No Way Jose (wrestler)

No Way Jose
Jose in 2018
Birth nameLevis Valenzuela Jr.
Born (1988-05-30) May 30, 1988 (age 36)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Levy Valenz[1]
Levis Valenzuela
Levis Valenzuela Jr.[2]
Manny Garcia[2]
No Way
No Way Jose[2]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3]
Billed weight245 lb (111 kg)[3]
Billed fromSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic[3]
Trained byRoy Wilkins
Tony Racanelli
Cameron Grimes[4]
DebutMay 17, 2013[2]

Levis Valenzuela Jr.[5] (born May 30, 1988) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE under the ring name No Way Jose. Valenzuela debuted in May 2013, wrestling under the name Manny Garcia for North Carolina promotion CWF Mid-Atlantic, where he became a two-time CWF Mid-Atlantic Television Champion. He signed with WWE in 2015, wrestling in its developmental territory NXT before being called up to the main roster in April 2018. After being released by WWE in April 2020, he began to work on the independent circuit, as well with Impact Wrestling.

  1. ^ @LevyValenz (July 18, 2020). "Time for a change #ControlYourNarrative#FreeLevyValenz#TheNarrative" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d "No Way Jose OWW". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "No Way Jose". www.wwe.com.
  4. ^ "WWE welcomes new NXT recruits: Introducing Levis Valenzuela Jr". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Levis Valenzuela Jr. proud to represent Dominican Republic in NXT". WWE.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.