Professional Wrestling Career
Growing up, Hawxhurst's favorite wrestlers were "Ravishing Rick" Rude and Mr. Perfect. After regularly attending indy shows during his teenage years, he once met "Vicious" Vic Grimes. After keeping in contact with Grimes, Hawxhurst eventually received full training from him.
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