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Thaddeus Michael Bullard Sr. (born April 29, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and former arena football player.

He is the Global Ambassador of WWE and also performs for the promotion as a wrestler under the ring name Titus O'Neil.

He was a standout player for the Suwannee Bulldogs high school football, and was recognized by USA Today and Parade magazine as a high school All-American as a senior in 1995.

He redshirted during the Gators' 1996 national championship season.

Bullard lettered the next four seasons, playing in 44 regular season games with three starts.

Bullard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1997 to 2000.

He was elected student body vice president in April 2000, and graduated in August 2000.

While he was an undergraduate, he was initiated as a brother of Omega Psi Phi.

After college, Bullard played in the Arena Football League from 2003 to 2007 with the Utah Blaze, Tampa Bay Storm, Las Vegas Gladiators, and Carolina Cobras.

Bullard signed a developmental deal with WWE in mid-2009 and began training with their development territory, Florida Championship Wrestling.

He made his television debut on the January 16, 2010, episode of FCW's show on Bright House Sports Network as Titus O'Neil in a tag team match with Skip Sheffield, losing to the team of Vance Archer and Alex Riley.

On December 3, O'Neil teamed with Damien Sandow to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship after defeating Xavier Woods and Mason Ryan in a match for the vacant championship.

The pair lost the championship to Seth Rollins and Richie Steamboat on March 25, 2011.

O'Neil competed in the second season of WWE NXT, with Zack Ryder as his mentor.

He debuted on June 8, teaming with Ryder to lose to John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood.

During and after the bout the two argued.

The following week the two made up.

Two weeks later, O'Neil was the first person eliminated from the second season of NXT, and gave a farewell speech before leaving the arena.

O'Neil returned for the season finale on August 31, joining the other eliminated rookies in attacking the winner, Kaval.

In March 2011, O'Neil was selected as one of the six former NXT contestants to return to the show in its fifth season, NXT Redemption, being mentored by Hornswoggle.

In the season premiere, O'Neil defeated Lucky Cannon in the main event.

The two also feuded with Darren Young and his pro, Hornswoggle's old nemesis, Chavo Guerrerro.

Following Lucky Cannon's elimination on the May 14, 2011, episode of NXT Redemption, O'Neil lead the fans in a rendition of Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, as a tribute to the recently retired Edge.

On the June 21 episode of NXT Redemption, O'Neil's pro from season two, Zack Ryder, returned for one night only to face and defeat O'Neil.

On the July 12, 2011, episode of NXT, he faced off against Darren Young and Derrick Bateman in a triple threat elimination match, which saw him lose to Bateman.

8 days later, O'Neil teamed up with NXT host Matt Striker in a winning effort against Darren Young and Derrick Bateman after Young was pinned by O'Neil.

On the September 8 episode of WWE Superstars, O'Neil teamed with Percy Watson in a losing effort against Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.

O'Neil and Watson defeated Derrick Bateman and Tyson Kidd, as well as Bateman and JTG, but lost to Darren Young and JTG.

On the November 16, 2011, episode of NXT, O'Neil was assaulted by a returning Darren Young.

Young was then able to get the better of O'Neil twice in tag team matches.

The conclusion to O'Neil's feud with Young came when O'Neil defeated Young in a no disqualifications match on the January 18 episode of NXT.

Described by the company as "one of the most philanthropic Superstars in WWE history," Bullard is the recipient of the WWE Hall of Fame 2020 Warrior Award.

Bullard played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter played in the Arena Football League (AFL).

His career as a professional wrestler began in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), before being moved to NXT where he was part of the second season and fifth season, NXT Redemption.

In WWE, he is a former one-time WWE Tag Team Champion as part of The Prime Time Players with Darren Young and a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion, being the inaugural holder of the latter title.

In 2021, Bullard was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a recipient of the Warrior Award, honoring his charitable work – especially in his hometown of Tampa, Florida.

In the summer of 2021, a public school in Tampa was also named after Bullard honoring his charitable work and contributions to and for the Hillsborough County public school system.

Bullard was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, to Daria Bullard when she was 11 years old.

His mother was molested and raped by her mother's boyfriend at 10 years old, and as a result she became pregnant with Bullard.

He grew up in Live Oak, Florida, where he attended Suwannee High School.