Bo Dallas
Taylor Michael Rotunda (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for the WWE, where he competes under the ring name Bo Dallas.
| Bo Dallas | |
|---|---|
 Dallas at WrestleMania XXX week on April 5, 2014 | |
| Born | May 25, 1990 Brooksville, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bo Dallas Bo Rotunda Bo Rotundo Mr. NXT Tank Rotunda |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Billed from | Brooksville, Florida |
| Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | December 2008 |
Dallas has also competed for WWE's development territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT. During his time in FCW, Dallas was a three-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and a two-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his older brother Duke Rotundo/Husky Harris. While in NXT, Dallas was a one-time NXT Champion and holds the longest reign as NXT Champion, lasting 280 days.
Career
On May 23, 2014 episode of SmackDown, he re-debuted on the main roster and defeated Sin Cara.[1]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Belly-to-belly suplex – 2013; he used it as a signature move from 2014–present
- Bo-Dog (Springboard bulldog, with theatrics) – 2014–present
- Double underhook DDT – 2013–present
- Spear – 2012–2013
- Signature moves
- Cravate
- Dropkick
- Inverted DDT
- Multiple running knee drops, with theatrics
- Multiple short-arm back elbows followed by a short-arm clothesline
- Running big boot to a bent over opponent
- Running crossbody
- Running forearm smash
- Entrance themes
- "Texas Special" by Thomas Blug & Mark Scholz (2012–February 2013)
- "Anything" by Jim Johnston (February 19, 2013–May 2014)
- "Shoot for the Stars" by CFO$[2] (April 2014–present)
- Nicknames
- "The Inspirational"[3]
Championships
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[4]
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Duke Rotundo/Husky Harris)[5]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #79 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013.[6]
- WWE NXT
- NXT Championship (1 time)[7]
References
- "SmackDown Results: Wyatt showed how pride came before the fall; Cena answered back with a creepy Attitude Adjustment - Bo Dallas debuted with a victory against Sin Cara". WWE. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "WWE: Shoot For the Stars (Bo Dallas) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "Raw results: The Shield shatters and Wyatts rebound as Money in the Bank takes shape - Bo Dallas def. Kofi Kingston". WWE. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "FCW Florida Heavyweight Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "FCW Florida Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- "NXT Championship - Bo Dallas (June 12, 2013 - February 27, 2014)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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