Joe Spivak

Tank Ledger

Joseph Spivak (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tank Ledger. He is one-half of Hank and Tank with Hank Walker, where they are former NXT Tag Team Champions. Football career Spivak was a defensive lineman for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2017 to 2021. He began his ca...

Joseph Spivak (born October 11, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Tank Ledger. He is one-half of Hank and Tank with Hank Walker, where they are former NXT Tag Team Champions. Football career Spivak was a defensive lineman for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2017 to 2021. He began his career as a non-scholarship walkon and eventually became a team captain. Spivak’s Northwestern teams won the Music City Bowl in 2017, the Holiday Bowl in 2018, a Big Ten West championship in 2020 and the Citrus Bowl in 2021. Spivak was also on the Wuerffel Trophy watchlist in 2021. Spivak’s personality and commitment to the team made him a team- and fan-favorite; during the 2021 season, he wore the “prestigious” No. 1 jersey, which the Northwestern football program awarded to “the student-athlete who truly embodies the values and character of the Northwestern football family.” Professional wrestling career WWE (2022–present) On August 16, 2022, Spivak signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE as part of its new Next In Line program to develop college athletes into potential WWE wrestlers. Spivak, going under the ring name Tank Ledger, made his in-ring debut on the October 14, 2022 (taped on October 11) episode of NXT Level Up, teaming with Ikemen Jiro to defeat Bryson Montana and Duke Hudson. In March 2023, Ledger began teaming with Hank Walker as Hank and Tank. On December 14, 2024, at an event of Reality of Wrestling (ROW), Hank and Tank won the ROW Tag Team Championship, and they lost the titles on March 8, 2025, holding the title for 84 days. On April 15 episode of NXT, Hank and Tank won the tag team gauntlet match to become the number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver. At the event, Hank and Tank defeated Fraxiom (Axiom and Nathan Frazer) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. Championships and accomplishments Football Music City Bowl (2017) Holiday Bowl (2018) Big Ten West championship (2020) Citrus Bowl (2021) Professional wrestling Pro Wrestling Noah GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hank Walker Reality of Wrestling ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hank Walker WWE NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hank Walker References External links Tank Ledger's profile at WWE , Cagematch , Wrestlingdata , Internet Wrestling Database Tank Ledger at IMDb