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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2020-2022)

Upon graduating from high school, he would soon begin training to become a professional wrestler, traveling to Iowa to train at the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy, owned by WWE's Seth Rollins. After three months of training, he adopted the name Tony Quinn and began competing on the independent circuit, competing in promotions such as CZW, Dragon Gate USA, FIP, as well as AIW.

AEW

Early feuds, championship pursuits (2022)

He would then sign a 5-year contract with All Elite Wrestling, making his debut on the May 6th episode of Rampage, being defeated by CM Punk. He would continue to make appearances mostly on Rampage for the next few weeks, mostly in tag team matches with numerous partners. He would make his AEW PPV debut on May 29th at Double or Nothing, taking part in the Casino Battle Royal to determine the next challenger for the AEW TNT Championship, ultimately being unsuccessful as he would be eliminated by Pac.

He would continue his pursuit of the TNT Championship, ultimately being unsuccessful on the June 17th episode of Rampage, being defeated by the champion Scorpio Sky. He would then be defeated by the new champion Wardlow on the August 31st episode of Dynamite. He would then set his sights on the AEW International Championship held by Pac. He would be unsuccessful in a 20-man Battle Royal on the September 21st episode of Dynamite: Grand Slam, being eliminated last by Orange Cassidy.

TNT Champion (2022-2023)

He would then enter a feud with the former champion Pac after scoring an upset victory over him on the November 2nd episode of Dynamite, resulting in a backstage assault later on that night at the hands of Pac. This would lead to a match being made for the Full Gear Zero-Hour Pre-Show on November 19th, where he would ultimately be defeated. Their rivalry would continue going into 2023, where Pac would cost him an AEW International Championship opportunity against Orange Cassidy on the January 13th episode of Rampage. This would lead to a match being made for the February 1st episode of Dynamite. However, the match would never get the chance to begin due to a brawl taking place in the locker room. Their rivalry would ultimately come to an end at the Revolution event on March 5th, where he would defeat Pac 2-1 in a 2-out-of-3 falls match.

On the April 19th episode of Dynamite, he would defeat Powerhouse Hobbs to become the AEW TNT Champion. With this victory, he would become the youngest champion in AEW history, winning the TNT Championship at the age of 21. He would successfully defend the championship against Powerhouse Hobbs in a rematch on the May 3rd episode of Dynamite. He would then enter a feud with Christian Cage, being ambushed by his protege Luchasaurus on the May 12th episode of Rampage. This would lead to a ladder match being made for the Double or Nothing event on May 28th, where he would be successful in retaining the title.

He would then successfully defend the championship against Luchasaurus on the premiere episode of Collision on June 17th, much to Cage's dismay. Their rivalry would be put on hold temporarily due to Christian Cage sustaining a shoulder injury. He would then begin issuing open challenges, successfully defending the championship against opponents such as Daniel Garcia, Rocky Romero, and Trent Beretta. Christian Cage would make his return from injury alongside Luchasaurus on the August 30th episode of Dynamite, unleashing a vicious assault on the champion. He would ultimately lose the championship to Christian Cage on the September 23rd episode of Collision, being defeated in a 3-way match where Cage pinned Luchasaurus. This would end his championship reign at 158 days. His rivalry with Christian Cage would come to an end at the WrestleDream event on October 1st, where he would be defeated 2-1 in a 2-out-of-3 falls match in the main event of the evening. Following the match, he would be saved from a post-match assault by the debuting Adam Copeland.

Partnership w/Aaron Cooper, AEW World Tag Team Champions (2024-2025)

At Worlds End on December 30th, he would be unsuccessful in a 20-man Battle Royal on the Zero-Hour Pre-Show to determine the next challenger for the TNT Championship, ultimately being eliminated last by Luchasaurus.

Going into 2024, he would form a partnership with one of his long-time friends Aaron Cooper, making their debut as a tag team on the January 12th episode of Rampage with a victory over Top Flight. They would then embark on a winning streak, being victorious in their next 25 matches together. Their winning streak would come to an end on the March 20th episode of Dynamite, being defeated by Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara in a match for the AEW World Tag Team Titles. They would then enter a feud with House of Black, being viciously assaulted by the trio after declining their invitation to join forces on the April 13th episode of Collision. He would then score an upset victory over Brody King on the April 17th episode of Dynamite, only for House of Black to put him through the announce table after the match. This would result in a no-disqualification match being made for the Double or Nothing event on May 26th, ultimately being unsuccessful at the event.

Their rivalry would eventually begin to involve the AEW World Tag Team Champions, Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, resulting in a 3-way match being made for the July 3rd episode of Dynamite: Fyter Fest, where House of Black's Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews would come away with the titles. They would then brawl with House of Black after their title defense against Jericho and Guevara on the July 20th episode of Collision, continuing their feud. Their rivalry would ultimately come to an end at All In on August 25th, where they would defeat House of Black inside of a steel cage to become AEW World Tag Team Champions.

They would then defeat Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara at the All Out event on September 1st to retain the titles. Their next feud would be with Undisputed Kingdom's Matt Taven and Mike Bennett, who would win a tag team eliminator tournament to become the next challengers earlier that same night. That match would then take place at the WrestleDream event on October 5th, where they would be successful in retaining the titles. Their rivalry would eventually lead to them losing the titles on the December 4th episode of Dynamite: Winter is Coming, ending their reign at 102 days. Their feud would come to an end on the first episode of Dynamite in 2025, ultimately being unsuccessful in a ladder match on January 1st.

Championships and Accomplishments

AEW


 * TNT Champion
 * AEW World Tag Team Champion (w/Aaron Cooper)