Ryan Taylor

Early WWE appearances (2008–2009, 2012, 2019) On October 17, 2008, Taylor made his debut for WWE, on its SmackDown brand, where he was defeated by Big Show in a I Quit Match. He returned to WWE on the May 26, 2009, episode of WWE ECW, where he teamed with Joey Munoz and was defeated by Vladimir Kozlov. Taylor would be used by WWE for several commercials promoting SmackDown moving to SyFy Network, working with Kofi Kingston. Taylor also appears in a Don't Try This At Home commercial from WWE, again with Kingston.

In 2012, Taylor was invited to a WWE three day tryout camp, along with other independent notables such as Adam Pearce, Timothy Thatcher and Davina Rose (now known as Bayley).

Taylor would make another appearance in WWE on the June 17, 2019 episode of Raw, teaming with Randy Taylor in a loss to The Viking Raiders.

Kaientai Dojo (2009) In 2009, Taylor was heavily involved in Kaientai Dojo. His debut was at 1st Ring in Shinkiba where he was successful in a tag match teaming with Quiet Storm. His first match with KDojo he teamed with Boso Boy Raito and Yuu Yamagata and they were defeated by Omega (Saburo Inematsu, Shiori Asahi and Yuji Hino). He joined Omega that week and wrestled as a part of the top team in Kaientai Dojo. Taylor wrestled in one of HUSTLE's last shows at the Tokyo Dome Hotel. On 3 July 2009, Taylor was defeated by Quiet Storm in a match for the UIWA Light Heavyweight Championship. Taylor made his final appearance for the promotion in his first tour on September 13, 2009, as he teamed with Saburo Inematsu and they were defeated by Monster Plant (KAZMA and Kengo Mashimo).

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2009–2013) On November 20, 2009, Taylor made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla debut at the first night of the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles, where he teamed with Malachi Jackson in a losing effort against the Cutler Brothers (Brandon and Dustin Cutler). Taylor continued to perform on every PWG show from 2010 to 2013. Taylor teamed with Roderick Strong at the DDT4 tournament in May 2010, where they were eliminated in the first round by the Cutler Brothers. On September 4, 2010, Taylor entered the 2010 Battle of Los Angeles, but was eliminated in the first round by Brandon Gatson. The following day Taylor formed a new alliance with Chuck Taylor and Brian Cage (who would adopt the ring name Brian Cage-Taylor), called the Fightin' Taylor Boys. From the end of 2010 until summer of 2012, The Fightin' Taylor Boys would do numerous tag team matches and compete in PWG's 2012 DDT4, losing to the RockNes Monsters in the first round. Their final match as a group was Chuck Taylor and Ryan Taylor in mid late 2012. Ryan Taylor's last match for PWG was in 2013 at the 10yr Anniversary show.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020) In June, Taylor took part in secret TV tapings at NJPW's Los Angeles Dojo for a new show named Lion's Break Collision. On June 13, Taylor made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut as Rust Taylor, teaming with Rocky Romero in a losing effort against TJP and Clark Connors. At the same tapings, Taylor got his first win in New Japan by defeating The DKC.

In November, Taylor returned to NJPW aligning with J. R. Kratos, Tom Lawlor, and Danny Limelight to form the new Team Filthy. The duo of Taylor and Kratos made their tag team debut defeating Rocky Romero and Jeff Cobb. On November 20, Taylor defeated Rocky Romero in his first singles match back in Japan. One week later at NJPW Strong #17, Taylor competed in his last match in New Japan teaming with Kratos, Lawlor, and Limelight in a winning effort against Cobb, Romero, Fred Rosser and P. J. Black.

Ring of Honor (2020) On October 2, 2020, Taylor made his Ring of Honor debut as Rust Taylor, competing in the ROH Pure Tournament. In his debut match he lost in the first round to the eventual runner-up Tracy Williams, in a match that was considered one of the best of the whole tournament. Rusts last match with ROH before going to WWE would be a tag match teaming with Dalton Castle vs Rocky Romero and Kenny King.

Return to WWE (2020–2021) On December 2, 2020, WWE announced Taylor as a recruit to the WWE Performance Center. That same day, he made his debut on NXT as a heel, in a Thatch-as-Thatch Can segment with Timothy Thatcher as Thatcher's student under the ring name Tyler Rust. Later on in the night, he was seen backstage talking to Malcolm Bivens. After debuting in ring Vs Tommaso Ciampa, Rust and Bivens formed their partnership and Bivens began referring to his new nickname, Diamond in the Rust, as he would gain his first win in WWE on the Christmas Eve episode of NXT vs Ariya Daivari. Rust would work on the NXT weekly show during the first half of 2021 with Bivens, until June 22, when Rust and Bivens were revealed to be a part of the Diamond Mine stable along with Hachiman and Roderick Strong, thus cementing Rust's status as a heel. However, he was released on August 6.

Return to ROH and NJPW (2021–2022) Taylor returned to Ring of Honor on September 12, 2021, at Death Before Dishonor XVIII, where he defeated Jake Atlas. Rust would continue to be a part of ROH throughout the rest of 2021 having notable matches against Chris Dickinson, Tracy Williams and the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark). ROH held its final show (before being bought out by Tony Khan) in December 2021 where Rust competed with Team Honor vs Violence Unlimited at Final Battle 2021. Rust would return to NJPW in December 2021 at NJPW Strong: Detonation to surprise his former teammate Tom Lawlor after the main event. Rust however turned on Lawlor, becoming a Face in NJPW and challenging Lawlor for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship. Lawlor vs Rust for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship would take place in January 2022 in Seattle, Wa at NJPW Strong: New Beginning. Rust would lose to Lawlor and continue to wrestle for NJPW throughout the rest of 2022, with his last match being an 8-man tag, teaming with his former WWE foe Kushida, along with Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta vs Bullet Club.

Championships and accomplishments Championship Wrestling from Hollywood MAV Television Championship (2 times) CWFH Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Ryan UWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tomaste Percy Pringle III Cup (2012) Empire Wrestling Federation EWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times) EWF American Championship (1 time) Wrestler of the Year (2008) Match of the Year (2008) Match of the Year (2007) MPW World Title Tournament (2010) West Coast Wrestling Connection WCWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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