Oliver Westfield Claffey, better known by the

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Jack Gallagher, is an English

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and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He is best known for his time in

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, where he performed on the

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and

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, mostly under the ring name Gentleman Jack Gallagher. Claffey was released from WWE in June 2020. On January 25, 2022, BKFC announced Jack has signed a deal to fight for the organisation, making his debut on May 6th at BKFC 25. He is currently 1-0-0 (1 KO) in the organisation. Claffey had worked in the British Independent circuit since 2006. In 2016, he competed on the WWE tournament Cruiserweight Classic. After the tournament, he was signed to a WWE contract and worked on the 205 Live brand, exclusively for cruiserweights.

Professional wrestling career

Training and early career

Claffey was trained by

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and the Futureshock staff. He made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 on 4 November 2006 at Futureshock #11, under the

Jack Toxic, teaming up with Alex Cyanide,

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, and

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. They defeated

El Ligero Simon Musk (born 7 January 1985) is an English professional wrestler better known under his in-ring persona of masked Mexican luchador, El Ligero (or simply Ligero). He is most known for his time in WWE, on their NXT UK brand. Professional wre ...

, Charity, Faith, and Jamal Lewis. He also trained in

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, a

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style, at

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. He received further training from Snake Pit alumnus

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in the

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Independent circuit (2007–2016)

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/ref> They became a regular attraction at Futureshock, appearing on many shows. The team would have their first title shot at

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's That's Entertainment when they took on WKD for the GPW Tag Team Championship. The team traveled to Real Deal Wrestling and, in February and April had two chances to become the RDW Tag Team Champions, but lost both times. They then went to Hull to wrestle for

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where they won all their matches. With this run of success, they returned to Futureshock at Futureshock #27 and defeated three other teams to become the first FSW Tag Team Champions. However, they lost the titles to The Doogooders at Futureshock #29. They returned to GPW at Livin' On The Edge to take part in a number one contendership four-way elimination match and lost. For the rest of 2009, they continued to team up but found little championship success and split up. Claffey, performing as Jack Toxic, made his singles debut at

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/ref> Between March and April, Toxic tried to qualify for the Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 but failed multiple times; however, he won the Last Chance Saloon battle royal and therefore qualified for the tournament. On 2 May, he lost to El Ligero in the quarter finals.Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> At Justice For All, he defeated

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in a rumble qualifying match but was eliminated from the rumble. At Guts & Glory, he returned under the name Jack Gallagher to compete in a four way scrabble match for the GPW British Championship and lost.GPW Guts & Glory « Events Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> At Battlefield, he lost a thirty-minute iron man match involving Zack Diamond and

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for the GPW British Championship; however, next month at Heroes & Villains, he defeated Diamond for the title. He held the championship until Do Or Die, in December, where he lost it to Ste Mann. Gallagher introduced his own belt but lost it to Ste Mann,Matches « Jack Gallagher « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> and took a 12-month break from Grand Pro. Gallagher made his Grand Pro return at the 2013 Crazy Cruiser 8 where he defeated Bubblegum in the Quarter Finals before being pinned by eventual winner El Ligero in the Semi-Finals. At the start of 2014, Gallagher was defeated by CJ Banks at "Back With A Bang", the beginning of a rivalry. The rivalry between Gallagher and Banks continued into 2015 and at Back With A Bang, Banks picked up the win to end the feud. Following a loss to Chris Ridgeway at "Cruel Summer", Gallagher took another hiatus from Grand Pro. Gallagher returned at Friday Night Thriller 9, participated in some more matches, and had his final appearance at the Dom Travis Memorial show, "A Night To Remember" when he defeated former tag team partner Cyanide. On 8 June 2008, Claffey as Toxic, took part in the Lotto-Thunder Tournament and reached the semi final where he was defeated by Jack Domino. On 13 September, he participated in the FSW Trophy Tournament 2009 and was eliminated in the first round by Sparx.FSW Trophy Tournament 2009 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> In 2010, he began using the ring name Jack Gallagher.Matches « Jack Gallagher « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> At Futureshock #48, Gallagher won the FSW Trophy Tournament 2010 when he defeated Dave Breaks in the final.Card with guide « Futureshock #48 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> On 6 November 2011, Gallagher defeated Dave Rayne to become the FSW Champion.FSW Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH
/ref> He would hold the championship for fourteen months before losing it to

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at Futureshock #61. At Futureshock #62, he defeated Stixx and Zack Gibson to become the number one contender for the FSW Championship. Chris Egan announced that Gallagher would be facing

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at FutureShock #74, but Gallagher instead faced

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at FutureShock #74. At the event, Gallagher defeated Dutt by pinfall. On 3 March 2013, he made his debut for

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in Japan, under the ring name Jack Anthony. He joined a tag team match alongside

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. On 15 April 2013, Anthony came together with

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, Jason New, Maybach Beta, Sebastian Concrete, Steven Walters and Tama Williams to form a ''gaijin''

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named "New Age Wrestling Future" (NWF) under the guidance of Akebono. The stable was shortly afterwards joined by

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and Mark Coffey. During his time in the independent circuit, he has also made appearances in

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, where he got his biggest win by defeating Pete Dunne for a qualifying position in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. He made a return to Progress at New York City, where he was supposed to face Dunne for the WWE United Kingdom Championship, but was cancelled due to Dunne being injured. On 31 December, he made his return to Progress at Chapter 60: Unboxing Live, unsuccessfully challenging Dunne for the title.

WWE

Cruiserweight Championship pursuits (2016–2017)

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On 24 April 2016, Gallagher earned a place in the

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by defeating

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in a qualifier match at

's ''Chapter 29''. On 3 August, Gallagher defeated

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in his first round match, but was eliminated from the tournament by

Akira Tozawa Akira Tozawa (戸澤陽, ''Tozawa Akira'', born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and WWE 24/7 Champion, winning the ...

in his second round match. On 29 November, on the inaugural episode of ''

'', Gallagher made his debut, defeating

Ariya Daivari Ariya Daivari ( fa, آریا داوری; born April 11, 1989) is an Iranian-American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Ari Daivari. He is best known for his time in WWE, Ring of Honor (ROH) ...

. On the 5 December episode of ''

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'', Gallagher defeated Daivari. On 27 December episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher and Daivari participated in a Gentleman's Duel, where both men chose a weapon for their opponent and began the match back to back before moving five paces away from each other, but Daivari attacked Gallagher while his back was turned until Gallagher attacked him with a headbutt, causing Daivari to forfeit the duel. Their rivalry concluded in an "I forfeit" match on the 17 January 2017 episode of ''205 Live'', which Gallagher won. On 29 January at the

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event, Gallagher participated in the annual

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and was eliminated by

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. On 7 February episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher defeated

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, and

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in a

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to become the number one contender for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. At Fastlane, Gallagher faced Neville for the title in a losing effort. Gallagher made a guest appearance on the 26 April episode of ''

'', unsuccessfully challenging

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for the

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in the main event.

Various storylines (2017–2020)

In June, Gallagher entered a feud with

The Brian Kendrick Brian David Kendrick (born May 29, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE. Kendrick is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), New Japan Pro-Wrestl ...

, with Kendrick impersonating and mocking Gallagher after the latter's matches. Their feud ended on the 29 August episode of ''205 Live'', in which Gallagher was defeated by Kendrick in a

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. On 12 September episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher attacked Cedric Alexander during his match with The Brian Kendrick, turning

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in the process. To reflect his turn, Gallagher stopped wearing his fluorescent trunks and began wrestling in a full suit instead. He also switched to a more technical, ground-based style and began using the umbrella as a weapon. In June 2018, Gallagher and Kendrick formed an alliance with

Drew Gulak Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and an eight-time ...

. On 3 October episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher and Gulak attacked Kendrick, calling him the "weakest link" in the faction. On 31 October episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher was defeated by Kendrick after Akira Tozawa prevented the interference from Gulak. The two sides went on to trade victories over the next few weeks. On 19 December episode of ''205 Live'', Gallagher and Gulak were defeated by Kendrick and Tozawa in a Street Fight to end the feud. Starting in February 2019, Gallagher and Gulak attempted to recruit the debuting

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to their faction while also trying to prevent him from using high flying moves and instead using a more ground based offence. On 9 April episode of ''205 Live'', after Gulak attacked Carrillo during his match with Gallagher, Gallagher came to the aid of Carrillo and headbutted Gulak out of the ring, turning

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in the process. In the following months, Gallagher would find himself in a losing streak, and after losing to

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on 29 November episode of ''205 Live'', he would headbutt General Manager

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, thus turning heel again in the process. Gallagher returned on 28 February 2020 episode of ''205 Live'', attacking

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, while sporting a beard, shorter hairstyle and new tattoos covering his body. With his new attitude, Gallagher would develop a winning streak on 205 Live defeating the likes of

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and

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. On 10 April 2020 Gallagher was announced for the Interim Cruiserweight Championship Tournament representing Group B in the tournament. Gallagher lost to

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and

but was able to defeat

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to secure one win in the tournament. On 19 June 2020, Claffey was released by WWE.

Mixed martial arts career

Claffey has a 2–0 record as an amateur MMA fighter under the name Jack Claffey. A May 2019 report by the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' alleged that there was interest from

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about possibly recruiting Claffey for the promotion.

Amateur mixed martial arts record

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Bare-knuckle boxing record

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Other media

Gallagher made his WWE video game debut as a playable character in ''

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'', and makes an appearance in both ''

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'' and ''

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''. Gallagher regularly appeared on

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's YouTube channel ''UpUpDownDown'', under the moniker 'Swagatha Christie'. In May 2019, Gallagher defeated Sarath Ton, Aka Pro Wrestler Mikaze, in a game of ''

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Gallagher lost the title to

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in a game of ''

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''.Archived a
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2014 sexual misconduct allegation

On 19 June 2020, a 2014 sexual misconduct allegation was made public as part of the

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. Claffey was released from WWE the same day. He has not wrestled a match since. On 5 October 2020, Claffey issued a statement in which he claimed that he did not remember the incident but wished to take responsibility and offered an apology for any wrongdoing. This, Claffey states, is what began the dialogue with WWE management leading to his release. He also claimed that the allegation was an "isolated incident".

Championships and accomplishments

*Futureshock Wrestling **FSW Championship (2 times) **FSW Trophy Tournament (2010) **FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Alex Cyanide *Tetsujin Shoot Style **Tetsujin Shoot Style Tournament (2015) *

**Gallagher's Gold Championship (1 time) ** GPW British Championship (1 time) *''

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'' **PWI ranked him No. 145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2017 *Scottish Wrestling Alliance **Battlezone Rumble (2014)http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=112809 *Other Championships ** UpUpDownDown Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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WWE Cruiserweight Classic profile
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