Jack Gallagher (wrestler)

Jack Gallagher

Gallagher in September 2016
Birth name Jack Claffey
Born (1990-01-07) January 7, 1990
Manchester, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Jack Anthony[1]
Jack Gallagher[1]
Jack Toxic[1]
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight 167 lb (76 kg)[1]
Trained by Alex Shane[1]
Debut 4 November 2006[1]

Jack Claffey (born January 7, 1990) is an English professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Jack Gallagher. He is perhaps best known for his appearances at Futureshock Wrestling and Grand Pro Wrestling, where he has won the FSW Championship and GPW British Championship. He is also an accomplished tag team competitor, winning the Futureshock Tag Team Championship with Alex Cyanide as Lethal Dose.

Early life

Claffey was born in Manchester.[1][2]

Professional wrestling career

Training and debut

Gallagher was trained by Alex Shane and the Futureshock staff. He made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 on 4 November 2006 at Futureshock #11, under the ring name Jack Toxic, teaming up with Alex Cyanide, Danny Hope, and Kris Travis. They defeated El Ligero, Charity, Faith, and Jamal Lewis. He also trained in Grappling, a catch wrestling style, under Billy Robinson at the Snake Pit in Wigan, Greater Manchester.[3]

Independent circuit

Lethal Dose (2007–2009)

From the beginning of 2007, Toxic and Cyanide would continue to team up and eventually became Lethal Dose.[4] They became a regular attraction at Futureshock, appearing on many shows.[4] The team would have their first title shot at Grand Pro Wrestling's That's Entertainment when they took on WKD for the GPW Tag Team Championship. The team would travel to Real Deal Wrestling where in February and April, had to chances to become the RDW Tag Team Champions but lost both times.[4] They then went to Hull to wrestle for New Generation Wrestling where they won all their matches.[4] With this run of success, they returned to Futureshock at Futureshock #27 and defeated three other teams to become the first FSW Tag Team Champions.[4] However, they would lose the titles to The Doogooders at Futureshock #29.[4] they returned to GPW at Livin' On The Edge to take part in a number one contendership four way elimination match and lost.[4] For the rest of 2009, they continued to team up but would find little championship success and split up.

Grand Pro Wrestling (2007–2012)

Gallagher, performing as Jack Toxic, made his singles debut at GPW West Park Fun Day and lost to Scarlett Web.[5] Between March and April, Toxic tried to qualify for the Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 but would fail multiple times, however, he won the Last Chance Saloon battle royal and therefore qualified for the tournament. On 2 May, he lost El Ligero in quarter finals.[6] At Justice For All, he defeated Bubblegum in a rumble qualifying match and would go on to be eliminated from the rumble on the same night which was won by Martin Kirby.[7] At Guts & Glory, he returned under the name Jack Gallagher to compete in a four way scrabble match for the GPW British Championship and lost.[8] At Battlefield, he lost a thirty-minute iron man match involving Zack Diamond and Mikey Whiplash for the GPW British Championship, however, next month at Heroes & Villains he defeated Diamond for the title. He would hold the championship until Do Or Die, in December, where he lost it to Ste Mann. Gallagher would introduce his own belt after losing the British Championship, this was akin to the Million Dollar Championship held by Ted DiBiase.[9] He would lose this title, however, at Fireworks to Ste Mann.[9] Following his second loss to Ste Mann, he took a 12 month break from Grand Pro.

Gallagher made his Grand Pro return at the 2013 Crazy Cruiser 8 where he defeated Bubblegum in the Quarter Finals before being pinned by eventual winner El Ligero in the Semi-Finals. At the start of 2014, Gallagher was defeated by CJ Banks at "Back With A Bang". Dissatisfied by this result, Gallagher decided to prove HE was actually the better man and the two developed an intense rivalry. At "Friday Night Thriller 8" in October 2014, Gallagher issued an Open Challenge that was answered by Mike Track, Wahoo Thunderfoot and finally the masked British Bullfrog. During the match it became clear to fans that the "Bullfrog" was actually CJ Banks but fans were stunned when Gallagher managed to pin Banks with a surprise roll-up out of nowhere. Now tied at 1-1, the two met at Final Fight in an 20 Minute "Iron Man" Match. Neither man was able to score a pin fall or submission and the match went to a time limit draw.

The rivalry between Gallagher and Banks continued into 2015 and at Back With A Bang, both men were able to choose their own opponents for the evening. Jack defeated Bubblegum in a rematch from their CC82013 encounter while CJ Banks bested Craig Kollins. With the feud at fever pitch, Grand Pro management decided to settle it at "Saved By The Bell" as they would compete in a match with no time limit. Banks picked up the win to end the feud. Following a loss to Chris Ridgeway at "Cruel Summer", Gallagher took another hiatus from Grand Pro.

The Circus (2015–2016)

Gallagher made his return at Friday Night Thriller 9 where he was revealed to be the fourth member of The Circus alongside "The Ring Master" Nicholas Cartier, Noah and "The IT Girl" Melanie Price. With Gallagher's help, The Circus were able to defeat The Bad Lads and Alex Jones-Casey and enjoyed more success in 2016. Gallagher's final appearance to date took place at the Dom Travis Memorial show, "A Night To Remember" when he defeated former tag team partner, Cyanide.

Futureshock (2006–2016)

On 8 June 2008, Gallagher as Toxic, took part in the Lotto-Thunder Tournament and reached the semi final where he was defeated by Jack Domino.[4] On 13 September, he participated in the FSW Trophy Tournament 2009 and was eliminated in the first round by Sparx.[10] In 2010, he began using the ring name Jack Gallagher.[11] At Futureshock #48, Gallagher won the FSW Trophy Tournament 2010 when he defeated Dave Breaks in the final.[12] On 6 November 2011, Gallagher defeated Dave Rayne to become the FSW Champion.[13] He would hold the championship for fourteen months before losing it to Davey Richards at Futureshock #61.[13] At Futureshock #62, he defeated Stixx and Zack Gibson to become the number one contender for the FSW Championship. Chris Egan announced that Jack Gallagher would be facing Sonjay Dutt at FutureShock #74, but Gallagher instead faced Jay Lethal at FutureShock #74.[11] At the event, Gallagher defeated Dutt by pinfall.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2013)

On 3 March 2013, he made his debut for Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan, under the ring name Jack Anthony. He joined a tag team match alongside Ikuto Hidaka.[14] On 15 April 2013, Anthony came together with Craig Classic, James Raideen, Jason New, Maybach β, Sebastian Concrete, Steven Walters and Tama Williams to form a gaijin stable named "New Age Wrestling Future" (NWF) under the guidance of Akebono.[15][16] The stable was shortly afterwards joined by Jonathan Gresham and Mark Coffey.[17]

WWE

Cruiserweight Classic (2016)

Gallagher earned a place in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic by defeating Pete Dunne in a qualifier match at Progress Wrestling's Chapter 29 in April.[18] The tournament began on June 23 with Gallagher defeating Fabian Aichner in his first round match.[19] Gallagher lost to Akira Tozawa in his second round match.

Cruiserweight division (2016–present)

On the 5 September 2016 episode of Raw, Gallagher was announced as part of WWE's upcoming cruiserweight division. On November 29, during the inaugural episode of WWE 205 Live, he defeated Ariya Daivari.[20]

Mixed martial arts career

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2–0 Cesar Valencia Submission (armbar) ICE FC 13 April 16, 2016 1 2:50 Wrexham, Wales [21]
Win 1–0 Stefan Cowley Submission (guillotine choke) Night of the Gladiators 25 December 20, 2015 1 1:55 Stoke-on-Trent, England [22]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jack Gallagher « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH
  2. ↑ "MMA profile". Tapology. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ↑ Billy Robinson, Billy Riley
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lotto-Thunder Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH
  5. ↑ Wrestlingdata.com - World's Largest Wrestling Database
  6. ↑ Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH
  7. ↑ "GPW: Justice for All:19th June". Tony Knox / Flickr. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ↑ GPW Guts & Glory « Events Database « CAGEMATCH
  9. 1 2 Matches « Jack Gallagher « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH
  10. ↑ FSW Trophy Tournament 2009 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH
  11. 1 2 Matches « Jack Gallagher « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH
  12. ↑ Card with guide « Futureshock #48 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH
  13. 1 2 FSW Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH
  14. ↑ http://www.cagematch.de/index.php?id=1&nr=92846
  15. ↑ "4.15 後楽園ホール大会一夜明け会見". Pro Wrestling Zero1 (in Japanese). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  16. ↑ 曙が外国人新ユニット「ＮＷＦ」を結成. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  17. ↑ ライディーン「オレと大地はすでにレベルが違う！」5.4　後楽園ホール大会へ向け記者会見. Pro Wrestling Zero1 (in Japanese). 16 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Who qualified for Cruiserweight Classic at PROGRESS?". www.wwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  19. ↑ Williams, JJ (2016-06-23). "WWE Cruiserweight Classic round one spoilers: Sabre Jr, Swann, Gargano, Ibushi, more!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  20. ↑ Johnson, Mike (5 September 2016). "Three latest additions to the WWE cruiserweight division are....". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "ICE FC 13 Cesar Valencia vs Jack Claffey". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  22. ↑ "GPUK Night of the Gladiators 25 - Jack Claffey Vs Stefan Cowley". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  23. 1 2 "Zack Sabre Jr. and Jack Gallagher qualify for WWE Cruiserweight Classic at PROGRESS Wrestling". Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  24. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3534
  25. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  26. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=112809
  27. ↑ https://wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/tetsujin-shoot-style-wrestling-full-results/

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