Jackson Drake
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Wojner (2003年08月30日) August 30, 2003 (age 22) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Drake Thompson Jackson Drake |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Trained by | Cam Carter LaBron Kozone |
| Debut | June 28, 2017 |
Jackson Drake (born August 30, 2003) is an American professional wrestler. As of November 2024[update] , he is signed to WWE, where he performs under his real name on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time and inaugural WWE Evolve Champion and is the leader of The Vanity Project.
Professional wrestling career
[edit ]Training and debut (2017–2026)
[edit ]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)
[edit ]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]
In 2026, Drake gifted Blake Monroe with a custom-made NXT Wonen's North Amercian Championship because she lost to the actual champion, Tatum Paxley in a casket match before Monroe is promoted to Smackdown. Drake then battles Jasper Troy and won thanks to the assistance from Myka Lockwood, his date from NXT Revenge week 2 two weeks ago.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit ]- 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
- WWE
- WWE Evolve Championship (1 time, inaugural)[17] [18]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Wrestling Prodigies « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (August 22, 2022). "AEW Dark: Elevation Stream And Results (8/22): Death Triangle, Ruby Soho, Ortiz, More In Action". Fightful.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (May 15, 2023). "WWE RAW (5/15/23) Results: Cody Rhodes To Appear, Intercontinental Title Contender Battle Royal". Fightful.
- ^ Jeremy Lambert (November 14, 2024). "Jackson Drake Announced As WWE ID Prospect". Fightful. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 4, 2025). "Jackson Drake Becomes First-Ever WWE EVOLVE Champion". Fightful.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 13, 2026). "Vanity Project Sign With WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Shounak (March 18, 2026). "New men's WWE Evolve Champion crowned". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "PWF Tag Team Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2025". profightdb.com.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
[edit ]- Jackson Drake's profile at Cagematch Edit this at Wikidata , Internet Wrestling Database Edit this at Wikidata