[3] Neal served in the United States Navy from 1998 to 2002,[5] reaching the rank of petty officer 3rd Class[3] and was on board USS Cole, when it was suicide bombed on October 12, 2000.

[6][7] After the attack Neal was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder and spent over a year on shore duty before finishing his four-year stint with the Navy in 2002.

[6] He made his first appearance in TNA at Destination X, wearing his Naval uniform, where he first introduced the match between Brutus Magnus and Eric Young and then confronted Sheik Abdul Bashir before singing "God Bless America".

On August 13 edition of Impact!, Rhino and Neal were booked to lose a tag team match against World Elite (Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir).

[14] On the November 19 edition of Impact!, Neal returned to television with a new look featuring a spiked mohawk and tongue and lip piercings, turning heel by interfering on the gang's behalf to help them win the second of two consecutive street fights against Matt Morgan, Hernandez, and D'Angelo Dinero.

In the ensuing backstage interview, Neal displayed the savage demeanor of his Tribal gimmick as his three trainers heralded him as "the real future of TNA".

[22] The following week Ink Inc. defeated Team 3D, Beer Money, Inc. and The Motor City Machineguns in a four-way match, when Neal pinned Brother Ray with a spear.

[23] At Sacrifice Ink Inc. failed in their attempt to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship from The Band (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall), when Brother Ray turned on Neal.

[25] On the June 17 edition of Impact!, Ink Inc. defeated The Band (Kevin Nash and Eric Young) to advance to the finals of a tournament, where they would meet Beer Money, Inc. for a shot at the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship.

[31] On the October 28 edition of Impact!, Ink Inc. received a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship against The Motor City Machine Guns in a three-way match, which also included Generation Me, but failed to win the titles.

Ink Inc. asked for and were granted a shot at Beer Money's TNA World Tag Team Championship at Victory Road.

[37] A similar show of disrespect was carried out by Moore on the March 24 edition of Impact!, after Ink Inc. had been defeated by Crimson and Scott Steiner.

[39] Before the May 2, 2011 taping of TNA Impact!, following the killing of Osama bin Laden, Neal, wearing his U.S. Navy uniform and holding an American flag, led the crowd in a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.

[43] Ink Inc. returned on the September 22 edition of Impact Wrestling, attacking Mexican America, now the TNA World Tag Team Champions, at a tattoo parlour.

[45] On October 16, during the Bound for Glory Preshow, Ink Inc. unsuccessfully challenged Mexican America for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.

[50][51] His final TNA appearance took place on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, where he was DDT'd onto concrete floor by Gunner, before being stretchered out of the arena.

On March 20, 2017, Jesse Neal posted a photo of his ankle, which he had broken at the Team Vision Dojo in Orlando, Florida for an "I Believe in Wrestling" event.

On November 17, 2017, at Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling's Fatal Feast, Neal defended the ARW Hardcore Championship against JD Amazing, whose title was also on the line, and Vertigo, with James Mitchell as his manager.

[7] On July 27, 2011, Neal announced that he had gotten engaged to fellow professional wrestler Christina Von Eerie, who worked alongside him in TNA as Toxxin, but their relationship later ended.

[53][54] Neal was married to professional wrestler Brittney Savage, and in December 2013 the pair announced they were expecting their first child, a girl named Brooklyn was born on April 12, 2014.