Jack Gallagher Jack Claffey ( January 7 , 1990 ) is an English professional wrestler and mixed martial artist . He is currently signed to WWE , where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Gentleman Jack Gallagher . He is perhaps best known for his appearances at Futureshock Wrestling and Grand Pro Wrestling , where he has won the FSW Championship and GPW British Championship . He is also an accomplished tag team competitor , winning the Futureshock Tag Team Championship with Alex Cyanide as Lethal Dose . Early life . Claffey was born in Manchester . Professional wrestling career . Training and debut . Gallagher was trained by Alex Shane and the Futureshock staff . He made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 on 4 November 2006 at Futureshock # 11 , under the ring name Jack Toxic , teaming up with Alex Cyanide , Danny Hope , and Kris Travis . They defeated El Ligero , Charity , Faith , and Jamal Lewis . He also trained in Grappling , a catch wrestling style , under Billy Robinson at the Snake Pit in Wigan , Greater Manchester . Independent circuit . Lethal Dose ( 2007 – 2009 ) . From the beginning of 2007 , Toxic and Cyanide would continue to team up and eventually became Lethal Dose . They became a regular attraction at Futureshock , appearing on many shows . The team would have their first title shot at Grand Pro Wrestling ' s That ' s Entertainment when they took on WKD for the GPW Tag Team Championship . The team would travel to Real Deal Wrestling where in February and April , had to chances to become the RDW Tag Team Champions but lost both times . They then went to Hull to wrestle for New Generation Wrestling where they won all their matches . With this run of success , they returned to Futureshock at Futureshock # 27 and defeated three other teams to become the first FSW Tag Team Champions . However , they would lose the titles to The Doogooders at Futureshock # 29 . they returned to GPW at Livin ' On The Edge to take part in a number one contendership four way elimination match and lost . For the rest of 2009 , they continued to team up but would find little championship success and split up . Grand Pro Wrestling ( 2007 – 2012 ) . Gallagher , performing as Jack Toxic , made his singles debut at GPW West Park Fun Day and lost to Scarlett Web . Between March and April , Toxic tried to qualify for the Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 but would fail multiple times , however , he won the Last Chance Saloon battle royal and therefore qualified for the tournament . On 2 May , he lost El Ligero in quarter finals . At Justice For All , he defeated Bubblegum in a rumble qualifying match and would go on to be eliminated from the rumble on the same night which was won by Martin Kirby . At Guts & Glory , he returned under the name Jack Gallagher to compete in a four way scrabble match for the GPW British Championship and lost . At Battlefield , he lost a thirty - minute iron man match involving Zack Diamond and Mikey Whiplash for the GPW British Championship , however , next month at Heroes & Villains he defeated Diamond for the title . He would hold the championship until Do Or Die , in December , where he lost it to Ste Mann . Gallagher would introduce his own belt after losing the British Championship , this was akin to the Million Dollar Championship held by Ted DiBiase . He would lose this title , however , at Fireworks to Ste Mann . Following his second loss to Ste Mann , he took a 12 month break from Grand Pro . Gallagher made his Grand Pro return at the 2013 Crazy Cruiser 8 where he defeated Bubblegum in the Quarter Finals before being pinned by eventual winner El Ligero in the Semi - Finals . At the start of 2014 , Gallagher was defeated by CJ Banks at " Back With A Bang " . Dissatisfied by this result , Gallagher decided to prove HE was actually the better man and the two developed an intense rivalry . At " Friday Night Thriller 8 " in October 2014 , Gallagher issued an Open Challenge that was answered by Mike Track , Wahoo Thunderfoot and finally the masked British Bullfrog . During the match it became clear to fans that the " Bullfrog " was actually CJ Banks but fans were stunned when Gallagher managed to pin Banks with a surprise roll - up out of nowhere . Now tied at 1 - 1 , the two met at Final Fight in an 20 Minute " Iron Man " Match . Neither man was able to score a pin fall or submission and the match went to a time limit draw . The rivalry between Gallagher and Banks continued into 2015 and at Back With A Bang , both men were able to choose their own opponents for the evening . Jack defeated Bubblegum in a rematch from their CC82013 encounter while CJ Banks bested Craig Kollins . With the feud at fever pitch , Grand Pro management decided to settle it at " Saved By The Bell " as they would compete in a match with no time limit . Banks picked up the win to end the feud . Following a loss to Chris Ridgeway at " Cruel Summer " , Gallagher took another hiatus from Grand Pro . The Circus ( 2015 – 2016 ) . Gallagher made his return at Friday Night Thriller 9 where he was revealed to be the fourth member of The Circus alongside " The Ring Master " Nicholas Cartier , Noah and " The IT Girl " Melanie Price . With Gallagher ' s help , The Circus were able to defeat The Bad Lads and Alex Jones - Casey and enjoyed more success in 2016 . Gallagher ' s final appearance to date took place at the Dom Travis Memorial show , " A Night To Remember " when he defeated former tag team partner , Cyanide . Futureshock ( 2006 – 2016 ) . On 8 June 2008 , Gallagher as Toxic , took part in the Lotto - Thunder Tournament and reached the semi final where he was defeated by Jack Domino . On 13 September , he participated in the FSW Trophy Tournament 2009 and was eliminated in the first round by Sparx . In 2010 , he began using the ring name Jack Gallagher . At Futureshock # 48 , Gallagher won the FSW Trophy Tournament 2010 when he defeated Dave Breaks in the final . On 6 November 2011 , Gallagher defeated Dave Rayne to become the FSW Champion . He would hold the championship for fourteen months before losing it to Davey Richards at Futureshock # 61 . At Futureshock # 62 , he defeated Stixx and Zack Gibson to become the number one contender for the FSW Championship . Chris Egan announced that Jack Gallagher would be facing Sonjay Dutt at FutureShock # 74 , but Gallagher instead faced Jay Lethal at FutureShock # 74 . At the event , Gallagher defeated Dutt by pinfall . Pro Wrestling Zero1 ( 2013 ) . On 3 March 2013 , he made his debut for Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan , under the ring name Jack Anthony . He joined a tag team match alongside Ikuto Hidaka . On 15 April 2013 , Anthony came together with Craig Classic , James Raideen , Jason New , Maybach β , Sebastian Concrete , Steven Walters and Tama Williams to form a " gaijin " stable named " New Age Wrestling Future " ( NWF ) under the guidance of Akebono . The stable was shortly afterwards joined by Jonathan Gresham and Mark Coffey . WWE . Cruiserweight Classic ( 2016 ) . Gallagher earned a place in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic by defeating Pete Dunne in a qualifier match at Progress Wrestling ' s " Chapter 29 " in April . The tournament began on June 23 with Gallagher defeating Fabian Aichner in his first round match . Gallagher lost to Akira Tozawa in his second round match . Cruiserweight division ( 2016 – present ) . On the 5 September 2016 episode of " Raw " , Gallagher was announced as part of WWE ' s upcoming cruiserweight division . On November 29 , during the inaugural episode of " WWE 205 Live " , he defeated Ariya Daivari .