Drew Gulak was born on April 28,1987 and is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer.
33 Facts About Drew Gulak
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Drew Gulak is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand.
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Drew Gulak worked for other independent promotions including Chikara, Evolve, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
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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 competed in a tournament to determine a new challenger for Buddy Murphy's Cruiserweight Championship at WrestleMania 35, where he defeated The Brian Kendrick in the first round, but lost to eventual winner Tony Nese in the semifinals.
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Therefore, they both won the match and earned the right to challenge Nese at Stomping Grounds in a triple match, where Drew Gulak pinned Tozawa to win the Cruiserweight Championship for the first time.
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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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Drew Gulak made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19, and subsequently in WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22 and WWE 2K23.
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Drew Gulak is an alumnus of Northeast High School, having grown up in the city of Philadelphia.
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Drew Gulak is close friends with fellow wrestlers Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, Biff Busick, Timothy Thatcher, Orange Cassidy, Tracy Williams, Chuck Taylor, and the late Danny Havoc, the latter of whom he paid tribute to during his Intercontinental Championship match against AJ Styles.