Ashante ‘Thee’ Adonis took social media on Sunday, announcing he is leaving WWE, as his contract with the company has come to an end.
In 2019, after having competed in ROH, Adonis was invited to train at the WWE Performance Center. He made his debut on the April 1, 2019 episode of Raw as Elijah King. In August of 2020, he signed with WWE and was given the new in-ring name of Ashante ‘Thee’ Adonis.
On the May 18, 2021 episode of NXT, Adonis turned heel. He then became part of the Hit Row faction. He was released on November 18, 2021. However, he would return in August 2022 with Hit Row. However the group was quietly disbanded after WWE release Top Dolla in September of that same year.
Adonis also competed regularly on the now defuct WWE 205 Live.
Adonis’ last appearance on WWE programming was on the June 24 episode of NXT, losing to Ricky Saints.
As part of the multi-year partnership between WWE and TNA, Adonis also made his TNA Wrestling debut at the Genesis PPV pre-show on January 19, losing to Jake Something.