Evan Golden (wrestler)

Robert Evan Lee Cox (born September 29, 2000), better known by the ring name Evan Golden, is an American professional wrestler. A second generation wrestler, he is the son of Eddie Golden and the third member of the Golden wrestling family.[1]

Evan Golden
Birth nameRobert Evan Lee Cox
Born (2000-09-29) September 29, 2000
Asheville, North Carolina, United States[2]
Parent(s)Eddie Golden (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Evan Golden
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight209 lb (95 kg)[3]
Billed fromAsheville, North Carolina[3]
Trained byEddie Golden[3]
E. Z. Money[1][3]
Jeff Connelly[3]
DebutDecember 18, 2021[3]

Early life

Robert Evan Lee Cox was born on September 29, 2000, in Asheville, North Carolina.[3][2] His father, Eddie, worked as a professional wrestler, touring the Southeast.[4] Cox attended Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.[5]

Professional wrestling career

National Wrestling Alliance and SOM Live (2023–present)

Early career and first feuds

Golden debuted on December 18, 2021, for the Asheville-based promotion Uprise Pro Wrestling. Accompanied to the ring by his father Eddie, Golden lost after a rock bottom from Brandon Paradise.[4][6] On October 22, 2022, Golden defeated mentor Jeff Connelly in a match for the Rocky Top Heavyweight Championship at a fundraising event.[7][8]

Junior Heavyweight division and SOM Live (2023–present)

On May 17, 2023, Golden unsuccessfully challenged Kerry Morton for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in Mountain City, Tennessee. Immediately after the match, Golden tagged alongside Jeff Paul against Morton and Brian Montgomery in an impromptu tag team match.[9][10]

Golden competed at SOM Live and the National Wrestling Alliance’s Monsters of the Midway event on July 28, 2023. Golden retained the SOM Hybrid Championship against Victor Andrews, Blade Gibson, and Jackson Black.[11] Golden retained the championship in a defense against Kirk Cazana on August 8, 2023 at 5:05 Live.[12]

Music career

On March 19, 2020, Golden debuted his first single as a musician on streaming platforms.[13] Golden released the following single, "Walk", a year later.[14] Golden released his third single titled "Jet Lag" in collaboration with MecHeoN on May 28.[15] Golden released his fourth single titled "Huntin' for Myself" alongside James Tate on July 10, 2021.[16][17]

Other media

Golden will appear in the upcoming Steam game Main Event: Wrestling Manager.[18]

Discography

As lead artist
List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Up Now / The Vapor"[19] 2020 Non-album singles
"Walk"[20] 2021
"Jet Lag"[15]

(featuring MecHeoN)

"Huntin' for Myself"[16]

(featuring James Tate)

"Keep Asking"[21]
"Mad"[22]
"Ride"[23]
"Chasing You"[24]
"Snowstorm"[25]
"Love Again"[26] 2022
"Man of the Year"[27]

(featuring MecHeoN)

"It's Christmas Time Again"[28]
"C9"[29]

(featuring NITEMxRE N-A DRExMLxND & MecHeoN)

 2023
"Chain Gang"[30]

(featuring Nkabiness)

"Dreams"[31]

(featuring James Tate)

Championships and accomplishments
Golden as SOM Hybrid Champion in 2023

References
  1. Saalbach, Axel. "Evan Golden on Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. "Evan Golden". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. Kriekenbohm, Philip. "Evan Golden". Cagematch.
  4. Solowrestling (2022-03-20). "Entrevista exclusiva a Evan Golden: 'El propósito del wrestling es hacer feliz a la gente'". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. @evantheblonde (June 9, 2021). "Robert Evan Cox - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville NC #theNSLS @theNSLS" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-16 – via Twitter.
  6. Evan Golden vs Brandon Paradise, retrieved 2021-12-27
  7. Evan Golden vs. Jeff Connelly for the Rocky Top Heavyweight Championship, retrieved 2022-10-27
  8. Peters, CY (2022-10-25). "Professional wrestlers help local man raise money for kidney". www.elizabethton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. Kerry Morton vs Evan Golden - NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (FULL MATCH), retrieved 2023-05-21
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Cagematch - Beside the Ring Event". Cagematch.
  11. Kriekenbohm, Philip. "SOM Monsters of the Midway 2023".
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SOM 5:05 Live 06.08.2023".
  13. "Evan Golden". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  14. "Evan Golden - Walk". iHeart. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  15. "Jet Lag". Spotify. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  16. "Release "Huntin' for Myself (feat. James Tate)" by Evan Golden". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  17. "Huntin' for Myself (feat. James Tate) - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  18. @ValdarixGames (October 22, 2021). "New reveals started dropping every 15 minutes on our FB and IG accounts. Here's some updates. Talent and promotions interested in being featured in IP22 check out valdarixgames.com/indywrestling #wrestling #gamedev #indiegamedev #indywrestling" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-16 – via Twitter.
  19. Up Now, 2020-03-18, retrieved 2022-07-18
  20. "Walk - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  21. "Keep Asking by Evan Golden". 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  22. "Mad - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  23. "Ride - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  24. "Chasing You - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  25. "Snowstorm - Single by Evan Golden". 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  26. Love Again, 2022-02-14, retrieved 2022-07-18
  27. Man of the Year by Evan Golden, 2022-09-06, retrieved 2022-09-11
  28. "Release "It's Christmas Time Again" by Evan Golden - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  29. C9 (feat. NITEMxRE N-A DRExMLxND & MecHeoN) by Evan Golden, 2023-01-28, retrieved 2023-02-07
  30. "Release "Chain Gang" by Evan Golden - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  31. Evan Golden - Dreams (feat. James Tate) | iHeart, 2023-02-08, retrieved 2023-02-10
  32. Elliot, Scott. "SOM Results". School of Morton. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
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