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Professional wrestling career

WWE

Raw (2017-2018)

Tony Quinn, on April 10, 2017, episode of Raw, would make his professional debut, defeating Bo Dallas. Tony would then enter an ongoing feud with Jinder Mahal, defeating the latter at both Payback and Extreme Rules. Tony would be defeated by Cesaro at Great Balls of Fire in July.

Tony would be unsuccessful in winning the United States Championship at SummerSlam, being defeated in a Fatal-4 Way Match by the champion Kevin Owens. Tony would then enter a feud with Finn Balor, turning heel in the process. Tony would score an upset victory over the former at Clash of Champions, only to be defeated at Hell in a Cell. Tony would be defeated by Sami Zayn at Survivor Series, only to defeat the latter at Roadblock in December.

SmackDown Live (2018-2021)

Tony would enter the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble, ultimately being eliminated by the eventual winner Samoa Joe. Tony would defeat No Way Jose at Fast Lane.

Following WrestleMania 34, Tony would be traded to SmackDown Live as a result of the superstar shake-up, entering a feud with Apollo Crews. Tony would be defeated at Backlash, only to defeat his rival at Money in the Bank.

WWE Champion (2018-2019)

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 defeat AJ Styles at No Mercy, capturing his very first WWE Championship, defeating the former champion at Survivor Series and TLC. Tony would defeat Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble to retain the title. Tony would also be victorious in an Elimination Chamber Match in February to retain the title once again. Tony would ultimately lose the title to Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 35.

Championship pursuits (2019)

Following WrestleMania, Tony would attempt to become WWE Champion again, being unsuccessful at Backlash, as well as in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match in June.

Tony would then begin pursuing the Intercontinental Championship, assaulting the champion, Tye Dillinger. Tony would then be victorious in a 25-Man Battle Royal, becoming the #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship, being defeated by the champion at Battleground and SummerSlam.

Intercontinental Champion (2019-2020)

Another championship match would be set up for the No Mercy PPV, where Tony would capture his very first Intercontinental Championship, holding onto the title until Survivor Series the next month, where he lost it to Apollo Crews.

On the following episode of SmackDown Live, Tony would defeat his rival to capture the championship for the second time. Tony would defeat the former champion at TLC in a Ladder Match. Tony would be a participant in the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship, ultimately being unsuccessful. Tony would defeat AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 to retain the title. Tony would ultimately lose the title to Dean Ambrose at Money in the Bank in June.

Various feuds (2020-2021)

Following his loss of the Intercontinental Championship, Tony would begin pursuing the WWE Championship once again, becoming the #1 Contender by winning a 6-Pack Challenge. Tony would be defeated by the champion, 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt at both SummerSlam and No Mercy.

Following some time, Tony would unsuccessfully enter the 2021 Men's Royal Rumble, being eliminated by Drew McIntyre. Frustrated because of a lack of success, Tony would assault the SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon in a fit of rage. The two would face off at WrestleMania 37, where Tony would be victorious. On the following episode of SmackDown Live, Tony and Shane McMahon would come to a truce, turning the former face in the process.

Return to Raw (2021-2025)