Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Compton was assigned to WWE'sdevelopmental territoryOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW) inLouisville, Kentucky in 2005. While situated at OVW, he wrestled under the name Dice Domino and was placed in tag team competition, alongsideDeuce Shade. Together, the pair won theOVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. It was also during this time that he and Deuce, alongside their managerCherry, were known as "The Throw-Backs" and later as "The Untouchables".
The team's name was changed toDeuce 'n Domino for their main roster debut in January 2007, as part of theSmackDown!brand. Three months later, Deuce 'n Domino went on to win theWWE Tag Team Championship. The teamlost the title in August 2007. The group disbanded in June 2008, after a series of losses. After the split, Compton played anenhancement talent onSmackDown!. Following his release from WWE in August 2008, he resumed wrestling on theindependent circuit.
During their time together they underwent an image change, including changing the group's name to "The Untouchables" and dropping Dice, Shade, and Pie from their respective names. On March 19, the team would becomeOVW Southern Tag Team Champions after Deuce defeatedThe Miz in a singles match after Miz's partner,Chris Cage, left the organization and forced The Miz to defend the title on his own.[7] The Untouchables lost their titles on April 5, in athree-way match toRoadkill andKasey James, which also involvedKenny andMikey of TheSpirit Squad.[7] The group soon began ascripted rivalry with the team ofCM Punk and Seth Skyfire before later engaging into a long and heated rivalry withShawn Spears andCody Runnels,[7] which even saw Cherry leave The Untouchables to side with Spears and Runnels briefly beforebetraying them.[8][9] The feud culminated in a street fight between the two teams, with Spears and Runnels winning the match.
The Untouchables won the OVW Tag Team Title another two times, as well as theDSW Tag Team Championship once in October 2006, before being called up to the main WWE roster in January 2007.[7]
Domino (right) with Deuce before a match on a SmackDown! taping
In their first match with WWE, where they debuted on theSmackDown! brand, the team's name was changed again, this time to "Deuce 'n Domino". They debuted on the January 19, 2007, episode, where they were placed in a tag team match, in which Deuce 'n Domino won.[10] On the February 2 episode ofSmackDown!, the team defeated the then-WWE Tag Team ChampionsPaul London and Brian Kendrick in a non-title match.[11] Deuce 'n Domino faced London and Kendrick in a WWE Tag Team Championship match at February'spay-per-view event,No Way Out. At the event, they lost when Kendrick pinned Deuce via aroll-up.[12] On the April 20 episode ofSmackDown!, they defeated London and Kendrick for the WWE Tag Team Championship when London was, in storyline, injured after missing amoonsault to the outside. Kendrick was left to defend the title by himself, and was pinned after being hit with theWest Side Stomp, a finishing move performed by Deuce 'n Domino.[13] Three weeks later, London and Kendrick competed againstWilliam Regal and Dave Taylor. Deuce 'n Domino interfered, causingRegal andTaylor to be disqualified.[14] This made both teams number one contenders leading to a triple threat tag team match the following week where Deuce 'n Domino retained the tag title.[15]
At the beginning of 2008, the team suffered a series of losses. AtWrestleMania XXIV in March, Deuce and Domino competed as singles competitors in a24-man InterpromotionalBattle Royal, in which the winner would face thenECW ChampionChavo Guerrero Jr. later that night; however, neither was able to win the match.[29] On the May 23 episode ofSmackDown, Deuce 'n Domino parted ways with Cherry;WWE DivaMaryse would take over as the team's on-screen manager.[30]
On the June 20, 2008, episode ofSmackDown, following a loss to Jesse and Festus, their second straight loss in two weeks, Deuce and Domino fought after the match, ending with Deuce laying out Domino with theCrack 'em in da Mouth.[31] Deuce then threw his jacket over Domino, dissolving their partnership.[32] The split was then further cemented when Deuce was drafted to theRaw brand as part of the2008 WWE Supplemental Draft.[33] Following the draft, Domino was predominantly featured as anenhancement talent onSmackDown weekly.[34][35]
Domino's last television appearance was on the August 1 episode ofSmackDown, when he suffered a loss to TheBig Show.[36] Compton was then released from his WWE contract on August 8, 2008.[37] He took a hiatus from wrestling.
Compton returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling in September 2010, using the ring name "Mr. Media" Cliff Compton.[39] After a four-month undefeated streak, on January 8, 2011, Compton defeated then–champion"Low Rider" Matt Barela andMike Mondo in a three-way match to win theOVW Heavyweight Championship for the first time.[40] Two months later on March 5, the three faced off for the championship again, this time in aladder match, which Mondo won.[41] During the match, Compton suffered a broken ankle, tornligaments, and a strainedcalf muscle.[42] Compton regained the OVW Heavyweight Championship on May 14, when he defeated Mondo in aBrass Knuckles on a Pole match for the vacant championship.[43] He lost the title to Elvis Pridemoore, following interference from Mondo, just eleven days later.[44] On January 25, Compton's profile was removed from OVW's website, signalling his departure from the company.
On May 12, 2012, Compton returned to OVW in a dark match with Mike Mondo going up against Raphael Constantine and Sean Casey. On May 31, Compton wrestled a tryout dark match forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), losing toCrimson.[45] On October 17, Compton won theOVW Television Championship fromAlex Silva. He held the championship for three weeks, before it wasvacated due to Compton suffering an injury. Following his return from injury, he defeatedJamin Olivencia to regain the championship on January 5, 2013. Following a two-month reign, he lost the championship toRockstar Spud on March 13.[46] Compton returned to OVW again on September 3, 2014, declaring his intention to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship again.[47] On October 4, Compton won his third OVW Heavyweight Championship after pinning Marcus Anthony in a three-way match, also involving champion Melvin Maximus.[48] However, he lost the title two months later, while being injured, against Adam Revolver.
On March 2, 2013, Compton made his debut forRing of Honor (ROH) at their11th Anniversary Show iPPV, where he,Jimmy Rave,Matt Hardy andRhett Titus, revealed themselves as the newest members ofS.C.U.M. by attacking numerous members of the ROH roster following the main event, joiningKevin Steen,Jimmy Jacobs,Rhino andSteve Corino as members of the group.[49] After Steen lost theROH World Championship, Compton and the rest of S.C.U.M turned on Steen and madeSteve Corino the new leader.[50] AtBest in the World 2013, Compton and Rhett Titus lost a three-way tag team match for theROH World Tag Team Championship. On June 23, S.C.U.M. was forced to disband after being defeated by Team ROH in aSteel Cage Warfare match.[51] Compton returned to ROH in early 2014, feuding with Steen. Compton repeatedly attacked Steen on shows leading up to the12th Anniversary Show.[52] He lost to Steen in an Unsanctioned Street Fight at the 12th Anniversary Show, in which he suffered a concussion.[53][54] In May, Compton and Steen found common enemies and defeated Eddie Kingston and Homicide in a Charm City Street Fight.[55] Almost one year later, March 14, 2015, Compton returned to challengeJay Lethal for a chance to earn a shot at the ROH World Television Championship on the spot. Lethal defeated Compton in a Chicago Street Match to retain the title.[56]
In 2018, Compton announced his retirement from professional wrestling.[57]
Thirteen years after the separation, Treiber along with Reiher and Drew reformed theDeuce 'n Domino stable and now accept bookings in theindependent circuit.[58]
In March 2014, Compton and Colt Cabana appeared in a commercial forKFC.[59] In April 2014, a documentary titled,The Wrestling Road Diaries Too featuring Compton,Colt Cabana andDrew Hankinson, was released on DVD.[60] Cliff was the latest guest onTheKevin Steen Show, released in July 2014.[61]
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