Former WWE wrestler Tucker: Pro wrestling was ‘a cool way to spend my 20s’

Now retired, former WWE wrestler Tucker Knight (real name Levi Cooper) looks back fondly on his time as a pro wrestler. Cooper was part of the tag team Heavy Machinery in WWE before being released from his contract in 2021. He spent some time on the indies after his release but confirmed last October that he is retired from the ring. His final match took place in 2023. Following his WWE career, Cooper is now the head wrestling coach at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington. Local news station KPTV produced a story on him that aired on Sunday night. Cooper said pro wrestling was a great way to spend his 20s, but the travel became too difficult for him once he had kids. “Traveling before I had kids was 95 percent fun, but after I had my daughter it became really difficult emotionally. I wasn’t prepared for how difficult that was going to be,” the 34-year-old Cooper said. “It was a cool way to spend my 20s, man. It was a really special thing to get to do. It really is an art form. It encompasses a ton of