1. Gangrel is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1998 to 2001 and intermittently throughout the mid-2000s under the ring name Gangrel.
26 Facts About Gangrel
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Gangrel worked in the independents throughout the States and mainly in Florida.
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Heath was given the name Gangrel, which was derived from a vampire clan from the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade.
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Gangrel carried a goblet of "blood" with him and, during his entrance, would stop on the ring steps, take a drink, and spit it into the air.
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Gangrel made his TV debut on the August 16,1998 episode of Sunday Night Heat, defeating Scott Taylor.
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Gangrel then formed a gothic faction, called The Brood, with Edge and Christian.
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Gangrel got one of his first title shots at the 1999 Royal Rumble.
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Gangrel challenged D-Generation X member X-Pac for his WWF European Championship in a losing effort.
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Gangrel competed in the Royal Rumble match later that night and again the following year.
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Gangrel became a singles wrestler following the breakup of The New Brood; he was mainly used as a mid carder.
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Gangrel continued working for the WWF until being taken off the main roster in November 2000 and was released in June 2001.
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Gangrel competed in a casket match against NEPW, defeating Gutter.
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Gangrel has wrestled for Vendetta Pro Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, Territory League, and Busted Knuckle Pro Wrestling.
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On January 23,2010, Gangrel was inducted into the Legends Pro Wrestling "Hall of Fame" by Jack Blaze in Wheeling, West Virginia, at their annual "LPW Over The Edge" event.
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Gangrel was defeated in a four-man elimination match the first day and lost an AOW Heavyweight Championship match to Eric Watts on the second.
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On May 18,2013, Gangrel made his debut for Chikara, managing The Day Walkers to the second round of the 2013 Tag World Grand Prix.
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On June 6,2014, at House of Hardcore 4 Gangrel teamed with Joe Caldo and Hurricane Helms to defeat Vik Dalishus, Bill Carr, and Cerebus in a six-man tag team match.
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In 2013 and 2014 Gangrel appeared with the West Coast Wrestling Connection based in Portland and Salem, Oregon.
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In 2015, Gangrel appeared for Big Time Wrestling events in Vermont, Maine, and Virginia.
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Gangrel was a featured competitor for the Las Vegas-based Paragon Pro Wrestling.
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On July 18,2015, in Kitchener, Ontario, Gangrel won the Pure Wrestling Association Ontario championship, defeating EZE Eric Cairnie.
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Gangrel lost the championship the next day to "Reckless" Ryan Swift.
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On February 14,2016, Gangrel appeared for Professional Wrestling Live in Solihull, West Midlands, UK at Kingshurst Labour Club and became the PWL Heavyweight Champion.
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Gangrel appeared at Over the Top Wrestling's Eighth Year Anniversary show at The Hangar in Wolverhampton, England on October 28,2022, where he defeated Mad Kurt.
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Gangrel reunited with former Ministry of Darkness member Viscera in 2004, returning as a hired goon of John "Bradshaw" Layfield during a feud with The Undertaker.
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On November 7,2020, Gangrel made his debut for All Elite Wrestling at Full Gear during the Elite Deletion match between Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara, chastising Hardy for his disloyalty when Gangrel mentored him before making an unsuccessful attempt to aid Guevara.