The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Nigeria
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nigerian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Nigerian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Daniel Igali (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 33.45, Daniel Igali is the most famous Nigerian Wrestler. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Baraladei Daniel Igali (born February 3, 1974) is a Nigerian-Canadian wrestler. He won Canada's first ever Olympic gold medal in wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics and remains Canada's only male Olympic gold medalist in wrestling.
2. Omos (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 28.30, Omos is the 2nd most famous Nigerian Wrestler. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Omos () and is the tallest wrestler on WWE's active roster. He is managed by MVP. In the course of his career as a college basketball player, he played for the University of South Florida and Morgan State University from 2014 to 2015 and played as a forward for King University men’s basketball team from 2015 to 2016. Omogbehin signed with WWE in January 2019 and became a one-time Raw Tag Team Champion with AJ Styles in 2021.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Nigerian wrestlers born between 1974 and 1994. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nigerian wrestlers include Daniel Igali, and Omos. As of April 2024, 1 new Nigerian wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Omos.
