Personal Information
Full Name | Jack Rea |
Date of Birth | August 8, 1990 |
Nationality | English |
Height | 6 ft 3 in |
Current Team(s) |
Zack Gibson: A Brief Biography
Jack Rea is an English professional wrestler signed with WWE. He is one-half of the Grizzled Young Veterans and former NXT UK Tag Team Champion.
Professional Wrestling Career
Independent Circuit (2009-2018)
In 2009, Rea made his wrestling debut on an English independent circuit. Later, he began using Zack Gibson as his ring name. Gibson wrestled for several English and Australian promotions such as Insane Championship Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, and Revolution Pro Wrestling before signing with WWE.
WWE (2018-Present)
In 2018, Gibson was announced for the second United Kingdom tournament. On night one, he defeated Travis Banks in the finals to win the tournament. On night two, Pete Dunne defeated him to retain his championship. Later, he formed a team with James Drake called Grizzled Young Veterans on NXT UK.
At TakeOver Blackpool, GYV defeated The Moustache Mountain to become the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champion. They lost the titles at TakeOver Cardiff to Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. At TakeOver Blackpool II, they got their rematch against Gallus, Imperium and Mark Andrews, and Flash Morgan Webster and lost.
In 2020, they moved to NXT and entered the Dusty Rhodes Classic. GVY defeated The Undisputed Era, and Ciampa and Thatcher to enter the finals. In the finals, they lost to the Broserweights. In 2021, they again entered the Dusty Rhodes Classic and reached the finals. At TakeOver Vengeance Day, MSK defeated them. They were last seen on NXT 2.0.
Championships and Accomplishments
Championship | Number of Times |
5 Star: Real World Championship | 1 |
Attack! Pro Wrestling 24/7 Championship | 1 |
GPW British Championship | 2 |
GPW Heavyweight Championship | 1 |
ICW Zero-G Championship | 1 |
NGW Tag Team Championship | 1 |
OTT Tag Team Championship | 1 |
NXT UK Tag Team Championship | 1 |
United Kingdom Championship Tournament | 1 |