Austin Tyler White born August 2, is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. His parents were divorced prior to his birth. White has been a fan of professional wrestling since childhood, citing John Cena as a huge influence and having dreams of joining WWE since he was eight years old.
He made his professional wrestling debut on May 5, , under the ring name Austin Theory , defeating A. Prior to his signing with the company, he participated in a WWE tryout in February Later that night, he assisted Rollins and Murphy in attacking Black, formally joining Rollins' group as a disciple. As part of the Draft , Theory was drafted to the Raw brand. McMahon decided that the name Austin did not suit him anymore, dropping the first name and going by Theory.
Theory was subsequently defeated by Escobar's Latino World Order stablemate Rey Mysterio in an impromptu title match, ending his second reign at days. He then entered the Royal Rumble match at 13, but was eliminated by eventual winner Cody Rhodes. On the December 27, episode of SmackDown Theory had a match against Braun Strowman with Waller in his corner but was unsuccessful.
On January 24, episode of SmackDown! White adheres to a straight edge lifestyle, in part due to his father's alcoholism. Contents move to sidebar hide. Money in the Bank β Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
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