Sesugh Uhaa aka, Apollo Crews, is an American professional wrestler.Here is everything you need to know about Apollo Crews, including his net worth, salary, records, personal life.
Apollo Crews is a WWE Intercontinental Champion. Let us have a look at the former WWE United States Champion’s net worth, career, records, and much more.
Apollo Crews Facts
| Birth Place | Sacramento, California U.S |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Net Worth (2021) | $ 2 million |
| Salary (2021) | $ 250,000 |
| Age | 34 |
| Date of Birth | August 22, 1987 |
| High School | Military High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Wrestling Debut | 2009 |
| WWE Debut | 2015 |
| Finisher | Angle Slam, Triple Powerbomb, Fallaway Samoan Drop |
| Achievements | WWE United States Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion |
| Spouse | Linda Palonen |
| Children | 2 children |
| Nickname | Uhaa Nation |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
Apollo Crews Worth and Salary
As of 2021, Apollo has a net worth of $2 million and receives a salary of $250,000 from WWE. He also makes from PPV appearances and other WWE public appearances.
Apollo Crews Career
Sesugh started his professional wrestling at 21 under Mr. Hughes at his WWA4 promotion training school. He was also doing a job parallelly to pay for his training. He made his in-ring debut on August 17, 2009, on the Georgian independent circuit.
Uhaa made his breakthrough into the wrestling circuit in 2011 when he was signed by Dragon Gate USA promotion which made him travel to Japan to represent Dragon gate.
He made his PPV debut at Untouchable 2011. Uhaa was named the Best Newcomer that year by Dragon Gate USA.
He made his debut for Evolve in 2012, where he defeated Pinkie Sanchez. He made quite a name for himself in this promotion with his high-flying moves and power wrestling and won various championship titles.
Sesugh made his debut for WWE NXT developmental brand on April 6, 2015, in the ringside with William Regal. With the name Uhaa Nation. It got changed to Apollo Crews soon.
Crews made his in-ring debut at NXT against Tye Dillinger with a win and defeated Martin Stone. He won the battle Royal to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship.
Crews made his main roster debut by defeating Tyler Breeze on Raw. He remained undefeated for some time and defeated many promising superstars.
Apollo became affiliated with “The Titus Brand,” he became associated with Titus O’Neil. They even defeated Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus in upset victories.
Crews defeated Andrade to win the United States Championship for the first time and beat him again to retain the title. However, he lost his title to Hurt business member Bobby Lashley at Payback.
Apollo was drafted to SmackDown. He turned heel for the first time in his career by attacking Big E with Intercontinental Championship involved. Their feud went on for a very long until WrestleMania 37, when Crews finally defeated Big E in a Nigerian Drum Fight and won the Intercontinental Championship with the help of Commander Azeez.
Apollo Crews Family and Personal Life
Sesugh Uhaa was born on August 22, 1987, in Sacramento, California, and fell in love with professional wrestling after watching Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock.
Uhaa is of Nigerian descent. His father originally hails from Vandeikya and his mother from Benue State. He married Linda Palonen. They have a daughter named Sade and a son named Kai.
FAQs about Apollo Crews
| What is Apollo Crews’ net worth? |
| Crews has a net worth of approximately $2 million |
| How old is Crews? |
| Crews is 34 years old. |
| When did Crews make his WWE debut? |
| Crews made his WWE debut in 2015 |
| Who is Apollo Crews married to? |
| Yes, he is married to Linda Palonen |
| Does Crews have any children? |
| Yes two children, one son and one daughter |
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