Career
He is also known for working in WWE"s developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Tommy Taylor. United Kingdom Taylor started training at Jeff Kaye’s Wrestling School in Leeds, England in May 2002, with his first professional match taking place on January 24, 2003. In November 2005, Taylor wrestled two tryout matches for WWE during a tour of the United Kingdom, losing to Carlito and Simon Dean on Sunday night Heat.
United States On April 16, 2007, Taylor signed a WWE developmental contract with Florida Championship Wrestling, winning his debut match where he teamed with Robert Anthony against Shawn Osborne and Chris Gray.
He would go on to have a number of singles matches throughout the rest of the year and into 2008, before forming a tag team with Gray called the British Lions to try to capture the Florida Tag Team Championship. On April 22, 2008, Taylor was released from his contract.
In August, Taylor and Gray made their debut for wrestling with a loss to Rex Sterling and Damien Wayne. This led to a long-running feud which would continue through the rest of the year, with both teams trading victories.
They would hold the title for just over 300 days before losing it to The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis and Kory Chavis) on July 31, 2010.
After some time away from the ring, Taylor would return to FIP on February 1, 2013, defeating Johnny Vandal in a match. Over the next few weeks he would go on form a tag team with Kenneth Cameron to aid him in his feud with The Scene. On November 14, 2013, Kenneth and Taylor debuted in Ring Warriors, but they were defeated by Los Ben Dejos.
On November 25, 2013, Taylor had a shot for the Ring Warriors Bahamian Championship, but he was defeated by Alex Chamberlain.
Finishing moves The Rascal Roll (Rolling fireman"s carry slam) The Tommy Gun (Fireman"s carry cutter) Signature moves Diving crossbody Floatover bridging double underhook suplex Monkey flip Nicknames "The British Lion" "The Rascal" Managers Dave Taylor Tag Team titles (1 time) - with Chris Gray Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Andreas Rossi.