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=== Australian Career (1998–Current) ===
Hartley Jackson began wrestling in Adelaide, Australia, training under retired regional champion Col Dervaney. Jackson made his in ring debut on 4 October, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacific Pro Wrestling - Hartley Jackson|url=http://pacificprowrestling.com/website/index.php/championships/tag-team/10-wrestlers/93-hartley-jackson|access-date=2020-09-10|website=pacificprowrestling.com}}</ref> In 2001, he became the first Australian to be ranked in the PWI Top 500, who solely wrestled in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Internet Wrestling Database - Jag: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi/jag-2552.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.profightdb.com}}</ref> Jackson went on to capture the MPW and WrestleRock Championship and continued to wrestle across the country. Some of the highlights from his early years include wrestling on the Australian Wrestling Supershow event, which was broadcast on Fox Sports, <ref>{{Cite web|title=Andy Raymond - Australian Journalist / Commentator / Sideline Eye / Promoter / MC – Tell Craig Your Story – Podmailer|url=https://podmailer.com/podcast/tell-craig-your-story/andy-raymond-australian-journalist-commentator-sid|access-date=2020-09-26|website=podmailer.com|language=en}}</ref> a 60 minute Iron Man match <ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Survival of the Fittest|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=68280|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> and the start of his first international excursion overseas.
After his international excursion to the United States, Jackson returned to Australia and became EPW Tag Team Champions with Davis Storm. In 2007 he began his rise to a heavyweight wrestler and teamed with [[Shane Haste]] to take on [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|NWA Heavyweight Tag Team Champions]], [[Karl Anderson]] and [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=jag – Explosive Pro Wrestling|url=https://epwperth.com/tag/jag/|access-date=2020-09-16|language=en-US}}</ref> in a set of matches for NWA Pro, which took place in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cal|first=Jay|date=2015-02-13|title=Jay Cal's View #110|url=http://socaluncensored.com/2015/02/13/jay-cals-view-110/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=SoCalUNCENSORED.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NWA Pro Australia|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=273469|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Jackson got involved in an altercation with Australian sports journalist and news presenter, [[Mark Aiston]], where the two would eventually square off in a pro wrestling match.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-02-09|title=Wrestling in on a new career?|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/wrestling-in-on-a-new-career/news-story/2a9a82995895b2ea2724d20df406a00a|access-date=2020-09-17|website=www.adelaidenow.com.au|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2014-04-22|title=Wrestle Rampage|url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/whats-on/wrestle-rampage/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=CityMag|language=en}}</ref>
In 2011 Jackson would simultaneously hold the Zero1 UN Heavyweight Championship, PWA Heavyweight Championship and the EPW Australian national Championship titles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Championships|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3800&page=11|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> In 2014, Jackson wrestled NJPW's [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] during his first tour of Australia for Wrestle Rampage.<ref>{{cite web|date=2014-03-28|title=Banks, Cooper and Schisk represent NZ in Adelaide|url=https://www.nzpwi.co.nz/2014/03/banks-cooper-and-schisk-represent-nz-in-adelaide/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=NZPWI|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestle Rampage: Revolution (2 Night Event)|url=https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2014/wrestle-rampage-revolution-2-night-event/adelaide/hilton|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Eventfinda|language=en}}</ref> Jackson continued to travel across Australia, winning the NWA Australian National championship .<ref>{{cite web|title=NWA Australian Heavyweight Title|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/nwa-aus-h.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.wrestling-titles.com}}</ref> and joining the [[The Mighty Don't Kneel]] wrestling stable.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=TMDK Stable|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3800&page=8|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Tagging with TMDK stable mate [[Jonah Rock]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bronson Reed|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/jonah-rock/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Online World of Wrestling|language=en-US}}</ref> known at the 'South Australia Serial Killers',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=SASK - Tag Team|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=5912|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pacific Pro Wrestling - Jonah Rock|url=http://www.pacificprowrestling.com/website/index.php/wrestlers/10-wrestlers/118-jonah-rock|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.pacificprowrestling.com}}</ref> they went on to capture the MCW Tag Team Championship and WR Meltdown Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greer|first=Jamie|date=2020-05-05|title=The Mighty, Too: Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink Continue TMDK Legacy|url=https://lastwordonprowrestling.com/2020/05/05/the-mighty-too-shane-thorne-brendan-vink-continue-tmdk-legacy/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Last Word on Pro Wrestling|language=en-US}}</ref>
In his career in Australia, Jackson has earned a number of accolades. He is a former two-time Wrestle Rampage Australian National Champion, former one-time AWA Heavyweight Championship, former two-time WrestleRock Heavyweight Champion, former one-time Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion, former two-time MPW Heavyweight Champion, a former one-time [[Melbourne City Wrestling]] Tag Team Champion, former one-time [[Explosive Pro Wrestling]] Tag Team Champion, former one-time Pacific Tag Team Champion and former two-time PWSA Hardcore Champion.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jackson - Championships|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3800&page=11|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
=== International Career (2005-Current) ===
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