At Crown Jewel on October 31, Heavy Machinery competed in a tag team turmoil match, but were eliminated by The New Day. The following month at Extreme Rules, Heavy Machinery again competed for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, this time in a triple threat tag team match involving Bryan and Rowan, and The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods), which The New Day won. At Stomping Grounds on June 23, Heavy Machinery faced Daniel Bryan and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were unable to win the titles. As part of the Superstar Shake-Up, Heavy Machinery was moved to the SmackDown brand. The duo made their pay-per-view debut at WrestleMania 35, where they both competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but neither would win the match. In February, his ring name was shortened to Tucker, while Dozovic's ring name was shortened to Otis. The following week on Raw, they defeated The Ascension ( Konnor and Viktor) in their in-ring debut. They debuted on the Januepisode of Raw, interrupting an interview between Alexa Bliss and Paul Heyman. On December 17, 2018, it was announced that Heavy Machinery would be debuting on the main roster. On the December 19 episode of NXT, Heavy Machinery wrestled their final match on NXT, defeating Blake Howell and Danny D'Accardo. At the Greatest Royal Rumble event on April 27, 2018, Knight made his first televised main roster appearance, entering the Royal Rumble match at number 24 and eliminating Drew Gulak before being eliminated by Big E. In March 2018, Heavy Machinery once again participated in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, but were eliminated by The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in the first round. On the July 12 episode of NXT, Heavy Machinery unsuccessfully challenged The Authors of Pain ( Akam and Rezar) for the NXT Tag Team Championship. The duo returned and had their first televised victory on the Maepisode of NXT, defeating the team of Jonathan Ortagun and Q. The duo participated in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, and they made their television debut on the October 19 episode of NXT, losing to the team of Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. In July 2016, Knight formed a tag team with Otis Dozovic, calling themselves Heavy Machinery. Heavy Machinery – Knight (left) and Otis Dozovic (right) in April 2018 Knight continued to make sporadic televised appearances as an enhancement talent throughout the remainder of 2015 and the start of 2016. He made his television debut on the July 1 episode of NXT, working as an enhancement talent in a loss to Baron Corbin. He made his professional wrestling debut at an NXT live event in Starke, Florida on January 24, 2015, facing Tye Dillinger in a match that resulted in a no contest. In 2013, after graduating college, Cooper signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center, where he took the ring name Tucker Knight. Professional wrestling career WWE (2013–2021) At ASU, he earned a degree in accounting from the W. He wrestled at collegiate level for Portland State University, California State University, Bakersfield and Arizona State University, and placed 8th at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in 2011, earning him All-America status. They were promoted to WWE's main roster in 2019, and disbanded in 2020 as a result of the WWE Draft.Ĭooper attended North Marion High School where he was a successful amateur wrestler. He is best known for his partnership with Otis, as part of Heavy Machinery. After signing with WWE in 2013, he was assigned to their developmental brand NXT, under the ring name Tucker Knight. Levi Rolla Cooper (born July 24, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Tucker.
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