Tony Drake (June 16, 1978) is an American professional wrestler.
Career[]
A defensive tackle and competitor in discus and track at high school, Drake began to train as a wrestler at the invitation of a friend operating a small Californian wrestling promotion in Oakland. Drake has competed for numerous organisations in the California area including XPW (under the name Saleem Jihad), UPW, NWA Pro and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Drake has received his greatest exposure recently competing for MTV's Wrestling Society X, in which he has formed a team with Ruckus named Keepin' It Gangsta.
In 2005 Drake was featured in 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler, a documentary by Michael Moody released by [Hollymood Entertainment featuring shoot comments from a variety of wrestlers. After the documentary's release footage was released on YouTube by a Hollymood Entertainment employee showing Drake confronting and apparently punching Moody over differences in opinion over the film's final presentation.
On January 26, 2007 Drake officially joined Naruki Doi's Muscle Outlaw'z faction in the Japanese Dragon Gate promotion, beginning a new era in his career. Using the name Muscle Gang (a reference to his gangsta image), he became part of a tag-team with fellow faction member Cyber Kong. The Ultimate Cybers team would not last a very long time, for Kong would end up leaving Muscle Outlaw'z to become part of New Hazard.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Birdman Bomb (Sitout swinging side slam)
- Bryant Gumbel Suplex (Spinning belly to belly suplex)
- Number 1 Stunna (Sitout three-quarter facelock jawbreaker)
- Signature moves
- Corner body splash
- Daunte Culpepper Elbow (Feint leg drop transitioned into an elbow drop to the chest, with theatrics)
- Diving double foot stomp
- Diving spear
- Moonsault
- Overhead belly to belly suplex, sometimes from the second rope
- Nicknames
- "The King Of Bling"
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Alternative Wrestling Show
- AWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- West Coast Wrestling Association
- WCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- Revolution Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Filmography[]
- 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler (2005)
External links[]
- Tony Drake at the Internet Movie Database