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Lists the various Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestlers active during the [[Wrestling/WWENewEra New Era]], from April 4, 2016 to April 2, 2023. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.
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Lists the various Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestlers active during the [[Wrestling/WWENewEra [[MediaNotes/WWENewEra New Era]], from April 4, 2016 to April 2, 2023. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.
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See also: Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay
See his dedicated [[Wrestling/DamianPriest character page]] for his list of tropes.
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* ArrogantKungfuGuy: He's become a arrogant after winning the World Heavyweight Champion.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big Guy to rapper and fellow Puerto Rican Bad Bunny.
* BigApplesauce: From New York City, but also lived in Puerto Rico. Vignettes of him [[ConspicuousConsumption living the high life]] are implied to be from here.
* TheCasanova: Often seen in the company of beautiful women. Also more likely than most to flirt with one of the female backstage interviewers during his promos. He's even outright invited them to his hot tub parties once or twice.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Post his HeelFaceTurn, Priest is shown to be in a better light despite changing almost nothing about his character.
* DIYThemeSong: Performed vocals on his entrance theme debuting the night after Wrestling/WrestleMania 40.
* TheDragon: Served as Wrestling/{{Edge}}'s right-hand man during the first run of The Judgement Day.
* EvilVersusEvil:
** Due to previous interactions, he and fellow heel Killian Dain do ''not'' get along, to put it mildly.
** There's also the strange three-way feud with Finn Bálor and Cameron Grimes whilst all of them were heels, resulting in Priest and Bálor both turning face in the end.
* {{Expy}}: His gimmick bears a strong resemblance to the one Wrestling/BaronCorbin was using during his NXT run.
* FaceHeelTurn: In 2022, after Priest lost the United States Championship, Priest snapped and attacked Wrestling/FinnBalor, thus turning heel and later joining The Judgment Day.
* FameThroughInfamy: His whole gimmick.
* FinishingMove: A rolling cutter he's dubbed "The Reckoning". Upon his main roster debut, it was renamed to "Hit The Lights" in order to prevent confusion with the [[OneSteveLimit wrestler known as "Reckoning."]] Once Reckoning dropped said moniker, Hit The Lights became The Reckoning again. Following the return of Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who used the move as ''his'' finish, Priest transitioned to a sit-out chokeslame dubbed "South of Heaven".
* FormerlyFat: Was at one point about 100 pounds heavier than he is currently, and lost the weight on the advice of Gerald Brisco, who told him his look might hold his career back.
* HeelFaceTurn: Around the time of his 2020 match with Wrestling/FinnBalor.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cheaply won a match against Pete Dunne by [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]] while the ref was preoccupied with ducking out of the way from ending up a little too close to the action. The next time they fought and Priest found himself with a similar opportunity, he tried to repeat the trick, only for [[CombatPragmatist Dunne]] to [[ItOnlyWorksOnce block it]] and punt Priest below the belt as hard as humanly possible. {{Fingore}} ensued.
* LightningBruiser: Strong enough to do the Razor's Edge (crucifix powerbomb) on many competitors. He's also deceptively quick and is capable of flying over the top rope with ease if the situation calls for it.
* PowerStable: The Judgment Day with Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/RheaRipley in the first run. Wrestling/FinnBalor joined The Judgment Day after Wrestling/HellInACell, but both Priest and Ripley betrayed Edge with the two on Balor's side. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik betrayed his father Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} and Edge, later joining The Judgement Day on RAW the night after.
* RedBaron: "The Archer of Infamy".
* {{ShoutOut}}: Wrestling/ScottHall was one of his heroes growing up, and he had already borrowed a couple of his well-known wrestling moves. After Hall passed away in 2022, Priest adopted several more of his mannerisms as a direct tribute.
* SignatureMove: His previous finisher, South of Heaven (a release sit-out chokeslam) and a Release Falcon Arrow he calls "Broken Arrow".
* SinisterShades: Mostly wears them in his entrance.
* ArrogantKungfuGuy: He's become a arrogant after winning the World Heavyweight Champion.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big Guy to rapper and fellow Puerto Rican Bad Bunny.
* BigApplesauce: From New York City, but also lived in Puerto Rico. Vignettes of him [[ConspicuousConsumption living the high life]] are implied to be from here.
* TheCasanova: Often seen in the company of beautiful women. Also more likely than most to flirt with one of the female backstage interviewers during his promos. He's even outright invited them to his hot tub parties once or twice.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Post his HeelFaceTurn, Priest is shown to be in a better light despite changing almost nothing about his character.
* DIYThemeSong: Performed vocals on his entrance theme debuting the night after Wrestling/WrestleMania 40.
* TheDragon: Served as Wrestling/{{Edge}}'s right-hand man during the first run of The Judgement Day.
* EvilVersusEvil:
** Due to previous interactions, he and fellow heel Killian Dain do ''not'' get along, to put it mildly.
** There's also the strange three-way feud with Finn Bálor and Cameron Grimes whilst all of them were heels, resulting in Priest and Bálor both turning face in the end.
* {{Expy}}: His gimmick bears a strong resemblance to the one Wrestling/BaronCorbin was using during his NXT run.
* FaceHeelTurn: In 2022, after Priest lost the United States Championship, Priest snapped and attacked Wrestling/FinnBalor, thus turning heel and later joining The Judgment Day.
* FameThroughInfamy: His whole gimmick.
* FinishingMove: A rolling cutter he's dubbed "The Reckoning". Upon his main roster debut, it was renamed to "Hit The Lights" in order to prevent confusion with the [[OneSteveLimit wrestler known as "Reckoning."]] Once Reckoning dropped said moniker, Hit The Lights became The Reckoning again. Following the return of Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who used the move as ''his'' finish, Priest transitioned to a sit-out chokeslame dubbed "South of Heaven".
* FormerlyFat: Was at one point about 100 pounds heavier than he is currently, and lost the weight on the advice of Gerald Brisco, who told him his look might hold his career back.
* HeelFaceTurn: Around the time of his 2020 match with Wrestling/FinnBalor.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cheaply won a match against Pete Dunne by [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]] while the ref was preoccupied with ducking out of the way from ending up a little too close to the action. The next time they fought and Priest found himself with a similar opportunity, he tried to repeat the trick, only for [[CombatPragmatist Dunne]] to [[ItOnlyWorksOnce block it]] and punt Priest below the belt as hard as humanly possible. {{Fingore}} ensued.
* LightningBruiser: Strong enough to do the Razor's Edge (crucifix powerbomb) on many competitors. He's also deceptively quick and is capable of flying over the top rope with ease if the situation calls for it.
* PowerStable: The Judgment Day with Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/RheaRipley in the first run. Wrestling/FinnBalor joined The Judgment Day after Wrestling/HellInACell, but both Priest and Ripley betrayed Edge with the two on Balor's side. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik betrayed his father Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} and Edge, later joining The Judgement Day on RAW the night after.
* RedBaron: "The Archer of Infamy".
* {{ShoutOut}}: Wrestling/ScottHall was one of his heroes growing up, and he had already borrowed a couple of his well-known wrestling moves. After Hall passed away in 2022, Priest adopted several more of his mannerisms as a direct tribute.
* SignatureMove: His previous finisher, South of Heaven (a release sit-out chokeslam) and a Release Falcon Arrow he calls "Broken Arrow".
* SinisterShades: Mostly wears them in his entrance.
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* ArrogantKungfuGuy: He's become a arrogant after winning the World Heavyweight Champion.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big Guy to rapper and fellow Puerto Rican Bad Bunny.
* BigApplesauce: From New York City, but also lived in Puerto Rico. Vignettes of him [[ConspicuousConsumption living the high life]] are implied to be from here.
* TheCasanova: Often seen in the company of beautiful women. Also more likely than most to flirt with one of the female backstage interviewers during
* DarkIsNotEvil: Post his HeelFaceTurn, Priest is shown to be in a better light despite changing almost nothing about his character.
* DIYThemeSong: Performed vocals on his entrance theme debuting the night after Wrestling/WrestleMania 40.
* TheDragon: Served as Wrestling/{{Edge}}'s right-hand man during the first run
* EvilVersusEvil:
** Due to previous interactions, he and fellow heel Killian Dain do ''not'' get along, to put it mildly.
** There's also the strange three-way feud with Finn Bálor and Cameron Grimes whilst all of them were heels, resulting in Priest and Bálor both turning face in the end.
* {{Expy}}: His gimmick bears a strong resemblance to the one Wrestling/BaronCorbin was using during his NXT run.
* FaceHeelTurn: In 2022, after Priest lost the United States Championship, Priest snapped and attacked Wrestling/FinnBalor, thus turning heel and later joining The Judgment Day.
* FameThroughInfamy: His whole gimmick.
* FinishingMove: A rolling cutter he's dubbed "The Reckoning". Upon his main roster debut, it was renamed to "Hit The Lights" in order to prevent confusion with the [[OneSteveLimit wrestler known as "Reckoning."]] Once Reckoning dropped said moniker, Hit The Lights became The Reckoning again. Following the return of Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who used the move as ''his'' finish, Priest transitioned to a sit-out chokeslame dubbed "South of Heaven".
* FormerlyFat: Was at one point about 100 pounds heavier than he is currently, and lost the weight on the advice of Gerald Brisco, who told him his look might hold his career back.
* HeelFaceTurn: Around the time of his 2020 match with Wrestling/FinnBalor.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cheaply won a match against Pete Dunne by [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]] while the ref was preoccupied with ducking out of the way from ending up a little too close to the action. The next time they fought and Priest found himself with a similar opportunity, he tried to repeat the trick, only for [[CombatPragmatist Dunne]] to [[ItOnlyWorksOnce block it]] and punt Priest below the belt as hard as humanly possible. {{Fingore}} ensued.
* LightningBruiser: Strong enough to do the Razor's Edge (crucifix powerbomb) on many competitors. He's also deceptively quick and is capable of flying over the top rope with ease if the situation calls for it.
* PowerStable: The Judgment Day with Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/RheaRipley in the first run. Wrestling/FinnBalor joined The Judgment Day after Wrestling/HellInACell, but both Priest and Ripley betrayed Edge with the two on Balor's side. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik betrayed his father Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} and Edge, later joining The Judgement Day on RAW the night after.
* RedBaron: "The Archer of Infamy".
* {{ShoutOut}}: Wrestling/ScottHall was one of his heroes growing up, and he had already borrowed a couple of his well-known wrestling moves. After Hall passed away in 2022, Priest adopted several more of his mannerisms as a direct tribute.
* SignatureMove: His previous finisher, South of Heaven (a release sit-out chokeslam) and a Release Falcon Arrow he calls "Broken Arrow".
* SinisterShades: Mostly wears them in his entrance.
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!!! Dominik Dijakovic/T-Bar/Dijak (Christopher Dijak) 2020-2022, 2024-
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* AlliterativeName: '''D'''omin'''ik''' '''D'''ijakov'''ic'''.
* BaldOfEvil: He shaved his head when he joined Retribution.
* BeardOfEvil: Went clean-shaven or with PermaStubble as a face on NXT; upon his return as a heel, he has noticeably grown in a full, dark beard.
* TheBigGuy: As a Face.
* TheBrute: As a Heel.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "Feast your eyes!"
* CoolMask: As T-Bar, as part of former stable, Retribution.
* TheDragon: to Wrestling/MustafaAli.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: During his entrance at NXT Battleground before his Last Man Standing match with Ilja Dragunov, he tells his wife and daughter, who are in the crowds, to leave as he doesn't want them to witness the brutality. Chances are he had the clash between The Rock and Mick Foley at the 1999 Royal Rumble on his brain at that point in time.
* FinishingMove: "Feast Your Eyes", an Argentine rack transitioned into a knee lift to the forehead. Basically, it's what you would get if you combined the [[Wrestling/KentaKobashi Burning Hammer]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Attitude Adjustment]], and [[Wrestling/KentaKobayashi Go T]][[Wrestling/CMPunk o Sleep]] in one nifty package.
* TheGiant: 6'7', 270 lbs., guaranteed to wreck your day.
* LastNameBasis: Considering that during his run in the independents he was known as Donovan Dijak, after his repackage and return to NXT, he is known simply as Dijak. It had originally been part of his 'Dominik Dijakovic' gimmick.
* LightningBruiser: Is ''way'' more agile than should be expected or, indeed, allowed for a man his size. Can perform backflips off the middle turnbuckle and springboard suicide planchas off the top rope. Again - he's 6'7", 270. His rules are not your rules.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: As T-Bar.
* TheRival: Wrestling/KeithLee, another large man with physics-defying agility.
* {{Sadist}}: As Dijak, he gets unnerving enjoyment out of causing others pain.
* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: He's a face in NXT, but debuts as a heel on the main roster in RAW as a member of Retribution and changes his ring name to T-Bar. Even on NXT itself, after the aforementioned repackaging makes Dominik Dijakovic miss the entire year-long "NXT 2.0" era, he returns to the "white and gold" NXT as the heel Dijak.
* WorthyOpponent: The series between him and Wrestling/KeithLee, with both men beating seven shades of hell out of each other, fostered a mutual respect between them.
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* AlliterativeName: '''D'''omin'''ik''' '''D'''ijakov'''ic'''.
* BaldOfEvil: He shaved his head when he joined Retribution.
* BeardOfEvil: Went clean-shaven or with PermaStubble as a face on NXT; upon his return as a heel, he has noticeably grown in a full, dark beard.
* TheBigGuy: As a Face.
* TheBrute: As a Heel.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "Feast your eyes!"
* CoolMask: As T-Bar, as part of former stable, Retribution.
* TheDragon: to Wrestling/MustafaAli.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: During his entrance at NXT Battleground before his Last Man Standing match with Ilja Dragunov, he tells his wife and daughter, who are in the crowds, to leave as he doesn't want them to witness the brutality. Chances are he had the clash between The Rock and Mick Foley at the 1999 Royal Rumble on his brain at that point in time.
* FinishingMove: "Feast Your Eyes", an Argentine rack transitioned into a knee lift to the forehead. Basically, it's what you would get if you combined the [[Wrestling/KentaKobashi Burning Hammer]], [[Wrestling/JohnCena Attitude Adjustment]], and [[Wrestling/KentaKobayashi Go T]][[Wrestling/CMPunk o Sleep]] in one nifty package.
* TheGiant: 6'7', 270 lbs., guaranteed to wreck your day.
* LastNameBasis: Considering that during his run in the independents he was known as Donovan Dijak, after his repackage and return to NXT, he is known simply as Dijak. It had originally been part of his 'Dominik Dijakovic' gimmick.
* LightningBruiser: Is ''way'' more agile than should be expected or, indeed, allowed for a man his size. Can perform backflips off the middle turnbuckle and springboard suicide planchas off the top rope. Again - he's 6'7", 270. His rules are not your rules.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: As T-Bar.
* TheRival: Wrestling/KeithLee, another large man with physics-defying agility.
* {{Sadist}}: As Dijak, he gets unnerving enjoyment out of causing others pain.
* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: He's a face in NXT, but debuts as a heel on the main roster in RAW as a member of Retribution and changes his ring name to T-Bar. Even on NXT itself, after the aforementioned repackaging makes Dominik Dijakovic miss the entire year-long "NXT 2.0" era, he returns to the "white and gold" NXT as the heel Dijak.
* WorthyOpponent: The series between him and Wrestling/KeithLee, with both men beating seven shades of hell out of each other, fostered a mutual respect between them.
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* ArrogantKungfuGuy: He's become a arrogant after winning the World Heavyweight Champion.
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* FinishingMove: A rolling cutter he's dubbed "The Reckoning". Upon his main roster debut, it was renamed to "Hit The Lights" in order to prevent confusion with the [[OneSteveLimit wrestler known as "Reckoning."]] Once Reckoning dropped said moniker, Hit The Lights became The Reckoning again.
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* FinishingMove: A rolling cutter he's dubbed "The Reckoning". Upon his main roster debut, it was renamed to "Hit The Lights" in order to prevent confusion with the [[OneSteveLimit wrestler known as "Reckoning."]] Once Reckoning dropped said moniker, Hit The Lights became The Reckoning again. Following the return of Wrestling/CodyRhodes, who used the move as ''his'' finish, Priest transitioned to a sit-out chokeslame dubbed "South of Heaven".
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!!! Ridge Holland (Luke Menzies) 2018-
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one as part of his entrance.
* CarryABigStick: He often brings a truncheon to the ring, and occasionally uses it during matches.
* FinishingMove: Northern Grit, a version of [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Emerald Flowsion]].
* GameBreakingInjury: Suffered one in 2020 when Oney Lorcan dove on him, causing Holland's ankle to snap while he was doing the catching. Thankfully, he managed to bounce back from that in a year.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: He's a former pro rugby player who was deemed too reckless and aggressive for the sport.
* OopNorth: Billed from Yorkshire, England.
* UseYourHead: Holland can bust out a hard-hitting headbutt once in a while.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one as part of his entrance.
* CarryABigStick: He often brings a truncheon to the ring, and occasionally uses it during matches.
* FinishingMove: Northern Grit, a version of [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Emerald Flowsion]].
* GameBreakingInjury: Suffered one in 2020 when Oney Lorcan dove on him, causing Holland's ankle to snap while he was doing the catching. Thankfully, he managed to bounce back from that in a year.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: He's a former pro rugby player who was deemed too reckless and aggressive for the sport.
* OopNorth: Billed from Yorkshire, England.
* UseYourHead: Holland can bust out a hard-hitting headbutt once in a while.
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* BadassLongcoat: Wears one as part of his entrance.
* CarryABigStick: He often brings a truncheon to the ring, and occasionally uses it during matches.
* FinishingMove: Northern Grit, a version of [[Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa Emerald Flowsion]].
* GameBreakingInjury: Suffered one in 2020 when Oney Lorcan dove on him, causing Holland's ankle to snap while he was doing the catching. Thankfully, he managed to bounce back from that in a year.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: He's a former pro rugby player who was deemed too reckless and aggressive for the sport.
* OopNorth: Billed from Yorkshire, England.
* UseYourHead: Holland can bust out a hard-hitting headbutt once in a while.
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!!! Tye Dillinger (Ronnie Arneill) 2008-2009; 2013-2019
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/BobbyRoode. He gave Roode a chance only to have the man betray him (by leaving him during a tag match to get the tar kicked out of him by Wrestling/{{Sanity}}).
** After debuting on the main roster, he seems to have made one in Wrestling/BaronCorbin.
* ArcNumber: ...C'mon. Guess.
** Taken up to 10: [[spoiler: It was his entry number in the Wrestling/RoyalRumble]]
* CanadaEh: From Ontario.
* CatchPhrase: "TEN!!"
* DidntThinkThisThrough: So, to take part in the tag team classic honoring the memory of the late Wrestling/DustyRhodes, you accept the offer to team with [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode the arrogant money-centric]] [[Wrestling/{{Fortune}} ex-protégé of]] Wrestling/RicFlair [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder who you know has a history of turning against people]]? Bad move, Tye.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: After his loss to Bobby Roode at ''Takeover: Toronto'', Dillinger begins to doubt his place in NXT and decides to test himself by challenging Samoa Joe to a match by slapping him in the face backstage. While he loses, Dillinger puts up one hell of a fight.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was previously known as Stan, the guy who was superkicked by Wrestling/ShawnMichaels a few weeks before Cyber Sunday 2006 on Raw. He also had a short run on ECW as jobber Gavin Spears.
* EnemyMine: Although he does not like or trust Bobby Roode, Dillinger agrees to team up with him for the second Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in order to have a chance to win and honor his late mentor. [[ProperlyParanoid Dillinger was right not to trust Roode. It didn't end well.]]
* FinishingMove: A Fireman's carry neckbreaker he calls the Tye Breaker.
* LevelGrinding: He had two separate stints with developmental and was in ''three separate incarnations'' of it as well (OVW, FCW, and the current NXT). All in total, it took almost a decade from his initial signing to debut on the main roster, but he did it - and not only showed up, but had screentime in a U.S. Title angle with Wrestling/AJStyles and Wrestling/BaronCorbin, two of the bigger names on the Smackdown ledger.
* RedBaron: "The Perfect 10"
* SmallNameBigEgo: According to his WWE.com bio, Dillinger claims that if you wanted to be considered the best, you have to defeat him…which if one remembers his win/loss ratio in the past, and even currently against NXT's higher tier guys, [[BoisterousWeakling is not a very difficult thing to do]]. The {{irony}} is, this actually makes his claim true in a more mocking fashion—if you can't beat him, you certainly don't have any grounds calling yourself the best.
* TookALevelInBadass: After being re-packaged with the "Perfect 10" gimmick. Still got more room to go, though.
* WildCard: He initially worked as either face or heel as an episode's particular card demanded before solidifying himself as a face.
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/BobbyRoode. He gave Roode a chance only to have the man betray him (by leaving him during a tag match to get the tar kicked out of him by Wrestling/{{Sanity}}).
** After debuting on the main roster, he seems to have made one in Wrestling/BaronCorbin.
* ArcNumber: ...C'mon. Guess.
** Taken up to 10: [[spoiler: It was his entry number in the Wrestling/RoyalRumble]]
* CanadaEh: From Ontario.
* CatchPhrase: "TEN!!"
* DidntThinkThisThrough: So, to take part in the tag team classic honoring the memory of the late Wrestling/DustyRhodes, you accept the offer to team with [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode the arrogant money-centric]] [[Wrestling/{{Fortune}} ex-protégé of]] Wrestling/RicFlair [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder who you know has a history of turning against people]]? Bad move, Tye.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: After his loss to Bobby Roode at ''Takeover: Toronto'', Dillinger begins to doubt his place in NXT and decides to test himself by challenging Samoa Joe to a match by slapping him in the face backstage. While he loses, Dillinger puts up one hell of a fight.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was previously known as Stan, the guy who was superkicked by Wrestling/ShawnMichaels a few weeks before Cyber Sunday 2006 on Raw. He also had a short run on ECW as jobber Gavin Spears.
* EnemyMine: Although he does not like or trust Bobby Roode, Dillinger agrees to team up with him for the second Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in order to have a chance to win and honor his late mentor. [[ProperlyParanoid Dillinger was right not to trust Roode. It didn't end well.]]
* FinishingMove: A Fireman's carry neckbreaker he calls the Tye Breaker.
* LevelGrinding: He had two separate stints with developmental and was in ''three separate incarnations'' of it as well (OVW, FCW, and the current NXT). All in total, it took almost a decade from his initial signing to debut on the main roster, but he did it - and not only showed up, but had screentime in a U.S. Title angle with Wrestling/AJStyles and Wrestling/BaronCorbin, two of the bigger names on the Smackdown ledger.
* RedBaron: "The Perfect 10"
* SmallNameBigEgo: According to his WWE.com bio, Dillinger claims that if you wanted to be considered the best, you have to defeat him…which if one remembers his win/loss ratio in the past, and even currently against NXT's higher tier guys, [[BoisterousWeakling is not a very difficult thing to do]]. The {{irony}} is, this actually makes his claim true in a more mocking fashion—if you can't beat him, you certainly don't have any grounds calling yourself the best.
* TookALevelInBadass: After being re-packaged with the "Perfect 10" gimmick. Still got more room to go, though.
* WildCard: He initially worked as either face or heel as an episode's particular card demanded before solidifying himself as a face.
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/BobbyRoode. He gave Roode a chance only to have the man betray him (by leaving him during a tag match to get the tar kicked out of him by Wrestling/{{Sanity}}).
** After debuting on the main roster, he seems to have made one in Wrestling/BaronCorbin.
* ArcNumber: ...C'mon. Guess.
** Taken up to 10: [[spoiler: It was his entry number in the Wrestling/RoyalRumble]]
* CanadaEh: From Ontario.
* CatchPhrase: "TEN!!"
* DidntThinkThisThrough: So, to take part in the tag team classic honoring the memory of the late Wrestling/DustyRhodes, you accept the offer to team with [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode the arrogant money-centric]] [[Wrestling/{{Fortune}} ex-protégé of]] Wrestling/RicFlair [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder who you know has a history of turning against people]]? Bad move, Tye.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: After his loss to Bobby Roode at ''Takeover: Toronto'', Dillinger begins to doubt his place in NXT and decides to test himself by challenging Samoa Joe to a match by slapping him in the face backstage. While he loses, Dillinger puts up one hell of a fight.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was previously known as Stan, the guy who was superkicked by Wrestling/ShawnMichaels a few weeks before Cyber Sunday 2006 on Raw. He also had a short run on ECW as jobber Gavin Spears.
* EnemyMine: Although he does not like or trust Bobby Roode, Dillinger agrees to team up with him for the second Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in order to have a chance to win and honor his late mentor. [[ProperlyParanoid Dillinger was right not to trust Roode. It didn't end well.]]
* FinishingMove: A Fireman's carry neckbreaker he calls the Tye Breaker.
* LevelGrinding: He had two separate stints with developmental and was in ''three separate incarnations'' of it as well (OVW, FCW, and the current NXT). All in total, it took almost a decade from his initial signing to debut on the main roster, but he did it - and not only showed up, but had screentime in a U.S. Title angle with Wrestling/AJStyles and Wrestling/BaronCorbin, two of the bigger names on the Smackdown ledger.
* RedBaron: "The Perfect 10"
* SmallNameBigEgo: According to his WWE.com bio, Dillinger claims that if you wanted to be considered the best, you have to defeat him…which if one remembers his win/loss ratio in the past, and even currently against NXT's higher tier guys, [[BoisterousWeakling is not a very difficult thing to do]]. The {{irony}} is, this actually makes his claim true in a more mocking fashion—if you can't beat him, you certainly don't have any grounds calling yourself the best.
* TookALevelInBadass: After being re-packaged with the "Perfect 10" gimmick. Still got more room to go, though.
* WildCard: He initially worked as either face or heel as an episode's particular card demanded before solidifying himself as a face.
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* GutturalGrowler: Is fluent in English ([[HiddenDepths and French!]]) but has a deep, gravelly voice with a bit of an accent that makes him sound ''monstrous'' but also sometimes [[TheUnintelligible hard to understand]].
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See his dedicated [[Creator/LoganPaul Creator page]] for his list of tropes (which includes tropes for his Internet career).
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See his dedicated [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt character page]] for his list of tropes. See also: Wrestling/BulletClub.
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See his dedicated [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt character page]] for his list of tropes. See also: Wrestling/BulletClub.
Wrestling/BulletClub and Wrestling/TheJudgmentDay
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* CoolLoser: Since the debut of his 'Perfect 10' gimmick, Dillinger has been over as hell. He's also come off worse nearly every high-profile feud he's been in.
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* OddFriendship: With "Honorary Uce" Wrestling/SamiZayn. Solo is the BlackSheep of the Anoa'i family who [[TheStoic rarely shows any emotion]] and acts distant to the rest of the Bloodline while Sami is the fun-loving honorary member who gets along well with the Bloodline (except for Jey). Despite these differences, Solo prefers having Sami in his corner during matches and has a genuine friendship with him.
** This can be traced to a moment early in his tenure with the Bloodline where Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre came out with a chair to extract his revenge for Solo costing him the Undisputed Championship against Solo’s cousin and chief Wrestling/RomanReigns. The entire Bloodline except Solo vacated the ring but, when it looked like Drew was going to destroy Solo with a chair, Sami ran back into the ring and took a chair shot meant for Solo. From that point going forward, Solo trusts Sami to watch his back more than even his own brothers.
** This can be traced to a moment early in his tenure with the Bloodline where Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre came out with a chair to extract his revenge for Solo costing him the Undisputed Championship against Solo’s cousin and chief Wrestling/RomanReigns. The entire Bloodline except Solo vacated the ring but, when it looked like Drew was going to destroy Solo with a chair, Sami ran back into the ring and took a chair shot meant for Solo. From that point going forward, Solo trusts Sami to watch his back more than even his own brothers.
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* OddFriendship: With Had this with "Honorary Uce" Wrestling/SamiZayn. Wrestling/SamiZayn, prior to Royal Rumble 2023. Solo is the BlackSheep of the Anoa'i family who [[TheStoic rarely shows any emotion]] and acts distant to the rest of the Bloodline while Sami is the fun-loving honorary member who gets along well with the Bloodline (except for Jey). Jey, initially). Despite these differences, Solo prefers prefered having Sami in his corner during matches and has had a genuine friendship with him.
him. Still had absolutely no problem destroying Sami when the Canadian chose to defend Kevin Owens rather than eliminate him on the Tribal Chief's orders.
** This can be traced to a moment early in his tenure with the Bloodline where Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre came out with a chair to extract his revenge for Solo costing him the Undisputed Championship against Solo’s cousin and chief Wrestling/RomanReigns. The entire Bloodline except Solo vacated the ring but, when it looked like Drew was going to destroy Solo with a chair, Sami ran back into the ring and took a chair shot meant for Solo. From that point goingforward, forward for the next several months, Solo trusts would trust Sami to watch his back more than even his own brothers.brothers. This highlighted both Sami's ability to win others over, as well as Solo's rather distant relationship with his kin, both dynamics that would heavily come into play especially regarding Jey.
** This can be traced to a moment early in his tenure with the Bloodline where Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre came out with a chair to extract his revenge for Solo costing him the Undisputed Championship against Solo’s cousin and chief Wrestling/RomanReigns. The entire Bloodline except Solo vacated the ring but, when it looked like Drew was going to destroy Solo with a chair, Sami ran back into the ring and took a chair shot meant for Solo. From that point going
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: His NXT run comes off as this retroactively; his efforts to distance himself from his brothers and cousin, from literally renaming himself 'Solo' to not using the Uso name to espousing a more grounded Wrestling style to being the only one in his generation with bleached hair, can all be understood on a rematch to be Solo trying to build a career on his own merits and without being called by the Bloodline or the elders to intervene in family business. But when the Usos found themselves unavailable for a trip overseas, the elders found him anyway...
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: His NXT run comes off as this retroactively; his efforts to distance himself from his brothers and cousin, from literally renaming himself 'Solo' to not instead of using the Uso name to espousing a more grounded Wrestling style to being the only one in his generation with bleached hair, can all be understood on a rematch {{rewatch|Bonus}} to be Solo trying to build a career on his own merits and without being called by the Bloodline or the elders to intervene in family business. But when the Usos found themselves unavailable for a trip overseas, the elders found him anyway...
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* BigBrotherInstinct: As Max Dupri, he doesn't like Los Lotharios trying to seduce his sister.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Knight[=/=]Dupri managed to bring most of his with him after his Wrestling/ImpactWrestling tenure as Eli Drake:
** "And that's not an insult, that's just a fact of life!"
** "L... A... Knight!", accompanied by pointing more to the left on each syllable, and followed by "Yeah!".
** "Lemme talk to ya!"
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] as a loud-mouth and brash heel who's able to talk the talk and walk the walk, only [[PoorMansSubstitute without most of the Rock's endearing qualities]].
** His [=BFT=] FinishingMove is preceded by a kick to the gut followed by a three-quarter facelock setup, not unlike the [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Stone Cold Stunner]].
* TheFightingNarcissist: He's quite full of himself, but he's able to back up most of his bragging.
* FinishingMove: The [=BFT=] (short for "Blunt Force Trauma"), a kick to the midsection followed by a snapmare driver (similar to Wrestling/AdamRose' Party Foul).
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Max Dupri, he likes to get too close to Adam Pearce.
* RageQuit: Dupri would end his relationship with Maximum Male Models after they're not wrestling seriously.
* RichBastard: He lives a high life, bragging about it to everyone that he meets.
* SmugSnake: He's prone to overestimating himself, often costing him victories.
* UnrelatedBrothers: He's the in-{{Kayfabe}} brother of Maxxine Dupri, who he shares no relation with in real life. On the October 7 episode of [=SmackDown=], Dupri attacked the Maximum Male Models after they told Maxxine not to call him Max, reverting him to L.A. Knight.
* BigBrotherInstinct: As Max Dupri, he doesn't like Los Lotharios trying to seduce his sister.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Knight[=/=]Dupri managed to bring most of his with him after his Wrestling/ImpactWrestling tenure as Eli Drake:
** "And that's not an insult, that's just a fact of life!"
** "L... A... Knight!", accompanied by pointing more to the left on each syllable, and followed by "Yeah!".
** "Lemme talk to ya!"
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] as a loud-mouth and brash heel who's able to talk the talk and walk the walk, only [[PoorMansSubstitute without most of the Rock's endearing qualities]].
** His [=BFT=] FinishingMove is preceded by a kick to the gut followed by a three-quarter facelock setup, not unlike the [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Stone Cold Stunner]].
* TheFightingNarcissist: He's quite full of himself, but he's able to back up most of his bragging.
* FinishingMove: The [=BFT=] (short for "Blunt Force Trauma"), a kick to the midsection followed by a snapmare driver (similar to Wrestling/AdamRose' Party Foul).
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Max Dupri, he likes to get too close to Adam Pearce.
* RageQuit: Dupri would end his relationship with Maximum Male Models after they're not wrestling seriously.
* RichBastard: He lives a high life, bragging about it to everyone that he meets.
* SmugSnake: He's prone to overestimating himself, often costing him victories.
* UnrelatedBrothers: He's the in-{{Kayfabe}} brother of Maxxine Dupri, who he shares no relation with in real life. On the October 7 episode of [=SmackDown=], Dupri attacked the Maximum Male Models after they told Maxxine not to call him Max, reverting him to L.A. Knight.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: As Max Dupri, he doesn't like Los Lotharios trying to seduce
* {{Catchphrase}}: Knight[=/=]Dupri managed to bring most of
** "And that's not an insult, that's just a fact
** "L... A... Knight!", accompanied by pointing more to the left on each syllable, and followed by "Yeah!".
** "Lemme talk to ya!"
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] as a loud-mouth and brash heel who's able to talk the talk and walk the walk, only [[PoorMansSubstitute without most of the Rock's endearing qualities]].
** His [=BFT=] FinishingMove is preceded by a kick to the gut followed by a three-quarter facelock setup, not unlike the [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Stone Cold Stunner]].
* TheFightingNarcissist: He's quite full of himself, but he's able to back up most of his bragging.
* FinishingMove: The [=BFT=] (short for "Blunt Force Trauma"), a kick to the midsection followed by a snapmare driver (similar to Wrestling/AdamRose' Party Foul).
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Max Dupri, he likes to get too close to Adam Pearce.
* RageQuit: Dupri would end his relationship with Maximum Male Models after they're not wrestling seriously.
* RichBastard: He lives a high life, bragging about it to everyone that he meets.
* SmugSnake: He's prone to overestimating himself, often costing him victories.
* UnrelatedBrothers: He's the in-{{Kayfabe}} brother of Maxxine Dupri, who he shares no relation with in real life. On the October 7 episode of [=SmackDown=], Dupri attacked the Maximum Male Models after they told Maxxine not to call him Max, reverting him to L.A. Knight.
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* DirtyCoward: The day he's supposed to defend his US Title against Santos Escobar on [=SmackDown=], he attacks him during an interview and injures his leg. Then when Escobar tries to continue with the match anyway, Austin attacks him ''again'' as he's coming down the ramp, injuring him even further. [[BlatantLies Then he tells the crowd he'd love to defend his title, but Escobar clearly isn't fit to compete.]] Austin gets booed out of the building, Adam Pearce forces him to defend the title against ''Wrestling/ReyMysterio'' instead, and five minutes later, Austin is no longer US Champion.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Clean-shaven, boyish good looks complete with very easily flippable hair.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As Max Dupri, he likes to get too closer to Adam Pearce.
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* FaceHeelTurn: In 2022, after Priest lost the United States Championship, Priest was snapped and attack Wrestling/FinnBalor thus turned heel and later joined The Judgment Day.
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* PowerStable: The Judgment Day with Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/RheaRipley in the first run. Wrestling/FinnBalor joined The Judgment Day after Wrestling/HellInACell both Priest and Ripley betrayed Edge with Priest and Ripley on Balor side. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik betrayed his father Wrestling/ReyMysterio and Edge later joined The Judgement Day on RAW after Clash at the Castle.
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* PowerStable: The Judgment Day with Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/RheaRipley in the first run. Wrestling/FinnBalor joined The Judgment Day after Wrestling/HellInACell Wrestling/HellInACell, but both Priest and Ripley betrayed Edge with Priest and Ripley the two on Balor Balor's side. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik betrayed his father Wrestling/ReyMysterio Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} and Edge Edge, later joined joining The Judgement Day on RAW after Clash at the Castle.night after.
