Jamie White (born 9 October 1992) is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Jay White.
| Jay White | |
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| Born | 9 October 1992 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jay White |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) |
| Billed from | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Trained by | The UK Kid NJPW Dojo Yuji Nagata Hiroyoshi Tenzan |
| Debut | 19 February 2013 |
White has also competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), and Impact Wrestling. He has also competed on the independent circuit for many other promotions.
White has won many championships in many different companies. In AEW, he is a one-time AEW World Trios Champion. In ROH, he was a one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion. In New Japan, he is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, and was a Fifth and First NJPW Triple Crown Champion.
Career
changeAll Elite Wrestling
changeOn the 9 February 2022 episode of Dynamite, White made his AEW debut. He ran in and helped Adam Cole and The Young Bucks in a beatdown of Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero.[1] On the February 18 episode of Rampage, White made his AEW in-ring debut and defeated Beretta.[2] He then traveled back to Japan to continue to working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He made his return to AEW on the April 20 episode of Dynamite where he along with Adam Cole, interrupted AEW owner and founder Tony Khan and Takami Ohbari's announcement of AEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door.[3] At Forbidden Door, White successfully defended his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against "Hangman" Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole in a four-way match .[4]
White officially left New Japan in 2023 and returned to AEW on the April 5, 2023 edition of Dynamite where he reunited with his fellow Bullet Club Gold member Juice Robinson.[5] Tony Khan announced that Jay White had signed a contract to become a member of the roster.[6] He began a feud with Ricky Starks and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) joined Bullet Club Gold. At Full Gear, White challeneged Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the AEW World Championship but lost the match.[7]
On January 17, 2024, White teamed with The Gunns and they defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Kaun and Toa Liona) to become the new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion.[8] The team briefly joined forces with The Acclaimed to become the Bang Bang Scissor Gang before turning on them at Big Business after White defeated Darby Allin.[9] AEW Executive Vice President Christopher Daniels stripped the three of the championships after White suffered an injury to his foot.[10] White returned to AEW on the October 2 episode of Dynamite to save Juice Robinson from being beatdown by "Hangman" Adam Page.[11] At Worlds End, White challenged Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship but lost.[12]
At Grand Slam Australia, White teamed with Cope and lost to Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) in a Brisbane Brawl.[13]
References
change- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (2/9/22): Hangman Page Defends AEW World Title, Tony Khan's 'Huge' Announcement + More!". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results For 2/18/22 Switchblade Jay White vs. Trent Beretta, Adam Cole vs. Ten, and more". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (4/20/22): Andrade El Idolo Faces Darby Allin In A Coffin Match + More!". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Jay White Introduces Bullet Club Gold, Orange Cassidy Retains, Chris Jericho Wins". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Jay White Signs With All Elite Wrestling, Attacks Ricky Starks On 4/5 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (1/17): Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Hook for the AEW World Championship, Christian Cage vs. Dustin Rhodes for the TNT Title, Mogul Embassy vs. Bullet Club Gold for the ROH Six-Man Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (3/13): Powell's live review of "Big Business" with Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the AEW World Championship, Darby Allin vs. Jay White, the expected debut of Mercedes Mone". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Bang Bang Gang Stripped Of Unified AEW Trios Titles On 7/13 AEW Collision". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Fifth Anniversary Show (10/2/2024) Results: Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Worlds End results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Page vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Continental Classic semifinals and finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Collision "Grand Slam Australia" results (2/15): Powell's live review of Mariah May vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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