 Casaus holds a series 7 and 63 financial professional licenses

Casaus first started training to become a wrestler in 2003 at the Utah-based Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW).He was trained by Derrick Jannetty and Steve Nielson.Adopting the ring name "Tristan Gallo", he was placed in Stevie Slick's faction, "The Dynasty", as an arrogant heel and crony to Slick.