Zack Gibson
Gibson in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Rea 8 August 1990 Liverpool, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Zack Diamond Zack Diamond Gibson Zack Gibson Rip Fowler |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Liverpool, England |
| Trained by | Alex Shane Andy Baker |
| Debut | 2009 |
Jack Rea (born 8 August 1990), better known by the ring name Zack Gibson, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to AEW, where he is one-half of Grizzled Young Veterans with James Drake. He has also known tenure for in WWE's NXT brand, where he performed under the ring name Rip Fowler as a member of The Dyad. He formed Grizzled Young Veterans in 2017 with Drake, becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions and three-time Progress Tag Team Champions. He has also previous appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Since 2024, Gibson and Drake run a wrestling promotion called Burning Heart Pro Wrestling.
Rea began his professional wrestling career in 2009 after being trained by Alex Shane. He would compete in various promotions including FutureShock Wrestling, Grand Pro Wrestling, 5 Star Wrestling, and WhatCulture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling. In Progress Wrestling, he formed a tag team called Grizzled Young Veterans with James Drake and won the Progress tag team championship. He also wrestled in Insane Championship Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling. In 2018, Gibson joined WWE's NXT UK brand after competing, where he and Drake became the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions. They later transitioned to NXT in 2020 and competed in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, where they became runners-up. Rea left WWE in 2023 after his contract expired, and began performing as a freelancer.