Jamara Garrett (born December 9, 1994) is an American

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. She is performing on the

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under the

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Mara Sadè. She is best known for her time in

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, where she performed in NXT under the ring name Jakara Jackson. She was a former member of the faction Meta-Four and was in a tag team with Lash Legend.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2021–2025)

In August 2021, Garrett participated in a WWE tryout in

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, and earned a contract with the company. Garrett was soon assigned the name Jakara Jackson and on August 5, 2022, she made her in-ring debut on an NXT house show, teaming with Lash Legend in a losing effort to

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and Kayden Carter. Jackson made her televised debut on the October 28 episode of ''

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'', losing to

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. Heading into 2023, Jackson would team with Lash Legend on house shows and ''NXT Level Up'', mostly in losing efforts. At NXT Battleground on May 28, 2023, Jackson and Legend would align themselves with

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and

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, helping Dar retain his

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over Dragon Lee and forming The Meta-Four

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, thus establishing Jackson as a

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in the process. The Meta-Four would feud with Lee who would be aided by

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, Valentina Feroz and

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and at ''NXT'': Gold Rush, Jackson and Legend would defeat Feroz and Leon in Jackson's '' NXT'' debut. At NXT The Great American Bash, Meta Four would be defeated by Lee, Frazer, Feroz and Leon on the Kickoff show to end the feud. In October, Jackson was due to compete in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament in the first round against Arianna Grace but was pulled due to suffering a broken wrist and replaced by

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. Despite the injury, she would still continue to accompany the Meta-Four during their matches and segments. Jackson made her return from injury on the January 16, 2024 episode of ''NXT'' in a

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to determine the #1 Contender for the

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, which was won by

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. On the February 27 episode of ''NXT'', Jackson was defeated by Perez in her first singles match. On March 26, it was announced that The Meta-Four will be the host of NXT Stand & Deliver. At Week 1 of ''NXT'': The Great American Bash on July 30, Jackson and Legend failed to defeat

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(

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and

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) for the

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; prior to the match, Jackson and the rest of The Meta-Four had turned

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when stablemate Oro Mensah began a feud with

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, who attacked him and Noam Dar backstage in May. On the October 11 episode of ''

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'', Jackson and Legend made their main roster debut where they unsuccessfully challenged WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

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and

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for the title. Jackson and Legend made their second main roster appearance days later on the October 14 episode of '' Raw'', where they cost

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(

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and

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) their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match from ringside. On the October 22 episode of ''NXT'', Jackson and Legend fought Damage CTRL to a no contest after interference from

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and

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. On the following episode of ''SmackDown'', the three brands' general managers announced that Belair and Cargill will defend their titles against Legend and Jackson, Sky and Sane, and Green and Niven in a

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at Crown Jewel where Belair and Cargill retained their titles. On the April 29, 2025 episode of ''NXT'', Meta-Four would meet in a backstage segment in which they announced their mutual agreement to disband, sighting personal singles ventures. On May 2, Jackson was released from WWE, ending her two-year tenure with the company.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)

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on March 14, 2025, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend made their

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(TNA) debut where they appeared after the

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match to confront the new champions Ash by Elegance and Heather by Elegance.

Independent circuit (2025–present)

After being released by WWE, Garrett began performing on the

, under the ring name Mara Sadè. On June 27, Sadè made her first post-WWE appearance for 4th Rope Wrestling at their event ''Pray Four Paris'', teaming with Tiana James to defeat JGU and

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References

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