Jamara Garrett (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Jakara Jackson on the NXT brand and is a member of the The Meta-Four stable.
Professional wrestling career
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 Level Up, mostly in losing efforts.[4][5][6][7][8]
At NXT Battleground, 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 group known as The Meta-Four. The Meta-Four would feud with Dragon 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 TV 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]
External links
- Jakara Jackson on WWE.com
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.