Dylan Miley (born July 6, 1988) is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE under the ring nameLars Sullivan. He joined WWE in 2013 and spent several years training at the WWE Performance Center before making his debut on the NXTbrand in April 2017. He made his main roster debut on Raw in April 2019, before being moved to SmackDown later that month. Following a tenure plagued by injuries, mental issues, and the resurfacing of controversial online posts, he requested and was granted his release from WWE in early 2021.
Miley was reported to the WWE Performance Center by October 2014. He wrestled his first recorded match on March 29, 2015, defeating Marcus Louis in a showcase match at WrestleMania Axxess.[2] He then made sporadic appearances at NXTlive events over the following two years. Miley made his television debut on the April 12, 2017 episode of NXT under his real name, teaming with Michael Blais in a loss to DIY. Following the match, Miley attacked Blais.[3] In May 2017, he adopted the ring name Lars Sullivan.[4]
In November 2018, vignettes began airing for Sullivan's main roster debut on both Raw and SmackDown.[11] He was scheduled to appear on Raw on January 14, 2019, but reportedly walked out due to an anxiety attack.[12] On the April 8 episode of Raw, Sullivan made his debut by attacking Kurt Angle, who had retired at WrestleMania 35 the previous night.[13] Pushed as a monstrous villain by WWE, he went on to attack high-profile wrestlers such as Rey Mysterio and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy).[14] As part of the Superstar Shake-up on April 16, he moved to the SmackDownbrand.[15] He began feuding with Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, and Lince Dorado), defeating them via disqualification in a three-on-one handicap match at Super ShowDown.[16] During a rematch with Lucha House Party on the June 10 episode of Raw, he sustained a severe knee injury with a predicted recovery time of six to nine months.[17]
Sullivan returned on the October 9, 2020 episode of SmackDown, attacking Jeff Hardy, Matt Riddle, and The Miz.[18] On the October 23 episode of SmackDown, he defeated Shorty G in what would be Sullivan's final match in WWE.[19] In January 2021, Miley was quietly released from his WWE contract after being removed from programming.[20][21][22] It was revealed by Miley that he had asked for his release after informing WWE that he was done with pro wrestling due to his ongoing anxiety issues.[23] In an interview conducted with Fightful on February 3, 2021, Miley stated that he is "likely done" with professional wrestling.[24]
Personal life
In May 2019, it was revealed that Miley had used multiple accounts on the Bodybuilding.com forum to write what Sports Illustrated described as "a slew of racist, sexist, homophobic, and otherwise offensive posts" between 2007 and 2013. Some of the posts were directed towards WWE employees and were written after Miley had joined WWE. Paste wrote that the posts showed "a long history of repeated behavior" and noted that some of them had insulted foreigners and the mentally ill. In response to the accusations, Miley stated, "There is no excuse for the inappropriate remarks that I made years ago. They do not reflect my personal beliefs nor who I am today, and I apologize to anyone I offended."[25][26] He was fined $100,000 by WWE and required to complete sensitivity training.[27]
In December 2019, it was revealed that Miley had performed in homosexual pornographic films under the name Mitch Bennett years earlier.[28][29]
Ranked No. 84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018[30][31]
References
^ abc"Lars Sullivan". WWE.com. WWE. 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^"WWE WrestleMania Axxess 2015". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
^Moore, John (April 12, 2017). "4/12 Moore's NXT TV Review". ProWrestling.net.
^Williams, J.J. (May 7, 2017). "NXT St. Petersburg, FL, live results: Dylan Miley gets a new name". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^"Lars Sullivan destroyed No Way Jose". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
^Witner, Arya (September 6, 2017). "WWE NXT results: Asuka says goodbye to NXT". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^"Kassius Ohno runs into a Freak Accident at WarGames". WWE.com. WWE.
^"Johnny Gargano def. Aleister Black, Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain in a No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^Benigno, Anthony. "Adam Cole def. EC3, The Velveteen Dream, Lars Sullivan, Killian Dain and Ricochet to become the first-ever NXT North American Champion". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^Pappolla, Ryan. "NXT Champion Aleister Black def. Lars Sullivan". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^McClead, Michael (November 18, 2018). "NXT star headed to WWE main roster". Wrestlezone.com. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^Johnson, Mike; Jordan, Paul (January 15, 2019). "WWE call-ups, Lars Sullivan, WWF Superstars coming to WWE Network, Kevin Owens, Booker T and more". PWInsider.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^Powell, Jason (April 8, 2019). "4/8 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: The night after WrestleMania 35 edition featuring new Raw and Smackdown Women's Champion Becky Lynch, new WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, new Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor, and new Raw Tag Champions Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Powell, Jason (April 23, 2019). "4/23 WWE Smackdown Live results". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^Barnett, Jake (April 16, 2019). "4/16 WWE Smackdown Live Results". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^Holloway, Henry (May 20, 2019). "WWE blasted as 'tone deaf' over Lars Sullivan beating up 3 luchadores after racist storm". The Daily Star.
^Martínez, Sebastián (June 20, 2019). "Lars Sullivan podría no volver a luchar en WWE hasta 2020" (in Spanish).
^Powell, Jason (October 9, 2020). "10/9 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the 2020 WWE Draft night one, Bayley vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship, The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens, Big E vs. Sheamus in a Falls Count Anywhere match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^Barnett, Jake (October 23, 2020). "10/23 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the final push for Hell in a Cell, Roman Reigns reveals the consequences for his match with Jey Uso, Otis goes to court". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^Mrosko, Geno (February 2, 2021). "Lars Sullivan reportedly released by WWE". Cageside Seats. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^Johnson, Mike (February 2, 2021). "SmackDown star gone from WWE". PWInsider. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^Powell, Jason (February 2, 2021). "Lars Sullivan reportedly released by WWE". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^Lee, Joseph (February 3, 2021). "Lars Sullivan Says He Told WWE He Was Done With Wrestling Due To Anxiety". 411 Mania. He added that his anxiety issues had become so bad that he wasn't able to eat on days he was set to appear on TV and had trouble sleeping... He said he likely wouldn't wrestle anymore and called his past actions "idiocy" and "selfish behavior"
^Nason, Josh (February 3, 2021). "LARS SULLIVAN LIKELY DONE WITH PRO WRESTLING FOLLOWING WWE RELEASE". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^Gartland, Dan (May 10, 2019). "Lars Sullivan apologizes for history of racist, sexist and homophobic remarks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^Martin, Garrett (May 9, 2019). "WWE Wrestler Lars Sullivan acknowledges history of racist, misogynistic and homophobic online comments". Paste. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^Sapp, Sean. "WWE fines Lars Sullivan $100,000 for controversial remarks". Fightful.com.
^Grant, David (January 2, 2020). "Fans discover homophobic WWE wrestler's gay adult film past". Queerty.
^"Homophobic WWE wrestler Lars Sullivan reportedly starred in gay adult films". Metro Weekly. January 3, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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Dylan Miley born July 6 1988 is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Lars Sullivan He joined WWE in 2013 and spent several years training at the WWE Performance Center before making his debut on the NXT brand in April 2017 He made his main roster debut on Raw in April 2019 before being moved to SmackDown later that month Following a tenure plagued by injuries mental issues and the resurfacing of controversial online posts he requested and was granted his release from WWE in early 2021 Lars SullivanSullivan in April 2018Birth nameDylan MileyBorn 1988 07 06 July 6 1988 age 34 Westminster Colorado U S Professional wrestling careerRing name s Dylan MileyLars SullivanBilled height6 ft 3 in 191 cm 1 Billed weight330 lb 150 kg 1 Billed fromRocky Mountains 1 Trained byWWE Performance CenterDebutMarch 29 2015RetiredApril 11 2021 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 WWE 2013 2021 2 Personal life 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External linksProfessional wrestling career EditWWE 2013 2021 Edit Miley was reported to the WWE Performance Center by October 2014 He wrestled his first recorded match on March 29 2015 defeating Marcus Louis in a showcase match at WrestleMania Axxess 2 He then made sporadic appearances at NXT live events over the following two years Miley made his television debut on the April 12 2017 episode of NXT under his real name teaming with Michael Blais in a loss to DIY Following the match Miley attacked Blais 3 In May 2017 he adopted the ring name Lars Sullivan 4 After several similar tag team appearances which resulted in him attacking his partner Sullivan made his first appearance as a singles performer on the August 23 episode of NXT attacking No Way Jose before a scheduled match 5 His first televised singles match and victory took place on the September 6 episode of NXT defeating three jobbers in a three on one handicap match 6 Following weeks of squash matches Sullivan defeated Kassius Ohno at NXT TakeOver WarGames on November 18 2017 7 In December he competed in a tournament to determine NXT Champion Andrade Cien Almas opponent for NXT TakeOver Philadelphia that was won by Johnny Gargano 8 At NXT TakeOver New Orleans on April 7 2018 Sullivan took part in a six man ladder match for the NXT North American Championship which was won by Adam Cole 9 Sullivan wrestled his final televised NXT match on June 16 2018 at NXT TakeOver Chicago II unsuccessfully challenging NXT Champion Aleister Black the loss marked his first pinfall defeat in NXT 10 In November 2018 vignettes began airing for Sullivan s main roster debut on both Raw and SmackDown 11 He was scheduled to appear on Raw on January 14 2019 but reportedly walked out due to an anxiety attack 12 On the April 8 episode of Raw Sullivan made his debut by attacking Kurt Angle who had retired at WrestleMania 35 the previous night 13 Pushed as a monstrous villain by WWE he went on to attack high profile wrestlers such as Rey Mysterio and The Hardy Boyz Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy 14 As part of the Superstar Shake up on April 16 he moved to the SmackDown brand 15 He began feuding with Lucha House Party Kalisto Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado defeating them via disqualification in a three on one handicap match at Super ShowDown 16 During a rematch with Lucha House Party on the June 10 episode of Raw he sustained a severe knee injury with a predicted recovery time of six to nine months 17 Sullivan returned on the October 9 2020 episode of SmackDown attacking Jeff Hardy Matt Riddle and The Miz 18 On the October 23 episode of SmackDown he defeated Shorty G in what would be Sullivan s final match in WWE 19 In January 2021 Miley was quietly released from his WWE contract after being removed from programming 20 21 22 It was revealed by Miley that he had asked for his release after informing WWE that he was done with pro wrestling due to his ongoing anxiety issues 23 In an interview conducted with Fightful on February 3 2021 Miley stated that he is likely done with professional wrestling 24 Personal life EditIn May 2019 it was revealed that Miley had used multiple accounts on the Bodybuilding com forum to write what Sports Illustrated described as a slew of racist sexist homophobic and otherwise offensive posts between 2007 and 2013 Some of the posts were directed towards WWE employees and were written after Miley had joined WWE Paste wrote that the posts showed a long history of repeated behavior and noted that some of them had insulted foreigners and the mentally ill In response to the accusations Miley stated There is no excuse for the inappropriate remarks that I made years ago They do not reflect my personal beliefs nor who I am today and I apologize to anyone I offended 25 26 He was fined 100 000 by WWE and required to complete sensitivity training 27 In December 2019 it was revealed that Miley had performed in homosexual pornographic films under the name Mitch Bennett years earlier 28 29 Championships and accomplishments EditPro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No 84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018 30 31 References Edit a b c Lars Sullivan WWE com WWE 2017 Retrieved December 29 2019 WWE WrestleMania Axxess 2015 Cagematch net Retrieved March 29 2015 Moore John April 12 2017 4 12 Moore s NXT TV Review ProWrestling net Williams J J May 7 2017 NXT St Petersburg FL live results Dylan Miley gets a new name Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved November 19 2017 Lars Sullivan destroyed No Way Jose WWE com WWE Retrieved August 23 2017 Witner Arya September 6 2017 WWE NXT results Asuka says goodbye to NXT Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved June 7 2018 Kassius Ohno runs into a Freak Accident at WarGames WWE com WWE Johnny Gargano def Aleister Black Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain in a No 1 Contender s Fatal 4 Way Match WWE com WWE Retrieved December 27 2017 Benigno Anthony Adam Cole def EC3 The Velveteen Dream Lars Sullivan Killian Dain and Ricochet to become the first ever NXT North American Champion WWE com WWE Retrieved April 7 2018 Pappolla Ryan NXT Champion Aleister Black def Lars Sullivan WWE com WWE Retrieved June 16 2018 McClead Michael November 18 2018 NXT star headed to WWE main roster Wrestlezone com Retrieved November 18 2018 Johnson Mike Jordan Paul January 15 2019 WWE call ups Lars Sullivan WWF Superstars coming to WWE Network Kevin Owens Booker T and more PWInsider com Retrieved December 21 2019 Powell Jason April 8 2019 4 8 Powell s WWE Raw TV Review The night after WrestleMania 35 edition featuring new Raw and Smackdown Women s Champion Becky Lynch new WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins new Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor and new Raw Tag Champions Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins Pro Wrestling Dot Net Retrieved April 9 2019 Powell Jason April 23 2019 4 23 WWE Smackdown Live results ProWrestling net Retrieved April 25 2019 Barnett Jake April 16 2019 4 16 WWE Smackdown Live Results ProWrestling net Retrieved April 25 2019 Holloway Henry May 20 2019 WWE blasted as tone deaf over Lars Sullivan beating up 3 luchadores after racist storm The Daily Star Martinez Sebastian June 20 2019 Lars Sullivan podria no volver a luchar en WWE hasta 2020 in Spanish Powell Jason October 9 2020 10 9 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results Powell s review of the 2020 WWE Draft night one Bayley vs Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women s Championship The Fiend vs Kevin Owens Big E vs Sheamus in a Falls Count Anywhere match Pro Wrestling Dot Net Retrieved October 9 2020 Barnett Jake October 23 2020 10 23 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results Barnett s review of the final push for Hell in a Cell Roman Reigns reveals the consequences for his match with Jey Uso Otis goes to court Pro Wrestling Dot Net Retrieved October 25 2020 Mrosko Geno February 2 2021 Lars Sullivan reportedly released by WWE Cageside Seats Retrieved February 3 2021 Johnson Mike February 2 2021 SmackDown star gone from WWE PWInsider Retrieved February 2 2021 Powell Jason February 2 2021 Lars Sullivan reportedly released by WWE Pro Wrestling Dot Net Retrieved February 2 2021 Lee Joseph February 3 2021 Lars Sullivan Says He Told WWE He Was Done With Wrestling Due To Anxiety 411 Mania He added that his anxiety issues had become so bad that he wasn t able to eat on days he was set to appear on TV and had trouble sleeping He said he likely wouldn t wrestle anymore and called his past actions idiocy and selfish behavior Nason Josh February 3 2021 LARS SULLIVAN LIKELY DONE WITH PRO WRESTLING FOLLOWING WWE RELEASE F4WOnline com Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved February 12 2021 Gartland Dan May 10 2019 Lars Sullivan apologizes for history of racist sexist and homophobic remarks Sports Illustrated Retrieved May 11 2019 Martin Garrett May 9 2019 WWE Wrestler Lars Sullivan acknowledges history of racist misogynistic and homophobic online comments Paste Retrieved May 10 2019 Sapp Sean WWE fines Lars Sullivan 100 000 for controversial remarks Fightful com Grant David January 2 2020 Fans discover homophobic WWE wrestler s gay adult film past Queerty Homophobic WWE wrestler Lars Sullivan reportedly starred in gay adult films Metro Weekly January 3 2020 Retrieved February 13 2021 Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 for 2018 The Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved September 4 2020 Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 for 2018 Cagematch net Retrieved September 29 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dylan Miley Lars Sullivan on WWE com Lars Sullivan on Twitter Lars Sullivan s profile at Cagematch net Wrestlingdata com Internet Wrestling Database Lars Sullivan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lars Sullivan amp oldid 1130287530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
