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, better known by his ring name, Jax Dane. He is known for his tenure with various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member promotions. He is a former

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, NWA National Heavyweight, NWA North American Heavyweight and

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. He is also known for his work for

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(NJPW), Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor (ROH).

Professional wrestling career

National Wrestling Alliance

Early career (2012–2013)

After spending three years in the independent circuit, Dane began wrestling for NWA Houston in May 2012. On July 13, 2012, Dane and

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won the NWA Lone Star Tag Team Championship, defeating Austin Rhodes and Chaz Taylor. After only three successful title defences Dane and Rowe lost the Tag Team Championship to The Kingz of The Underground (Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers) on November 9, 2012 and were forced to disband as a tag team. December 14, 2012, Dane defeated Raymond Rowe, Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers in a fatal four way match for the NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Championship. Dane defended the title against former

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and TNA superstars

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and Lance Hoyt, before losing the Championship to Byron Wilcott on July 19, 2013. On August 17, 2013, Dane lost the NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship to

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The IronGodz (2013–2014)

On November 9, Dane made his

in-ring debut at

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, where The IronGodz (Jax Dane and Rob Conway) defeated K.E.S. (

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and

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) and

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(

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and

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) in the first fall of a two-fall three-way match to win the

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. From November 23 to December 7, Dane and Conway took part in New Japan's

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, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, failing to advance to the semifinals. Dane wrestled another match for New Japan on January 5, 2014, when he and Conway successfully defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Tencozy. Dane and Conway returned to New Japan on April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014, where they lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Tencozy. The following week, Dane took part in New Japan's trip to

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, defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan in his first singles match for the promotion on April 12, before he and Conway failed in their attempt to regain the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Tencozy on April 13. Dane and Conway returned to New Japan in November to take part in the 2014 World Tag League. The team finished second to last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses.

Championship success (2015–2016)

On February 6, 2015, Dane defeated

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to win the

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. On April 12, Dane defeated Tim Storm to win the

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and unify it with NWA National Title. On April 17, Dane competed in

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's Smoky Mountain Cup, defeating Gavin Daring in the first round, and going on to defeat Shawn Shultz, Vince Brent,

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, and Jeff Connelly in a six-way elimination match to win the 2015 Smoky Mountain Cup. On May 28, 2015, Dane vacated the National Heavyweight and the North American Heavyweight Championships due to an injury. On August 29, 2015, Dane defeated

to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, ending Tenzan's reign after nearly seven months. Dane would go on to hold the title for nearly fourteen months before finally losing it to

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on October 21, 2016.

Ring of Honor (2016–2017)

On October 24, 2016, it was announced that Dane would make his debut at Ring of Honor at the event Survival of the Fittest. After defeating

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in his first round match, Dane advanced to the six-way final match, which was won by

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. On February 3, 2017 Dane made his return to ROH teaming with War Machine in a losing effort to the then

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, The Kingdom at the Undisputed Legacy show in

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. The next night in

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, at the Honor Regins Supreme event, Dane lost a Four Corner Survival match to

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, Johnathan Gresham and

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were also in the match.

Impact Wrestling (2017)

Dane, under the name Wilcox, debuted on the April 20, 2017 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' by joining forces with

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as a tag team called V.o.W, "Veterans of War"; both defeated

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and Mario Bokara in their debut match. On November 13, 2017, his profile was officially removed from the Impact Wrestling website, confirming his departure from the company.

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2018–present)

On the June 23, 2018 episode of OVW TV, Dane made his

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(OVW) debut as a member of the War Kings along with Crimson defeating OVW Southern Tag Team Champions The Bro Godz (Colton Cage and Dustin Jackson) in a non-title match. On August 4, 2018, at ''OVW Saturday Night Special'', War Kings defeated The Bro Godz (Colton Cage and Dustin Jackson) to become the OVW Southern Tag Team Champions.

National Wrestling Alliance (2020–present)

On the February 25, 2020 episode of NWA Powerrr, Dane appeared with Danny Deals to challenge Tim Storm. Jax lost the NWA National Championship to Cyon at NWA 74 at The Chase Ballroom in St. Louis, MO on August 27, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

*America's Most Liked Wrestling **Big Man Bash Tournament (2017) **Scott Eiland Memorial Rumble (2019) * National Wrestling Alliance **

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( 1 time) – with Rob Conway **NWA Champions Series Tournament (2021) – with Team

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, Jennacide, The Masked Mystery Man, and

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) * NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling **NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * NWA Houston **

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in 2016 *River City Wrestling **RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ryan Sorenson *Southwest Wrestling Entertainment **SWE Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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