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Dallas in September 2016
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Birth name | Taylor Michael Rotunda |
Born |
Brooksville, Florida, United States |
May 25, 1990
Spouse(s) | Sarah Bäckman (m. 2014) |
Family |
Mike Rotunda (father) Bray Wyatt (brother) Barry Windham (uncle) Kendall Windham (uncle) Blackjack Mulligan (grandfather) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Bo Dallas Bo Rotunda Bo Rotundo Mr. Florida Mr. NXT Tank Mulligan Tank Rotunda Tank Rotundo Taylor Rotunda |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
Billed from | Brooksville, Florida |
Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
Debut | 2008 |
Taylor Michael Rotunda (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and actor signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bo Dallas.
Rotunda is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, father Mike Rotunda and uncles Barry and Kendall Windham were all professional wrestlers. His brother Windham Rotunda is also a professional wrestler, better known as Bray Wyatt.
While in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT, he was a three-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion, a two-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his older brother Bray Wyatt, and the youngest NXT Champion in WWE history.
Rotunda attended Hernando High School, and graduated in 2008. During his final two years of high school, he qualified for the state wrestling championships. He also played football as a linebacker. Originally, he was offered a football scholarship at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida, but when the offer fell through, he decided to become a wrestler instead.
In 2008, Rotunda signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he debuted in December by defeating Caleb O'Neal. On December 16, 2008, Rotunda, wrestling under his real name teamed with Kris Logan to defeat Ryback and Jon Cutler in a tag team match. Throughout early 2009, Rotunda continued wrestling in tag team matches, and changed his name to Tank Rotunda in February. In June, he began wrestling as Bo Rotunda and later Bo Rotundo, and the following month he began teaming with his brother, Duke Rotundo. At the FCW television tapings on June 23, The Rotundo Brothers defeated The Dude Busters (Caylen Croft and Trent Barretta) to become the number one contenders to the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. That same night, they defeated Justin Angel and Kris Logan for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. They went on to successfully defend the championship against Dylan Klein and Vance Archer and the team of Curt Hawkins and Heath Slater. At the FCW television tapings on November 19, the Rotundos lost the championship to The Dude Busters (Hawkins and Croft). In early 2010, the Rotundos began feuding with The Usos (Jimmy and Jules), and their manager, Sarona Snuka. In April, they moved into a feud with Jackson Andrews and Curt Hawkins, which began when Rotundo faced Andrews in a singles match and won by disqualification when Hawkins interfered.