Jacob Doyle (born July 25, 1989) is an American

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. He is best known for his time in

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, where he performed under the

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Jake Something.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2010–present)

Doyle was trained by

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. He made his

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debut at an Insanity Pro Wrestling (IPW) event on January 2, 2010, losing to Chris Hall. He has worked for many independent promotions such as

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...

(ROH),

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(NWA), AAW Wrestling (AAW), and

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(BCW).

Impact Wrestling

Early appearances (2017)

He first appeared on the March 23, 2017 episode of '' Impact!'' under the

Jake Holmes, where he lost to

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. He had two more matches for

as an

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the following month.

The Deaners (2018–2020)

On March 9, 2018, at the Last Chancery event that featured Impact Wrestling and Border City Wrestling wrestlers, Doyle, now known as Jake Deaner, formed a

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with

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called The Deaners, losing to Desi Hit Squad (Gursinder Singh and

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). In April 2019, he officially signed a contract with Impact Wrestling. Later that month, vignettes began airing of The Deaners on their farm called The Deaner Compound. The Deaners made their ''Impact!'' debut on the April 26 episode, defeating Idris Abraham and Joe Coleman. The following month, his ring name was changed to Cousin Jake. At Bound for Glory, Jake took part in the

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, where the winner could choose any

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match of their choice, which was won by Eddie Edwards. On the May 26, 2020 episode of ''Impact!'', The Deaners failed to win the

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from The North (

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and

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) at The Deaner Compound. On the Countdown to Bound for Glory, The Deaners defeated

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( Dez and

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). At

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, Jake and Cody were attacked by Eric Young and

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. During the following weeks, The Deaners feuded with Young and Doering and this resulted in a match between Cody and Young on the December 8 episode of ''Impact!'', which Young won. At

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, Cody attacked Jake during a match between

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and Young, thus ending The Deaners tag team.

Singles competition (2020–2022)

Jake then began a feud with

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, a stable that Cody, now known as Deaner, joined. At Hard To Kill on January 16, 2021, Jake teamed with Rhino and

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in a loss to Violent By Design in an Old School Rules match. Cousin Jake would change his ring name to Jake Something and defeated Deaner in a singles match at

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and in a

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on the February 23 episode of ''Impact!''. On the August 5 episode of ''Impact!'', Something defeated

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, Daivari, and

in a

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to become the number one contender to the

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. At

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, Something received his championship match against

, where he was unsuccessful in capturing the title. On September 18 at Victory Road, Something competed in a five-way scramble match to determine the number one contender to the X Division Championship, which was won by

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. On November 17, he participated in a number one contenders match to the

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, which was won by

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. On January 8, 2022, Something defeated

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on the Countdown to Hard To Kill pre-show. On the February 3 episode of ''Impact!'', he teamed with Fulton,

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, and Mike Bailey for an eight-man tag team match against

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(

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, and

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) in a losing effort. At

, Something defeated Austin, Bey, and Bailey in a four-way match to become the number one contender for the X Division Championship. On March 3 at

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, Something fought against

for the title in a losing effort. Four days later, Something announced on his

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account that he is no longer with Impact Wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

* AAW Wrestling **

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( 1 time, current) ** AAW Heritage Championship ( 1 time) ** AAW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Stallion Rogers *

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( 1 time) – with Phil Atlas * Black Label Pro ** BLP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Glory Pro Wrestling ** Crown Of Glory Championship (2 times) * Crossfire Wrestling ** CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 149 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 * Superkick'D ** Superkick'D Championship (3 times) ** Superkick'D King Of The 6IX Championship (2 times) * Victory Independent Pro Wrestling ** VIP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Donnie Hollows * Wrestling And Respect ** WAR Championship (1 time) ** WAR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Donnie Hollows * Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling ** XICW Xtreme Intense Championship (2 times) ** XICW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** XICW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Donnie Hollows

References

External links

Jake Something's Impact Wrestling profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Something, Jake 1989 births 21st-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers Living people People from Midland, Michigan Professional wrestlers from Michigan AAW Heavyweight Champions AAW Heritage Champions AAW Tag Team Champions