Lexis King / Brian Pillman Jr.

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Lexis King / Brian Pillman Jr., with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Brian Zachary Pillman was born in Erlanger, Kentucky on September 9, 1993, and he is currently 31 years old.

He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the NXT brand under the ring name of Lexis King.

Lexis King has won 1 championship in major promotions during his career.

Profile Info

• GenderMale
• Real NameBrian Zachary Pillman
• Ring Names
  • Lexis King (October 9, 2023 - Present)
  • Brian Pillman Jr. (January 26, 2018 - October 8, 2023)
  • Brian Pillman II (January 10, 2018 - February 28, 2018)
  • Alex King (December 18, 2017 - January 9, 2018)
• Born September 9, 1993 (age 31)
• NationalityUnited States
• Birth PlaceErlanger, Kentucky
• Billed From
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
• Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
• Weight
  • 223 lbs (101 kg)
• NicknamesThe Prince That Was Promised; The Hollywood Kid; The Loose Cannon 2.0

Career History

• Roles

  • Wrestler (December 18, 2017 - Present)

• Promotions History

  Promotion	from	to
  PromotionWWEBrand NXT	September 26, 2023	Present
  PromotionWWE	August 29, 2023	September 25, 2023
  PromotionINDY	December 18, 2017	August 5, 2023
  PromotionAEW	July 1, 2020	July 11, 2023
  PromotionMLW	September 6, 2018	March 17, 2021
  PromotionOVW	August 4, 2020	December 5, 2020

• Images History

  

  Oct 2024

  

  Sep 2023

  

  Jul 2021

  

  Jul 2020

  

  Dec 2017

• Face / Heel Turns

  Alignment	Details	from	to
  Heel	Revert back to being a heel by using dirty tactics to retain the NXT Heritage Cup	January 14, 2025	Present
  Face	Shook hands with Oro Mensah after a match	October 29, 2024	January 13, 2025
  Heel	Debuted on NXT as a heel	September 26, 2023	October 28, 2024
  Face	Debuted on AEW as a face	July 1, 2020	September 25, 2023
  Heel	Turned on his mentor Kevin Sullivan and joined forces with Teddy Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr. as the New Era Hart Foundation	September 6, 2018	June 30, 2020
  Face		December 18, 2017	September 5, 2018

• Card Positions

  Status	Details	from	to
  NXT Mid Card		October 24, 2023	Present
  NXT Inactive	Early vignettes/house shows	August 29, 2023	October 23, 2023
  AEW Inactive	Indie dates only	April 12, 2023	July 11, 2023
  AEW Low Card		July 1, 2020	April 11, 2023

• Finishers

  • The Coronation - Straight Jacket Neckbreaker (October 24, 2023 - Present)
  • Dire Promises - Swinging Neckbreaker (July 1, 2020 - October 23, 2023)
  • Sleeping Hero German Suplex (December 18, 2017 - October 23, 2023)
  • Air Pillman - Springboard Clothesline (December 18, 2017 - June 30, 2020)

• Theme Songs

  • Theme Song"King" by def rebel - Single (October 24, 2023 - Present)
  • Theme Song"Lineage (Spine on Pine)" by Mikey Rukus - with Brock Anderson - Team (December 17, 2022 - May 13, 2023)
  • Theme Song"City Lights" by Mikey Rukus - with Griff Garrison - Team (July 29, 2020 - November 2, 2022)
  • Theme Song"Creepy Tales" by Scott Schiaffo - Single (August 4, 2020 - December 5, 2020)
  • Theme Song"Bullet Proof" by Mikey Rukus - Single (July 1, 2020 - July 28, 2020)
  • Theme Song"3 Kings (instrumental)" by Syndicate Sound Labs - with New Era Hart Foundation - Team (September 6, 2018 - March 13, 2020)

Titles & Accomplishments

• World Wrestling Entertainment

  • x1 NXT Heritage Cup

• International Wrestling Cartel

  • 1 IWC Super Indy Championship

  KFW Wrestling

  • 1 KFW Championship

  Ohio Valley Wrestling

  • 1 OVW Heavyweight Championship

  Supreme Wrestling

  • 1 Supreme Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

  Warrior Wrestling

  • 1 Warrior Wrestling Championship

  World Class Wrestling Outlaws

  • 1 WCWO Heavyweight Championship

• Other Accomplishments

  • IWC Super Indy 19 Winner (2020)
  • MLW Rookie of the Year (2018)
  • PWI Rookie of the Year (2019)
  • Cauliflower Alley Club's Rising Star Award (2020)

Teams & Relations

• Tag Teams & Stables

  • Brian Pillman Jr. & Brock Anderson - Brock Anderson (December 17, 2022 - May 13, 2023)
  • The Blondes / The Varsity Blondes - Griff Garrison (July 29, 2020 - November 2, 2022)
  • New Era Hart Foundation - Davey Boy Smith Jr. / DH Smith, Teddy Hart (September 6, 2018 - March 13, 2020)
• Managers
  • Julia Hart
• Family
  • Brian Pillman - Father

Lexis King Games Appearances (2)

WWE Main Series (1/26)

WWE 2K25

Other Games (1)

SuperCard