Jesse Neal (born April 10, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former member of the U.S. military. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was one half of the tag team INK Inc., with his former partner Shannon Moore. He performed for Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling (ARW) where he was the former 2-time ARW Heavyweight champion and former 2-time ARW Hardcore champion.
Neal served in the United States Navy from 1998 to 2002, reaching the rank of petty officer 3rd Class and was on board USS Cole, when it was suicide bombed on October 12, 2000. Neal has a tattoo on his right forearm of the initials of his best friend, who was killed in the attack. After the attack Neal was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and spent over a year on shore duty before finishing his four year stint with the Navy in 2002.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Spear
- Signature moves
- Overhead belly-to-belly suplex
- Overhead gutwrench dropped into an inverted shoulderbreaker
- Shoulder block
- Spinning neckbreaker
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The American Hero"
- "The Dog of War"
- Entrance themes
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Reconnect" by Destrophy
- "Tattooed Attitude" by Dale Oliver & Shannon Moore (used as a member of INK Inc.)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling
- ARW Hardcore Championship (3 times)
- ARW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- I Believe in Westling
- SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011
- Real Canadian Wrestling
- RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- RIOT Pro Wrestling
- RIOT Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Chico Adams
- United States Wrestling Alliance
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- USWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Glacier
- Vintage Wrestling
- Vintage Heavyweight Championship (1 time)