Brad Baylor

Brad Baylor
Baylor in 2025
Personal information
BornBrad Baylor
2004 (age 21–22)
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 (born 2004) 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 NXT brand. Baylor is in a tag team with Ricky Smokes as Swipe Right, where they are also members of The Vanity Project. Baylor and Smokes are the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign as a team and individually.

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 inaugural WWE 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 Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom 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, The Vanity Project (except Donovan and Steel, who had left WWE) were promoted to the NXT brand.[11] On the following week, Baylor and Smokes defeated Chase University (Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors) in their first match as part of the NXT roster.[12] On the February 24 episode of NXT, Baylor and Smokes defeated NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) for the titles after interference from Tony D'Angelo.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  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 X (formerly 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. ^ Moore, John (February 24, 2026). "NXT TV results (2/24): Moore's review of Jacy Jayne vs. Sol Ruca for the NXT Women's Championship, DarkState vs. Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team Titles, Keanu Carver vs. Sean Legacy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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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