Jay White

This article is about the New Zealand professional wrestler. For other people, see Jay White (disambiguation).

Jay White
White in 2023
Birth nameJames White
Born (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 32)[1]
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materOrewa College[2]
Spouse(s)
Savanna Price
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(m. 2022)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jay White[1]
Billed height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Billed weight101 kg (223 lb)[1]
Billed fromAuckland, New Zealand[3]
Trained byThe UK Kid[4]
NJPW Dojo[4]
Yuji Nagata[4]
Hiroyoshi Tenzan[4]
Debut19 February 2013[1]

Jamie White[5] (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. As of April 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is the leader of the Bang Bang Gang. White is a former Unified World Trios Champion (AEW World Trios and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion). Prior to signing with AEW, White had a decorated career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling as the first ever NJPW Grand Slam Champion.

After starting his career in 2013, White joined NJPW the following year as a Young Lion. In June 2016, White left for an overseas excursion, in which he worked for the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions through NJPW's international partnerships. White returned to NJPW in November 2017 and won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship the following January. In 2018, he betrayed his fellow Chaos stablemates to join Bullet Club, and becoming the group's fifth leader. White is also a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and NEVER Openweight Champion, making him the fifth NJPW Triple Crown Champion and the first NJPW Grand Slam Champion. In 2022, White also captured the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jay White". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ Lemalu, Ite (8 November 2020). "Fale Dojo interview with "Switchblade" Jay White". Ite Lemalu Writings. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ ROH Throwback: Jay White vs Will Ospreay. YouTube. Ring of Honor. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jay White « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ Barrasso, Justin (16 February 2023). "'Switchblade' Jay White's Breakout Moment Is Coming". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2023.