He began his career in the Chaotic Wrestling promotion, but was called on by the Inoki Dojo after they had seen a shoot style match between Wicks and John Brooks.
In May 2004, Wicks signed a developmental deal and reported to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in June.
[1] After The Mexicools won their 8-man tag match with Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich by defeating Paul Burchill and William Regal and MNM, the winners were ambushed by the Dicks, laying out Super Crazy and Psicosis with two of their signature tag team maneuvers.
They made their in-ring debut November 5 on Velocity, defeating jobbers and expanding on their gimmick as Chippendale dancers.
[2] Wicks made his mixed martial arts debut on June 2, 2012, at Ring of Fire 43: Bad Blood, losing to former NFL player Demetrin Veal.