Jakara Jackson

Jamara Garrett, an American professional grappler, is affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). As of January 2025, she competes on the NXT brand under the moniker Jakara Jackson and is part of a wrestling stable known as The Meta-Four. Before transitioning to wrestling, she was a fitness model and participated in several bodybuilding competitions.

Early Life

Jamara Garrett was born on February 5, 1995, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. She spent a year at Cibola High School before transferring to Volcano Vista High School. While at Volcano Vista, she participated in tennis and track and field. During this time, she competed in her first fitness competition, Musclemania in New Mexico, where she earned first place in her class and overall as per Albuquerque Journal.

Upon graduating from high school, Garrett pursued a career in bodybuilding, which led to success in modeling and several beauty contests. She also worked at UPS before moving to a role as a bank teller. In 2020, she appeared on the second season of The Titan Games, a sports competition reality show on NBC hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Garrett competed until the sixth episode but did not advance to the finals, as per TV Insider.

Professional Wrestling Career

Initial Career Stage

In August 2021, Garrett joined WWE after a successful tryout in Las Vegas, adopting the ring name Jakara Jackson. She debuted in-ring on August 5, 2022, at an NXT house show, teaming with Lash Legend in a loss to Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. By the end of October, she made her televised debut on NXT Level Up, facing Thea Hail in a losing effort. She continued to face frequent setbacks while teaming with Legend on house shows and NXT Level Up.

Meta-Four (2023–present)

At NXT Battleground on May 28, 2023, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend joined forces with Noam Dar and Oro Mensah to help Dar retain his NXT Heritage Cup against Dragon Lee. This led to the formation of The Meta-Four stable. The group continued their rivalry with Dragon Lee and his allies, eventually facing off at the 2023 NXT Gold Rush where Jackson and Legend defeated Valentina Feroz and Yulisa León in Jackson's NXT debut. The feud ended at NXT: The Great American Bash, where Lee, Frazer, Feroz, and León triumphed over The Meta Four. Later, Jackson was scheduled to compete in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament but was replaced by Brinley Reece after suffering a broken wrist.

Jackson returned from injury on the January 16, 2024 episode of NXT in a battle royal won by Roxanne Perez to determine the #1 Contender for the NXT Women's Championship. On February 27, Perez beat Jackson in her first singles match. On March 26, The Meta-Four was announced as the host of NXT Stand & Deliver. On July 30, at Week 1 of NXT: The Great American Bash, Jackson and The Meta-Four turned face after Oro Mensah began a feud with Ethan Page, who attacked him and Noam Dar backstage in May. On the same night, Jackson and Legend were defeated by The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

On the October 11 episode of SmackDown, Jackson and Legend made their debut on the main roster, challenging Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship but were unsuccessful. Three days later, on October 14's Raw, they interfered during a match involving Damage CTRL. On the October 22 episode of NXT, Jackson and Legend faced Damage CTRL, but the match ended in a no-contest due to outside interference from Chelsea Green and Piper Niven. Later that week on SmackDown, a fatal four-way tag team match for the 2024 Crown Jewel was announced, where Belair and Cargill retained their tag titles.

Following that loss, Jackson and Legend suffered another defeat against Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer on the November 12, 2024, episode of NXT. In December 2024, they bounced back with a win over Sol Ruca and Zaria, followed by another victory in a triple threat tag team match against Gigi Dolin and Shotzi, as well as Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. They began 2025 by securing the number one contender spot after a decisive victory over The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn), according to Cagematch.

Jakara Jackson’s Personal Life

According to Jakara Jackson’s Instagram profile, her mother is Margaret Lindh. Margaret has an Instagram account, but as of January 2025, she has not posted anything on it.