Jackson Drake (born August 30, 2003) is an American

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. He is signed to

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, where he performs under his real name on the Evolve

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. He is a member of the Vanity Project

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and is the current and the inaugural Evolve Champion in his first reign.

Professional wrestling career

Drake started his wrestling career in the

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in 2017 and was trained by Cam Carter and LaBron Kozone. In 2019, Drake formed a

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with Jay Malachi as Wrestling Prodigies, winning the FSPW Tag Team Championship and PWF Tag Team Championship. He also made appearances in

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, between 2022 and 2024, appearing at least one match each year. Drake competed on the May 15, 2023 edition of '' Raw'', under the name Drake Thompson, where he and his partner Lavar Barbie were defeated by Indus Sher (

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, and

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). On November 15, 2024, it was reported that he was signed to

under the WWE ID program, working on the '' Evolve'' brand, where he competed in the first episode of '' Evolve'' in March 2025. On April 23, 2025 episode of ''Evolve'', Drake and Swipe Right formed The Vanity Project

alongside Bryce Donovan and Zayda Steel. He won a tournament on June 4, becoming the inaugural Evolve Champion.

Championships and accomplishments

*Fire Star Pro Wrestling **FSPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **FSPW South Eastern Championship (1 time) **FSPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Malachi *Premier Wrestling Federation **PWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jay Malachi *

WWE Evolve Championship The WWE Evolve Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the developmental brand Evolve. The title was established on May 7, 2025. The current champion is Jackso ...

( 1 time, inaugural, current)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drake, Jackson 2003 births Living people People from Greensboro, North Carolina American male professional wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century American professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from North Carolina