co/N0ZOnkGA8u@alljapan_pw #rugbyjp#NRL#ajpw #HAVOC pic.twitter.com/gwKRtjkUqe
— 🇯🇵 RugbyJP.com (@rugbyjpcom) February 26, 2026
XYON’s history in rugby dates back to 2009. He finished up his time in the sport in 2017 to pursue a WWE career. He was with WWE from 2018 to 2024 before being released from the company.
XYON is scheduled to participate in All Japan’s Champion Carnival tournament, which starts in April.
