Martin Casaus Martin Casaus ( March 5 , 1985 ) better known for his ring - name , Tristan Gallo , is an American professional wrestler of Mexican - American decent from West Jordan , Utah . He is on the independent circuit working nationwide , most currently with the NWA . In his career , Gallo has been a three time UCW Heavyweight Champion , seven time UCW Ultra X Champion , four time UCW Tag Team Champion , and ACW Mid - West Champion . Career . Wrestling training . Gallo first started training to become a wrestler in 2003 at the Utah - based , " Motivational Pain " driven , Ultra Championship Wrestling - Zero ( UCW ) . UCW was and is still currently operated by Steve Nielsen . He was trained mainly by Derrick Jannetty and Steve Nielsen . Once he was placed into an in - ring role , Gallo was placed in Stevie Slick ' s faction , " The Dynasty " , as an arrogant heel and cronie to Slick . He made his debut in a singles match against Mochi Pedro in October 2003 at " Hallowicked " . Setting up a tag team with Justin Wilde called Double Cross and beginning a feud against the masked group Los Mochis . 2004 . Gallo teamed with UCW - Zero wrestler Khan Kussion to win his first wrestling title , the UCW - Zero Tag Team titles . He won them against the same Los Mochis , Mochi Paco and Mochi Damien . He lost them to the Mochis again in a rematch the next show . After Kahn Kussion was fired from UCW ; Tristan teamed with cousin , GQ Gallo , to win the UCW Tag Team titles a second time from the Mochis . He Won the first ever UCW Ultra X title match in a four way elimination match with Derrick Jannetty , Mochi Paco , and Nature Boy X . This began a lasting feud against Mochi Paco . 2005 . Tristan Gallo had his first Heavyweight Title Match against trainer Derrick Jannetty . He was unsuccessful even with the help of CEO Stevie Slick . Tristan Gallo and GQ Gallo won back the UCW Tag Team Titles from the Mochis once more only to lose them from the team of Tyson Ferrari and JMB . Tristan Gallo wrestles in American Championship Wrestling feuding with Jaden and won the ACW Mid - West title . He won match of the year when he fought Jaden and Navaho Warrior . Due to booking issues , Tristan Gallo was unable to compete in title defense and lost the Mid - west title 2006 . In 2006 , Tristan Gallo got his second chance to win the UCW heavyweight title against JMB . He once more fell short . Tristan set his sights back on the heavyweight title . It was now on his former trainer Derrick Jannetty . On his third attempt he won the UCW heavyweight Title at " Survival Quest " on July 28 , 2006 . At the rematch for the title Tristan was successful once again with the help of Stevie Slick . After his partner GQ Gallo and former partner Khan Kussion began a feud , he found a new tag team partner in Devon Payne . They won the UCW Tag Titles for Tristan ' s fourth time . They teamed up to form the team " Total Control " because they were holding 3 0f the 4 belts in UCW . They began a feud with Derrick Jannetty and Radical Ricky , the team called themselves " High Risk " . High risk ended up winning the tag titles on " Season Beatings 5 " December 2 , 2006 in a 30 - minute tag team iron man match . Tensions built between Devon Payne and Tristan Gallo . 2007 . On January 20 , 2007 Tristan Gallo faced David Young of TNA in his first title defense . Tristan Gallo was pushed into Young ' s spinebuster by Devon Payne and lost the Heavyweight Title . The tensions in Stevie slicks Dynasty grew when at Stevie slick hit Tristan with a chair in a match vs Jean Martell . Tristan soon began getting mixed reactions from fans because of the tension between him and his colleagues , Devon Payne and Stevie Slick . Devon Payne won the UCW heavyweight match at " Ring of Rage " on February 17 , 2007 against David Young . The match was a lumberjack match with only high risk as David Young ' s lumberjacks . On March 24 , High risk ( Radical Ricky and Derrick Jannetty ) teamed with former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Marty Jannetty to take on Total Control ( Tristan Gallo and Devon Payne ) and Validus . The team lost to a superkick by Marty Jannetty and challenged High risk to a TLC match for the tag titles . On April 14 , 2007 at " TLC Carnage " High Risk retained their tag titles when Devon Payne blatantly turned on Tristan Gallo pushing him off of a 12 - foot ladder to the floor . Tristan Gallo was formally kicked out of the Dynasty when Devon Payne , Magnus , Validus , and Stevie Slick pummeled him after the match . David Young , Derrick Jannetty , and Radical Ricky made the save . Tristan was granted a title shot at Revenge with a match choice Tristan said he would have the fans choose . On May 12 , 2007 at " Revenge " Gallo faced Payne in a fan picked " no dq , no holds barred , last man standing match " . Tristan with the help of Derrick Jannetty and Radical Ricky fought back every member of Stevie Slicks dynasty to win the UCW heavyweight championship back for the second time . Devon Payne was unable to get up to a 10 count from a " Perfector " from the top rope through a table . At " Summer Assault " Tristan was hit with the UCW heavyweight title y Validus and lost the belt . He was granted a rematch and won the UCW Heavyweight title for the third time by defeating Validus at " Survival Quest " . Tristan Gallo faced one of his toughest title defenses against former Wrestling Society X star Kaos was hired as a hitman by Stevie Slick to end Tristan Gallo ' s career . Tristan was preparing to face Devon Payne and Stevie Slick in a cage match with Commissioner Mike at " Incarceration " when Commissioner Mike passed . " Incarceration " was dedicated to the memory of Commissioner Mike . Tristan Gallo teamed with Jeff Orcut and wore a symbolic pink strip in his hair to honor his fallen friend . The team was successful e scaping the cage and sending Stevie Slick to the hospital for stitches . 2008 . In 2008 , Tristan Gallo has been wrestling in Las Vegas for the National Wrestling Alliance . He made his NWA " Showcase " debut on episode 6 when he was successful in pinning Brandon Gatson with the " Perfector " . He wrestled TJ Perkins on Episode 7 of the NWA Showcase but was pinned with a 450 splash by Perkins . On March 15 , Tristan Gallo teamed with Navaho Warrior to take on Misterioso and Super Parka , only to have the match thrown out due to the teams fighting their teammates . From July 7 through the 11 , Tristan was sent to Florida Championship Wrestling to train at World Wrestling Entertainment developmental for a tryout . 2011 . In March 2011 , he was chosen to be one of the participants of WWE Tough Enough V that is scheduled to premiere on April 4 , 2011 . In episode 7 he was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering a foot injury and not being cleared by his doctor to return .