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Lars Sullivan is one of the most hyped men in the WWE today and he will be making his main roster debut soon, as was advertised during the Survivor Series kickoff show on November 18.
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Vignettes aired for Sullivan's main roster debut which will mark one of the biggest men coming in from NXT to the main roster this year.
Lars Sullivan was born on July 6, 1988, as Dylan Miley in Westminster, Colorado. He stands 1’9 m tall and weighs 330 pounds.
Sullivan started his career in October 2014 with the WWE Performance Center, however his first main event against NXT champion Aleister Black took place in June 2018, almost four years later.
He officially joined NXT on April 12, 2017, and won his first match against Marcus Louis in just over four minutes. Fans attended the event claimed that he dominated Louis throughout the contest.
David Meltzer wrote about his in-ring debut in the following words, “When he came out, in a sea of assembly line wrestlers on the NXT roster that worked at Axxess that most fans didn’t know, everyone stopped when he came out and paid attention even though he did little in the ring.”
Since we will be seeing more of Lars on television and the WWE Network in the weeks to come, here are five interesting facts about him you must know before you see him make his Raw debut.
#5 Bobby Lashley recommended Lars Sullivan to WWE
He never had to work for the Indies because Sullivan has patronage from the Rocky Mountains hence his only home in professional wrestling has been the WWE Performance Center.
He grew up in Colorado and went to a wrestling school located in Denver. Sullivan was discovered by Lashley when he did his base training with him and impressed him with his raw talent, so much so that Lashley called the WWE and pushed them to hire him and train him as a Superstar.
Even though Lashley stayed away from the WWE for quite some time and only returned to the company earlier this year, he saw Lars as a true superstar and wanted him to excel with the company.
Even though Lashley is struggling to find his footing on the flagship brand at the moment, Lars will soon be joining him on the main roster and we could see the two either team up or go head to head at some point in the future.
#4 He impressed Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar has only made a singular trip to the WWE Performance Center, and that was to work with Lars Sullivan back in 2015.
Even though The Beast finds himself above the rest of the WWE, he has only been impressed with a handful of superstars with whom he has chosen to work with.
Brock Lesnar is notoriously hard-to-impress but Lar’s functional strength and coordination while wrestling has managed to even impress him.
It was reported during WrestleMania Axxes in 2015 that Lesnar saw Sullivan in some fights and wanted to train with him, so after WrestleMania was over Lesnar traveled to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando to train with Sullivan.
This is a big feat as Lesnar likes keeping to himself mostly and doesn’t take much interest in what his other wrestling colleagues are doing.
Since Sullivan will be making his way to RAW soon, and with Lesnar as the current Universal Champion, who knows maybe we will actually see the two big men go head to head on the red brand in 2019.
#3 He has never won a Championship in his career
As mentioned earlier, Lars Sullivan has never worked for any other wrestling promotion on battled on the independent circuit before joining the WWE.
This means he had never competed for any championship before being made a part of NXT, let alone win a championship.
Despite all his performances in the ring for the yellow brand, Lars has never been able to taste gold with the NXT either and is ready to move to the main roster already.
There have been other famous main roster superstars like Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose who made it big on NXT and became famous but never were able to win a championship on the brand.
These men still managed to make their impact on the main roster and won a few championships on the main roster.
Sullivan was in contention for the NXT championship, however. He challenged Aleister Black for the championship at NXT TakeOver: Chicago IL which was in vain.
The match marked his first loss via pinfall in NXT, making it one of his most notable matches. His win ratings are a record 72.44% at NXT which is much higher than many other NXT superstars.
#2 His hands are gigantic!
This monster of a man doesn’t just stand tall at 6 feet 3 inches and weigh 303 pounds, he has huge hands!
He sure doesn’t seem to shy away from showing off his hands either and often poses for photos with his hands extended. In fact, when he joined Twitter in 2014 his avatar was a photo of his huge hand.
One would think that with hands as huge as his, his moves in the ring would be clumsy, however, that is false.
So many bigger wrestlers appear to be uncoordinated or out of place, however, Lars knows how to put his hands (and muscles) to use.
With a man like Braun Strowman already working as The Monster Among Men and 'Giving Those Hands' to the RAW superstars, will they be ready to ‘Get These Hands’ from The Freak Accident Lars Sullivan?
#1 Why he has an Irish name
There is a lot of conflicting information when it comes to Lars Sullivan’s name. When he joined the WWE in 2013 Dave Meltzer reported his name as Dylan Miley, which was a name he also wrestled under from 2015 through 2017.
When he changed his name to Lars Sullivan in May 2017, Meltzer reported his real name as Dylan Roode.
Meltzer wrote, “Dylan Miley, who they’ve been protecting on the house shows and television, is being given a new name of Lars Sullivan, which sounds like a cross between Lars Anderson and Kevin Sullivan.
His real name is Dylan Roode so he had to change the last name. Miley does sound like Miley Cyrus and doesn’t fit a powerhouse looking guy.”
He was introduced by his new name, Lars Sullivan in a non-televised NXT show in Florida on 6th May 2017.
Triple H who was responsible for choosing the Irish-sounding name for him did so as WWE Chairman and CEO Vince Mc Mahon has a liking for large wrestlers (like Lars) and has a propensity to choose anyone who represents his Irish heritage, in hopes that Mc Mahon subconsciously takes a liking towards him.
Since McMahon's paternal grandfather was promoter Roderick James "Jess" McMahon, whose parents were Irish emigrants from County Galway, he likes stronger and bigger men being given Irish names to make his background seem stronger.
