Career
Gray initially began wrestling in a backyard wrestling promotion with several of his friends. The group videotaped their shows and frequently submitted them to an internet backyard wrestling database where tapes were traded and chats of successful professional wrestling promotions were engaged before discovering a list of wrestling schools throughout the United States. It is there where Gray and others found Michigan Sports Camps out of Coldwater, Michigan owned and operated by former World Wrestling Entertainment Wrestler and Ultimate Fighting Championship Champion, Dan Severn.
On August 27, 2001, Gray, under the ring name Jayson Quick, along with his friends, Dillon Harrison (also known by the ring name A.C. Suede), Dominick Butcher (also known by the ring names Terry Stevens, Alex Trent) and John Hoskins (also known by his ring name Cheesy John) began training at Michigan Sports Camps under the direction of Dan Severn and guidance of fellow independent wrestler and head trainer Jack Thriller. Shortly thereafter, Quick made his professional debut for the Universal Wrestling Alliance among the likes of Jimmy Jacobs, Chris Sabin and Monty Brown.
From 2002 to 2005, Quick wrestled all over the state of Michigan for such promotions as the All World Wrestling League, which was carried on a local television station out of Lansing, Blue Water Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Revolution and Price of Glory Wrestling from its inception in 2004. During his stint with Price of Glory, Quick managed to capture the tag team championship with a returning Terry Stevens, collectively known as the High Risk Society. Although the championship run proved to be brief due to Stevens' personal struggles. Quick rebounded successfully and won the companies' annual tournament entitled, "Glorified" over other competitors CJ Otis, Jimmy Jacobs, N8 Mattison, Jack Thriller, Josh Abercrombie, BAM and Rastakhan. Following the results of the tournament, Gray took a brief hiatus from the wrestling spotlight and relocated to Avon, Indiana, a suburb outside of Indianapolis, to pursue better occupational opportunities as well as have better exposure. There Quick reaffirmed his values and began implementing a strict workout regimen in preparation for his return to the ring. He began studying nutrition and personal training and even obtained a position as a high school wrestling coach. Keeping in contact with friends CJ Otis and Josh Abercrombie, Quick learned of Ian Rotten's promotion IWA Mid-South running out of Plainfield, Indiana, the town in which he coached. Stemming from talks with CJ Otis, Quick attended such 2007 shows as IWA King of The Deathmatch, and Ian Rotten's farewell, where Rotten promised the fans in Plainfield that he, and the rest of IWA Mid-South would showcase young and new talent come 2008, a statement that became motivation enough for Quick to make his return.
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