

He made his debut in August 2013 in a winning effort against Vern Vicallo, and remained undefeated until July 2014 when he lost to Chaotic Wrestling champion Mark Shurman. Professional wrestling career Chaotic Wrestling (2013–2017) įollowing two losses in smaller promotions, Dijak joined Chaotic Wrestling, training under Brian Fury and Todd Hanson.

Dijak graduated from Bridgewater State in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He was also named to the NCAA Division III Football East Region All-American team in his senior season playing for the Bears. Dijak also earned all-league honors in both sports. At Bridgewater State, Dijak excelled at both football and basketball, leading the football team in both tackles and sacks in his junior and senior years, and led the basketball team in rebounding his senior year. Īfter redshirting his freshman season at UMass and struggling to adjust at the large campus, Dijak ultimately decided to transfer to Bridgewater State University, a mid-sized liberal arts college located approximately 20 miles outside Boston, Massachusetts. Ultimately, Dijak accepted a scholarship to play college football for the UMass Minutemen. Dijak was named the 2005 Sentinel & Enterprise Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, a Central Massachusetts Shriners All-Star selection, and was named a captain and selected as the team MVP during his senior season. He was a standout three-sport athlete at Lunenburg High School, excelling specifically at football, resulting in him being recruited by many top New England area college football programs. Although Retribution disbanded in March 2021, he continued teaming with fellow member Mace until he was drafted to the SmackDown brand in the 2021 WWE Draft.Ĭhristopher James Dijak was born and raised in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. In September 2020, he made his main roster debut as part of the Retribution faction as T-Bar. He was assigned to their NXT brand under the ring name of Dominik Dijakovic. After he left ROH in 2017, he signed a contract with WWE. In 2014, he signed a contract with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament.

He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name T-Bar (often stylised in all-caps as T-BAR).ĭijak began his professional wrestling career in 2013 under the ring name Donovan Dijak, working in several promotions on the independent circuit, most notably for Chaotic Wrestling, where he trained. Christopher James Dijak (born April 23, 1987) is an American professional wrestler.
