| The Raid | |
|---|---|
 Wawan in 2012 | |
| Birth name | Wawan Mulyawan |
| Born | January 21, 1990 Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Spouse(s) | Srikandi (m.2014) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Wawan Mulyawan The Raid |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg) |
| Billed from | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Trained by | Srikandi Big Show Sarah Backman |
| Debut | 2012 |
Wawan Mulyawan (Born January 1, 1990) is an Indonesian Writer, Athlete, Chef, Former Mixed Martial Arts, and professional wrestler. Currently signed to WWE better known by his in ring name The Raid. He was a former MMA Heavyweight Champions, UFC Heavyweight Champions, and NXT Champions.
Early life and education
editMulyawan was born in Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Father Abdurrahman Al-Jufri is of Arabian Descent and his Mother Ashirah is Descent of Sultanate of Banten. Mulyawan graduated from Al-Azhar University on 2012.
Professional wrestling career
editWWE
editNXT (2012-2013)
editAfter retired from UFC Championship, he began his career in wrestling under name The Raid, he joined WWE under NXT brand, he was trained by The Big Show. He won NXT Championship on 2012 defeated Big E Langston.
WWE (2013-Current)
editMulyawan made his debut on WWE RAW 2013 against Jack Swagger, and he making wonderful debut defeated Swagger by Bruce Lee Kick.
Other Works
editMulyawan began his acting career as supporting role on his first film Ong-Bak 7 in 2010, that film was a succes with high rating, and then he make small appearence on Chronicles of Atlantis in 2010. He make his debut as a lead role in 2011 film, Salahuddin. He was portraying Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi, the muslim leader on Chrusade and also the founding of Ayyubid Dynasty in Egypt. This film was super hit and hight grossing worldwide. He was also make several appearence on television show including his own show, Healty Cook with Chef Wawan who was aired on 2010 - present.
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ong-Bak 7 | Ali Tan |
| 2010 | Chronicles of Atlantis | Posseidon |
| 2011 | Salahuddin | Young Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi |
| 2012 | Prabu Siliwangi | Raden Walangsungsang |
| 2013 | Hercules | Young Hercules |
| 2013 | Gajah Mada | Prabu Hayam Wuruk |
| 2014 | Airlangga | Anak Wungsu |
| 2014 | Walisongo | Raden Fatah |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MMA Fight | Himself |
| 2008 | Mata Najwa | Himself (Guest) |
| 2009 | Kick Andy | Himself (Guest) |
| 2009 | UFC Pro | Himself |
| 2010 | COC | Himself |
| 2010 | Late Show | Himself (Guest) |
| 2010 - Present | Healthy Cook with Chef Wawan | Himself (Presenter) |
beside being an athlete and actor, he is also a very good writer, he also write his own books about healthy food and how to make healthy tasty food, he aslo wrote a book about martial arts.
Books
edit- Healthy Cook
- Healthy and Tasty
- Martial Arts
he also a good chef and have several restaurant, he said that "cooking is how make a food, and the food is not just must to be healthy but it also must to be tasty and done well, and also must be halal".
Restaurant
edit- Martabak Kontemporer, Jakarta
- Lesehan Nusantara, Bandung
- Halal Grill Cafe, London
Personal Life
editMulyawan Married her former trainer and manager Annisa Lailatul Fajriyah better known as Srikandi who is 8 years older than him, on May 2014. They live at Jakarta, Indonesia.
In Wrestling
edit- Finishing Moves
- Bruce Lee Kick
- Signature Moves
- Kung Fu Slam
- Managers
- Entrance Themes
- Hope (NXT)
- Fire Fire (WWE)
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Mixed Martial Arts
- MMA
- Heavyweight Champions (1 time)
- UFC Pro
- UFC Heavyweight Champions (1 time)
- MMA
- WWE NXT
- NXT Championship (1 time)
Mixed martial arts
edit| Wawan Mulyawan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wawan Mulyawan January 21, 1990 Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| Other names | Tall Jet Li |
| Residence | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 19 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Style | Pencak Silat-Tai Chi-Wushu-Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 |
Before he turn into a wrestler, he was a mixed martial arts champions, and he retired from martial arts championship but still keep that on by teaching martial arts, he was a master of Pencak Silat, Tai Chi, Wushu, and Muay Thai. he also learning Wing Chun. He was very fast and powerfull, so that's why he called "Tall Jet Li" because he was very fast like Jet Li but also have a quite tall height (1.96 m). He make his debut on MMA and then he joining UFC, he was MMA Champions (1 time) and also UFC Heavyweight Champions (1 time), he is being popular after defeating Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez.
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 5 matches | 5 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9–5 | Yamamoto Hanshi | TKO (punches) | Cage of Combat 4: Spanish Bombs | February 27, 2010 | 2 | 2:47 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Win | 8–4 | Toshiyuki Moriya | Submission (neck crank) | COC I: Cage of Combat I | December 26, 2010 | 1 | 3:17 | Veracruz, Mexico | |
| Win | 7–4 | Cain Velasquez | Submission | UFC pro | December 15, 2009 | 2 | 2:36 | Alabama, United States | |
| Win | 6–4 | Hato Kiyoshi | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Xtreme 17 | December 15, 2009 | 2 | 2:31 | Kyoto, Japan | |
| Win | 5–4 | Brock Lesnar | TKO (punches) | MMA Xtreme 14 | October 13, 2008 | 1 | 2:41 | Wisconsin, United States |
External links
edit- Wawan Mulyawan on X
Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Chefs Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists Category:Restaurant critics Category:People from Jakarta