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Professional wrestling career

WWE

Following his high school graduation, Tony Quinn would make his way to the state of Iowa to begin training to become a professional wrestler under WWE's Seth Rollins. Following the completion of his training, Tony would make various appearances on NXT TV, mostly acting as an enhancement talent.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Tony would ultimately sign a contract with New Japan, making his debut in the summer of 2017, being defeated by Jay White. Tony would begin to build some momentum, earning various victories in the 2017 G1 Climax, ultimately being eliminated from the tournament by Kenny Omega. Tony would compete against Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States Championship, being unsuccessful.

Tony would then enter an ongoing feud with Chris Jericho, being defeated at the Wrestle Kingdom 12. They would trade victories over each other, before competing against each other once again at, or on Night 2 of the Super Junior's Tournament, where Tony would be victorious, capturing the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in the process. Tony would hold onto the championship for three months before having to relinquish it due to an elbow injury. The injury would be minor, as Tony would make his return from injury, ambushing the new champion Vance Archer. The two would compete against each other a month later in a Street Fight, where Tony would be victorious to capture the championship for the second time. Tony would reign as champion for four months, ultimately dropping the championship to Juice Robinson.

AEW

Tony would then begin to appear on AEW Dynamite, while still making appearances in Japan, with it being revealed of his contract with AEW. Tony would begin to build momentum, defeating MJF in only his fourth match in the company, capturing the TNT Championship in the process. Tony would hold onto the championship for two months before dropping it to Shawn Spears.

During one of his appearances in Japan, Tony would capture his third IWGP Intercontinental Championship. As per a deal made between the two companies, Tony, as well as AEW, would be granted permission to defend the championship on AEW programming. Tony would successfully defend the championship on various episodes of Dynamite, ultimately dropping the championship to Jon Moxley at the Wrestle Kingdom 13.

Return to WWE

Tony's time in AEW would be short-lived, as Tony would make his return to WWE, acting as Aleister Black's surprise tag team partner on the Raw after WrestleMania 35, with a victory over AOP. The following week on Raw, Tony would be defeated by his partner from the previous week in a critically acclaimed match.

Tony would then qualify for the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, however, being unsuccessful. Tony would then enter an ongoing storyline with an unknown, or mystery attacker, as Tony would be ambushed backstage numerous times, as well as nearly being run down by a car. At Extreme Rules, during Tony's match against Buddy Murphy, who was the main suspect, Tony, as well as his opponent, would both be ambushed by the mystery attacker. On the following episode of Raw, Tony would become the #1 Contender for the United States Championship, only to be brutally assaulted by the mystery attacker just six days before SummerSlam, rendering Tony unable to participate in the championship match against AJ Styles. On the Raw after SummerSlam, it would be revealed through security camera footage that Samoa Joe was the mystery attacker all along. The two would compete against each other inside the Hell in a Cell structure in October, with Tony being victorious in a critically acclaimed match.

Tony would take part in a Triple Threat Match at Crown Jewel, defeating both AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, capturing the United States Championship in the process. Tony would successfully defend the championship against the former champion on the following episode of Raw, as well as at TLC in December. Before then, however, Tony would be victorious over the Intercontinental Champion from SmackDown, Shinsuke Nakamura in yet another critically acclaimed match. Tony would ultimately lose the United States Championship to Samoa Joe in a Street Fight at the Royal Rumble. Tony would then take part in the Royal Rumble Match later that night, ultimately being eliminated by Braun Strowman. Tony would be unsuccessful in winning an Elimination Chamber Match for the United States Championship. At WrestleMania 36, Tony would defeat his rival in a Last Man Standing Match, capturing the championship for the second time. Tony would hold onto the championship for three months before dropping it to Randy Orton.

Tony would then continue to build some more momentum, once again qualifying for the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match. During the match, Tony would severely injure his right knee, being unsuccessful in winning the match. Tony would be rendered out of action, for the time being, undergoing successful surgery to repair the knee. Tony would make his return from injury eight months later, shockingly assaulting his real-life trainer Seth Rollins during the latter's WWE Championship Match against Brock Lesnar, costing the former the championship, as well as turning heel for the very first time in his professional wrestling career. Seth Rollins, who won the Money in the Bank contract after Tony injured his knee, would cash it in to become champion. Tony explained that after watching Seth Rollins cash in his Money in the Bank contract, Tony felt betrayed, accusing his trainer of only caring about himself and never his students, that Tony was just another stepping stone. The two would compete against each other at WrestleMania 37, where Tony would be victorious in a critically acclaimed match.

Following WrestleMania, Tony would once again qualify for the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and after injuring his knee the year prior, Tony would win the contract, guaranteeing himself a future championship opportunity. Tony would compete against Seth Rollins once again at SummerSlam, this time with his Money in the Bank contract on the line. Tony would successfully defend the contract against his trainer. Tony, over the next few months, would continuously play mind games with the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, teasing a cash-in. Tony would also ambush the champion on various occasions. Tony would then mysteriously disappear from TV, as cryptic videos would begin to air, with the target being the champion Drew McIntyre. Two months later, Tony would make his return, ambushing the champion following a match against Andrade. Appearing under a mask, Tony would cost Drew McIntyre the match, removing the mask to reveal a new look, including a shaved head, a beard, as well as a much more muscular physique. Tony would proceed to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, defeating Drew McIntyre to capture the WWE Championship. Tony would successfully defend the championship over the following few months, ultimately losing the championship to Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 38.