Taylor Rotunda
Rotunda in March 2010
Ring name(s)	Bo Dallas[1] Bo Rotunda[2] Bo Rotundo[2] Tank Mulligan[2] Tank Rotunda[2] Tank Rotundo[2] Taylor Rotunda[2]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)[3]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4]
Billed weight	225 lb (102 kg)[4]
Born	(1990-05-25) May 25, 1990 (age 22)[3] Brooksville, Florida[2]
Billed from	Brooksville, Florida[4]
Trained by	FCW Staff[2]
Debut	December 2008[5]

Taylor Michael Rotunda^[2][3] (born May 25, 1990)^[3] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE and wrestles in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), as Bo Rotundo. He is a former two-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and former two-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his older brother Husky Harris.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[link]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–present)[link]

In 2008, Rotunda signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he debuted in December by defeating Caleb O'Neal.^[5] On December 16, 2008, Rotunda, wrestling under his real name teamed with Kris Logan to defeat Ryback and Jon Cutler in a tag team match.^[2] Throughout early 2009, Rotunda continued wrestling in tag team matches, and changed his name to 'Tank Rotunda' in February.^[6] In June, he began wrestling as 'Bo Rotunda' and later 'Bo Rotundo', and the following month he began teaming with his brother, Duke Rotundo.^[6] At the FCW television tapings on June 23, The Rotundo Brothers defeated The Dude Busters (Caylen Croft and Trent Barretta) to become the number one contenders to the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship.^[6] That same night, they defeated Justin Angel and Kris Logan for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship.^[5][6] They went on to successfully defend the championship against Dylan Klein and Vance Archer and the team of Curt Hawkins and Heath Slater.^[6] At the FCW television tapings on November 19, the Rotundos lost the championship to The Dude Busters (Hawkins and Croft).^[6]

In early 2010, the Rotundos began feuding with The Usos (Jimmy and Jules), and their manager, Sarona Snuka.^[7] They lost to The Usos on January 14, but defeated The Usos and Donny Marlow in a six-man tag team match, with Wes Brisco as their partner. In a straight rematch on March 11, the Rotundos defeated The Usos.^[7] In April, they moved into a feud with Jackson Andrews and Curt Hawkins, which began when Rotundo faced Andrews in a singles match and won by disqualification when Hawkins interfered.^[7] At the television tapings the following week, the Rotundos teamed up with Eli Cottonwood in a loss to Hawkins, Andrews, and Leo Kruger.^[7] Rotundo was then absent from FCW due to injury, making his return in June.^[7] He moved into singles competition, defeating wrestlers including Derrick Bateman, Hawkins, Tyler Reks, and Brodus Clay.^[7]

In August, FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan issued an open challenge, which Rotundo accepted. He lost the subsequent championship match by submission.^[7] On February 3, 2011, Rotundo defeated Ryan to win the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship for the first time, but lost the championship to Lucky Cannon immediately afterward.^[8][9] He regained the championship from Cannon three months later, on May 19.^[8] Rotundo made his WWE debut on July 25, defeating Primo in a dark match before the WWE Raw broadcast began.^[10] On August 16, Rotundo defeated Joey Ryan in another dark match at the SmackDown tapings, and the following week on August 23, Rotundo lost to Wade Barrett in a dark match prior to SmackDown.^[11][12] On September 1, Rotundo vacated the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship due to injury.^[13] Later that month, it was reported that Rotundo had suffered a lacerated kidney, and was expected to be absent for several months to recuperate.^[14]

Rotundo returned at the tapings of the January 29, 2012, episode of FCW television, cutting a promo declaring his intentions to reclaim the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.^[15] On February 2, Rotundo and his brother, renamed Husky Harris, defeated Brad Maddox and Eli Cottonwood, a substitute for the injured Briley Pierce, to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship for the second time.^[8][16] The brothers held the championship until March 15, when they lost it to Corey Graves and Jake Carter.^[8] In May 2012, Rotundo made several appearances at WWE house shows, defeating Drew McIntyre.^[17][18]

[edit] NXT (2012)

Rotunda appeared at the inaugural installment of WWE NXT tapings at Full Sail University on May 17, 2012, using the ring name Bo Dallas. He defeated Rick Victor in a singles match, before participating in a six-man tag team match which his team lost.^[1]

Personal life[link]

Rotunda is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, father Mike Rotunda and uncles Barry and Kendall Windham were all professional wrestlers.^[19] His brother Windham is also a professional wrestler employed by WWE.^[5]

Rotunda attended Hernando High School, and graduated in 2008.^[5] During his final two years of high school, he qualified for the state wrestling championships.^[5] He also played football as a linebacker.^[19] Originally, he was offered a football scholarship at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida, but when the offer fell through, he decided to become a wrestler instead.^[5][20]

On February 19, 2012, Rotunda was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa, Florida, with blood-alcohol levels of 0.166 and 0.178 according to two breathaylser tests, more than twice the legal limit.^[3][21] He was released later that day on a US$500 bond.^[22]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Spear^[1][4][23]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[8]
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Duke Rotundo/Husky Harris^[5][16]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #191 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011^[24]

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• Florida Championship Wrestling profile
• Online World of Wrestling profile
• CageMatch profile (German)

Jon Cutler (born 1969) is an American house DJ from Brooklyn.

Cutler has lived in New York City all his life. He began DJing at the age of 15, and studied photography at the School of Visual Arts before returning to house music full-time.^[1] Cutler began releasing 12-inch remixes on his own Distant Music record label in 1997.

In 2001, Cutler produced the track "It's Yours" (featuring E-Man) for Chez Music, which hit #38 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2] In 2004, he was featured on the compilation album Afterdark: New York City, which peaked at #23 on the U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official MySpace
• Jon Cutler at Discogs