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Michael Cuellari (born July 16, 1985), better known by the
ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
Q. T. Marshall, is an American
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
. He is signed to
All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
(AEW), where he serves as the Vice President of Show and Creative Coordination, he also previously worked in AEW as an in-ring talent from 2019 to 2023. He also makes appearances for AEW's partner promotion
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
, where he is a former one-time AAA Latin American Champion, and on the
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. He is a co-owner and trainer of The Nightmare Factory (formerly known as One Fall Power Factory), a professional wrestling training facility, alongside
Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is also known for co-fou ...
and
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of
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. During his career he has worked with several independent promotions, most notably having sporadic appearances in
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...
(ROH), as well as four matches with
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. He also was the focus of a documentary about his tryout for the WWE named ''The Wrestler: A Q.T. Marshall Story'', which has won Best Documentary at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con Film Festival.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (2004–2012)

Marshall was trained at the
Monster Factory Monster Factory is a professional wrestling school located in Paulsboro, New Jersey, owned and operated by Danny Cage. It is considered to be the first publicly available professional wrestling school. Larry Sharpe opened the Monster Factory ...
before making his debut in 2004.


Ring of Honor (2012–2016)

After sporadic appearances for
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, Marshall gained an ROH contract by defeating
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, Antonio Thomas, and
Vinny Marseglia Vincent Marseglia (born January 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a record setting four-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, with thre ...
in a Four Corner Survival Match at Boiling Point 2012. Marshall was often paired with R.D. Evans as his manager or tag team partner as a comedy duo known as Marshall Law. Marshall made his last regular appearance for ROH in March 2016, teaming with
Punisher Martinez Luis Martínez (born September 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Damian Priest and is a former one-time World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known ...
to defeat Leon St. Giovanni and Shaheem Ali in a dark match.


WWE (2013–2017)

Prior to his WWE debut, Cuellari made his appearance for the WWE in 2011 during Extreme Rules with
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in his "undashing" gimmick handing out paper bags to the fans. Marshall made his NXT debut (though not signed to a contract) on September 18, 2013, under the name Michael Q. Laurie, a play on his birth name, losing to
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. On January 30, 2014, Marshall returned using his real name, teaming with John Icarino and losing to The Ascension. Marshall made another NXT appearance in 2016, losing to
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in just over a minute. His last appearance came on March 29, 2017, going under the name Mike Marshall and teaming with Jonathan Ortagun to lose against the team of
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and
Tucker Knight Levi Rolla Cooper (born July 24, 1990) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Tucker. After signing with WWE in 2013, he was assigned to their developmental br ...
.


Ring of Honor (2017–2018)

Marshall returned to ROH at in July 2017, joining
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and
Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...
on commentary during a match between Shane Taylor and Josh Woods. After the bout, Taylor attacked Woods at the behest of Marshall, who was revealed to be paying Taylor to do so. At the August 26 TV tapings which aired in syndication over the weekend of September 23–24, Woods obtained his revenge by defeating Marshall in a regular match via submission to an ankle bar. Marshall reappeared at the February 10, 2018, TV tapings, which broadcast on the weekend of March 10, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, participating in a
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qualifier for an opportunity at the
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, during which he would accidentally strike Taylor, by whom he would then be promptly eliminated.


All Elite Wrestling (2019–2023)

In 2019, Marshall joined
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(AEW) as a wrestler and associate producer. He made his AEW in-ring debut teaming with
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on ''
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'', losing to
Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes, with a nickname of "The Natural" and is a member of The Sons of ...
and Sonny Kiss. He later debuted on the main show, ''
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'', teaming with Alex Reynolds and John Silver, losing to Trent, Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy. From December 2019 to March 2021, Marshell joined
Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is also known for co-fou ...
' stable The Nightmare Family. He usually teamed with
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as "The Natural Nightmares". In May 2020, Marshall began a romantic storyline with
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, as she accompanied him to the ring for his match to
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and
Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes, with a nickname of "The Natural" and is a member of The Sons of ...
’s behest. On the March 31 edition of ''Dynamite'', Marshall turned
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after attacking the Nightmare Family. He was joined by
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,
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and
Aaron Solo Aaron Solow (born February 4, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he was part of the QTV stable, using the ring name Aaron Solo. Professional wrestling career Sol ...
forming a splinter group called ''The Factory''. At
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, Marshall lost to
Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is also known for co-fou ...
. In the spring of 2023, Marshall began doing segments on ''Dynamite'' and ''
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'' called "QTV", where he would in the style of
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on ''
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'' spread gossip about other AEW wrestlers. Joining him in this new stable would be Solo,
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,
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, and
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. In August, Marshall planned to leave AEW, but signed an extension until end of 2023, expecting to increase his work as a wrestler. On November 27, 2023, Marshall announced that he will be
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from AEW at the end of 2023.


Independent circuit (2021–present)

On August 07, 2021, Marshall debuted at ''CCW Bash At The Brew 7'' of Coastal Championship Wrestling and defeated Cha Cha Charlie.


Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2023)

Q.T. Marshall made his debut at Triplemanía XXXI: Tijuana, defeating Pentagón Jr. in a Ambulance match. He returned at Triplemanía XXXI: Mexico City to win the
AAA Latin American Championship The AAA Latin American Championship (''Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) professional wres ...
in a
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against Pentagón Jr.,
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, and
Texano Jr. Juan Aguilar Leos (born July 31, 1984) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, who is known by the ring name Texano Jr. Aguilar is the son of Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui, who wrestled under the name El Texano; Aguilar's brother ...
Marshall would lose the championship to Octagón Jr at
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.


Return to AEW (2024–present)

On February 14, 2024, it was reported by Sean Ross Sapp of ''Fightful'' that Marshall would be returning to AEW and resuming his previous Vice President of Show and Creative Coordination role. As part of the deal Marshall would not be an on-screen performer for AEW, but, Marshall is free to perform for other wrestling promotions, with the exception of WWE. However on October 28, it was announced that Marshall would make his AEW in-ring return, where he will face "Big Boom!" AJ at
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Zero Hour on November 23. At the event on November 23, Marshall was defeated.


Filmography


Television


Film


Championships and accomplishments

*Coastal Championship Wrestling **CCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **King of the Territory (2023) *Georgia Premier Wrestling **GPW Southern States Championship (2 times) * Jersey Championship Wrestling ** JCW Championship (1 time) *
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**
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(1 time) *
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
**
AAA Latin American Championship The AAA Latin American Championship (''Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) professional wres ...
( 1 time) *
Monster Factory Pro Wrestling Monster Factory is a professional wrestling school located in Paulsboro, New Jersey, owned and operated by Danny Cage. It is considered to be the first publicly available professional wrestling school. Larry Sharpe opened the Monster Factory w ...
**MFPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **MFPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with
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* ''
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'' ** Ranked No. 129 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2021 *Southern Championship Wrestling Florida **SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times)


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External links

* 1985 births Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century American professional wrestlers AAA Latin American Champions All Elite Wrestling personnel American male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Livingston, New Jersey Professional wrestlers from New Jersey American professional wrestling trainers Television producers from New Jersey GCW World Champions {{Coastal Championship Wrestling