Alex Zayne Brandenburg is an American professional wrestler currently working on the independent circuit under the ring name Alex Zayne. He is best known for his tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).[5] He has also appeared on Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor (ROH), Game Changer Wrestling, and WWE, where he performed under the ring name Ari Sterling. Zayne made his debut in NJPW on November 11, 2019 at New Japan Showdown, in a tag team match, where he and Aaron Solow lost against Amazing Red and T. J. Perkins. Since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Zayne was unable to work on NJPW events in Japan, leading him to take part in NJPW Strong series. His big matches and performances led him to a WWE Try-out, which he passed, leading him to leave NJPW and sign with WWE in the spring of 2021. In the fall of 202...