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Words that stuck with Tyler Bateman over his long career came from Tracy Smothers. The idea that he had a real job most of the time to support his “wrestling habit.” These days things have been looking up for the veteran who is currently aligned in The Righteous with Vincent and Vita VonStarr in Ring of Honor. He also just signed a new deal with the promotion. Despite all the success, Bateman never forgets the steps it took to get him to where he stands today.
“I started in Oklahoma and my first show was in 2001. I first moved to California in 2007, and that whole period I don’t think there was a time I wasn’t working once or twice a month. I moved out to Southern California where it took me two or three months to get booked and having to start all over again,” Bateman recalled..
Tyler Bateman is happy to continue the momentum built with The Righteous fam Vincent and Vita VonStarr in Ring of Honor. Just as he was experiencing his career reaching new heights, coronavirus rocked the world. The company cancelled events and TV tapings out of an abundance of caution.
For this period of uncertainty, Bateman recalled ROH treating him and his colleagues across the board well. The veteran felt the same as he headed to Baltimore when the promotion began producing shows again. Only it wasn’t in an arena full of screaming fans, but within a proverbial “Bubble.”
“They took care of us,” he said. “There wasn’t anyone, as far as I know, that was concerned about their well being. Periodically we would have meetings so everyone would know what was going on.