Jack Evans Jack Miller ( April 2 , 1982 ) , better known by his ring name Jack Evans , is a wrestler who currently competes in the American - based promotion Ring of Honor , and the Japanese - based promotion , Dragon Gate . Evans also wrestles in Calgary ' s Stampede Wrestling , and taped matches for Wrestling Society X . Ring of Honor . He made his Ring of Honor debut on November 1 , 2003 at " Main Event Spectacles " . He wrestled in a Scramble Cage Match with Teddy Hart against The Backseat Boyz , Special K , The S . A . T . , and The Carnage Crew . On May 22 , 2004 Evans turned heel by joining the team Generation Next with Alex Shelley , Austin Aries , and Roderick Strong . Generation Next felt that they were the top athletes in ROH , and they were going to take the top spots in the company any way they could . For the rest of 2004 , Generation Next feuded with the likes of the Second City Saints and Ricky Steamboat , as well as others in the ROH roster . At Final Battle , Aries confronted Shelley after he lost a tag match with Strong to CM Punk and Steve Corino . Aries told Shelley to step down as the leader of Generation Next , then attacked him before Shelley could answer . Strong pulled Aries off of Shelley , but then turned around and helped in the beat down . Evans was not present for the event and would not return for the next several shows , leaving into questioning if he would side the Shelley or Aries and Strong . He returned at the on February 19 , teaming up with Strong to face the Ring Crew Express , the Carnage Crew , and Special K ( Izzy and Deranged ) in a Scramble Cage match . On February 26 , Evans lost in a match against Alex Shelley . Following the match , all three members of Generation Next attacked Shelley . On December 12 , 2004 high - flyer Blitzkrieg gave his gimmick and mask to Evans . Since then , Evans competes on occasion as Blitzkrieg II . On March 5 , Generation Next competed in the Trios Tournament . They won their first two matches , defeating the team of Davey Andrews , Shane Hagadorn , and Anthony Franco ( students of the Ring of Honor wrestling school ) in the first round , and the team of the Second City Saints ( CM Punk and Colt Cabana ) and Steve Corino in the second round . However , Generation Next lost in the finals against The Rottweilers ( Homicide , Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero ) . Generation Next would spend most of 2005 feuding with Alex Shelley . Shelley , due to his actions while he was the leader of Generation Next , was unable to find many allies in the ROH locker room , and was left to defend himself against Generation Next . Eventually , Prince Nana offered him a spot in The Embassy , but he refused , though he soon changed his mind . Shelley ’ s joining the Embassy turned Generation Next into faces and the two factions continued to wage war on each other for the rest of the year . On August 12 , Generation Next added Matt Sydal to the group , as well as his valet Daizee Haze . Generation Next soon had another valet when Jade Chung , tired of the way she was being abused by Prince Nana , turned on the Embassy . On November 5 , Daizee Haze betrayed Generation Next and joined the Embassy . The Generation Next / Embassy feud ended on December 3 in a steel cage elimination match , with Generation Next emerging victorious . Ring of Honor , Dragon Gate . That same month , Evans & Roderick Strong toured Japan with the Dragon Gate promotion . Starting in April 2006 , Jack moved to Japan for three months to train and wrestle with the Dragon Gate promotion . In Dragon Gate , Evans became a member of CIMA ' s Blood Generation stable . 2006 brought new changes for Jack Evans and ROH . Austin Aries and Roderick Strong were the tag team champions while Evans and Matt Sydal began to work more in Japan . On March 30 , Generation Next faced the Dragon Gate stable Blood Generation . With Matt Sydal and Jack Evans touring in Japan , Roderick Strong and Austin Aries announced at the June 3 Ring of Honor show that there was no longer a need for Generation Next . Evans teamed with Aries , Strong , and Sydal one last time on July 29 at " Generation Now " , losing to the team of Davey Richards , Jerelle Clark , and Irish Airborne . Following with match , Evans , Aries , Strong , and Sydal laid down their Generation Next shirts in the middle of the ring , officially ending Generation Next . Evans confirmed that he will not return to the states for the rest of the 2006 year . Instead he will be in Japan wrestling for the Dragon Gate Promotion , but said that he will be back in January and the rest of the 2007 year . Evans returned to ROH on January 26 , 2007 in Braintree , Massachusetts .