Tyler Bate

Tyler Bate is a British professional wrestler and in 2016 became the youngest WWE United Kingdom Champion at the age of 19. Bate’s career in the WWE was steadily progressing until he tore a pectoral muscle in 2024 putting him out of action for a while. In 2025, Bate made his come back to the WWE as Bravo Americano, part of the Los Americanos stable.

Why Tyler Bate is vegan

Tyler Bate is vegan for the animals.

Bate went vegan when he was 19 for ethical reasons after watching Cowspiracy, and the health benefits soon followed.¹Roberts, A. 2020. Meet the seriously strong WWE superstar who is completely vegan. Joe.co.uk. Available: https://www.joe.co.uk/fitness-health/tyler-bate-wwe-superstar-vegan-238575 [Accessed 9 June 2021].

Bate doesn’t worry too much about protein intake – he just eats a lot of healthy and nutritious food to make sure he gets all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients he needs. And he gets all this done between 1 pm and 9 pm as he follows a type of intermittent fasting called time-restricted eating. Bate often starts the day with a smoothie or porridge with almond milk and nuts and seeds. Dinner consists of lentils, chickpeas and other pulses.²Levesley, D. 2019. The nine-to-five workout of a vegan WWE wrestler. GQ. Available: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/tyler-bate-wwe-wrestler-interview [Accessed 9 June 2021].

“It’s a myth that you need to be a heavy meat eater to be an athlete; we eat a lot of lentils, oats, nuts, and seeds. It’s a lifestyle, but I strongly believe in it. I’d love to inspire people to also try a vegan diet.”³Hussain, H. 2025. Tyler Bate. ASBO. Available: https://asbomagazine.com/tyler-bate/ [Accessed 21 September 2026].

“Dairy and meat are awful. When an animal is killed, they release stress hormones such as cortisol. When you eat these same animals, you consume the same hormones. And it definitely has an effect on people.”⁴Roberts, A. 2020. Meet the seriously strong WWE superstar who is completely vegan. Joe.co.uk. Available: https://www.joe.co.uk/fitness-health/tyler-bate-wwe-superstar-vegan-238575 [Accessed 9 June 2021].