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Titus O'Neil
Titus O'Neil at a WWE SmackDown show in April 2012
Born (1977-04-29) April 29, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Boynton Beach, Florida[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Titus O'Neil[2]
Titus O'Neill
Billed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2]
Billed weight270 lb (120 kg)[2]
Billed fromLive Oak, Florida[2]
Tampa, Florida[3]
Debut2009[4]

Thaddeus Bullard (born April 29, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and former college and professional football player. Bullard played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally in the Arena Football League. Bullard is a professional wrestler, and is signed to WWE, working under the ring name Titus O'Neil.[5] He was part of the second season of NXT, and also competed in the show's fifth season, NXT Redemption.[2]

Early life

Thaddeus Bullard was born in Boynton Beach, Florida in 1977.[1] He grew up in Live Oak, Florida, where he attended Suwannee High School.[1] He was a standout player for the Suwannee Bulldogs high school football, and was recognized by USA Today, SuperPrep, and Parade magazine as a high school All-American as a senior in 1995.[1]

Football career

Bullard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1997 to 2000.[6] He redshirted during the Gators' 1996 national championship season. Bullard lettered the next four seasons, playing in forty-four regular season games with three starts. He was elected student body vice president in April 2000, and graduated in August 2000.[1] While he was an undergraduate he was initiated as a brother of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

After college, Bullard played in the Arena Football League from 2003 to 2007 with the Utah Blaze, Tampa Bay Storm, Las Vegas Gladiators and the Carolina Cobras.[7][8]

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2011)

Thaddeus Bullard signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2009 and began training with their development territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He made his television debut on the January 16, 2010 edition of FCW's show on Bright House Sports Network as Titus O'Neil in a tag team match with Skip Sheffield, losing to the team of Vance Archer and Alex Riley. On December 3, O'Neil teamed with Colonel Damien Sandow to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, by defeating Xavier Woods and Mason Ryan in a match for the vacant championship.[5] The pair lost the championship to Richie Steamboat and Seth Rollins on March 25, 2011.[9]

NXT (2010–2012)

On the season 1 finale of WWE NXT that aired June 1, 2010, it was announced Titus O'Neil would compete in the second season of the show, with Zack Ryder as his WWE pro and mentor.[10][11] He debuted on the June 8 episode, teaming with Ryder in a loss to Eli Cottonwood and John Morrison.[12] During and after the bout the two aruged. The following week in the two made up with. Two weeks later, O'Neil was the first person eliminated from the second season of NXT, and gave a farewell speech before leaving the arena.[13] O'Neil returned for the season finale on August 31, joining the other eliminated rookies in attacking the winner, Kaval.[14]

In March 2011, O'Neil was selected as one of the six former NXT contestants to return to the show in its fifth season, NXT Redemption, being mentored by Hornswoggle. In the season premiere, O'Neil defeated Lucky Cannon in the main event.[15] The two also feuded with Darren Young and his pro, Hornswoggle's old nemesis, Chavo Guerrerro. Following Lucky Cannon's elimination on the May 14, 2011 edition of NXT Redemption, O'Neil lead the fans in a rendition of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", as a tribute to the recently retired Edge. On the June 21 edition of NXT Redemption, O'Neil's pro from season 2, Zack Ryder returned for one night only to face and defeat O'Neil.

On the July 12, 2011 edition of NXT, he faced off against Darren Young and Derrick Bateman in a triple threat elimination match, which saw him lose to Bateman. 8 days later, O'Neil teamed up with NXT host Matt Striker in a winning effort against Darren Young and Derrick Bateman after Young was pinned by O'Neil.

On the September 8 episode of WWE Superstars, O'Neil teamed with Percy Watson in a losing effort against Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.[16] O'Neil and Watson would enjoy success against Derrick Bateman and Tyson Kidd,[17] as well as Bateman and JTG.[18] However, O'Neil and Watson would find themselves unable to beat Darren Young and JTG.[19]

On the November 16, 2011 episode of NXT, O'Neil was assaulted by a returning Darren Young.[20] Young was then able to get the better of O'Neil twice in tag team matches.[21][22] The conclusion to O'Neil's feud with Young came when O'Neil defeated Young in a no disqualifications match on the January 18 episode of NXT. O'Neil then turned heel after the match, verbally ripping on the audience, his former pro Hornswoggle, and NXT itself.[23]

O'Neil later urged his friend Percy Watson to also turn his back on the fans on the January 25, 2012 episode of NXT. When Watson refused, O'Neil shoved him and a match between the two was booked, leading to O'Neil defeating Watson. O'Neil continued to attack Watson after the match, leading to Alex Riley saving Watson.[24] O'Neil then formed an alliance with former enemy Young, and the duo teamed up to defeat Watson and Riley on the February 1 and February 29 episodes of NXT.[25][26] O'Neil also faced and defeated Riley on the February 22 episode of NXT.[27] On the March 7 episode of NXT, Watson received his rematch against O'Neil and defeated O'Neil.[28] O'Neil and Young then moved on to feud with The Usos.[29]

The Prime Time Players (2012)

Main article: Prime Time Players

On the April 18 episode of NXT, it was announced that O'Neil, along with Darren Young, had been moved to the main roster. The team made their debut on the April 20 episode of SmackDown with a victory over The Usos. They started on a winning streak defeating the likes Ezekiel Jackson and Yoshi Tatsu, Santino Marella and Zack Ryder, however, on the May 18 edition of SmackDown, their winning streak ended when they were defeated by WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth.[30]

In June at the No Way Out pay-per-view, O'Neil and Young won a fatal-four way tag team match to become number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship, due assistance from A. W. who turned on his clients Epico and Primo.[31] On the July 16 episode of Raw, O'Neil and Young unsuccessfully challenged Kofi Kingston and R-Truth for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[32] On the August 10 episode of SmackDown, they defeated Primo and Epico in a number one contenders match via disqualification when A. W. provoked Kingston and R-Truth, who were on commentary, into interfering in the match.[33] That same day, A. W. was released from his contract.[34] Prime Time Players received their title shots at SummerSlam, but were again defeated by Kingston and R-Truth.[35] On the September 7 edition of Smackdown, Prime Time Players defeated Primo and Epico and The Usos in a triple threat tag team match to earn another shot the Tag Team Championship.[36] However, on Raw three days later, Prime Time Players lost their title shot to the team of Daniel Bryan and Kane.[37] At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, O'Neil took part in a 10 man elimination tag team match, but was eliminated by Tyson Kidd.[38]

Personal life

Over the 2011 Christmas holiday weekend, Bullard gave out over 800 gifts to underprivileged children near his home in Tampa, Florida. In late February 2012, Bullard was named the Grand Chairman of the Knitting Circle in Tampa.

Bullard has two sons Thaddeus Jr. and Titus (2005).[39]

He is also close friends with Dave Batista.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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