WWE (2013–2021) In 2013, after graduating college, Cooper signed a contract with
WWE and was assigned to the
WWE Performance Center, where he took the
ring name Tucker Knight. He made his
professional wrestling debut at an
NXT live event in
Starke, Florida on January 24, 2015, facing
Tye Dillinger in a match that resulted in a
no contest. He made his television debut on the July 1 episode of
NXT, working as an
enhancement talent in a loss to
Baron Corbin. – Knight (left) and
Otis Dozovic (right) in April 2018 In July 2016, Knight formed a tag team with
Otis Dozovic, calling themselves
Heavy Machinery. The duo participated in the
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, and they made their television debut on the October 19 episode of
NXT, losing to the team of
Austin Aries and
Roderick Strong. The duo returned and had their first televised victory on the March 29, 2017 episode of
NXT, defeating the team of Jonathan Ortagun and
Mike Marshall. On the July 12 episode of
NXT, Heavy Machinery unsuccessfully challenged The
Authors of Pain (
Akam and
Rezar) for the
NXT Tag Team Championship. In March 2018, Heavy Machinery once again participated in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, but were eliminated by The
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in the first round. At the
Greatest Royal Rumble event on April 27, 2018, Knight made his first televised main roster appearance, entering the
Royal Rumble match at number 24 and eliminating
Drew Gulak before being eliminated by
Big E. On the December 19 episode of
NXT, Heavy Machinery wrestled their final match on
NXT, defeating Blake Howell and Danny D'Accardo. On December 17, 2018, it was announced that Heavy Machinery would be debuting on the main roster. They debuted on the January 14, 2019 episode of
Raw, interrupting an interview between
Alexa Bliss and
Paul Heyman. The following week on
Raw, they defeated
The Ascension (
Konnor and
Viktor) in their in-ring debut. In February, his ring name was shortened to
Tucker, while Dozovic's ring name was shortened to Otis. The duo made their
pay-per-view debut at
WrestleMania 35, where they both competed in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but neither would win the match. As part of the
Superstar Shake-Up, Heavy Machinery was moved to the
SmackDown brand. At
Stomping Grounds on June 23, Heavy Machinery faced
Daniel Bryan and
Rowan for the
SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were unable to win the titles. The following month at
Extreme Rules, Heavy Machinery again competed for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, this time in a
triple threat tag team match involving Bryan and Rowan, and
The New Day (Big E and
Xavier Woods), which The New Day won. At
Crown Jewel on October 31, Heavy Machinery competed in a
tag team turmoil match, but were eliminated by The New Day. At
Survivor Series, Heavy Machinery participated in an interbrand tag team battle royal, which was won by
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. At
Elimination Chamber on March 8, 2020, Heavy Machinery competed in the
namesake match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, where the champions
John Morrison and the Miz retained. At
Money in the Bank, Otis, won the
Money in the Bank ladder match, earning him a
world title match at the time of his choosing. In September, The Miz and John Morrison tried to steal Otis' Money in the Bank contract, but they failed on multiple attempts. During the
2020 WWE Draft, Otis remained on the SmackDown brand, while Tucker was drafted to the
Raw brand. The trial over the Money in the Bank contract commenced on the October 23 episode of
SmackDown, with
John "Bradshaw" Layfield serving as judge and ordering that Otis would defend his Money in the Bank contract against Miz at
Hell in a Cell. At the event, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, thus turning
heel and disbanding Heavy Machinery. On the November 9 episode of
Raw, Tucker won the
WWE 24/7 Championship to claim his first championship within the company, but quickly lost it to
Gran Metalik seconds later. He did not reappear on television until the April 9, 2021 episode of
SmackDown, where he competed in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. On April 15, Tucker was released from his WWE contract.
Independent circuit (2022–2024) After being released from WWE, Cooper continued wrestling on the
independent circuit under his real name, before announce his retirement from professional wrestling on October 30, 2024. == Other media ==