Independent circuit (2017–2021) Christian began wrestling on the
independent circuit in Tennessee in 2017 where he trained at the promotion "SWAG Wrestling". He spent three years with
Game Changer Wrestling between 2019 and 2021. On 19 October 2019, Christian debuted for
Impact Wrestling at
All Glory, defeating
Alex Zayne and Mark Wheeler. On January 9, 2021, he made his
pay-per-view debut at
Genesis, competing in the 2021
Super X Cup. His final pay-per-view appearance was at
No Surrender.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–2021) On the August 14, 2020 episode of
Strong, Christian made his
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut, teaming with
Misterioso and
P. J. Black in a losing effort against
A. C. H.,
Alex Zayne and
TJP. Christian then participated the
2021 New Japan Cup USA and was eliminated in the qualifying rounds by
Chris Dickinson at
Strong Style Evolved.
WWE (2021) On February 13, 2021, it was reported
WWE had signed Christian to a
developmental contract. On June 15, 2021, he debuted on the
NXT brand under the ring name Trey Baxter, losing to
Kushida for the
NXT Cruiserweight Championship. He wrestled a number of matches on NXT and
205 Live, with his final being on 8 October, in a loss to
Grayson Waller. He was released on 4 November.
Return to the independent circuit (2021–present) After being released from WWE, Christian resumed performing on the independent circuit. On 4 June 2023, Christian defeated
Masha Slamovich and
Rina Yamashita at Cage Of Survival 2 to win the
GCW World Championship, his first ever title and world title of his career. On May 25, 2024, Christian was stripped of the title due to his participation in the
Best of the Super Juniors 31 and not being able to defend the title at Cage of Survival 3, ending his reign at 356 days.
Return to NJPW (2022–present) On the February 17, 2022 episode of
Strong, Christian made his return to NJPW, losing to
Chris Bey. Christian would continue to make sporadic appearances on the
Strong brand of NJPW. At
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, Christian was announced to make his debut in Japan as a participant in the
Best of the Super Juniors 31, where he was placed in A-Block. Christian finished the tournament with 10 points and failed to advance to the playoff stage.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present) On the March 22, 2022 episode of
AEW Dark, Christian made his
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut defeating
Rohit Raju. At
Death Before Dishonor, Christian made his
Ring of Honor debut teaming with
Alex Zayne and
Tony Deppen in a losing effort to
Brian Cage,
Bishop Kaun, and
Toa Liona of
The Embassy. On the September 2 episode of
AEW Rampage, Christian fought
Rey Fenix in a losing effort. At
Final Battle, he teamed with
AR Fox defeating
Rush and
Dralístico. On February 25, Christian faced
Zack Sabre Jr. for the
NJPW World Television Championship, in a losing effort. For the remainder of 2022 and 2023, Christian would mainly appear on ROH
, Dark, and
Dark: Elevation. On December 20 at
Final Battle, Christian participated in a
Survival of the Fittest for the
ROH World Television Championship, where he was the last man eliminated by
Komander. In early 2025, Christian formed a tag team with
Lee Johnson known as The Swirl. On the January 1, 2026 episode of
Ring of Honor Wrestling, Christian and Johnson added
Jay Lethal to their allaince with the trio going by the name of "The Lethal Swirl". In March 2026, Christian signed an official contract with AEW. == Championships and accomplishments ==