Tyler Quintana

**Tyler Miranda Quintana** (born November 18th, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to American professional wrestling promotion Royal Wrestling Kingdom.

He started his career in 2014 and made his breakthrough a year later in 2015 when he was signed by the American Next Generation Wrestling promotion. He later signed with the original Royal Wrestling Kingdom in 2018, before returning to the revival in 2022.

In 2016, Quintana became the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band Fake History, with whom he tours and has released two studio albums and one extended play.

## Early life

Tyler Miranda Quintana was born on November 18, 1992, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He fell in love with professional wrestling at a young age, and has routinely described the sport as something he used to 'deflect the issues in his personal life'. Quintana attended Community High School, but later dropped out in order to relocate to Toronto, Canada and pursue professional wrestling as a career.

## Professional wrestling career

### Early Career

After relocating to Toronto, Canada, Quintana would enrol in 'The Danger Rooms' wrestling school and train under head trainer Daniel Blair to become a professional wrestler. He would spend the early years of his career working on the Canadian independent scene, taking bookings at independent shows in both Ontario and neighbouring regions.

### Next Generation Wrestling (2015-2016)

In 2015, Quintana would sign a contract with American promotion Next Generation Wrestling. He made his debut on August 7, 2015 at the NGW: Meltdown event under the shortened ring name of Tyler Quinn in a victory over Nathan Cage. He would later lose to Kelsey Taylor at NGW: The Phantom Agony on September 7, 2015 in a first blood match.

Quinn would later be revealed as an entrant in a number one contender's gauntlet match at NGW: Prisoners of Winter, with the winner advancing to face either Kelsey Taylor or Brian Nebraska at NGW: Anniversary for the NGW World Heavyweight Championship. At the event on October 10, 2015, Quinn would lose after scoring eliminations over Chris Young and Paul Ravana, subsequently being eliminated by Carlos Bello. This would mark his final appearance with the company.

### Royal Wrestling Kingdom (2017, 2018, 2022-present)

#### Feud with Frankie Highwood

Quintana would debut in Royal Wrestling Kingdom on May 16, 2017 at the Cold Day in Hell event under his real name in a losing effort to Nova. He would later start a program with Frankie Highwood, after both men had a confrontation backstage. At Kings of the Empire on June 17, 2017, Quintana would defeat Slate Bass and Lilith Young.

Quintana would face Highwood at RWK: Peace of Mind on July 18, 2017 in a losing effort. During the match, Quintana would suffer a legitimate injury, suffering a broken orbital bone after being hit with Highwood's finishing move, *High Times.*

In September 2017, Quintana would be released from his RWK contract by mutual consent following his decision to refocus on his music career with alternative rock group Fake History.

#### Return

Quintana would make his RWK return at Poetic Justice under the altered ring-name of **Tyler Chamberlain**, where he was revealed as the mystery opponent of El Pecador. The match would end in a double disqualification after Chamberlain's wife, Lauren, would become involved and attack Pecador with a steel chair. The two would have a follow-up match at Cold Day in Hell, where Pecador won.

Following this, Quintana take another hiatus from wrestling.

#### Second Return

Following the revival of Royal Wrestling Kingdom in 2022, Quintana would return after a four-year absence on the inaugural event My Life Was Never Eazy on March 12, 2022. He would be victorious over Joseph Diamond to progress to the semi-finals of the RWK Heavyweight Championship Tournament, where he would lose to Tyson Blade.

### Music career

Quintana is the lead singer for alternative rock band Fake History. Since their debut album in 2017, Fake History have released two studio albums; *The Sake of Motion, Strangers,* and one extended play, *Always Bloom.*

#### Discography

**Studio albums**

* *The Sake of Motion* (2017)
* *Strangers* (2020)

**Extended plays**

* *Always Bloom* (2018)