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Professional wrestling career

WWE

Early fueds, championship pursuits (2016-2017)

After finishing his training, he would make his WWE debut under the name of Tony Quinn on the July 25, 2016, episode of Raw, defeating Curtis Axel, as well as establishing himself as a face. He would defeat various opponents over the proceeding weeks, such as Bo Dallas, Titus O'Neil, and Jinder Mahal, among others. He would even team up with his real-life mentor and trainer Seth Rollins, earning a few victories in tag team action as well. At Hell in a Cell on October 30, he would make his WWE PPV debut with a loss to Chris Jericho.

In January 2017, he would enter the Royal Rumble Match for the first time as the 4th entrant, lasting about 15 minutes before being eliminated by Braun Strowman. Following WrestleMania 33, he would start pursuing the Intercontinental Championship held by Dean Ambrose, ultimately being defeated on two occasions. He would then take part in a Fatal 5-Way Match on Raw to determine the #1 Contender for the Universal Championship, ultimately being unsuccessful.

Intercontinental Champion (2017-2018)

Following SummerSlam, he would start pursuing the Intercontinental Championship once again, viciously assaulting the champion Jason Jordan on Raw, turning heel in the process. At TLC on October 22, he would defeat the latter to capture the championship for the first time. He would successfully defend the championship against Jason Jordan in a rematch the following night on Raw, ending their feud. In January 2018, he would enter the Royal Rumble Match as the 1st entrant, lasting about 25 minutes before being eliminated by the winner Shinsuke Nakamura. At Elimination Chamber the following month, he would take part in an Elimination Chamber Match to determine the #1 Contender for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34, ultimately being eliminated by Braun Strowman. At WrestleMania, he would successfully defend the championship against The Miz and Jason Jordan in a Triple Threat Match. He would then take part in the 50-Man Royal Rumble Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27, being the 30th entrant. He would last about 30 minutes before being eliminated by Daniel Bryan. The following Monday on Raw, he would lose the championship to Chad Gable, ending his reign at 191 days.

He would capture the championship for the second time at Money in the Bank on June 17, as well as retaining it in a rematch against Chad Gable the following night on Raw, ending their feud. He would successfully defend the championship against Dean Ambrose at Extreme Rules on July 15. He would ultimately lose the championship in a rematch against Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam on August 19, ending his second reign at 64 days.