Jake Carter (wrestler)

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Jake Carter
Ring name(s) Jake Carter[1][2]
Jesse White[3]
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight 250 lb (110 kg)[1]
Born (1986-04-19) April 19, 1986[3][4]
Denver, Colorado[3][4]
Billed from Scottsdale, Arizona[1]
Trained by Big Van Vader
Harley Race[3]
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut 2009

Jesse Allen White[3] (born April 19, 1986)[3][4] is an American professional wrestler. In his time in WWE's developmental territories, he wrestled as Jake Carter. White is a second generation professional wrestler, his father Leon White also competed in professional wrestling as Big Van Vader.

He is also a former college football player, having played college football for the University of Oklahoma[4] before retiring due to injuries.[5]

Professional wrestling career

White, like his father Leon, known in professional wrestling as Big Van Vader or simply Vader, first embarked on a football career before trying out at professional wrestling.[5] He joined the University of Oklahoma's football team in 2005, but hip and back injuries ended his career almost as soon as it began, but White stayed involved as a student coach for the team.[5]

White then moved on to training to become a professional wrestler under the tutelage of his father.[5] He wrestled matches in Japan while teaming with his father in 2010 and 2011.[6] It was reported on April 30, 2011, that White had signed a developmental contract with WWE.[7]

White made his televised debut for WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, on the March 18, 2012 episode of FCW TV, where he was paired with Corey Graves.[8] On the April 1 FCW TV originally taped on March 15, Carter won the Florida Tag Team Championship with Graves by defeating Bo Dallas and Husky Harris.[9] On the April 22 FCW TV, Carter and Graves retained their title against Mike Dalton and CJ Parker.[10] On the final FCW TV on July 15, Carter and Graves defeated Dalton and Parker again to retain their title.[11]

When WWE rebranded its FCW into NXT,[12] Carter's NXT television debut took place on the third episode of the rebooted NXT taped at Full Sail University, where he and Graves defeated CJ Parker and Nick Rogers.[13] After a quiet dissociation from Graves, Carter would find himself winless in televised NXT matches; Graves himself defeated Carter on the January 23, 2013 episode of NXT.[14][15][16]

On September 16, 2013, White was released from WWE.[17]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "WWE bio". 
  2. ↑ "FCW Profile". FCW. Retrieved 18 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Cagematch profile". 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Football Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ward, Charles. "Sooner follows father’s steps". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved 17 September 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Cagematch match listings". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 March 2012. 
  7. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (April 30, 2011). "WWE signs Vader's son to a developmental deal". WrestleView. Retrieved April 30, 2011. 
  8. ↑ Trionfo, Richard. "FCW Television report for 3/18: Cesaro/Steamboat FCW 15 title match; Kassius Ohno's FCW TV in ring dbut". PWInsider. Retrieved 17 September 2013. 
  9. ↑ Trionfo, Richard. "Complete FCW Television spoilers for April". PWInsider. Retrieved 17 September 2013. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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". 
  11. ↑ Trionfo, Richard. "FCW Television report 7/15: The series ends not with a whimper or a bang... it ends with a Knee Trembler". PWInsider. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
  12. ↑ "WWE News: FCW name being phased out". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 
  13. ↑ 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. 
  14. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/26 - Week 15: Review of NXT on Hulu Plus experience, Steamboat vs. Ohno (Hero) main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 
  15. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 1/23: Tag Tournament begins, HBK appearance, Big E. in main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Jake Carter during 2013". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 
  17. ↑ Johnson, Mike. "Three WWE releases today including son of Hall of Famer". PWInsider. Retrieved 17 September 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Champions Roll Call". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved March 17, 2012. 

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