Zack Gibson is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Rip Fowler.
28 Facts About Zack Gibson
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Zack Gibson is known for his work as Zack Gibson on the UK independent circuit.
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Zack Gibson formed the tag team Grizzled Young Veterans with James Drake in 2017, becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions and three-time Progress Tag Team Champions.
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Zack Gibson wrestled in Insane Championship Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling.
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In 2018, Gibson joined WWE's NXT UK brand, where he and Drake became the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
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Zack Gibson grew up in nearby Maghull, where he attended Deyes High School.
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Zack Gibson graduated with a degree in accounting and finance from Liverpool John Moores University in 2011.
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Zack Gibson entered the FutureShock Trophy Tournament 2011 making it to the finals only to lose to CJ Banks.
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In 2010, Rea made his debut for Grand Pro Wrestling as Zack Gibson Diamond losing to Jack Gallagher.
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In 2016, Zack Gibson made his debut for 5 Star Wrestling, losing to Big Damo.
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In 2018, before the promotion's closure, Zack Gibson made his return to 5 Star losing to Rey Mysterio by disqualification after hitting Mysterio with a low blow.
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In March 2017 Zack Gibson made his debut for WhatCulture Pro Wrestling as part of the Pro Wrestling World Cup English qualifiers, losing to Jimmy Havoc in the first round.
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Zack Gibson began wrestling on Defiant's weekly program Loaded in late 2017 into 2018.
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Zack Gibson defeated Rampage Brown at the February 18,2018 event Chain Reaction.
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In 2012, Zack Gibson made his Progress Wrestling debut at the debut show for Progress.
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In 2014, Zack Gibson returned to Progress at Chapter Twelve, defeating Will Ospreay.
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In 2018, Zack Gibson took part of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, defeating Joey Janela in the first round and Pete Dunne by disqualification in the quarter finals before he was eliminated by Kassius Ohno in the semi-finals.
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On 16 June 2017 Zack Gibson defeated Kenny Williams in a falls count anywhere match to win the ICW Zero-G Championship.
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Zack Gibson lost the championship back to Williams the following month in a ladder match.
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Zack Gibson was defeated by Trent Seven in his Revolution Pro Wrestling debut match.
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At RevPro Epic Encounter 2017, Zack Gibson was defeated by Hirooki Goto.
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Zack Gibson took part of RevPro and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's joint show, Global Wars UK losing to Yuji Nagata on night one and Toru Yano on night two.
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Zack Gibson was announced for WWE's WrestleMania Axxess during WrestleMania 34 weekend as part of a WWE United Kingdom Championship invitational where he lost to Mark Andrews in the first round.
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Around this time, it was revealed by Wrestling Observer that Zack Gibson was signed to a WWE contract.
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On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Zack Gibson would be one of the 16 participants in the upcoming WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament with the winner of the tournament facing Pete Dunne for the United Kingdom Championship.
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Zack Gibson would go on to defeat Gentleman Jack Gallagher and Flash Morgan Webster in the second round and semi-finals, respectively.
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In parallel to their NXT UK Tag Team Championship pursuit at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, Drake and Zack Gibson competed in the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
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Zack Gibson named his submission hold and finishing move to reference both respectively: a kimura lock called the Shankly Gates and an over-the-shoulder double knee facebreaker called the Ticket to Ride.