Funking Conservatory (2011–2013) Weston wanted to be a
professional wrestler since the age of 3. He eventually became a student of
Dory Funk Jr.'s professional wrestling school, the
Funking Conservatory, Immediately after graduating from university, Weston moved to
Ocala, Florida in 2011, where the Funking Conservatory was located. Weston managed to become the FC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the European Champion and the Florida Champion. Weston wrestled against
Jerry Lawler in an eight-person tag team match in May 2013, which was Lawler's first match since suffering a
heart attack in September 2012.
WWE Blake and Murphy (2013–2016) Murphy as
NXT Tag Team Champions in May 2015 Weston signed with WWE in June 2013 and reported to NXT in July 2013 when the
WWE Performance Center opened; at the same time as his future NXT tag team partner
Buddy Murphy. Weston made his television debut as Wesley Blake on the January 22, 2014 episode of
NXT with the character of a
cowboy and lost his debut match to
Adrian Neville. Blake continued in his
jobber role with losses in singles matches to the likes of
Adam Rose,
Mason Ryan and
Sin Cara, as well as a loss in a tag-team match against
the Ascension with Cal Bishop as his partner. In August 2014, Blake abandoned the cowboy character and formed
a tag team with Buddy Murphy. On the August 14 episode of
NXT, Blake and Murphy were defeated in the first round of a number one contender's tag team tournament by
Kalisto and Sin Cara, later known as
The Lucha Dragons. For the rest of 2014, Blake and Murphy lost multiple matches to teams such as The Lucha Dragons and
The Vaudevillains (
Aiden English and
Simon Gotch). Also in October 2014, Blake and Murphy were involved in a tag-team battle royal to determine the number one contenders to the
NXT Tag Team Championship; they were eliminated from the match by The Ascension. Blake and Murphy defeated The Vaudevillains on the January 21, 2015 episode of
NXT and a week later, defeated The Lucha Dragons to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. At
NXT TakeOver: Rival, Blake and Murphy, now billed simply by their last names, defeated The Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the titles. Following that, Blake and Murphy started a feud with
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who were intent on capturing the tag titles. At
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, they retained their NXT Tag Team Championship against Amore and Cassady after interference from
Alexa Bliss, who then aligned herself with them. After several successful title defenses, Blake and Murphy lost the championships to The Vaudevillians at
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, ending their reign at 219 days. On the May 18, 2016 episode of
NXT, after losing to
Shinsuke Nakamura and
Austin Aries, Bliss and Blake walked away from Murphy, teasing a split for the team. Following Bliss's main roster call-up in the
2016 WWE draft, Blake was used sporadically on NXT television as an
enhancement talent, with his final televised appearance being a match against Murphy on the October 12 episode of
NXT, which quickly ended in a no-contest as both men were attacked by an interfering
Samoa Joe.
The Forgotten Sons and departure (2017–2021) in April 2018 After a long absence from television, Blake returned on the May 10, 2017 episode of
NXT, confronting
Drew McIntyre in a backstage segment. On the May 24, 2017 episode of
NXT, returning to his previous cowboy gimmick, Blake lost in a match against McIntyre. He was then absent from television for the remainder of 2017, forming a tag team with
Steve Cutler at NXT
live events as "The Forgotten Sons". The team (now featuring
Jaxson Ryker) debuted on the August 29, 2018 episode of
NXT in a segment with general manager
William Regal. Their in-ring debuts took place the following week when Blake and Cutler defeated
The Street Profits after a distraction from
Shane Thorne. On the October 3 episode of
NXT, the group defeated the team of Vinny Mixon, Cesar Rise & Torrey Kirsh. Blake and Cutler represented the group in the
2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They defeated
Danny Burch and
Oney Lorcan in the first-round and
Moustache Mountain in the second-round before losing to
Aleister Black and
Ricochet in the finals. Blake and Cutler competed in a fatal four-way
ladder match for the vacant
NXT Tag Team Championship at
NXT TakeOver: XXV. Despite interference from Ryker, the two were unsuccessful in winning. The group entered the
2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated in the first round by Imperium. The trio debuted on
SmackDown on the April 10, 2020 episode, defeating
Lucha House Party. They appeared on the April 24 episode of
SmackDown when they attacked Lucha House Party and
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day. The group made their main roster in-ring debut on the May 1 episode, defeating The New Day in a non-title match. They then began portraying themselves as American patriots with Cutler and Ryker highlighting their services in the marines. However, the gimmick was dropped due to a tweet by Jaxson Ryker supporting
President Donald Trump which led to serious backstage heat and backlash from many on social media and within the fan base. This resulted in The Forgotten Sons being taken off television. On the December 4 episode of SmackDown, Blake and Cutler, now known as The Knights of the Lone Wolf, made their return accompanying
King Corbin to the ring as they helped him defeat
Murphy. However, the storyline was aborted since, on February 4, 2021, Cutler was released. On April 15, 2021, Blake was also released from his WWE contract.
Control Your Narrative (2021–2022) Westin debuted at the
Ring of Honor pay-per-view Final Battle, where he,
EC3, and
Adam Scherr formed the new Control Your Narrative stable and attacked Eli Isom, Dak Draper and Brian Johnson. In February 2022, it was announced Blake was joining the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion created by
EC3 and
Adam Scherr. The promotion held its last event on July 31.
All Elite Wrestling (2022) Blake made his
All Elite Wrestling debut on the August 23 episode of
Dark, losing to
Daniel Garcia.
Return to WWE (2024–present) In April 2024, it was reported that Blake had returned to WWE as a
producer for the
NXT brand and coach at the
WWE Performance Center. == Other media ==