Jay White
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Jamie White[5] (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White, is a New Zealand-Dutch professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of Bang Bang Gang with stablemates The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) and Juice Robinson. With the Gunns, White is currently one-third of the Unified World Trios Champions (AEW World Trios Championship and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship) in their first reign. Prior to signing with AEW, White had a decorated career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as the first ever NJPW Grand Slam Champion.
Jay White | |
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Birth name | Jamie White |
Born | (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 31)[1] Auckland, New Zealand |
Alma mater | Orewa College[2] |
Spouse(s) |
Savanna Price (m. 2022) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jay White[1] |
Billed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 101 kg (223 lb)[1] |
Billed from | Auckland, New Zealand[3] |
Trained by | The UK Kid[4] NJPW Dojo[4] Yuji Nagata[4] Hiroyoshi Tenzan[4] |
Debut | 19 February 2013[1] |
After starting his career in 2013, White joined NJPW the following year as a Young Lion. In June 2016, White left for an overseas excursion, during which he worked for the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions through NJPW's international partnerships. White eventually returned to NJPW in November 2017 and won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship the following January. Later in 2018, he betrayed his fellow Chaos stablemates to join Bullet Club, eventually becoming the group's fifth leader. White is also a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and NEVER Openweight Champion, making him the fifth NJPW Triple Crown Champion and the first NJPW Grand Slam Champion. In 2022, White also captured the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.