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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2016-2017)

After finishing his training, he would be signed by WWE, being sent to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. After a few months of training, he would make his debut on the July 25th episode of Raw in 2016, being defeated by Kevin Owens. He would then begin making appearances in NXT and on Main Event, mostly being used as an enhancement talent. After a few more months of losses, he would be released from his WWE contract on February 13, 2017.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2017-2020)

After his WWE release, he would begin gaining experience by competing on the independent wrestling scene, doing so for about a year and a half. In the summer of 2017, he would also start making appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, ultimately signing a full-time contract in November while still being allowed to compete on the independent scene.

He would take part in the 2018 G1 Climax Tournament, ultimately being eliminated from the tournament by Kenny Omega. On March 21, 2019, he would defeat Juice Robinson to capture the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the first time. He would hold onto the championship until June 6th, when he would ultimately lose the championship to Chris Jericho, ending his reign at 78 days.

He would ultimately capture the championship for the second time on August 14th, defeating Chris Jericho in an Unsanctioned Match, ending their feud. He would then have a series of matches against Jon Moxley, defeating the latter on two occasions. On January 5, 2020, he would lose the championship to Jon Moxley, ending his second reign at 145 days. His contract with New Japan Pro-Wrestling would expire following Wrestle Kingdom, having signed a contract extension to finish things up with Jon Moxley after his contract was originally supposed to expire in November 2019.