Joseph Johnson was born on the morning of March 8, 1982 in Tampa, Florida. He still resides in Tampa to this day with his fiance, Koryn. In college, Joseph Johnson was a standout star for the Florida Gators, but an injury ended his NFL career long before it began and he had to settle for his second dream, wrestling. With the training of Bret Hart and Kurt Angle, Joseph Johnson quickly became one of the most dominant technical wrestlers in our era.