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Professional wrestling career

WWE

Raw (2017-2018)

Anthony, following his high school graduation, would begin training to become a professional wrestler under WWE's Seth Rollins. Under the ring name of Tony Quinn, he would be signed by WWE, making his professional debut on the April 10, 2017 episode of Raw, defeating Bo Dallas. Tony would then defeat Jinder Mahal at both Payback and Extreme Rules. Tony would be defeated by Cesaro at Great Balls of Fire in July.

At SummerSlam, Tony would be unsuccessful in winning the United States Championship in a Fatal 4-Way Match, being pinned by the champion Sheamus. Tony would then enter an ongoing feud with Finn Balor, turning heel in the process. Tony would score an upset victory over the former at Clash of Champions, before ultimately being defeated at Hell in a Cell. Tony would then be defeated by Sami Zayn at both Survivor Series and Roadblock.

SmackDown Live, WWE Champion (2018-2019)

Tony would be entry #11 in the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match, ultimately being eliminated by Sami Zayn. Tony would defeat No Way, Jose, at Fast Lane, and then his real-life trainer Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 34.

Following WrestleMania, Tony would make the move to SmackDown Live as a result of the superstar shake-up, being defeated by Apollo Crews at Backlash, ultimately being victorious at Money in the Bank. Tony would then defeat Tye Dillinger at Battleground in July.

Tony would then enter a feud with John Cena, defeating the latter at SummerSlam to become the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship. Tony would then defeat the champion AJ Styles at No Mercy, capturing his very first WWE Championship. Tony would defeat the former champion at both Survivor Series and TLC, the latter being a TLC Match. Tony would defeat Roderick Strong at the Royal Rumble, as well as being victorious in an Elimination Chamber Match in February. Tony would then lose the championship to Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 35, ending his reign at 161 days. Tony would then be defeated once again by the champion at Backlash.