WWE ID Prospect Conan Lycan Adopts New Ring Name

Conan Lycan has adopted the new ring name Kato Sykes one month after receiving his WWE ID contract. He revealed the change on social media today and updated his profiles to match. Lycan whose real name is Nicky Mariano previously played football before entering wrestling.

He gained some television exposure by appearing on the Amazon Prime reality series Beast Games hosted by MrBeast. WWE announced his signing to the ID program last month on WWE Evolve where AJ Styles personally presented him with the deal.

He thanked Styles for believing in him and expressed appreciation to his best friend Nathan Frazer for his support. Both Lycan and Frazer trained at the Black and Brave wrestling school operated by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave. During September and October Lycan competed in two dark matches for NXT. He continues to wrestle on the independent circuit and has made prior appearances on AEW Dark and TNA Xplosion.

He thanked Styles for believing in him and expressed appreciation to his best friend Nathan Frazer for his support. Both Lycan and Frazer trained at the Black and Brave wrestling school operated by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave. During September and October Lycan competed in two dark matches for NXT.