| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rickssen Opont (1997-10-26)October 26, 1997 (age 28)[2][3] Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Billed from | Nyack, New York |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | August 4, 2023[1] |
Rickssen Opont (born 26 October 1997) is a Haitianprofessional wrestler. He is signed toWWE, where he performs on theNXTbrand under thering nameTyson Dupont and is one-half of The High Ryzetag team with Tyriek Igwe.
Opont was born inPort-au-Prince, Haiti, and later moved to the United States. He has a background in athletics, notably holding Haitian national records in shot put and hammer throw.[4] As well as representing theUniversity of South Alabama in Track and Field.[5]
Opont made hisWWE debut on the August 4, 2023, episode ofNXT Level Up asTyson Dupont, teaming with Tyriek Igwe in atag team match against Edris Enofe andMalik Blade, which they lost.[6] Throughout the year, Dupont and Igwe continued to compete in the NXT tag team division.[7] After suffering multiple losses,Wes Lee took Dupont and Igwe under his wing near the end of the year.[8] On the December 31 episode ofNXT, Lee, Dupont and Igwe teamed up for the first time, defeatingAndre Chase,Hank Walker andTank Ledger in asix-man tag team match.[9] On the March 19, 2025, episode ofEvolve, Dupont and Igwe made theirEvolve debut, defeating Tate Wilder and Drako Knox in a tag team match.[10] On the May 13 episode ofNXT, the team of Lee, Dupont and Igwe was known as The High Ryze.[11] The High Ryze reverted to a tag team after Lee was released by WWE on October 10.[12]
Opont, as Tyson Dupont, made hisTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut on the January 23, 2025 episode ofImpact! alongside Wes Lee and Tyriek Igwe to cost Lee's former teamThe Rascalz (Trey Miguel andZachary Wentz) their tag team title match againstNXT Tag Team ChampionsNathan FrazerandAxiom.[13] On the February 6 episode ofImpact!, Dupont made his TNA wrestling debut where he lost toAce Austin. After the match, Dupont, Igwe and Lee attacked Austin and he was saved by The Rascalz.[14] Two weeks later, Dupont and Igwe wrestled their first tag team match in TNA in a losing effort against The Rascalz.[15] AtSacrifice on March 14, Lee, Igwe and Dupont lost to The Rascalz and Austin in a "Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match, suffering their first loss as a team and to end the feud.[16]
Haitian National Records:
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