After he finished with high school, he moved west to Calgary, Alberta. After settling in, he contacted Stu Hart with iquiries of being trained in the Dungeon. Stu invited him over after telling him a couple of other people were going to start training as well. Gavin showed, and there he met Ryan York. The two became good friends, and even graduated from the Dungeon at the same time. You know what the perks of being trained at the Dungeon are? You're able to work for Stampede Wrestling, and they did.