Jax Dane

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Jax Dane
Birth nameJackson Dane
Born (1981-04-10) April 10, 1981 (age 43)
Bakewell, Tennessee, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jax Dane
Wilcox
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Billed weight285 lb (129 kg)[1]
Billed fromAustin, Texas
Debut2009

Jackson Dane Laymon

Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor
(ROH).

Professional wrestling career

National Wrestling Alliance

Early career (2012–2013)

After spending three years in the independent circuit, Dane began wrestling for

Raymond Rowe won the NWA Lone Star Tag Team Championship, defeating Austin Rhodes and Chaz Taylor.[3] After only three successful title defences Dane and Rowe lost the Tag Team Championship to The Kingz of The Underground (Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers) on November 9, 2012 and were forced to disband as a tag team.[4] December 14, 2012, Dane defeated Raymond Rowe, Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers in a fatal four way match for the NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Championship.[5] Dane defended the title against former WWE and TNA superstars Scott Steiner and Lance Hoyt, before losing the Championship to Byron Wilcott on July 19, 2013.[6] On August 17, 2013, Dane lost the NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship to Charlie Haas
.

The IronGodz (2013–2014)

Main article:
The IronGodz

On November 9, Dane made his

2014 World Tag League.[16] The team finished second to last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses.[17]

Championship success (2015–2016)

On February 6, 2015, Dane defeated

NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling's Smoky Mountain Cup, defeating Gavin Daring in the first round, and going on to defeat Shawn Shultz, Vince Brent, Chase Owens, Jason Kincaid, and Jeff Connelly in a six-way elimination match to win the 2015 Smoky Mountain Cup.[20] On May 28, 2015, Dane vacated the National Heavyweight and the North American Heavyweight Championships due to an injury. On August 29, 2015, Dane defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, ending Tenzan's reign after nearly seven months.[21] Dane would go on to hold the title for nearly fourteen months before finally losing it to Tim Storm
on October 21, 2016.

Ring of Honor (2016–2017)

On October 24, 2016, it was announced that Dane would make his debut at

Donovan Dijak in his first round match,[23] Dane advanced to the six-way final match, which was won by Bobby Fish.[24]

On February 3, 2017 Dane made his return to ROH teaming with

Sho Tanaka were also in the match.[26]

Impact Wrestling (2017)

Dane, under the name Wilcox, debuted on the April 20, 2017 episode of

Mayweather as a tag team called V.o.W, "Veterans of War"; both defeated Fallah Bahh and Mario Bokara
in their debut match. On November 13, 2017, his profile was officially removed from the Impact Wrestling website, confirming his departure from the company.

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2018–present)

On the June 23, 2018 episode of

Crimson defeating OVW Southern Tag Team Champions The Bro Godz (Colton Cage and Dustin Jackson) in a non-title match.[27] On August 4, 2018, at OVW Saturday Night Special, War Kings defeated The Bro Godz (Colton Cage and Dustin Jackson) to become the OVW Southern Tag Team Champions.[28][29]

Return to NWA (2020–present)

On the February 25, 2020 episode of NWA Powerrr, Dane appeared with Danny Deals to challenge Tim Storm.

Jax lost the NWA National Championship to Cyon at NWA 74 at The Chase Ballroom in St. Louis, MO on August 27, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

References

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External links

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