Original: He made his debut for the WWE developmental territory Deep South Wrestling in September, and was moved to the Ohio Valley Wrestling territory in January 2007. A few months later, Hager debuted for Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was the final FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion and the inaugural FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.
Simplified: He trained in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he was the first FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.