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'{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Jack Jester | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Lee Greig | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|07|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = | alma_mater = | spouse = <!-- {{Marriage|NAME|DATE}} or {{Marriage|NAME|DATE|ENDDATE}} --> | children = | family = | names = | height = 6 ft 1 in | weight = 19 st 0 lb, 108 kg, 238 lbs. | billed = | trainer = | debut = | retired = | website = https://twitter.com/glasgowjester }} '''Lee Greig'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Jack Jester « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3648&gimmick=Jack+Jester|website = www.cagematch.net|accessdate = 2015-11-18}}</ref><ref name=Fernhill>{{Cite news|title = Fernhill Wrestler back on the telly in Insane Fight Club II|url = http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/fernhill-wrestler-back-telly-insane-5010761|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|date=21 January 2015|accessdate =5 August 2017}}</ref> (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name '''Jack Jester'''<ref name=":0" /> He wrestles for numerous promotions in the [[Professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom|British independent wrestling circuit]], but is best known for his work in [[Insane Championship Wrestling|Insane Championship wrestling]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = ICW: Jack Jester|url = http://insanewrestling.co.uk/profile.php?id=15|website = insanewrestling.co.uk|accessdate = 2015-11-18}}</ref> where he is a former [[ICW World Heavyweight Championship (Scotland)|ICW Heavyweight Champion]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = ICW World Heavyweight Championship|url = http://insanewrestling.co.uk/heavyweight_title.php|website = insanewrestling.co.uk|accessdate = 2015-11-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161123174713/http://insanewrestling.co.uk/heavyweight_title.php|archive-date = 23 November 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> Greig is a Wrestling Coach at GPWA Glasgow Asylum. Greig has appeared in several professional wrestling documentaries including ''The British Wrestler'' ([[Vice Media, Inc.|VICE]])<ref>{{Cite web|title = The British Wrestler {{!}} VICE {{!}} United Kingdom|url = https://www.vice.com/en_uk/video/the-british-wrestler-full-length|website = VICE|accessdate = 2015-11-19|language = en-uk}}</ref> and ''Smack 'Em Up'' ([[RTÉ]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Watch Reality Bites: Smack 'Em Up online|url = http://www.rte.ie/player/gb/show/smack-em-up-30003144/10488230/|website = RTÉ Player|accessdate = 2015-11-19}}</ref> He was also one of the stars of [[BBC]] documentaries ''Insane Fight Club''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Insane Fight Club, Insane Fight Club - BBC One|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01qv39d|website = [[BBC]]|date=11 March 2014|accessdate = 19 November 2015}}</ref> and ''Insane Fight Club 2''.<ref name=Fernhill/><ref>{{Cite web|title = Episode 2, Insane Fight Club - BBC One|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02dlcf3|website = BBC|date=21 January 2015|accessdate = 19 November 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Jester challenged [[Drew Galloway]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=557&page=5&reign=36|title=Title Reigns « Impact World Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref> He was raised in the [[Fernhill, South Lanarkshire|Fernhill]] area of [[Rutherglen]],<ref name=Fernhill/> and began wrestling at the age of 16.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Episode 2, Insane Fight Club - BBC One|url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26382526|website = BBC|date=11 March 2014|accessdate =5 August 2017}}</ref> ==Professional Wrestling Career== Jester debuted in 1998.<ref>https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3648</ref> He won the [[Scottish Heavyweight Championship]] from Johnny Moss in 2007.<ref>https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=321&page=5&reign=8</ref> The beat Mikey Whiplash for the [[ICW World Heavyweight Championship (Scotland)|ICW Heavyweight Championship]] in 2013, holding it for 385 with defences against [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]], [[Fergal Devitt|Fergal Devitt]], [[Joe Coffey (wrestler)|Joe Coffey]], [[Grado (wrestler)|Grado]], [[Wolfgang (wrestler)|Wolfgang]], [[Jimmy Havoc]], [[Killian Dain|Big Damo]], [[Mark Coffey]] and [[Danny Burch|Martin Stone]] before losing the title to [[Drew McIntyre|Drew Galloway]] in 2015. Jester received two rematches but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ecstasyofgoldwrestling.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/new-phenom-the-icw-world-heavyweight-championship-reign-of-drew-galloway/ | title=New Phenom: The ICW World Heavyweight Championship Reign of Drew Galloway | date=November 2022 }}</ref> On ICW: Fight Club in 2018, Jester and [[Sha Samuels]] defeated [[Rampage Brown]] and Ashton Starr for the [[ICW Tag Team Championship|ICW Tag Team Championships]]<ref>https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=298368</ref><ref>https://swnscotland.com/2020/05/01/no-kinky-no-party-the-history-of-the-kinky-party-uncensored-part-one/</ref> before losing them back to Brown and Starr at ICW: Fear & Loathing XI.<ref>https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/12/07/icw-fear-and-loathing-xi-results-review/</ref> On 8 August 2022, Jester defeated [[Andy Roberts (wrestler)|Andy Wild]], Krieger and Jason Reed to become number one contender to the ICW World Heavyweight Championship<ref>https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=344563</ref> but was defeated by champion Kez Evans at ''ICW: Shug's Hoose Party 7''<ref>https://www.wrestling-news.net/icw-shugs-hoose-party-7-night-2-results/190022/</ref><ref>https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/wrestler-jack-jester-daunting-challenge-24955047</ref> ==Acting Career== Grief under his Jack Jester ring name had a small role in the 2014 Horror film ''The House of Him''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3475058</ref> Grieg starred in the pilot<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11586086/</ref> for and two seasons of the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] comedy ''The Scotts'' between 2021 and 2022.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15391472/</ref> ==Championships and accomplishments== * '''British Wrestling Revolution''' ** BWR Anarchy Briefcase (2018) ** BWR Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *'''[[Insane Championship Wrestling]]''' ** [[ICW World Heavyweight Championship (Scotland)|ICW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[ICW World Heavyweight Championship (Scotland)#Reigns|1 time]])<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Titles « Jack Jester « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3648&page=11|website = www.cagematch.net|accessdate = 2018-04-26}}</ref> ** ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Sha Samuels]]<ref name=":1" /> ** King of Insanity (1 time, current)<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=356286 ICW Fear & Loathing XIV] CageMatch. Retrieved 29 March 2023</ref> * '''British Championship Wrestling''' ** BCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=":1" /> ** BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Mikey Whiplash]]<ref name=":1" /> * '''[[Jimmy Havoc|Jimmy Havoc Presents Wrestling]]''' **Hardcore Tournament (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=161254|title=Jimmy Havoc Presents Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref> * '''Premier British Wrestling''' ** PBW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=":1" /> ** PBW Heavyweight Title Tournament (2015) *'''[[Preston City Wrestling]]''' **PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Sha Samuels]] * '''Scottish Wrestling Alliance''' ** [[NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref name=":1" /> * '''House of Pain: Evolution''' ** HOPE Championship (3 times)<ref name=":1" /> * '''Rock N Wrestle''' ** RNW Highland Championship (2 times)<ref name=":1" /> * '''WrestleZone''' ** WrestleZone Undisputed Championship (1 time)<ref name=":1" /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{ICW World Heavyweight Championship}} {{ICW Tag Team Championship}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jester, Jack}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Scottish male professional wrestlers]] [[Category:People from Rutherglen]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Glasgow]] [[Category:21st-century professional wrestlers]]'