Zack Sabre Jr.

Wrestler

Birthday July 24, 1987

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Isle of Sheppey, England

Age 36 years old

Height 6ft 1in

Weight 211 lb

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1987

Luke James Uggles Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. (ザック・セイバーJr.) and its abbreviated form ZSJ, is an English professional wrestler.

He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the leader of the group The Mighty Don't Kneel and the inaugural NJPW World Television Champion.

He also makes sporadic appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).

Sabre is a former NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship winner and a product of the NWA UK Hammerlock training school.

He started training with NWA UK Hammerlock at the age of 14, under the guidance of Jon Ryan and Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker.

Luke James Uggles Eatwell was born on the Isle of Sheppey on 24 July 1987.

He was raised in Sheerness.

2004

Sabre made his wrestling debut on April 20, 2004.

2005

On 22 October 2005, Sabre won the NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship and held the title until 1 June 2008 when it was vacated.

2009

At International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Sabre most notably won the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship twice along with Marty Scurll in 2009 and 2010.

2010

At Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Sabre won both the wXw World Lightweight Championship and the wXw World Heavyweight Championship in 2010 unifying the titles to become the inaugural wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion.

He lost the championship in the same year to Big van Walter.

2011

He later trained in the Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) Dojo under Yoshinari Ogawa and Naomichi Marufuji as a member of their roster from 2011 until November 2015.

At their premiere annual event ICW: Fear & Loathing 4 on 23 October 2011, Sabre entered an elimination triple threat match with Liam Thomson and his former trainee Andy Wild, which was won by Wild.

2013

At Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), Sabre most notably won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice with Yoshinari Ogawa in 2013 and 2014.

2014

The readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter voted Sabre the Best Technical Wrestler of the year for seven consecutive years (2014–2020) and was voted Best Technical Wrestler of the Decade (2010s).

Sabre made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles on night 1 teaming with Chuck Taylor and Kenny Omega and defeating Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).

2015

Sabre also won the 2015 World Tag Team Tournament for the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship together with Walter.

Sabre made two appearances for Glasgow's Insane Championship Wrestling promotion.

In 2015, Sabre took part in the first ever Progress Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 tournament, competing in four matches over the weekend – defeating Zack Gibson, Tommaso Ciampa and Scurll before losing to Will Ospreay in the final.

Sabre had a rematch with Ciampa in November at the first ever Manchester Progress show, which Ciampa won.

In April 2015, he returned to the promotion, answering the challenge from PWG World Champion Roderick Strong in a title match at Don't Sweat the Technique in a losing effort.

He then entered the 2015 Battle of Los Angeles which he eventually won.

2016

He joined Suzuki-gun in 2016, after defeating Katsuyori Shibata in his NJPW debut match for the RevPro British Heavyweight Championship.

Outside NJPW, Sabre performs for American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) as part of NJPW's partnerships with the two promotions.

He has also notably wrestled for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Network (WWNLive) and their brands.

Though primarily known for his solo performances, Sabre is also a tag team wrestler.

In his early career, he made a name for himself as part of the Leaders of the New School with Marty Scurll, holding the IPW:UK Tag Team Championships twice.

He would later win the same title (now called RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Champions) alongside Suzuki-gun stablemate Minoru Suzuki.

In Pro Wrestling Noah, he was a two-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Yoshinari Ogawa and, in Westside Xtreme Wrestling, a wXw World Tag Team Champion with Walter.

Sabre had also formed a tag team with other Suzuki-gun stablemate Taichi (the "Dangerous Tekkers"), who were three time IWGP Tag Team Champions; following the Suzuki-gun disbandment, the team disbanded along with it.

Sabre's offensive style includes a wide array of intricately complex technical wrestling holds and pinning combinations, harsh strikes (stemming from his love of puroresu), explosive athleticism and dazzling acrobatics.

In March 2016, Sabre and Ciampa teamed up to face The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) for the Progress Tag Team Championships but failed to capture the titles.

Following the loss, Ciampa beat down Sabre.

The two faced each other at Progress' biggest show to date, held at the Brixton Academy in London, in a Two Out of Three falls match which Sabre Jr won.

At Chapter 40, Sabre unsuccessfully challenged Pete Dunne for the Progress World Championship.

He then entered the Super Strong Style 16 defeating David Starr in the first round and Jack Sexsmith in the second before losing to Travis Banks in the semi-final.

2017

From 2017, Sabre Jr. was a member of the Suzuki-gun stable until its disbandment in 2022.

2018

Sabre entered the Super Strong Style 16 2018, defeating Chuck Mambo in the first round, David Starr in the second round, Keith Lee in the semi-final and Kassius Ohno in the final, thus winning the tournament for the first time in his career.

At Chapter 77, Sabre was defeated by Walter, his former wXw tag team partner, for the Progress World Championship.