Jake Carter (wrestler)

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Jake Carter
Birth nameJesse Allen White
Born (1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 (age 37) [1] [2]
Denver, Colorado, United States [1] [2]
Alma mater University of Oklahoma
Family Big Van Vader (father; deceased)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Jake Carter [3] [4]
Jesse White [1]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Billed weight250 lb (110 kg) [3]
Billed from Scottsdale, Arizona [3]
Trained by Big Van Vader
Harley Race [1]
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut2009
Retired2013

Jesse Allen White [1] (born April 19, 1986) [1] [2] is an American retired professional wrestler and former football player. During his time in WWE's developmental territories, he wrestled as Jake Carter. He is a second generation professional wrestler; his father, Leon White, 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 [2] before retiring due to injuries. [5]

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Professional wrestling career

White, like his father (known in professional wrestling as Big Van 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. 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]

WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling (2011–2012)

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]

NXT (2012–2013)

When WWE rebranded its FCW into NXT, [12] Carter's NXT television debut took place on the July 4 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, which even saw Graves himself defeating Carter on the January 23, 2013, episode of NXT. [14] [15] [16] Carter returned to NXT on May 30, 2013, where Carter and Brandon Traven faced Garrett Dylan and Scott Dawson in a losing effort. on the June 19 episode of NXT, Carter faced Xavier Woods in a losing effort. on September 12 episode of NXT, Carter faced Tensai in a losing effort, which turned out to be his final match with WWE.

Championships and accomplishments

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