Tyler Bate

Professional wrestling career

Preston City Wrestling (2014–2015)

Bate debuted in Preston City Wrestling as "The Iron Master" Tyler Bate at PCW Fright Night III on 31 October 2014, competing unsuccessfully in a 4-way match also featuring Charlie Garrett, Rich Swann and Zack Gibson. Bate returned to PCW at Shooting Star in January 2015, aligning himself with The Hunter Brothers and Ryan Smile. Bate and his team were then defeated by Pete Dunne, Damian Dunne, Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews.

Chikara (2015–2017)

In early 2015, Bate, alongside Trent Seven, debuted in American promotion Chikara as part of their tour of the United Kingdom, defeating The Hunter Brothers in a dark match on 3 April and losing to the Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster and Blaster McMassive) in another dark match on 6 April. In their final dark match on the tour, Seven and Bate teamed with Clint Margera to take on Pete Dunne, Damian Dunne and Jimmy Havoc in a losing effort. Bate teamed with Seven and Dan Moloney at that year's King of Trios as Team Fight Club: Pro, making it to the semi-finals before being eliminated by the Bullet Club (AJ Styles, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). In 2016, Seven and Bate began competing more regularly in Chikara, and on 21 August, they defeated Los Ice Creams (Hijo Del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.), N_R_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon) and The Devastation Corporation to win the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas. They were stripped of the title during Chikara's secret season 16.

Bate returned to Chikara on 1 September 2017, when he, Trent Seven and Pete Dunne, billed collectively as "House Strong Style", entered the 2017 King of Trios, defeating House Whitewolf (A-Kid, Adam Chase and Zayas) in their first round match. Over the next two days, House Strong Style defeated House Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Mark Angelosetti and Simon Grimm) in the quarterfinals, House Rot (Frightmare, Hallowicked and Kobald) via forfeit in the semifinals and House Sendai Girls (Cassandra Miyagi, Dash Chisako and Meiko Satomura) in the finals to win the 2017 King of Trios.

Progress Wrestling (2016–present)

Bate debuted in Progress Wrestling at Chapter 28 alongside Trent Seven as Moustache Mountain in a loss to Damian and Pete Dunne. At Chapter 33, Moustache Mountain split after Seven turned heel, attacking Bate and aligning with Pete Dunne to form British Strong Style. At Chapter 39, Bate returned to Progress, attacking Jimmy Havoc during a 7-man elimination match for the vacant Progress Wrestling Championship, turning heel and aligning himself with Seven and Dunne. On 16 December, Seven and Dunne were stripped of the Progress Tag Team Championship after Dunne attempted to give his half of the shield to Bate. Two weeks later at Chapter 41, Seven and Bate defeated The London Riots and The LDRS of the New School (Zack Sabre Jr. and Marty Scurll) in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant titles. Bate made it to the finals of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, defeating Pastor William Eaver, Mark Haskins, Matt Riddle, before losing to Travis Banks in the final. At Chapter 50, Bate and Seven lost the Tag Team Championships to #CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos). After regaining the title, Bate and Seven lost it again to #CCK in a ladder match on 10 September 2017.

WWE (2016–present)

On 15 December 2016, it was revealed that Bate would be one of 16 men competing in a two night tournament to crown the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion on 14 and 15 January 2017. Bate defeated Tucker in the first round to advance to the quarter-finals, before defeating Jordan Devlin to advance to the semi-finals. Bate then defeated Wolfgang in the semi-finals and Pete Dunne in the final to win the tournament and become the inaugural champion. Bate was presented with the title belt by Triple H, William Regal, Finn Bálor and Fit Finlay. At 19 years old, he became the second teenager in WWE history to win a title, and the second youngest champion of all time, after René Duprée. Bate signed a contract with WWE, which allowed him to continue taking independent bookings with some restrictions. On the 1 February 2017 episode of NXT, Tyler Bate made his NXT debut defeating Oney Lorcan. On the February 15 edition of NXT, Tyler Bate successfully defended his title against fellow UK Tournament and tag team partner Trent Seven in the main event, with the two of them showing sportsmanship in the end. On April 4, 2017, Bate and others who participated in the United Kingdom Championship Tournament appeared on 205 Live. On the April 26th 2017 episode of NXT, Bate successfully defended his championship against Jack Gallagher, a competitor in the Cruiserweight Classic and a part of the Raw roster. At NXT TakeOver: Chicago, Bate would lose his championship to Pete Dunne.

Personal life

Bate resides in Los Angeles, California. He is a vegan and a good friend of fellow wrestler David Starr.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Tyler Driver '97 (Sitout double underhook powerbomb)
• Signature moves
  • Airplane spin transitioned into a forward fireman's carry slam
  • Brainbuster
  • Corkscrew senton bomb
  • Deadlift bridging delayed belly-to-back suplex
  • Diving European uppercut
  • Dropkick
  • Exploder suplex
  • Bop n Bang (Feint hand raise into a sucker punch)
  • Forearm smash
  • German suplex
  • Giant swing
  • Over the top rope moonsault plancha
  • Axe Bomber (Rebound lariat)
  • Rolling wheel kick
  • Springboard moonsault to the outside of the ring
  • Standing shooting star press
  • Suicide dive
• Nicknames
  • "Bate the Great"
  • "The Iron Master"
  • "Textbook"
  • "The Human Fidget Spinner"
• Entrance themes
  • "Heart's on Fire" by John Cafferty (independent circuit)
  • "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel (independent circuit)
  • "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins (independent circuit)
  • "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes (independent circuit; used as part of Moustache Mountain)
  • "St. James Infirmary" by The White Stripes (used as a part of British Strong Style)
  • "Love is Blindness" by Jack White (independent circuit; used as a part of British Strong Style)
  • "Young & Bitter" by Hot Tag - Media Works (independent circuit; used as part of British Strong Style)
  • "Trenthammer" by Shattered Skies (WCPW; used as part of Moustache Mountain)
  • "Get Up" by Charlie DeYoung (WWE/NXT; January 14, 2017 – May 8, 2017)
  • "Inaugural" by CFO$ (WWE/NXT; May 20, 2017 – present)

Championships and accomplishments

• Attack! Pro Wrestling
  • Attack! 24:7 Championship (1 time, current)
• Chikara
  • Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (1 time) – with Trent Seven
  • King of Trios (2017) – with Pete Dunne and Trent Seven
• Great Bear Promotions
  • Junior Heavyweight Cup (2014)
  • URSA Major One Night Tournament (2013)
• Kamikaze Pro
  • Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dan Moloney
  • Relentless Division Championship (1 time)
• Progress Wrestling
  • Progress Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Trent Seven
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017
• Shropshire Wrestling Alliance
  • SWA British Lions Championship (1 time)
  • British Lions Tournament (2014)
• Westside Xtreme Wrestling
  • wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time)
• WWE
  • WWE United Kingdom Championship (1 time)
  • WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017)