Was the captain of both the basketball team and cross country team in high school
Was also a swimmer in high school, was part of the student government and edited the yearbook
Appeared on the 10th season of MTV reality TV series The Real World in 2001 and later in various seasons of the spin-off series Real World/Road Rules Challenge
Debuted in WWE as a participant of the fourth season of Tough Enough in October 2004
Successfully defended the WWE Championship in the WrestleMania XXVII main event in April 2011
Starred as Sgt
Jake Carter in the action sequels The Marine 3: Homefront, The Marine 4: Moving Target, and The Marine 5: Battleground
Is a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, Gamma Kappa Chapter at Miami University