Tank Ledger
Tank Ledger | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1999 |
| Ring name | Tank Ledger[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 305 lb (138 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois[3] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center[4] |
| Debut | October 11, 2022[4] |
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American football career | |
| No. 1 | |
| Position: | Defensive Lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Montini Catholic High School |
| College: | Northwestern Wildcats (2017–2021) |
Joseph Spivak (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tank Ledger. He is one-half of Hank and Tank with Hank Walker, where they are the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign.
Football career
[edit]Spivak was a Defensive Lineman for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2017 to 2021. He would win the Music City Bowl in 2017, the Holiday Bowl in 2018 and the Citrus Bowl in 2021. He only played in one of the three finals which was the 2021 Citrus Bowl. Spivak was also on the Wuerffel Trophy watchlist in 2021.[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]On August 16, 2022, Spivak signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE as part of its new Next In Line program to develop college athletes into potential WWE wrestlers.[5][6] Spivak, going under the ring name Tank Ledger, made his in-ring debut on the October 14, 2022 (taped on October 11) episode of NXT Level Up, teaming with Ikemen Jiro to defeat Bryson Montana and Duke Hudson.[7]
In March 2023, Ledger began teaming with Hank Walker as Hank and Tank.[8] On December 14, 2024, at an event of Reality of Wrestling (ROW), Hank and Tank won the ROW Tag Team Championship, and they lost the titles on March 8, 2025, holding the title for 84 days.[9] On April 15 episode of NXT, Hank and Tank won the tag team gauntlet match to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver.[10][11] At the event, Hank and Tank defeated Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[12]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Football
[edit]Professional wrestling
[edit]- Reality of Wrestling
- ROW Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Hank Walker[9]
- WWE
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Hank Walker[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joe Spivak - Football Northwestern Athletics". nusports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Joe Spivak - Northwestern Wildcats Defensive Lineman - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Tank Ledger". WWE. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "Tank Ledger". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "WWE announces its newest class of recruits to join the WWE Performance Center". WWE. August 16, 2022.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (August 16, 2022). "WWE Officially Announces Its Newest Class Of Performance Center Recruits". Fightful.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 15, 2022). "NXT Level Up Results (10/14): Tank Ledger Teams With Ikemen Jiro, Ivy Nile In Action". Fightful.
- ^ "NXT Live Event Results From Sanford, FL (3/25): Sanford Rumble, Grayson Waller Effect, More". fightful.com. March 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "ROW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "NXT Tag Team Champions Fraxiom vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger". WWE. April 15, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (April 15, 2025). "NXT TV results (4/15): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver go-home show with Ethan Page vs. Wes Lee vs. Eddy Thorpe vs. Lexis King in a four-way for a shot at the NA Title, two qualifiers for the Women's NXT Title ladder match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tank Ledger on WWE.com
- Tank Ledger's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Tank Ledger at IMDb
