Gabbi Tuft
| Gabbi Tuft | |
|---|---|
 Tuft in November 2023 | |
| Born | November 1, 1978 San Francisco, California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gabe Tuft Taj Milano Tyler Reks |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Laguna Beach, California |
| Trained by | Mike Bell Ultimate Pro Wrestling FCW Staff |
| Debut | February 2007 |
| Retired | August 22, 2012 |
Gabbi Alon Tuft (born November 1, 1978) is an American TikToker and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE where she competed under the ring name Tyler Reks. She wrestled on their Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. During her time in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), Tuft was a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and a one-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with Johnny Curtis.
Reksdebuted on ECW and was also in a pre-show battle royal at WrestleMania XXVI which was won by Yoshi Tatsu. Reks also was on Team SmackDown at the 2010 version of Bragging Rights. Her brand won the trophy for the second time in a row. She asked to be released from her WWE contract on August 21, 2012 because she wanted to retire from professional wrestling and spend more time with her family.[1]
Born male, Gabbi Tuft publicly came out as a trans woman in February 2021.[2][3][4]
Championships and accomplishments
[change | change source]- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Johnny Curtis (1) and Joe Hennig (1)[6]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 156 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009[7]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) – with Team SmackDown (Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge and Kofi Kingston)
- Slammy Award for Most Menacing Haircut (2010)[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "WWE News: Tyler Reks details his decision to leave WWE - was there a breaking point?, will he ever wrestle again? (w/AUDIO)". Pro Wrestling Torch. August 28, 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (February 4, 2021). "Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks Making Gender Transition Into Gabbi Tuft". Fightful. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 4, 2021). "Former WWE star Tyler Reks announces gender transition to female, will now be known as Gabbi Tuft". PWInsider. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ Beltran, William (February 4, 2021). "Tyler Reks announces she's now a transgender woman". Super Luchas. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ "FCW Florida Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ↑ "FCW Florida Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2009". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ↑ "2010 Supplemental Slammy Award winners". Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Tyler Reks on WWE.com
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