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Austin Theory

Austin Tyler White (born August 2, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. As of August 2019, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Austin Theory. He is a member of The Vision stable and is one-half of the World Tag Team Champions with stablemate Logan Paul in their first reign, both as a team and individually. He is also a former two-time WWE United States Champion, a former one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Grayson Waller as part of A-Town Down Under), and the winner of the 2022 Money in the Bank ladder match.

Prior to joining WWE, he competed on the independent circuit, including several promotions under the World Wrestling Network (WWN) umbrella, such as Full Impact Pro (FIP) and Evolve – along the way winning the WWN Championship, FIP World Heavyweight Championship, and the Evolve Championship. He also wrestled in Mexico for The Crash Lucha Libre, where he is a former The Crash Heavyweight Champion, and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Austin Tyler White was born on August 2, 1997, in the Atlanta suburb of McDonough, Georgia. His parents were divorced prior to his birth. White has been a fan of professional wrestling since childhood, citing John Cena as a huge influence and having dreams of joining WWE since he was eight years old. In 2015, at the age of 17, he placed first in the NPC Georgia Bodybuilding Championship, Teen Men category. According to White, he only competed in bodybuilding as a strategy to get noticed by WWE scouts after a friend told him they attended bodybuilding shows.

He made his professional wrestling debut for Glory Pro Wrestling (GPW) on April 29, 2016, under the ring name Austin Theory, losing to Mike Cobb in a three-way match also involving Poncho Arp. On May 5, he defeated AR Fox to win the WWA4 Heavyweight Championship, his first professional wrestling championship. On August 12, Theory made his World Wrestling Network (WWN) debut at Full Impact Pro (FIP)'s Heatstroke event.

Theory signed with Evolve In January 2017 and made his debut at Evolve 78 on February 24, defeating Darby Allin. In May, Theory acquired a valet, Priscilla Kelly, who helped him win his matches. On December 10, at Evolve 97, he defeated Fred Yehi to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. On February 17, 2018, at Evolve 100, Theory unsuccessfully challenged Zack Sabre Jr. for the Evolve Championship. At Evolve 103 on April 6, Theory defeated Keith Lee to win the WWN Championship, becoming a double champion. At Evolve 106 on June 23, Theory lost the WWN Championship to Joey Janela, but retained the FIP World Heavyweight Championship against Janela and DJ Z in a triple threat match the next day. He lost the title to Anthony Henry on September 30 at FIP's Accelerate event. On October 28, at Evolve 114, he was involved in a six-way ladder match for the vacant WWN Championship, which was won by JD Drake.

At Evolve 117 on December 15, Theory defeated Fabian Aichner and Roderick Strong in a triple threat match to win the Evolve Championship; he fired Kelly as his valet following the match. Throughout 2019, Theory successfully defended the title against the likes of Henry, Kyle O'Reilly, Raul Mendoza, and Leon Ruff. Following a backstage confrontation between Theory and JD Drake, a Winner Takes All match for both the Evolve Championship and WWN Championship was set for Evolve 131 on July 13, which was won by Theory. After the match, he was chokeslammed by Josh Briggs. On August 25, at Evolve 134, he retained the Evolve Championship against Drake and Briggs in a triple threat match. He lost the title to Briggs at Evolve 139 on November 9. Theory subsequently left Evolve after facing Curt Stallion the following night.

On June 16, 2018, Theory made his debut for Mexican promotion The Crash Lucha Libre, losing to Rey Horus. On March 2, 2019, Theory defeated Willie Mack, Bárbaro Cavernario and Sansón to win The Crash Heavyweight Championship. He lost the title on May 4 to Horus in a four-way match also involving Adam Brooks and MJF. On June 14, Theory, representing The Crash, appeared for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) on Super Viernes ("Super Fridays"), teaming with Carístico and Volador Jr. to defeat Rush and La Peste Negra ("The Black Plague"; Cavernario and Negro Casas). Two days later, he wrestled his last match in Mexico at the time, defeating El Mesías.

Prior to signing with the company, Theory participated in a WWE tryout in February 2018. On April 8, during day 4 of WrestleMania Axxess, he retained the WWN Championship against Marcel Barthel.

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