About Erick Rowan

Joseph Ruud (born November 28, 1981) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE where he performed under the ring name Erick Rowan.

He previously wrestled in Japan, having trained and performed for Pro Wrestling Noah. He signed a contract with WWE in 2011 and was sent to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), before debuting in NXT the following year as a founding member of The Wyatt Family. In WWE, he is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion (with Luke Harper), and a two-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion, (one reign with Luke Harper, and one reign with Daniel Bryan).