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Radomir Petković
Birth nameRadomir Petković
Born (1986-11-26) November 26, 1986 (age 38)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)King Konstantine
Trained byWWE Performance Center
DebutDecember 3, 2015

Radomir Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Петковић, born November 26, 1986) is a Serbian professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, in their developmental territory NXT as King Konstantine.

Amateur wrestling career

Radomir Petković
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Men’s Greco-Roman wrestling
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Baku 120kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria 96kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 120kg
Men’s Freestyle wrestling
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 120kg

Petković won two bronze medals in Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[1] He became European vice-champion at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2015–2016)

On April 13, 2015, it was announced that Petković had signed a developmental contract with WWE and begun training to become a professional wrestler at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.[3] On December 3, 2015, he had his first professional wrestling match in a NXT House Show as King Konstantine.[4] On August 18, 2016, it was announced that Petković had been released from his WWE contract.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling – PETKOVIC Radomir – Biography & Results".
  2. ^ "Radomir Petković srebrni na EP".
  3. ^ "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE.com. 2015-04-13.
  4. ^ "TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITOR MAKES OFFICIAL DEBUT & MORE: 12/3 WWE NXT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA LIVE REPORT". PWInsider.com. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  5. ^ Middleton, Marc (August 18, 2016). "WWE NXT Wrestler Released, WWE Superstars Give 500 Books To Kids, Baron Corbin 'Ink' Extra". PWInsider. Retrieved August 18, 2016.