Drew Gulak

Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer.

He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand, and is the leader of the No Quarter Catch Crew, with Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne as members.

He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and an eight-time WWE 24/7 Champion.

Gulak began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2004 at the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) Wrestling Academy and the Chikara Wrestle Factory.

Gulak was previously best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time CZW World Tag Team Champion, one-time CZW Wired TV Champion, and the 2005 Chris Cash Memorial Battle Royal winner.

He also worked for other independent promotions including Chikara, Evolve, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

Prior to becoming a wrestler, he was a user on Newgrounds who would occasionally make forum posts talking about his interest in WWE and pro-wrestling in general.

He 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.

Gulak has participated in Chikara's annual King of Trios tournament multiple times; in 2008, he teamed with Andy Sumner and Tim Donst, in 2014, he competed alongside Chuck Taylor and the Swamp Monster, and in 2016, he was part of Team #CWC, alongside Cedric Alexander and Johnny Gargano.

When competing as Drew Gulak, his team failed to progress from the first round every time.

Gulak was quickly paired up with fellow CZW Wrestling Academy alumnus Andy Sumner and, known as Team AnDrew, the duo captured the CZW World Tag Team Championship twice before disbanding in 2009.

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.

Gulak held the title for 429 days, defeating wrestlers including Nick Gage, Zack Sabre Jr.., Rich Swann, and Sumner.

During his reign as the Wired TV Champion, Gulak began to characterize himself as a political leader and activist within CZW, speaking out against ethical issues of violence, including CZW's famed ultraviolence and the frequent manhandling of company referees, specifically targeting the actions of long-time fan favorite Nick Gage.

Gage was legitimately arrested in late 2010 for bank robbery, and Gulak worked it into storylines by mocking Gage and associating himself with Gage's former manager Dewey Donovan.

He also continued to speak out against violence and mismanagement within CZW.

This drew the ire of several roster members such as former training partner Danny Havoc, Jon Moxley, and Devon Moore, who began interrupting Gulak's presentations and attacking him.

In response, Gulak hired Nui Tofiga for protection.

On June 11, 2011, Gulak lost the Wired TV Championship to A. R. Fox at Prelude to Violence 2.

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.

However, as Soldier Ant, his team, The Colony, won the 2011 edition of the tournament.

Gulak has also competed internationally.

At Tangled Web 6 on August 10, 2013, Gulak defeated Masada to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship.

In 2013, he won the Style Battle tournament for Evolve and later participated in the 2014 edition.

At Proving Grounds in May 2014, Gulak lost the title to Biff Busick.

Aside from CZW, Gulak has also worked for Beyond Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, and Inter Species Wrestling.

In August 2014, Gulak made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, participating in their annual Battle of Los Angeles event.

In June 2016, Gulak traveled to the Channel Islands to make his debut for Channel Island World Wrestling.

On May 7, 2016, Gulak defeated Tracy Williams at Evolve 61 to qualify for WWE's upcoming Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

The tournament began on June 23, with Gulak defeating Harv Sihra in his first round match.

On July 14, Gulak was eliminated from the tournament by Zack Sabre Jr.. Gulak appeared on September 14 episode of NXT, losing to Hideo Itami.

On September 26 episode of Raw, Gulak made his main roster debut, teaming with Lince Dorado in a losing effort to Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann.

On the Hell in a Cell pre-show, Gulak established himself as a heel, teaming up with Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari in a losing effort to Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado, and Sin Cara.

On the Survivor Series pre-show, Gulak, Tony Nese, and Ariya Daivari lost to T.J. Perkins, Rich Swann, and Noam Dar.

In December, it was confirmed that Gulak had signed with WWE.

On January 2, 2017, episode of Raw, Gulak won his first match on the main roster against Cedric Alexander.

In 2017, Gulak introduced a new gimmick in WWE, beginning to campaign for a "Better 205 Live", in a nod to his previous character in CZW.

The campaign included Gulak asking Mustafa Ali to use a more conservative in-ring style as part of a "No-Fly Zone" campaign.

This prompted a feud between the two, which ended on July 18 episode of 205 Live, when Gulak lost to Ali in a two out of three falls match.

As part of his gimmick, he began incorporating his own PowerPoint Presentations every week on his plans for a better 205 Live.