Levi Cooper (July 24, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently working for WWE's NXT under the ring name Tucker Knight.
Early life
Cooper attended North Marion High School where he was a successful amateur wrestler. He wrestled at collegiate level for Portland State University, California State University, Bakersfield and Arizona State University, and placed 8th at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in 2011, earning him All American status.
Professional wrestling career
WWE
NXT (2013–present)
Cooper joined WWE after graduating college in 2013. He was assigned to the WWE Performance Center and took the ring name Tucker Knight.
Knight made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT live event in Starke, Florida on January 24, 2015, facing Tye Dillinger. He made his television debut on the July 1, 2015 episode of NXT, working as an enhancement talent in a loss to Baron Corbin. Knight continued to make sporadic televised appearances as an enhancement talent throughout the remainder of 2015 and the start of 2016.
In July 2016, Knight formed a tag team with Otis Dozovic, calling themselves Heavy Machinery. The duo participated in the 2016 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, losing in the first round 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 Mike Marshall and Jonathan Ortagun.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Project Mayhem
- Tag teams and stables
- Nicknames
- "Tuck Shop"
- "Tucker Biscuit"
- "Bull-Fit"
- "Muckle Kite"
- Entrance themes
- "Full Out" by Eve S. Dowdle (NXT; 2016–October 19, 2016)
- "Deny Them Pain" by Saltybeats (NXT; October 19, 2016)
- "Heavy" by CFO$ (NXT; March 29, 2017-present; used while teaming with Otis Dozovic)