Jay White is best known for his tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
36 Facts About Jay White
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In June 2016, Jay White left for an overseas excursion, during which he worked for the American Ring of Honor and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling promotions through NJPW's international partnerships.
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Jay White eventually returned to NJPW in November 2017 and won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship the following January.
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Jay White is 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.
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Jay White initially trained under The UK Kid at Varsity Pro Wrestling in early 2013, and made his professional debut on 19 February, working for VPW as well as All Star Wrestling, among other promotions.
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Shortly thereafter, Jay White was contacted by Bad Luck Fale, who said that Devitt had spoken to NJPW officials about Jay White and that he could get him a place as a young lion in the dojo if he wanted it.
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Several months later, Jay White met with Fale, Devitt, and Shinsuke Nakamura in London, where Jay White accepted their offer and began finalizing his visa to leave for the NJPW Dojo.
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Jay White left for Japan on New Year's Eve 2015, began further training as a young lion upon his arrival, and made his debut for NJPW on 30 January 2015, losing to Alex Shelley.
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Jay White lost all but eight of his matches in 2015, as is common for young lions in NJPW.
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In 2016, Jay White began gaining more victories, and on 27 March competed in his biggest match to date when he was defeated by then-reigning IWGP Intercontinental Champion Kenny Omega in a non-title match.
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Jay White left for his excursion to the United States the following week.
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Jay White teamed with The Motor City Machine Guns to defeat Kamaitachi and The Addiction.
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At Best in the World 2017 Jay White, teaming with Search and Destroy defeated The Rebellion in a losers must disband match thus keeping the group together.
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Jay White debuted for England's Revolution Pro Wrestling on 12 August 2016, defeating Josh Bodom.
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Jay White competed for RPW on 21 January 2017, defeating Martin Stone.
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Jay White would make his second successful title defence against David Finlay at Road to Dontaku.
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At Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, Jay White was pinned in a tag team match by Juice Robinson.
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Jay White then competed in 2018 G1 Climax, where he competed in the A Block, where he ended with 12 points.
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At Destruction, Jay White attacked Tanahashi after his defense of his G1 briefcase.
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Jay White then attacked Okada, and Okada's former manager Gedo ran out to apparently save Okada.
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Jay White then entered the 2019 G1 Climax, competing in the B Block.
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Jay White then participated in the 2020 G1 Climax in the A Block, which he ended with 12 points.
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At Power Struggle, Jay White defeated Kota Ibushi to become the first wrestler to win the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships challenge rights certificate from the G1 Climax winner.
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At Wrestle Kingdom 15, Jay White lost to Ibushi, who had won the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships from previous champion Tetsuya Naito.
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Jay White went on to feud with Hiroshi Tanahashi, from whom he won the NEVER Openweight Championship at Wrestling Dontaku 2021, making Jay White the fifth man to win the New Japan Triple Crown and the first New Japan Grand Slam champion.
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On November 13,2021 at Battle in the Valley Jay White lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Tomohiro Ishii ending his reign at 195 days with 1 successful defense.
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At Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, Jay White defeated Okada to win the World Championship for the first time.
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At Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4,2023 at the Tokyo Dome, Jay White lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship back to Okada, ending his reign at 206 days.
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Jay White has claimed that if he won this match, Gedo will join him in the United States and that he will wrestle for New Japan in the United States going forward.
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At Battle In The Valley, Jay White was defeated by Kingston thus forcing him to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Jay White appeared in AEW on the February 9,2022, episode of Dynamite, aiding Adam Cole and The Young Bucks in beating down Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero.
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At the event, Jay White successfully retained his championship after pinning Adam Cole for the victory.
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Shortly after, it was announced by AEW President, Tony Khan that Jay White had officially been signed by the company.
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One week later on the April 12,2023 edition of Dynamite, Jay White referred to himself and Juice Robinson as Bullet Club Gold.
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On 6 May 2022, Jay White married longtime girlfriend Savanna Price.
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Jay White holds both New Zealand and Dutch citizenship, with his grandfather being born in the Netherlands.