Jesse Neal

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Jesse Neal
Neal in 2011.
Born (1980-04-10) April 10, 1980 (age 44)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.[1][2]
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jesse Neal
Salvation
Tribal[3]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3][1]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[1]
Trained byDevon Hughes[3]
Mark LoMonaco
Debut2008[3]

Jesse Neal (born April 10, 1980)[4] is an American retired professional wrestler and a former member of the U.S. military. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was one half of the tag team Ink Inc., with his former partner Shannon Moore. He performed for Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling (ARW) where he was the former 2-time ARW Heavyweight champion and former 2-time ARW Hardcore champion.[3]

Military career

Neal served in the

posttraumatic stress disorder
and spent over a year on shore duty before finishing his four-year stint with the Navy in 2002.

Professional wrestling career

Training and early career

In May 2007, Neal began training and wrestling under Team 3D at their Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment,[5][6] using the ring name "Tribal".[3] He then wrestled on the independent circuit.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Debut (2009)

In 2009, Neal signed a contract with

Rhino offered to train Neal to become a professional wrestler and fulfill his dream.[9]

Neal wrestled his first match for TNA on the June 4 episode of Impact!, losing to

Brother Devon ran in to save Neal from a further beating and the following week Team 3D announced that they were going to train him at their wrestling school.[13]

Alliance with Team 3D (2009–2010)

Over the next few weeks, while Neal spent time off television, Team 3D and Rhino would butt heads over the state of the three's future in TNA, with Rhino eventually convincing 3D to band together to defend their spots from young talent they felt was expressly backed by TNA management.

Brian Knobs), while Rhino and Neal were taken off TV altogether. Neal returned on the February 4 edition of Impact! in a match, where he was squashed by Samoa Joe.[19] On the February 25 edition of Impact! Neal turned face and re-formed his alliance with Team 3D by helping them defeat the Nasty Boys in a tables match.[20]

Ink Inc. (2010–2011)

See also: Ink Inc.
Ink Inc. in 2010

On the April 26 edition of Impact!, Neal, after receiving Team 3D's blessing, teamed with Matt Morgan to defend his TNA World Tag Team Championship against Team 3D. The match ended when

Gunner, before being stretchered out of the arena.[52]

Independent circuit (2012–present)

Neal returned to the Independent circuit after his TNA release and on December 17, Neal defeated JD Amazing, on January 18, 2012, at Ring Warriors: Jesse Neal defeated Chasyn Rance. on February 25 at Best of the Best Turmoil, Neal and Derek Drexl defeated Dallas Riley and Gabriel Xavier. on March 29 at Ring Warriors, Neal and

Derrick Bateman in a losing effort. on August 4, Neal and Brittney Savage
defeated Justin Rando and Luscious Latasha. on October 6, Neal defeated Aaron Epic.

On August 31, 2015, at an In Your Face Wrestling event, following a tag team match, Jesse Neal announced he had just wrestled his final match, and he was retiring from professional wrestling. But then he announced his return to wrestling. He is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit. On March 20, 2017, Jesse Neal posted a photo of his ankle, which he had broken at the Team Vision Dojo in Orlando, Florida for an "I Believe in Wrestling" event. Neal was challenging Rhett Giddins for the SCW Florida Heavyweight title.

On November 17, 2017, at Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling's Fatal Feast, Neal defended the ARW Hardcore Championship against JD Amazing, whose title was also on the line, and Vertigo, with

James Mitchell
as his manager. Neal ended up winning and securing both the Hardcore and ARW Heavyweight Championship. His celebration was cut short as the Brothers In Arms attacked him from behind allowing former ARW Heavyweight Champion, JD Amazing to invoke the 24/7 hardcore title rules and take the title from a fallen Neal.

Personal life

Neal self-identifies as "part Native American".[7] Prior to training at Team 3D's Wrestling Academy, Neal had been working at Blue Martini Orlando.[7] On July 27, 2011, Neal announced that he had gotten engaged to fellow professional wrestler Christina Von Eerie, who worked alongside him in TNA as Toxxin, but their relationship later ended.[53][54] Neal was married to professional wrestler Brittney Savage, and in December 2013 the pair announced they were expecting their first child, a girl named Brooklyn was born on April 12, 2014.[55][56] As a result, Neal announced he was cutting back on his professional wrestling dates, only taking bookings in the Orlando area. Neal is best friends with fellow ARW wrestler Shannon Moore.[57]

Jesse Neal at WrestleRock in 2008.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling
    • ARW Hardcore Championship (2 times)
    • ARW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • I Believe in Westling
    • SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[58]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him #84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011[59]
  • Real Canadian Wrestling
    • RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[60]
  • RIOT Pro Wrestling
    • RIOT Tag Team Championships (1 time) - with Chico Adams
  • United States Wrestling Alliance
    • USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • USWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Glacier
  • Vintage Wrestling
    • Vintage Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[61]

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