Andrew William Hankinson was born on December 22,1983 and is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Luke Gallows.
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23 Facts About Drew Hankinson
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In 2006, he started a feud with Kane, where Drew Hankinson used Kane's old attire and mask, being called Imposter Kane.
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Drew Hankinson was repackaged as Festus, a quiet man who turns insane when the bell rings.
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Drew Hankinson teamed with Jesse for almost two years before the two were split.
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Drew Hankinson was fired in 2013 and then signed a contract with the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Doc Gallows.
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Drew Hankinson made his debut in the 2013 World Tag League as the partner of Karl Anderson, joining the Bullet Club faction.
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Drew Hankinson began his career in West Virginia with Mason-Dixon Wrestling and in Pennsylvania with the World Star Wrestling Federation, Summit Wrestling Association of Southern Pennsylvania, and Maryland-based promotions National Wrestling League and the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, wrestling as Dorian Deville, and for West Virginia's Championship Pro Wrestling as the masked wrestler Dargon.
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Drew Hankinson wrestled in DSW as Dorian "Deacon" Deville before changing his ring name to The Freakin' Deacon.
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Drew Hankinson adopted the gimmick of a deranged, facepaint-wearing wrestler who came to the ring with a pet spider named Willow, whom he sometimes spoke to.
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Drew Hankinson formed a partnership with executive Palmer Cannon and his posterior associate Dalip Singh, helping Cannon to gain DSW's ownership and attack his enemies, but Palmer and Singh betrayed Deacon and stole his spider.
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Drew Hankinson then formed an alliance with announcer and wrestler Bill DeMott, who was in a feud against The Gymini.
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Subsequently, Drew Hankinson repeatedly attacked the real Kane during or after his matches.
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Drew Hankinson played a character that was mentally challenged and unresponsive.
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Drew Hankinson was released from his WWE contract on the same day, along with several other superstars.
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Drew Hankinson wrestled on December 3,2010, as "Keith Hanson", at an Inoki Genome Federation event, where he defeated The Predator.
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On March 25,2011, Drew Hankinson, working as Luke Gallows, made an appearance for the Japanese Apache Pro-Wrestling Army promotion, defeating Makoto Hashi.
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Drew Hankinson was defeated by The Great Power Uti of Nigeria who took his belt.
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Drew Hankinson won the American Pro Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship in 2012 with Knux, but they were later stripped of the title, as they were made inactive, on March 1,2013.
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Drew Hankinson appeared for Pro Wrestling Syndicate on May 18,2013, along with Knux and D'Lo Brown.
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Drew Hankinson made his last independent appearance on January 16,2016, billed as Luke Gallows when he unsuccessfully challenged Chris Nelms in a Fatal 4-Way match for WrestleMerica Brass Knuckles Championship.
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On June 14,2011, Drew Hankinson wrestled a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, in which he was defeated by Gunner.
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Drew Hankinson's departure was explained on screen as having turned in his kutte after losing the bid of Vice President to Mr Anderson.
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