Mr. Elegance (Andreas John Ziegler) has officially signed with TNA Wrestling.
The former freestyle skiing and bodybuilding champion announced the news in an interview with Tim Battle on iHeartRadio this morning.
“I am here to announce that I have signed with TNA Wrestling… at the height of TNA Wrestling! There is no better time to join TNA than right now. And there’s no better time to have somebody that looks like me – and trust me it’s one of one – join TNA. Put it all over the news, put it all over social media, get it trending across the world… because everyone has been talking about me, moi, Mr. Elegance. And now everyone will be talking about the official news that I have signed with TNA,” he said.
Ziegler won his spot as the fifth member of TNA Wrestling’s Elegance Brand (Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance and The Personal Concierge) after the group held a two-month talent search, unveiling him on TNA’s debut show on AMC on January 15 in Dallas.
“The most important thing that is going on in professional wrestling today, as seen on the debut episode of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC, is the reveal of Mr. Elegance. There was never a question that it was going to be me!” he said.
Formerly known as “The Golden Boy” A. J. Z., Ziegler won the OVW Television Championship and is the last person to hold that title. He has also wrestled for NJPW and Ring of Honor. In the past as part of angles he has been promoted the nephew of Dolph Ziggler but is not in any way related to him.
