Omari Jahi Palmer (born May 17, 1994) is an American professional wrestler who wrestles under the ring name Oddyssey. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Odyssey Jones from 2019 to 2024.
Early life
Palmer was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Coram, New York.
He attended Longwood High School, where he competed in football,
basketball,
lacrosse, and wrestling. In 2012, Palmer attended Syracuse University, majoring in
sociology. He joined the roster of the
Syracuse Orange football team, playing 36 games for the team as an
offensive guard until suffering a lower leg injury during his senior year in 2016.
Professional wrestling career
WWE (2019–2024)
In June 2018, Palmer attended a try-out with the professional wrestling promotion
WWE.
In February 2019, he was hired by WWE and assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for training.
In May 2019, Palmer set an
trap bar deadlift record at the WWE Performance Center Combine, beating the previous record of held by Otis.
He wrestled his first match on November 7, 2019, losing to
Dexter Lumis at a
house show in Ocala, Florida under his birth name.
He wrestled a handful of matches in late-2019 and early-2020 before going on hiatus for over a year.
Palmer returned to the ring in July 2021 under the new ring name of "Odyssey Jones", wrestling at WWE SmackDown tapings. He wrestled his first televised match on the July 6 episode of WWE 205 Live, defeating Grayson Waller. On July 20, he wrestled his first televised WWE NXT match, defeating Andre Chase in the first round of the WWE NXT Breakout Tournament.
Jones returned on the October 25, 2022 show of NXT, inviting Edris Enofé and Malik Blade to a party.
In September 2024, after allegations of domestic abuse were made against him, Jones was abruptly removed from WWE television and subsequently fired by WWE.
Independent circuit (2025–present)
In February 2025, Palmer (as "Oddyssey") unsuccessfully challenged A. J. Francis for the WNRN All-Florida Championship in a bout promoted by The Establishment Wrestling in Orlando, Florida.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2025–present)
On July 18, 2025, it was announced that Oddyssey would make his debut for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a participant in the Royal Road Tournament, facing
Hideki Suzuki in the first round.
Professional wrestling style and persona
Jones wrestles in a "powerhouse" style.
His finishing moves include a sidewalk slam,
a falling powerslam
and a
diving splash.
While in WWE, he wore orange and blue ring attire (a reference to the
Syracuse Orange colors)
and was nicknamed "the Future Favorite".
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