Jack Morris (wrestler) explained

Jack Morris
Birthname:Jack Morris Nicholson
Birth Date:6 October 1993[1]
Birth Place:Dunfermline, Scotland
Names:Jack Morris
Height:183 cm[2]
Weight:93 kg
Debut:2017

Jack Morris (born 6 October 1993) is a Scottish professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a member of the Good Looking Guys stable. He is also known for his tenures with various promotions from the British independent scene.[3]

Early life

Prior to his professional wrestling career, Morris was a professional footballer and played as a striker for the Scottish team Cowdenbeath F.C. of the Lowland Football League. Injuries forced him to quit football and eventually make his transition to wrestling.[4] In an interview from August 2022, he mentioned he also works as a gym instructor.[5]

Personal life

In 2021, Morris appeared as a participant on BBC One gameshow I Can See Your Voice, where the two contestants won money by correctly guessing he was a bad singer.

Professional wrestling career

British independent scene (2017–present)

Morris started his career working for local Scottish promotions such as Reckless Intent, Discovery Wrestling and Fair City Wrestling. Morris’ main work took place in the British independent scene. He competed in a suite of events promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling, first of them being the RevPro Live In London 71 from 5 March 2023, where he picked up a victory over TK Cooper.[6] At RevPro Raw Deal 2023 on 11 March, he fell short to Dan Moloney.[7]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2019–2022)

Morris shared a three-year tenure with Insane Championship Wrestling. He made his debut in the promotion at ICW Fight Club #115 on 13 January 2019, where he teamed up with Dickie Divers to defeat The Kinky Party (Jack Jester and Sha Samuels). He participated in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Lionheart League where he competed against the winner Sha Samuels, Alexander Darwin MacAllan, B. T. Gunn, Daz Black, DCT, Grant McIvor, Ian Skinner, Jack Jester, Jason Reed, Leyton Buzzard, Liam Thomson, Luca De Pazzi, Stevie Boy, Stevie James and Theo Doros.[8] At ICW 8th Annual Square Go! on 24 February 2019, Morris competed in a 30-man square go match to determine the number one contendership for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship won by Rudo Lightning and also involving notable opponents such as Grado, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Havoc, Joe Hendry, Wolfgang, Andy Wild, Mark Coffey, Leyton Buzzard, Viper, Kenny Williams, BT Gunn and many others.[9] [10]

Morris and Dickie Divers formed the team The Nine9. On 16 June 2019, they defeated The Kings of Catch (Aspen Faith and Lewis Girvan) at ICW I Ain't Yer Pal, Dickface!. [11]

On 20 March 2021, The Nine9 defeated Krieger and Lou King Sharp to win the ICW Tag Team Championships in a steel cage match.[12] The duo successfully defended the titles until ICW: Fear and Loathing XIII where they were dethroned by The Kings of the North.[13]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2022–present)

See main article: Good Looking Guys. Morris made his debut in Pro Wrestling Noah on the first night of the 2022 edition of the N-1 Victory, the most important tournament of the promotion. He competed in the block B where he scored a total of six points after going against Kaito Kiyomiya, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki, Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima, Masa Kitamiya and Kinya Okada.[14] He soon started competing in various of the promotion signature pay-per-views. First of them was the Noah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2022 from 25 September where he teamed up with El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Naomichi Marufuji to defeat Daiki Inaba, Masaaki Mochizuki and Masato Tanaka in a six-man tag team match.[15] At Noah Ariake Triumph 2022 on 30 October he teamed up with Dante Leon to defeat Daiki Inaba and Yo-Hey.[16] At Noah The Best 2022 on 23 November he defeated Inaba in singles competition.[17] At Noah The New Year 2023 on 1 January Morris defeated Timothy Thatcher.[18] He joined the "Good Looking Guys" unit and he teamed up with his stablemates Jake Lee and Anthony Greene for the first time at The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on 22 January 2023, where they defeated Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba and Yoshiki Inamura.[19] On the first night of the Noah Star Navigation 2023 from 5 February Morris teamed up with Lee and Anthony again in a losing effort against Kaito Kiyomiya, Naomichi Marafuji and Takashi Sugiura.[20] At Noah Great Voyage in Osaka 2023 on 12 February he unsuccessfully challenged Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.[21] At Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love on 21 February 2023, he teamed up with Lee and Anthony to defeat Sugiura-gun's Takashi Sugiura and Timothy Thatcher, and Satoshi Kojima.[22] At Noah Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 on 19 March, Morris teamed up with Anthony to defeat Naomichi Marufuji and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in tag team action.[23] This was the build up of a short-term feud between Morris and Wagner Jr. as he is expected to face the latter at Noah Green Journey in Sendai 2023 on 16 April for the GHC National Championship.[24]

In August, Morris took part in the 2023 N-1 Victory, finishing the tournament with a record of four wins, two losses and a draw, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. On 24 September at Grand Ship In Nagoya, Morris and Anthony Greene defeated Real (Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship.[25] On 28 October at Demolition Stage In Fukuoka, Morris defeated El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a rematch to win the GHC National Championship, becoming a double champion, in the process.[26] He lost the title to Hayata on 11 April 2024 in his fourth title defence.[27] On June 16 at Grand Ship In Yokohama, Morris and Greene lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Brave (Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura) in their ninth title defense, ending their reign at 266 days.[28] On July 13 at Destination, Good Looking Guys disbanded. Afterwards, Jake Lee joined Bullet Club War Dogs, leading Morris to confront him before Lee attacked Morris.[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Morris • General Information. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. April 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: Kack Morris/Career Data. cagematch.de. de. Philip. Kreikenbohm. April 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Jack Morris Profile & Match Listing. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). profightdb.com. April 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Jack Morris Interview. eatsleepsuplexretweet.com. Suplex Retweet. April 2019. April 8, 2023.
  5. Web site: Exclusive: Jack Morris On Competing In Pro Wrestling Noah's N1 Victory. bodyslam.net. Andy. More. August 8, 2022. April 8, 2023.
  6. Web site: RevPro Results: Live In London 71 – London, England (3/5). wrestling-news.net. Wayne. Daly. March 7, 2023. April 1, 2023.
  7. Web site: Hamilton's Rev Pro Raw Deal 2023 03.11.2023 Review. 411mania.com. Ian. Hamilton. March 16, 2023. April 1, 2023.
  8. Web site: ICW Announce The Lionheart League Tournament. lastwordonsports.com. Adam. Morrison. November 28, 2020. April 1, 2023.
  9. Web site: ICW Square Go Results. 25 February 2019.
  10. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=225182
  11. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=232387
  12. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=303878
  13. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1836&page=5&reign=23
  14. Web site: 【8/14記者会見】GHCジュニアヘビー級選手権試合調印式&後楽園ホール大会直前記者会見 レポート|プロレスリング・ノア . . August 5, 2022 . Japanese.
  15. Web site: POST PURORESU: Burning Spirit, Kiyomiya wins title, AJPW 50th Anniversary. postwrestling.com. John. Pollock. September 25, 2022. January 1, 2023.
  16. Web site: Pro Wrestling NOAH Ariake Triumph Results (10/30): New GHC Junior Heavyweight Champ, NJPW Stars Compete. fightful.com. Jeremy. Lambert. October 30, 2022. December 31, 2022.
  17. Web site: Pro Wrestling Noah The Best Results – November 23, 2022. pwmania.com. Ethan. Black. November 23, 2022. January 28, 2023.
  18. Web site: NOAH The New Year notes: Jake Lee, Hiroshi Hase, new champions crowned. f4wonline.com. Bryan. Rose. January 1, 2023. January 1, 2023.
  19. Web site: Great Muta Final Bye-Bye live results: Muta, Sting & Darby Allin trios match/Kazushi Sakuraba takes on Hideki Suzuki in a GHC martial arts rules match.. f4wonline.com. Chick. Fritts. January 22, 2023. January 22, 2023.
  20. Web site: Pro Wrestling NOAH Star Navigation 2023 Results (2/5/2023). pwmania.com. Lewis. Carlan. February 5, 2023. March 2, 2023.
  21. Web site: POST NEWS UPDATE: Lio Rush chats NJPW WK 17, past managerial roles, wanting to face Amazing Red. postwrestling.com. Andrew. Thompson. February 12, 2023. February 13, 2023.
  22. Web site: Pro Wrestling NOAH's Keiji Muto Tokyo Dome Retirement Show: Every Match Ranked, Worst To Best. thesportster.com. Patrick. Coyle-Simmons. February 21, 2023. February 21, 2023.
  23. Web site: Jake Lee Doesn't Think Pro Wrestling NOAH Is Inferior To NJPW. wrestlinginc.com. Dylan. Murray. March 20, 2023. March 20, 2023.
  24. Web site: Full Pro Wrestling NOAH Green Journey 2023 In Sendai Line-Up (4/16/2023). pwmania.com. Lewis. Carlan. March 26, 2023. March 31, 2023.
  25. Web site: Pro Wrestling NOAH GRAND SHIP 2023 In NAGOYA Results (9/24/2023), New Champions Crowned. postwrestling.com. Lewis. Carlan. September 24, 2023.
  26. Web site: RESULTS & RECAPS Pro Wrestling NOAH DEMOLITION STAGE 2023 In FUKUOKA Results (10/28/2023), Two Title Changes. bodyslam.net. Lewis. Carlan. October 28, 2023. October 28, 2023.
  27. Web site: HAYATA Defeats Jack Morris To Win The GHC National Championship, First Jr Heavyweight To Win Title . April 11, 2024 . Bodyslam.net.
  28. Web site: NOAH Results: Grand Ship 2024 In Yokohama – Yokohama, Japan (6/16). wrestling-news.net. Wayne. Daly. June 16, 2024. June 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240618073939/https://www.wrestling-news.net/noah-grand-ship-2024-in-yokohama-results/226747/. June 18, 2024. live.
  29. Web site: NOAH Destination 2024 Results (7/13): AJ Styles Faces Naomichi Marufuji. Fightful. Corey. Brennan. July 13, 2024. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714174152/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/noah-destination-2024-results-713-aj-styles-faces-naomichi-marufuji. July 14, 2024. live.
  30. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=345370
  31. Web site: Insane Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title. wrestling-titles.com. Wrestling Titles. March 31, 2023.
  32. Web site: Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent. tjrwrestling.net. Sondra. Ruth. September 14, 2023. September 17, 2023.
  33. Web site: Jack Morris wins GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. September 25, 2023.