While Jenni is a Jersey girl, Zack hails from Bethlehem, New York. Zack grew up playing football and baseball and decided to take his athleticism and build a career as a professional wrestler. For two years, Zack trained at Your Face Wrestling Academy in Albany, New York. He also refined his wrestling skills while training at Johnny Rodz’s Wrestling School located in Brooklyn.

In 2015, Zack began wrestling for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In the wrestling world, he is better known as Zack Clayton. In an interview with 411MANIA, Zack spoke about his career: "As a small kid watching on TV, it’s always something I looked up to and thought that I could do, and when I got old enough, I actually stopped playing baseball and football — when I got into college, I decided to stop doing that. It’s been about six years, and I love it more every day.”

Before appearing on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Zack wrestled on AEW Dark, the pro-wrestling company’s weekly YouTube show. Zack has competed on Dark four times, and his most recent match was on the Jan. 7 episode, where he wrestled in a three-minute match but lost to fellow wrestler Sonny Kiss.