Hobson attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, where he played football and other sports.

[2] As a youth, he attended professional wrestling events, including SuperBrawl VIII in the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

[2] He made his professional wrestling debut on July 18, 2009 at APW's "Gym Wars" event under the ring name "Will Rood".

[19] In 2016, Hobson made a one-off appearance for WWE, losing to Baron Corbin in a dark match in the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

[24][25] On the September 16, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs saved AEW World Champion Jon Moxley from an attack by Brian Cage and Ricky Starks.

[41] On the following episode of Dynamite, Hobbs (with assistance from Q. T. Marshall) defeated Wardlow in a falls count anywhere match to win the TNT Championship.

[49] In November 2023, the Don Callis Family (Hobbs, Konosuke Takeshita, and Kyle Fletcher) and Brian Cage lost to Jericho, Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Paul Wight in a street fight.

At Worlds End the following month, Hobbs, Takeshita, Big Bill and Ricky Starks lost to Jericho, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, and Sting.

[50] On the April 24, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs unsuccessfully challenged Jon Moxley for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

[52] On the November 6, 2024, episode of Dynamite, Hobbs returned as the mystery partner for Ricochet, defeating Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher and ending his tenure with the Don Callis Family.