He is a former officer for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in Florida
who would become an amateur boxer in Jacksonville's Club 5 and Club
Plush where he had a 98-1 win/loss record. According to his WWE.com
profile, He has a record of 103-1 with 102 knockouts in his amateur
career.
After training with WWE's farm federation OVW, Burke would be brought
up to the main roster of SmackDown! on July 28, 2006 working a Mixed
Martial Arts gimmick to the also debuting former MMA fighter Sylvester
Terkay.