Hank Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Sculthorpe [1] June 11, 1998 [1] Hampstead, North Carolina, U.S. [2] |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University [2] |
| Ring name | Hank Walker [3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) [4] |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) [3] |
| Billed from | Hampstead, North Carolina [3] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center [4] |
| Debut | June 11, 2022 [4] |
American football career | |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
| High school: | Topsail High School (Hampstead, NC) |
| College: | NC State |
| NFL draft: | 2021: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Joseph Sculthorpe (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Hank Walker. He is one-half of Hank and Tank with Tank Ledger, where they are former NXT Tag Team Champions.
Sculthorpe became a redshirt for the NC State Wolfpacks in 2016 and played for them until 2020. He won the Independence Bowl in 2016 and then the Sun Bowl the following year. Sculthorpe would make it to the Gator Bowl final in 2018 and 2021 but failed to win both. He graduated in May 2020 with a degree in Sociology. [5]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft, Sculthorpe signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an offensive guard on May 14, 2021. [6] He was waived on August 31, signed to the practice squad on September 1, released on September 3, signed to the practice squad again on November 18, and released again on November 19, 2021. [7]
On March 17, 2022, Sculthorpe signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center. [8] Sculthorpe, going under the ring name Hank Walker, made his in-ring debut at an NXT live event on June 11, 2022, losing to Von Wagner. [9] Walker made his on-screen debut on the July 1 episode of NXT Level Up , losing to Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. [10] Walker served as Drew Gulak's protégé until February 14, 2023 episode of NXT , where Gulak turned on Walker and aligned with Charlie Dempsey. [11] [12]
In March 2023, Walker began teaming with Tank Ledger as Hank and Tank. [13] On December 14, 2024, at an event of Reality of Wrestling (ROW), Hank and Tank won the ROW Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles on March 8, 2025, holding the title for 84 days. [14] On April 15 episode of NXT, Hank and Tank won the tag team gauntlet match to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver. [15] [16] At the event, Hank and Tank defeated Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. [17]