The Kasper brothers were born in
Lexington, Ohio. They attended
Lexington High School, where they both competed in
amateur wrestling. Jacob Kasper attended
Duke University in
Durham, North Carolina, where he studied
sociology, graduating in 2018. During his time at Duke University, he participated in
collegiate wrestling for the
Duke Blue Devils and was diagnosed with
Crohn's disease. He was a two-time
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
All-American and a three-time NCAA
Academic All-American, and won the 2018
Atlantic Coast Conference heavyweight championship. He set a Blue Devils record for the most wins in a single season and ranked second for overall career wins. He participated in the 2016
Olympic trials in the
Greco-Roman wrestling and
freestyle wrestling categories, placing fifth. In 2017, he trained with
mixed martial artist Daniel Cormier to help Cormier prepare for his bout with
Jon Jones at
UFC 214. In 2018, he began working for Duke University as an assistant wrestling coach. Drew Kasper attended
Otterbein University in
Westerville, Ohio, where he majored in
exercise science, graduating in 2020. During his time at Otterbein University he competed in collegiate wrestling for the
Otterbein Cardinals, with an overall record of 108–13. He was a two-time
NCAA Division III All-American. In his final year, Kasper had a perfect 30–0 record and was ranked number one in the United States, but did not compete in the 2020
NCAA championships due to their cancellation as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. == Professional wrestling career ==