Jake Carter (wrestler)
| Jake Carter | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Jake Carter[1] Jesse White[2] |
| Born | April 19, 1986 [2][3] Denver, Colorado[2][3] |
| Billed from | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Trained by | Vader Harley Race[2] Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 2009 |
Jesse Allen White[2] (born April 19, 1986)[2][3] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is working in their developmental territory NXT Wrestling under the ring name Jake Carter.[1] White was one-half of the Florida Tag Team Champions with Corey Graves. He is also a former college and professional football player, having played college football for the University of Oklahoma[3] before quitting due to a back injury.[4] White is a second generation professional wrestler; his father Leon White also competed in professional wrestling as Vader.[4]
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Professional wrestling career [edit]
Early career (2009–2011) [edit]
After his football career came to an end due to injury, White started training to become a professional wrestler in 2009 in Japan with his father Leon White.[4] He worked with his father on several occasions.[5] It was reported on April 30, 2011, that White had signed a developmental contract with WWE.[6]
WWE (2011–present) [edit]
White made his Florida Championship Wrestling debut on the March 18, 2012 episode of FCW's television show, where he was in a backstage video with Corey Graves and Summer Rae. On March 17, 2012, Carter won the Florida Tag Team Championship with Graves by defeating Bo Rotundo and Husky Harris.[7] Carter and Graves would go on to successfully retain the Florida Tag Team Title against Mike Dalton and CJ Parker on April 22.[8]
In July 2012, White, as Jake Carter, debuted on the third episode of the sixth season of NXT taped at Full Sail University, where he and Corey Graves defeated CJ Parker and Nick Rogers.[9]
In wrestling [edit]
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "FCW Profile". FCW. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cagematch profile".
- ^ a b c d "Football Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Vader trains junior". wrestlingtruth. Retrieved 18 March 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ "Cagematch match listings". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 March 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ Tedesco, Mike (April 30, 2011). "WWE signs Vader's son to a developmental deal". WrestleView. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Champions Roll Call". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c "FCW TV RESULTS 4/22: Latest report from WWE Developmental – Sandow in-ring, Husky Harris, Conor O'Brian, FCW Tag Title match, Black-Hero hype".
- ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 7/4 – Week 3: Chris Hero (Ohno) debuts, Vader's son, Bateman, six-man main event; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: SHAWN MICHAELS MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT; TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT; FORMER TAG PARTNERS BATTLE; A NEW CHALLENGE FOR BIG E LANGSTON; AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
