Brad Baylor
| Brad Baylor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brad Baylor |
| Born | Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Brad Baylor |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Trained by | Paul Roma |
| Debut | August 28, 2021 |
Brad Baylor is an American professional wrestler.[1] He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Evolve and NXT brands. Baylor is in a tag team with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right, where they are also members of The Vanity Project stable. Baylor also performs on the independent circuit.
Career
[edit]Independent circuit (2021–present)
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Baylor started his wrestling career in the independent circuit in 2021[2] and was trained by Paul Roma. In 2023, Baylor formed a tag team with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right.[3]
WWE (2024–present)
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In November 2024, it was reported that Baylor had signed for WWE under the WWE ID program.[4] On the March 5, 2025 episode of Evolve, Swipe Right (Baylor and Ricky Smokes) and Jackson Drake lost to Jack Cartwheel, Sean Legacy and Cappuccino Jones in a six-man tag team match in Evolve's first main event after its revival in WWE.[5] On the April 8 episode of NXT, Swipe Right wrestled their NXT debut match, where they lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom in a tag team match.[6] In the same month, Swipe Right and Drake formed The Vanity Project stable with Bryce Donovan and Zayda Steel.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Beyond Wrestling
- Wrestling Open Tag Team Champion (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes[8]
- Northeast Wrestling
- NEW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Broggi, Fabio "Fantomius". "Brad Baylor: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks | Pro Wrestlers Database". The SmackDown Hotel.
- ^ "Brad Baylor « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Swipe Right « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 14, 2024). "Brad Baylor Announced As WWE ID Prospect | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 5, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE (3/5/2025) Results: Jack Cartwheel, Cappuccino Jones, Carlee Bright, Keanu Carver, And More | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (April 8, 2025). "NXT TV results (4/8): Moore's review of DarkState vs. Oba Femi, Trick Williams, and Je'Von Evans, Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker, Wes Lee vs. Yoshiki Inamura". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (April 23, 2025). "WWE Evolve results (4/23): Vetter's review of Bryce Donovan vs. Timothy Thatcher, Carlie Bright vs. Kalyx, Zara Zakher vs. Aria Bennett, Jackson Drake vs. Sean Legacy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "Wrestling Open Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NEW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved June 8, 2025.