Gentleman Jack Gallagher

Oliver Westfield Claffey (born 7 January 1990), better known by the ring name Jack Gallagher and most recently Jack Claffey, is an English mixed martial artist and a former professional wrestler.

He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed on the NXT and 205 Live brands, mostly under the ring name Gentleman Jack Gallagher.

On 25 January 2022, BKFC announced Jack has signed a deal to fight for the organisation, making his debut on 6 May at BKFC 25.

He is currently 1-0-0 (1 KO) in the organisation.

Claffey had worked in the British Independent circuit since 2006.

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, at The Snake Pit in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

He received further training from Snake Pit alumnus Billy Robinson in the United States.

In the beginning of 2007, Toxic and Cyanide teamed 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 traveled to Real Deal Wrestling and, in February and April had two 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 lost 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.

Between March and April, Toxic tried to qualify for the Crazy Cruiser 8 2008 but failed multiple times; however, he won the Last Chance Saloon battle royal and therefore qualified for the tournament.

On 2 May, he lost to El Ligero in the quarter-finals.

At Justice For All, he defeated Bubblegum in a rumble qualifying match but was eliminated from the rumble.

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 held the championship until Do Or Die, in December, where he lost it to Ste Mann.

Gallagher introduced his own belt, but lost it to Ste Mann, and took a 12-month break from Grand Pro.

On 8 June 2008, Claffey as Toxic, took part in the Lotto-Thunder Tournament and reached the semi-final where he was defeated by Jack Domino.

For the rest of 2009, they continued to team up but found little championship success and split up.

Claffey, performing as Jack Toxic, made his singles debut at Grand Pro Wrestling West Park Fun Day and lost to Scarlett Web.

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.

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", the beginning of a rivalry.

The rivalry between Gallagher and Banks continued into 2015 and at Back With A Bang, 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.

Gallagher returned at Friday Night Thriller 9, participated in some more matches, and had his final appearance at the Dom Travis Memorial show, "A Night To Remember" when he defeated former tag team partner Cyanide.

In 2016, he competed on the WWE tournament Cruiserweight Classic.

After the tournament, he was signed to a WWE contract and worked on the 205 Live brand, exclusively for cruiserweights.

Inspired by Bruce Lee and Dragonball Z, Claffey started training taekwondo at a young age and continued it until the age of 16, in favor of previously overlapping professional wrestling practises.

Around the age of 20, Claffey picked up catch wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in order to supplement his pro wrestling skills, which in turn piqued his interest in mixed martial arts.

Claffey was trained by Alex Shane and the Futureshock staff.