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
Independent circuit (2021–present)
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)
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] In late May, The Vanity Project aligned themselves with NXT's Ethan Page.
Championships and accomplishments
- 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]
- Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling
- King of Paradise Tournament (2022)
References
- ^ 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.