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Dustin Tarr (born August 12, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. Tarr wrestles in various independent promotions on the East Coast of the United States such as Ring of Honor, East Coast Wrestling Association, Maryland Championship Wrestling, NWA Anarchy (formerly NWA Wildside), and many others. He is also a graduate of the inaugural class of former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar and current Total Nonstop Action on-air color commentator, Taz's "Team Taz Dojo," in which he attended February 7-11, 2011. Early Career Dustin started his career in professional wrestling as a ring announcer for an independent show on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Shortly after that, he joined a training school in Salisbury, Maryland to become a pro wrestler under the tutelege of Jay & Mark Briscoe. Tarr wrestled a few shows for MCW and then started traveling the east coast, working in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. In his early career, he always referred to wrestling as a hobby and never got caught up in the thoughts of one day pursuing it as a full-time job. In 2004, Tarr joined the United States Marine Corps. US Military and later in wrestling Upon graduating USMC boot camp, Dustin Tarr was stationed in Jacksonville, North Carolina and pursued a career as a paralegal from 2004-2005. He changed his career path in the Marine Corps in 2006 as a military intelligence agent, in which he maintained until his honorable discharge in January 2009. Tarr is a certified combat lifesaver with expert qualifications in rifle and pistol. He represented the Corps in New York City at Fleet Week in 2007. In 2009, Tarr began wrestling a full schedule getting in the best ring shape of his life and started to make some noise on the southeast independent circuit, tagging with long-time friend, Aden Chambers. Other notable feuds: Christian York, Kimo, Aden Chambers, and Phill Shatter. In January 2011, Tarr was contacted by Taz to take part in Taz's inaugural class of the Team Taz Dojo. In February 2011, Tarr was one of six aspiring wrestlers in the world selected to graduate from Taz's Dojo. Personal Life Dustin Tarr currently resides in Ocean City, Maryland. He is working on his Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and works as a manager at the Powerhouse Gym in Berlin, Maryland. Tarr also trained his younger brother to wrestle in 2005, in which they have wrestled as a tag team in North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.