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Commander Azeez

CTL-P-0953 · Person · 2010s–2020s

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Combined Graph record U-02776 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0953. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Nigerian-Polish giant; enforcer for Apollo Crews during his 'Nigerian Royalty' run

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Nigerian-Polish giant; enforcer for Apollo Crews during his 'Nigerian Royalty' run

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Professional wrestler: Dabba-Kato returned at WrestleMania 37 (night two) aligning with Apollo Crews in Crews' Intercontinental title win in the Nigerian Drum Fight and was repackaged as Commander Azeez; he is of Polish and Nigerian descent, explaining the alignment with Crews, who played a descendant of Nigerian royalty; WWE Performance Center class of April 2016; prior professional football career in European leagues and a late cut from the Minnesota Vikings' 2015 preseason; appeared at the Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018 under the Babatunde ring name. Era 2010s-2020s and the enforcer-for-Crews role are supported.

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