Brad Baylor is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. He is signed to

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, where he performs on the Evolve and NXT

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. Baylor is in a

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...

with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right, where they are also members of The Vanity Project

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. Baylor also performs on the

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Career

Independent circuit (2021–present)

Baylor started his wrestling career in the

in 2021 and was trained by

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. In 2023, Baylor formed a

with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right.

WWE (2024–present)

In November 2024, it was reported that Baylor had signed for

under the WWE ID program. On the March 5, 2025 episode of '' Evolve'', Swipe Right (Baylor and Ricky Smokes) and

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lost to

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and Cappuccino Jones in a

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in Evolve's first main event after its revival in WWE. On the April 8 episode of '' NXT'', Swipe Right wrestled their NXT debut match, where they lost to

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in a

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. In the same month, Swipe Right and Drake formed The Vanity Project

with

Bryce Donovan Brison Farner is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he performs on the Evolve brand under the ring name Bryce Donovan and is a member of the Vanity Project stable. Career Farner would perform on many different shows w ...

and Zayda Steel. In late May, The Vanity Project aligned themselves with NXT's

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Championships and accomplishments

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**Wrestling Open Tag Team Champion (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes *

Northeast Wrestling Northeast Wrestling (NEW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeastern United States and has promoted events since 1996. It is currently owned and operated by promoter Mike Lombardi and is one of the top indepen ...

**NEW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes *Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling **King of Paradise Tournament (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baylor, Brad Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Sportspeople from Fairfield, Connecticut Professional wrestlers from Connecticut 21st-century American professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers