Brad Baylor

Brad Baylor
Brad Baylor during the Wrestling Open RI "Dirty Work" event held on September 1, 2025 at Rhodes On The Pawtuxet in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Personal information
BornBrad Baylor
Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameBrad Baylor
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Trained byPaul Roma
DebutAugust 28, 2021

Brad Baylor is an American professional wrestler.[1] He performs on the independent circuit and is also signed to WWE, where he is part of the WWE ID program and performs on the NXTbrand. Baylor is in a tag team with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right, where they are also members of The Vanity Project stable.

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]

In July 2025, Baylor was announced as one of the six finalist in the tournament to crown the inauguralWWE ID Men's Championship.[4][5] Baylor lost to Jack Cartwheel in the tournament semi-final at WWN x HOC ID Showcase on July 19.[6]

WWE (2024–present)

In November 2024, it was reported that Baylor had signed for WWE under the WWE ID program.[7] 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.[8] On the April 8 episode of NXT, Swipe Right wrestled their NXT debut match, where they lost to NXT Tag Team ChampionsNathan FrazerandAxiom in a tag team match.[9] In the same month, Swipe Right and Drake formed The Vanity Project stable with Bryce Donovan and Zayda Steel.[10]

On January 13, 2026 episode of NXT, Baylor, Smokes and Drake were promoted to the NXT brand.[11] On the following week, Swipe Right defeated Chase University (Kale Dixon, and Uriah Connors) in their first match as part of the NXT roster.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Alpha-1 Wrestling
    • A1 Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes[13]
  • Beyond Wrestling
    • Wrestling Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Smokes[14]
  • Northeast Wrestling
    • NEW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Ricky Smokes[15]
  • Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling
    • King of Paradise Tournament (2022)

References

  1. ^Broggi, Fabio "Fantomius". "Brad Baylor: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks | Pro Wrestlers Database". The SmackDown Hotel.
  2. ^"Brad Baylor « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^"Swipe Right « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Archived from the original on October 29, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  4. ^@WWEID (July 3, 2025). "We will have an announcement this Tuesday before #WWENXT about the completion of the WWE ID Title Tournaments" (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Twitter.
  5. ^Hetfield, James (July 9, 2025). "First-Ever WWE ID Champions To Be Crowned At GCW Presents The ID Showcase | PWMania - Wrestling News". PWMania. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ^Lambert, Jeremy (July 20, 2025). "WWE ID Showcase Results From WWN x HOC". Fightful. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ^Lambert, Jeremy (November 14, 2024). "Brad Baylor Announced As WWE ID Prospect | Fightful News". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  8. ^Tessier, Colin (March 5, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE (3/5/2025) Results: Jack Cartwheel, Cappuccino Jones, Carlee Bright, Keanu Carver, And More | Fightful News". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  9. ^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. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  10. ^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. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  11. ^Lambert, Jeremy (January 13, 2026). "Vanity Project Sign With WWE NXT". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  12. ^Moore, John (January 20, 2026). "NXT TV results (1/20): Moore's review of Ethan Page vs. Elio LeFleur for the NXT North American Title, qualifiers for the six-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  13. ^"A1 Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  14. ^"Wrestling Open Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  15. ^"NEW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Archived from the original on February 28, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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