This 23-year-old aspiring musician and independent wrestler hails from Hebron, Indiana. He has two years of wrestling experience and hopes to win "WWE Tough Enough" and a WWE contract to make everyone who ever believed in him proud, especially his family, his trainer, Tracy Smothers, and his girlfriend, Tiffany.
Ryan attended Purdue University for one year, but left to pursue music full time. He currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky where he is a bouncer, personal trainer, private music teacher, and wrestler on the independent circuit.