Jackson Drake

Jackson Drake
Personal information
Born (2003-08-30) August 30, 2003
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Drake Thompson
Jackson Drake
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Trained byCam Carter
LaBron Kozone
DebutJune 28, 2017

Jackson Drake (born August 30, 2003) is an American professional wrestler. As of November 2024, he is signed to WWE, where he performs under his real name on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time and inaugural Evolve Men's Champion and is a member of The Vanity Project.

Professional wrestling career

Training and debut (2017–2026)

Drake debuted on the independent circuit in 2017 after being trained by Cam Carter and LaBron Kozone. In 2019, he formed a tag team with Jay Malachi called the Wrestling Prodigies, winning the FSPW Tag Team Championship and PWF Tag Team Championship.[1] He also made appearances for AEW between 2022 and 2024, wrestling at least one match each year.[2][3], on January 15, 2026 Drake announced he would no longer take independent bookings moving forward.

WWE (2023–present)

Drake previously made a one-off appearance for WWE under the ring name Drake Thompson on the May 15, 2023 of Raw, teaming with Lavar Barbie in a losing effort against Indus Sher (Sanga and Veer).[4][5]

On November 15, 2024, it was reported that Drake had signed with WWE as part of the WWE ID program. He joined the Evolve brand under his real name.[6] On March 5, 2025, he competed on the first episode of Evolve.[7] On the April 23 episode of Evolve, Drake, Bryce Donovan, Zayda Steel, and Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) joined together to form a stable called The Vanity Project.[8] On the June 4 episode of Evolve, he defeated Sean Legacy, Edris Enofe, and Keanu Carver in a fatal four-way elimination match to become the inaugural Evolve Men's Champion.[9][10] On January 13, 2026, Drake, Baylor and Smokes were moved to the NXT brand.[11] During the March 18 episode of Evolve (taped February 20), Drake defended the Evolve Championship one last time as a member of the Evolve brand before moving to NXT full-time. That episode, he lost the title to Aaron Rourke, ending his reign at 301 days (287 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay).[12]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Elevation Pro Wrestling
    • Elevation Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Fire Star Pro Wrestling
    • FSPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • FSPW South Eastern Championship (1 time)
    • FSPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Malachi[13][14]
  • Premier Wrestling Federation
    • PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jay Malachi[15]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 153 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2025[16]
  • WWE

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling Prodigies « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Russell, Skylar (August 22, 2022). "AEW Dark: Elevation Stream And Results (8/22): Death Triangle, Ruby Soho, Ortiz, More In Action". Fightful.
  3. ^ Tessier, Colin (August 2, 2024). "Bryan Keith Wins In-Ring Return On 8/2 AEW Rampage, To Face Katsuyori Shibata On 8/7 AEW Dynamite". Fightful.
  4. ^ "Raw results, May 15, 2023: Imperium help The Judgment Day score a victory over Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn". WWE. May 15, 2023. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Defelice, Robert (May 15, 2023). "WWE RAW (5/15/23) Results: Cody Rhodes To Appear, Intercontinental Title Contender Battle Royal". Fightful.
  6. ^ Jeremy Lambert (November 14, 2024). "Jackson Drake Announced As WWE ID Prospect". Fightful. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Tessier, Colin (March 5, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE (3/5/2025) Results: Jack Cartwheel, Cappuccino Jones, Carlee Bright, Keanu Carver, And More | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Vetter, Chris (April 23, 2025). "WWE Evolve results (4/23): Vetter's review of Bryce Donovan vs. Timothy Thatcher, Carlie Bright vs. Kalyx, Zara Zakher vs. Aria Bennett, Jackson Drake vs. Sean Legacy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  9. ^ Vetter, Chris (June 4, 2025). "WWE Evolve results (6/4): Vetter's review of Sean Legacy vs. Jackson Drake vs. Edris Enofe vs. Keanu Carver in a four-way elimination match to become the first WWE Evolve Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 4, 2025). "Jackson Drake Becomes First-Ever WWE EVOLVE Champion". Fightful.
  11. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 13, 2026). "Vanity Project Sign With WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  12. ^ Chakrabarti, Shounak (March 18, 2026). "New men's WWE Evolve Champion crowned". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference FSPW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "FSPW Tag Team Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "PWF Tag Team Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2025". profightdb.com.
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