Zack Gibson

Zack Gibson
Birth name Jack Rea[1][2]
Born (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990[2]
Liverpool, Merseyside, England[2]
Alma mater Liverpool John Moores University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Zack Diamond
Zack Gibson
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (190 cm)[2][3]
Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg)[3]
Billed from Liverpool, Merseyside, England[3][2]
Trained by Alex Shane[2]
Andy Baker[2]
Debut 2009[2]

Jack Rea (born 8 August 1990) is an English professional wrestler best known under the ring name, Zack Gibson. He is currently signed to WWE performing in the United Kingdom division of their developmental territory NXT UK.[1]

Early life

Before wrestling, Rea had played football.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2009–2018)

After being trained by Andy Baker and Alex Shane, Rea made his pro-wrestling debut in 2009 for English promotion, FutureShock Wrestling as Zack Diamond.[4] In March 2010, Rea started using the ring name of Zack Gibson.[5] Gibson entered the FutureShock Trophy Tournament 2011 making it to the finals only to lose to CJ Banks.[6]

In 2010, Rea made his debut for Grand Pro Wrestling as Zack Diamond losing to Jack Gallagher.[7] Diamond became GPW British Champion after defeating former champion CJ Banks, Gallagher and Martin Kirby in a four-way scramble match.[8] A year later after his GPW debut, Diamond teamed with Xander Cooper, Mikey Whiplash and Danny Hope where they defeated Gallagher, Bruce Sheila, William Gaylord and Noam Dar.[9] At GPW Heroes & Villains, Diamond lost the championship to Jack Gallagher.[10]

In 2016, Gibson made his debut for 5 Star Wrestling, losing to Big Damo.[11] In 2018, before the promotion's closure, Gibson made his return to 5 Star losing to Rey Mysterio by disqualification after hitting Mysterio with a low blow.[12][13]

In 2016, Gibson made his Absolute Wrestling debut. In 2017, Gibson lost an I Quit match to Liam Slater.[14]

In March 2017 Gibson made his debut for What Culture Pro Wrestling (now Defiant Wrestling) as part of the Pro Wrestling World Cup - English qualifiers, losing to Jimmy Havoc in the first round.[15]

Progress Wrestling (2012, 2014–2018)

In 2012, Gibson made his Progress Wrestling debut at the debut show for Progress.[16] In 2014, Gibson returned to Progress at Chapter Twelve, defeating Will Ospreay.[17] In 2017, Gibson and James Drake formed a tag team called Grizzled Young Veterans. Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos of CCK to become the Progress tag team champions.[18] They successfully defended the titles against Aussie Open at Progress Chapter 59.[19] At Chapter 61, Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Moustache Mountain to retain their championships.[20] In 2018, Gibson took part of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, defeating Joey Janela in the first round and Pete Dunne by disqualification in the quarter finals before he was eliminated by Kassius Ohno in the semi-finals.[21][22]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2015–2017)

Gibson debuted for Insane Championship Wrestling in 2015 during the Road to Fear and Loathing tour losing an eight-man tag team match to the New Age Kliq.[23] In 2017 at Fear & Loathing X, Gibson and Rob Van Dam were defeated by Lionheart in a three-way elimination match.[24] On 16 June 2017 Gibson defeated Kenny Williams in a falls count anywhere match to win the ICW Zero-G Championship.[25] Gibson lost the championship back to Williams the following month in a ladder match.[26]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2017–2018)

Gibson was defeated by Trent Seven in his Revolution Pro Wrestling debut match.[27] At RevPro Epic Encounter 2017, Gibson was defeated by Hirooki Goto.[28] In June, Gibson defeated Angélico.[29] At Summer Sizzler, Gibson defeated Dalton Castle.[30] Gibson took part of RevPro and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's joint show, Global Wars UK losing to Yuji Nagata on night one and Toru Yano on night two.[31][32][33] Gibson and Josh Bodom defeated Aussie Open to become number one contenders for the RevPro Undisputed British Tag Team Championships. Gibson and Bodom lost to RevPro tag team champions, Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate).[34][35]

WWE (2018–present)

Zack Gibson was announced for WWE's WrestleMania Axxess during Wrestlemania 34 weekend as part of a WWE United Kingdom Championship invitational where he lost to Mark Andrews in the first round.[36] On day four of axxess, Grizzled Young Veterans retained their Progress tag team championships by disqualification against Heavy Machinery.[37] Around this time, it was revealed by Wrestling Observer that Gibson was signed to a WWE contract.[1][38][1] On 16 May 2018 it was announced that Gibson would be one of the 16 participants in the upcoming WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament with the winner of the tournament facing Pete Dunne for the United Kingdom Championship.[39] Gibson defeated Amir Jordan in the opening round.[40] He would go on to defeat Gentleman Jack Gallagher and Flash Morgan Webster in the second round and semi-finals, respectively. He would then defeat Travis Banks in the finals and would go on to challenge WWE United Kingdom Champion, Pete Dunne, the next night in a losing effort.[41][42] Gibson will be a part of the WWE United Kingdom brand.

Personal life

Rea is a fan of Liverpool F.C..[43] He is also a fan of The Beatles. Rea graduated with a degree in accounting and finance from Liverpool John Moores University in 2011.[44]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  4. ↑ "FutureShock #37 - 5th Year Anniversary". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=9976&page=4&gimmick=Zack%20Gibson&s=400
  6. ↑ "FutureShock #55". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "GPW Only The Strong Survive 2010". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "GPW Guts & Glory". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "GPW Only The Strong Survive 2011". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "GPW Heroes & Villains". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "5 Star UK Tour - Tag 3". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "5 Star Live From Liverpool". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Docking, Neil (February 2, 2018). "REVIEW: 'Liverpool's No.1' Zack Gibson shocks fans at 5 Star Wrestling ECHO Arena show". Liverpoolecho.co.uk. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Absolute Wrestling: Absolution MMXVII". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup - English Qualifying Round". Cagematch. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter One: In The Beginning". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter Twelve: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 58: Live Your Best Life". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 59: Whatever People Say We Are, That's What We're Not". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 61: Don't Touch Me ... Don't ... Don't Touch Me". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2018 - Tag 3". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2018". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "ICW Road To Fear & Loathing Tour - Where The Buffalo Roam". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "ICW Fear & Loathing X". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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  38. ↑ Fannin, Pat (March 22, 2018). "Report: WWE Signs Another Wrestler From The United Kingdom". Fightful. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  39. ↑ "WWE U.K. Championship Tournament Roster Reveal - Part 1". WWE. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  40. ↑ Sandhu, Chamatkar (June 18, 2018). "WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament Night 1 recap". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  41. ↑ "WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne def. Zack Gibson". WWE. June 26, 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  42. ↑ "NXT U.K. Championship results". WWE. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "ZACK GIBSON". Preston City Wrestling. Preston City Wrestling. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  44. ↑ Docking, Neil. "From former Liverpool accountant to king of the ring Zack Gibson". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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  47. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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