10! 10! 10! 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tye Dillinger

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Tye Dillinger Shinsuke Nakamura
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Many industry old-timers parse that since the death of the territories in the 1980s and early-1990s there hasn't been a place for wannabe wrestlers to learn the nuances of performing in front of a diverse range of audiences.

Despite the kernel of truth in that rationale, in reality the post-Attitude Era boom period inspired a new generation of national and local independent companies that ran alongside one another gradually elevating talent by name recognition and tape trader reputation.

Tye Dillinger did the rounds like many others, working not just in WWE's Ohio Valley and Florida Championship Wrestling territories, but also for Ring Of Honor, Full Impact Pro and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council.

He even had a tryout with TNA following a wholesale release from the WWE system in 2009, but was unfortunately not picked up by the company shortly before they were due to briefly grab mainstream headlines inking a deal with Hulk Hogan.

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