Jakara Jackson
American professional wrestler
Jamara Garrett (born December 9, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE , where she performs under the ring name Jakara Jackson on the NXT brand and is a member of The Meta-Four stable .
Professional wrestling career
WWE (2021–present)
Early beginnings (2021–2023)
In August 2021, Garrett participated in a WWE tryout in Las Vegas , Nevada , and earned a contract with the company.[ 2] 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 Katana Chance and Kayden Carter . Jackson made her televised debut on the October 28 episode of NXT Level Up , losing to Thea Hail .[ 3] Heading into 2023, Jackson would team with Lash Legend on house shows and NXT Level Up , mostly in losing efforts.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
At NXT Battleground on May 28, 2023, Jackson and Legend would align themselves with Noam Dar and Oro Mensah , helping Dar retain his NXT Heritage Cup over Dragon Lee and forming The Meta-Four stable , thus establishing Jackson as a heel in the process. The Meta-Four would feud with Lee who would be aided by Nathan Frazer , Valentina Feroz and Yulisa León 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.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] 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 Brinley Reece . 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 battle royal to determine the #1 Contender for the NXT Women's Championship , which was won by Roxanne Perez . On the February 27 episode of NXT , Jackson was defeated by Perez in her first singles match.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] On March 26, it was announced that The Meta-Four will be the host of NXT Stand & Deliver .[ 17] At Week 1 of NXT : The Great American Bash on July 30, Jackson and Legend failed to defeat The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn ) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship ; prior to the match, Jackson and the rest of The Meta-Four had turned face when stablemate Oro Mensah began a feud with Ethan Page , who attacked him and Noam Dar backstage in May.[ 18]
On the October 11 episode of SmackDown , Jackson and Legend made their main roster debut where they unsuccessfully challenged WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the title.[ 19] Jackson and Legend made their second main roster appearance days later on the October 14 episode of Raw , where they cost Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane ) their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match from ringside.[ 20] On the October 22 episode of NXT , Jackson and Legend fought Damage CTRL to a no contest after interference from Chelsea Green and Piper Niven .[ 21] 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 fatal four-way tag team match at Crown Jewel where Belair and Cargill retained their titles.[ 22] [ 23]
References
^ a b "Jakara Jackson" . WWE . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ Markazi, Arash (August 20, 2021). "Inside WWE's search for the next great Superstar at the 2021 Las Vegas Tryout" . WWE . Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2023 .
^ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: October 28, 2022" . WWE.com . October 28, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Live Results" . Cagematch . January 7, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Live Results" . Cagematch . April 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: April 7, 2023" . WWE.com . April 7, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: April 21, 2023" . WWE.com . April 21, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: May 26, 2023" . WWE.com . May 26, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Battleground Results" . WWE.com . May 28, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Gold Rush Week One Results: June 20, 2023" . WWE.com . June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ "Full NXT Great American Bash results" . WWE.com . July 30, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "The 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament begins TONIGHT!" . WWE.com . October 2, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "BREAKING: @JakaraWWE has not been medically cleared and will be withdrawing from the #WWENXT Women's Breakout Tournament. @brinleyreecewwe will be taking her place" . WWE.com . October 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "Jakara Jackson Confirms She Suffered A Broken Bone" . Fightful . October 21, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024 . Break my bones...but I'll find a way. 1st time having a bone break my entire life. For the mfs who thinks this is a game... it ain't. Wait on it.
^ "WWE NXT results: Jan. 16, 2024" . WWE.com . January 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT Results: February 27, 2024" . WWE.com . February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ Tessier, Colin (March 26, 2024). "The Meta-Four Announced As The Hosts Of NXT Stand & Deliver 2024 | Fightful News" . Fightful . Retrieved April 10, 2024 .
^ Berge, Kevin (July 30, 2024). "WWE NXT Great American Bash 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
^ Brennan, Corey (October 11, 2024). "Bianca Belair And Jade Cargill Defeat Meta-Four To Retain WWE Women's Tag Titles On WWE 10/11 SmackDown | Fightful News" . Fightful . Retrieved October 12, 2024 .
^ Russell, Skylar (October 14, 2024). "Jade Cargill And Bianca Belair Retain Women's Tag Titles On WWE Raw, Jakara Jackson And Lash Legend Appear In The Crowd | Fightful News" . Fightful . Retrieved October 15, 2024 .
^ "WWE NXT results, Oct. 22, 2024: Zaria makes her shocking NXT debut" . WWE . October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024 .
^ WWE.com Staff (October 25, 2024). "Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair are set to defend their title in a Fatal 4-Way Match" . WWE . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .
^ Chiari, Mike (November 3, 2024). "Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill Retain WWE Women's Tag Titles at Crown Jewel 2024" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved November 3, 2024 .
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