Early Years
Neal attended Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California and was a letterman in football and wrestling. He set many rushing records with over 2,000 yards in rushing in a season, which would later be broken by Nick Sula. In wrestling, he won a state championship as a senior. Neal still owns the California state record for fastest pin in a match against Michael Weisser.
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