Shady El Nahas

Shady Elnahas (born 27 March 1998) is a Canadian professional wrestler and retired He is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, having won gold in 2022, and a former five-time Pan American Games champion, winning his most recent gold in 2024 in the 100 kg or less category. He is signed to WWE, using the name Shido Ash.

Career When Elnahas was young, he immigrated to Canada from Egypt, and took up the sport of judo for self-defence against bullying at school.

Elnahas won silver at the 2018 Osaka Grand Slam in November, and the following year he followed that up with a bronze at the 2019 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.

Elnahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru and in at the 2020 in Guadalajara.

In June 2021, Elnahas was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

On May 16, 2025, the WWE announced that Elnahas had joined the WWE Performance Center as a WWE NXT recruit.

Personal life Elnahas was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved to Canada with his family at the age of 12. The family initially lived in Toronto though he moved to Montreal to join the national Canadian judo team where he trains with them today. His older brother Mohab is also a member of the national Canadian judo team. He is a citizen of Canada and Egypt, though he resides in Orlando.

Elnahas is currently in a relationship with fellow WWE wrestler Tiffany Stratton.