1. Drew Gulak was born on April 28,1987 and is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit.
34 Facts About Drew Gulak
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Drew Gulak worked for Chikara with the name Soldier Ant, where he won the Campeonatos de Parejas, the King of Trios tourney in 2011 and the Tag World Grand Prix in 2008.
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In 2016, Drew Gulak participated into the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament hosted by WWE featuring cruiserweight independent wrestlers.
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Drew Gulak began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2004 at the Combat Zone Wrestling Wrestling Academy and the Chikara Wrestle Factory.
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Drew Gulak made his debut for CZW on September 10,2005, at Down With The Sickness 4-Ever, a tribute show to Chris Cash, winning a battle royal.
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Drew Gulak moved into singles competition following the dissolution of the team, and in early 2010, he won the CZW Wired TV Championship by defeating Tyler Veritas at a television taping at Swinging for the Fences.
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Drew Gulak held the title for 429 days, defeating wrestlers including Nick Gage, Zack Sabre Jr.
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Gage was legitimately arrested in late 2010 for bank robbery, and Drew Gulak worked it into storylines by mocking Gage and associating himself with Gage's former manager Dewey Donovan.
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Drew Gulak continued to speak out against violence and mismanagement within CZW.
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Drew Gulak then began expanding his "Campaign for a better Combat Zone" by recruiting Alexander James as his intern and Kimber Lee as an activist for women's rights in professional wrestling.
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At Tangled Web 6 on August 10,2013, Drew Gulak defeated Masada to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship.
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At Proving Grounds in May 2014, Drew Gulak lost the title to Biff Busick.
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In June 2016, Drew Gulak traveled to the Channel Islands to make his debut for Channel Island World Wrestling.
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On May 7,2016, Drew Gulak defeated Tracy Williams at Evolve 61 to qualify for WWE's upcoming Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
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On January 2,2017, episode of Raw, Drew Gulak won his first match on the main roster against Cedric Alexander.
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In 2017, Drew Gulak introduced a new gimmick in WWE, beginning to campaign for a "Better 205 Live", in a nod to his previous character in CZW.
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The campaign included Drew Gulak asking Mustafa Ali to use a more conservative in-ring style as part of a "No-Fly Zone" campaign.
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Drew Gulak went on to feud with Akira Tozawa about his war cry chanting.
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Drew Gulak had aligned with Enzo Amore and became a member of Amore's faction "The Zo Train", while continuing his rivalry with Tozawa.
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In February 2018, Drew Gulak was entered into a 16-man single elimination tournament to determine a new WWE Cruiserweight Champion, with the final round set to occur at WrestleMania 34.
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Around this time, Drew Gulak formed an alliance with Gentleman Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick to feud with Lucha House Party, with the two teams trading victories, including a six-man tag team elimination match, which Drew Gulak won for his team.
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Drew Gulak then defeated Nese at Extreme Rules in a rematch for the title.
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At SummerSlam, Drew Gulak successfully defended his title against Oney Lorcan after using underhanded tactics.
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Two days later on 205 Live, Drew Gulak again retained his title against Lorcan by submission.
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At Clash of the Champions, Drew Gulak retained the Cruiserweight Championship in a triple threat match against Lince Dorado and Humberto Carrillo.
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On February 21,2020, episode of SmackDown, Drew Gulak began a feud with Daniel Bryan after claiming to have "found holes in his game" and placed him in matches against opponents such as Heath Slater and Curtis Axel to test his weaknesses but Bryan came out victorious.
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Drew Gulak subsequently managed Bryan during his match against Cesaro, where both were subsequently attacked by Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Sami Zayn.
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On May 25,2020, it was reported that Drew Gulak was re-signed by WWE, and his profile on WWE.
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In December 2022, Drew Gulak returned to the NXT brand, where he played the role of Hank Walker's mentor.
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On February 14,2023, episode of NXT, Drew Gulak turned on Walker and aligned with Charlie Dempsey, creating the No Quarter Catch Crew stable with Dempsey, Damon Kemp, and Myles Borne, turning heel.
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Drew Gulak departed from WWE weeks later, ending his 8-year tenure with the company.
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Drew Gulak made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19, and subsequently in WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22, WWE 2K23, and WWE 2K24.
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Drew Gulak is an alumnus of Northeast High School, having grown up in the city of Philadelphia, and attended Drexel University.
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Drew Gulak was a close friend of the late wrestler Danny Havoc, who he paid tribute to after Havoc's death during his Intercontinental Championship match against AJ Styles.