Levi Cooper, formerly known as Tucker Knight in WWE, has retired from wrestling.
Dr. Chris Featherstone of Sportskeeda shared on social media that, in speaking with Cooper, he said that he had retired from professional wrestling, and he does not plan to return. Featherstone noted that Cooper is a high school wrestling coach, and is raising two kids.
?Former WWE Star Tucker Officially Retires?
I just spoke with former WWE star Tucker of fka Heavy Machinery. He said that he has retired from professional wrestling and does not plan to return. He currently is a high school wrestling coach & raising his two kids. Best wishes. pic.twitter.com/qu9BdpwaVp— Dr. Chris Featherstone, Ph.D. (@chrisprolific) October 29, 2024
Cooper signed with WWE in 2013, and he spent several years in NXT under the name Tucker Knight. He formed a tag team with Otis in 2016, and they were named Heavy Machinery. They were a featured part of NXT’s tag team division, and they moved to the main roster in January 2019. They later broke up after Otis won the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2020. Tucker turned on Otis at WWE Hell in a Cell 2020. He won the WWE 24/7 championship that November, and he was released in Aoril 2021.
returned to wrestling after taking some time off in February 2022. He had been wrestling for DEFY, but he has not had a match since June 2023.