Andrew Leavine (born December 27, 1987) is an American retired

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. In 2011, Leavine won the Tough Enough contest to earn a contract with

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(WWE); he went on to wrestle for WWE's

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, under the ring name Kevin Hackman. He is also known for his appearances with

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(WWC) where he held the

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Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2010–2012)

In 2010, Leavine signed a developmental contract with

(WWE) and was assigned to the

(FCW), belonging to WWE's

. Under the ring name of Kevin Hackman, Leavine only took part in a couple of matches before being released in February 2011 to participate in '' Tough Enough''. In March 2011, Leavine was announced as one of the fourteen contestants for the revival of ''WWE Tough Enough''. Leavine was not regarded as one of the front runners at the beginning of the show but ended strongly and made it to the final two with Luke Robinson. He was announced as the winner of ''Tough Enough'' on the June 6 episode of ''

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'' by

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who gave him a Stone Cold Stunner after being slapped by

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, as a welcoming gift from the WWE. Leavine also appeared on ''Raw'' the following week, on June 13, in a backstage segment with Austin and CM Punk. He then returned to FCW. Leavine confirmed in an interview on WWE's official website in June 2011 that he would be training in FCW. In April 2012, Leavine was released from WWE.

World Wrestling Council (2012–2014)

After his release, Leavine started working for

(WWC), a wrestling territory in

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owned by Carlos Colon. On September 8, 2012, Leavine defeated Apolo and Gilbert in a three-way match to win the

. On October 26, 2012, he competed against

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and Ray Fénix in a winning effort in a non-title match. He wrestled a Loser Leaves WWC Match against Wes Brisco to a no-contest after

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interfered and attacked both of them at the same time. The following week, he lost to Brisco in an Anything Goes Loser Leaves WWC Match, which caused him to be ''

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'' fired. On April 27, 2013, Leavine and Samson Walker defeated Thunder & Lighting, winning the WWC Tag Team Championship. On June 29, 2013, at Summer Madness, Samson and Leavine lost the Tag Team titles to The Sons of Samoa (

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and Afa Jr.). At WWC 40 Aniversario, Leavine defeated Walker. Leavine retired from professional wrestling in 2014.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) – with Samson Walker *

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** Tough Enough V

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leavine, Andy 1987 births American male professional wrestlers FIU Panthers football players Living people People from Brooksville, Florida Professional wrestlers from Florida Tough Enough winners 21st-century professional wrestlers WWC Universal Heavyweight Champions