As mentioned, Matt Cappotelli first came into the lives of WWE fans through the reality series Tough Enough, where he won a WWE contract alongside wrestler John Morrison.
Cappotelli would surrender the OVW Heavyweight Championship and undergo surgery to attempt to remove the tumor that May.
Cappotelli’s run in OVW proved promising, but was cut short in 2006 when he learned he had brain cancer.
Cappotelli went on to have some appearances on Monday Night Raw, Sunday Night Heat, and WWE Velocity and was eventually sent to the company’s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling to continue to polish his skills to be a big talent in the company.