In Round 18 of the
2009 NRL season, Vidot was called on to make his first grade
NRL debut for the
Canberra Raiders against the
Newcastle Knights on the
wing in the Raiders 23–4 loss at
Hunter Stadium.[7] In Round 18 against the
Penrith Panthers, Vidot scored his first NRL career try in the Raiders 27–14 loss at
Penrith Stadium.[8] In Round 25 against the
Newcastle Knights at
Canberra Stadium, Vidot was sin binned during the match after being in a fight with the Knight's
Ben Rogers, the Raiders won the game 30–14 and Vidot scored a try.[9] Vidot finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 8 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Raiders in the 2009 NRL season.
2010
Vidot finished the
2010 NRL season as the Raiders highest try scorer with 16 tries in 25 matches. Vidot was selected in the
Samoan train on squad in 2010 to play New Zealand but withdrew so he would remain eligible to play for
Queensland.[10]
2011
On 30 August 2011, Vidot signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in the 2012 season on a 3-year deal after falling out of favour with the Raiders spending most of the year in the
Queensland Cup playing for the
Souths Logan Magpies.[11] Vidot finished the
2011 NRL season with him playing in 12 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Raiders.
2012
In Round 3 of the
2012 NRL season, Vidot made his club debut for the
St George Illawarra Dragons against the
Wests Tigers on the wing, scoring a try in the Dragons 36–12 win at
Jubilee Oval.[12] Vidot finished the year with him playing in 20 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Dragons.
2013
On 20 April 2013, Vidot played in the
Pacific Rugby League International against
Tonga, scoring the Samoan's only try in the 36–4 defeat at Penrith Stadium.[13]
Vidot played in 15 matches scored 9 tries for the Dragons in the
2013 NRL season. On 15 October, Daniel Vidot signed a 2-year deal with the Brisbane Broncos.[14][15] Vidot appeared in all four of Samoa's
World Cup games and scored one try against
France in their 22–6 win at
Stade Gilbert Brutus.[16]
On 11 November 2015, it was announced that Vidot had signed a 2-year contract with English
Super League club, the
Salford Red Devils, starting in 2016.[32][33][34] Injuries prevented Vidot from making an immediate impact with the Red Devils, and he subsequently made his debut for Salford on 7 May in the
Challenge Cup on the wing. However, he failed to score a try in the 32–18 loss.[35] Vidot scored his first two tries for the Red Devils in an 18–12 victory over the Widnes Vikings in Round 15 of the regular season.[36]
In addition to his move to the Super League, Vidot took part in a trial for
WWE, as he got the attention of wrestling talent scouts from the US because of his size, acting background, and perceived status as an elite athlete. He revealed in an interview that he initially received an offer for a trial from the company in 2015, but turned it down due to good form with the Broncos. He also stated he was a wrestling fan growing up, and would often imitate
The Undertaker.[37][38]
Vidot ended his debut year in the Super League playing in 10 matches, and scoring 6 tries for Salford. At the end of the season, Vidot was released from his contract with Salford on compassionate grounds, citing a desire to return to Australia.[39]
2017
It was announced in late 2016 that the
Gold Coast Titans were interested in bringing Vidot back to the NRL. Vidot signed a one-year deal with the Titans, and was named in their
Auckland Nines squad. Vidot played out the Titans 30–18 victory over the Parramatta Eels in the
Alice Springs pre-season trial match, and made his club debut in Round 4, scoring a try in the 32–26 defeat against the North Queensland Cowboys. As the Titans favoured using Dale Copley and Anthony Don on the wings, Vidot was mainly relegated to the
Burleigh Bears, the Titans' affiliate club in the Queensland Cup competition.[40] Vidot appeared for the Titans in three games in 2017, scoring two tries, before retiring from rugby league at the end of the season to pursue a professional wrestling career with WWE.
On 24 April 2020, Vidot made his on screen debut on that night's episode of SmackDown losing to
Sheamus.[42] On 20 October, Vidot's ring name Xyon Quinn was trademarked by WWE.[43] On 16 July 2021, Quinn would team with
Odyssey Jones in a losing effort to
Austin Theory and
Harry Smith in a dark match which took place prior to SmackDown, the first episode in front of fans since March 2020.[44] He debuted on NXT on 24 August in an upset victory over
Boa.[45] On 3 September, Quinn defeated Andre Chase in his 205 Live debut and would return to the brand on 24 September with a victory over
Oney Lorcan, and defeated Lorcan for a second time on NXT four days later.[46][47][48]
Quinn had a brief feud with
Robert Stone after putting him through a table at
NXT: Halloween Havoc, leading to him being challenged the next week where he sung and danced to
Shawn Michaels' theme, and beat Stone in a quick match.[49][50] On 9 November episode of NXT, he garnered the attention of Elektra Lopez and
Legado Del Fantasma, who wanted him to join the group but refused her offer, leading to returning leader
Santos Escobar taking him out on the following week's episode.[51][52] This led to a match on 7 December episode of NXT, where Quinn lost to Escobar after Lopez distracted him with a pair of brass knuckles.[53] Quinn began interrupting Legado Del Fantasma's matches in the following weeks, leading to another encounter with Escobar on 12 January 2022 episode of NXT, where Lopez interfered and cost Quinn the match.[54][55][56] On 25 February episode of NXT Level Up, Quinn lost against
James Drake.[57]
Quinn started getting involved with Draco Anthony and his feud with
Joe Gacy and
Harland, when Anthony snapped at him for trying to cheer him up, leading to a match on 12 April episode of NXT where Quinn defeated him.[58][59][60] The following week, Quinn confronted
Wes Lee for making fun of his "run it straight" philosophy, leading to a match later in the evening, where Quinn won.[61] Quinn was scheduled to face
Tony D'Angelo on 26 April episode of NXT, but was not medically cleared to compete and was pulled from the match.[62] On 10 May episode of NXT, Quinn turned
heel after confronting
Nathan Frazer to "run it straight" and he and Lee mocked Quinn over the phrase.[63] Two weeks later, he taunted Lee after his match with
Sanga, but backed down when the latter pulled him away.[64] On 31 May episode of NXT, Quinn fought Lee in another match but lost.[65]
On 20 September, Quinn confronted Quincy Elliott celebrating his debut win from last week, giving him advice on how to be a superstar by imitating him to develop his X-factor.[66] After defeating Hank Walker on 4 October episode of NXT, he attempted to take out Walker but was stopped by Elliott and left the ring.[67] Two weeks later, Quinn attempted to coerce
SmackDown wrestler
Shotzi into being her co-host for
Halloween Havoc, but was interrupted by Elliott who wanted the same job as him. This led to a match where Quinn lost against Eliott after his attempt to cheat was thwarted by Walker.[68] Quinn made his main roster debut on 10 November episode of Main Event with a win over
Akira Tozawa.[69][70] On the 23 March 2023 episode of NXT, Quinn competed in a 20-man battle royal to claim a spot in the fatal-five-way
NXT North American Championship match at
Stand & Deliver, being eliminated by
Oro Mensah.[71]
Main roster (2023–2024)
During the
WWE Draft in April 2023, Quinn was announced as a free agent, meaning that he could appear across both
Raw and
SmackDown.[72] On May 15, 2023 episode of Raw, Quinn competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to
Gunther's
Intercontinental Championship at
Night of Champions, being eliminated by
The Viking Raiders (
Erik and
Ivar).[73] On March 1, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Quinn lost to
Bron Breakker in a six second squash match would be his final match in WWE.[74] On April 19, 2024, Quinn was released from WWE.[75]
^"Slam! Wrestling News". Slam! Sports.
Canadian Online Explorer. 20 May 2018. Archived from
the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018. Daniel Vidot, 28, a former rugby league star out of Brisbane, Australia, has signed a developmental deal with WWE.