White, like his father (known in professional wrestling as
Big Van Vader), first embarked on a football career before trying out at professional wrestling. He joined the
University of Oklahoma's
football team in 2005. Hip and back injuries ended his career almost as soon as it began, but White stayed involved as a student coach for the team. It was reported on April 30, 2011, that White had signed a developmental contract with
WWE. White made his televised debut for WWE's
developmental territory,
Florida Championship Wrestling, on the March 18, 2012, episode of
FCW TV, where he was paired with
Corey Graves. On the April 1
FCW TV originally taped on March 15, Carter won the
Florida Tag Team Championship with Graves by defeating
Bo Dallas and
Husky Harris. On the April 22
FCW TV, Carter and Graves retained their title against Mike Dalton and CJ Parker. On the final
FCW TV on July 15, Carter and Graves defeated Dalton and Parker again to retain their title. When WWE
rebranded its FCW into
NXT, Carter's NXT television debut took place on the July 4 episode of the rebooted
NXT taped at
Full Sail University, where he and Graves defeated CJ Parker and Nick Rogers. After a quiet dissociation from Graves, Carter would find himself winless in televised
NXT matches, which even saw Graves himself defeating Carter on the January 23, 2013, episode of
NXT. Carter returned to NXT on May 30, 2013, where Carter and Brandon Traven faced Garrett Dylan and Scott Dawson in a losing effort. on the June 19 episode of
NXT, Carter faced
Xavier Woods in a losing effort. on September 12 episode of
NXT, Carter faced
Tensai in a losing effort, which turned out to be his final match with WWE. ==Championships and accomplishments==