After spending three years in the independent circuit, Dane began wrestling forNWA Houston in May 2012. On July 13, 2012, Dane andRaymond Rowe won the NWA Lone Star Tag Team Championship, defeating Austin Rhodes and Chaz Taylor.[3] After only three successful title defences Dane and Rowe lost the Tag Team Championship to The Kingz of The Underground (Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers) on November 9, 2012 and were forced to disband as a tag team.[4] December 14, 2012, Dane defeated Raymond Rowe, Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers in a fatal four way match for the NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Championship.[5] Dane defended the title against formerWWE andTNA superstarsScott Steiner and Lance Hoyt, before losing the Championship to Byron Wilcott on July 19, 2013.[6] On August 17, 2013, Dane lost the NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship toCharlie Haas.[citation needed]
On November 9, Dane made hisNew Japan Pro-Wrestling in-ring debut atPower Struggle, whereThe IronGodz (Jax Dane andRob Conway) defeatedK.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith, Jr. andLance Archer) andTencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima) in the first fall of a two-fall three-way match to win theNWA World Tag Team Championship.[7][8] From November 23 to December 7, Dane and Conway took part in New Japan's2013 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, failing to advance to the semifinals.[9][10] Dane wrestled another match for New Japan on January 5, 2014, when he and Conway successfully defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Tencozy.[11] Dane and Conway returned to New Japan on April 6 atInvasion Attack 2014, where they lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Tencozy.[12][13] The following week, Dane took part in New Japan's trip toTaiwan, defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan in his first singles match for the promotion on April 12,[14] before he and Conway failed in their attempt to regain the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Tencozy on April 13.[15] Dane and Conway returned to New Japan in November to take part in the2014 World Tag League.[16] The team finished second to last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses.[17]
On February 6, 2015, Dane defeatedLou Marconi to win theNWA National Heavyweight Championship.[18] On April 12, Dane defeated Tim Storm to win theNWA North American Heavyweight Championship and unify it with NWA National Title.[19] On April 17, Dane competed inNWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling'sSmoky Mountain Cup, defeating Gavin Daring in the first round, and going on to defeat Shawn Shultz, Vince Brent,Chase Owens,Jason Kincaid, and Jeff Connelly in a six-way elimination match to win the 2015 Smoky Mountain Cup.[20] On May 28, 2015, Dane vacated the National Heavyweight and the North American Heavyweight Championships due to an injury. On August 29, 2015, Dane defeatedHiroyoshi Tenzan to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ending Tenzan's reign after nearly seven months.[21] Dane would go on to hold the title for nearly fourteen months before finally losing it toTim Storm on October 21, 2016.[22]
Dane, under the name Wilcox, debuted on the April 20, 2017, episode ofImpact Wrestling by joining forces withMayweather as a tag team called V.o.W, "Veterans of War"; both defeatedFallah Bahh andMario Bokara in their debut match. On November 14, 2017, his profile was officially removed from the Impact Wrestling website, confirming his departure from the company.[citation needed]
On the February 25, 2020, episode of NWA Powerrr, Dane appeared with Danny Deals to challenge Tim Storm.[citation needed]
Jax lost the NWA National Championship to Cyon at NWA 74 at The Chase Ballroom in St. Louis, MO on August 27, 2022.[citation needed]
He remained active in the NWA until his death. His final match, where he and Baron Von Storm defeated Jake Dumas and Zyon, took place at theNWA Samhain 2 taping and aired on December 17, 2024.[citation needed]
Following complications from aheart attack suffered in November, Dane died on December 25, 2024 at the age of 48. The National Wrestling Alliance issued a statement on his death on their website.[31]
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