Drew Everett Wenkel (born July 9, 1992), better known by the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...

Andrew Everett, is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. He is best known for his time in

Impact Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...

, where he was a former

Impact World Tag Team Champion The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The current champions are The Nemeth Brothers ( Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth), ...

. He is currently also wrestling for several independent promotions, including

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. As of 2024, it is on an extended hiatus. It was created by pro wrestlers Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super ...

(PWG),

Deadlock Pro-Wrestling Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (stylized as DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling), often referred to simply as DPW, is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling promotion, founded on November 1, 2021, by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, and Jo ...

(DPW),

AAW Wrestling AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined or simply AAW Wrestling (AAW), an initialism of its original name, All American Wrestling, is an American independent circuit, independent professional wrestling promotion, based in the Chicago area – ori ...

, Warrior Wrestling,

DEFY Wrestling DEFY Wrestling is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. DEFY was created in 2017 after founders Jim Perry and Matt Farmer successfully petitioned the Wa ...

, Black Label Pro and

Game Changer Wrestling Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), formerly known as Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW), is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in New Jersey. The promotion was original ...

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2007−2015)

Everett has wrestled mostly on the

independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. ...

, appearing for promotions like OMEGA,

(PWG),

Combat Zone Wrestling Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by John Zandig. Commonly associated with the 2000s hardcore wrestling genre, early CZW shows showcased a brand of wrestling dubbed by the p ...

(CZW),

Global Force Wrestling Global Force Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett, the co-founder and former President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and his wife Karen Jarrett. It was owned and operated via its parent ...

(GFW) and Alternative Wrestling World (AWW). Internationally, Everett has wrestled for British promotion

Revolution Pro Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Revolution Pro Wre ...

Impact Wrestling/ Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015–2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)

On October 4, 2015, at Bound for Glory, Everett made his

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...

(TNA) debut in an

Ultimate X match The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division. Match format Ultimate X is contested by th ...

for the

TNA X Division Championship The TNA X Division Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of TNA's second then- weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The cur ...

but fell short as the match was won by

Tigre Uno Tigre Uno (born April 4, 1981) is a Mexican professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is also best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a one-time TNA X Division Championship, X Division Champion. Outside of ...

. In April 2016, he made his return as a

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, interrupting a match between

Trevor Lee Trevor Lee Caddell (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE as Cameron Grimes and in Impact Wrestling as Trevor Lee. Caddell made his debut on the independent circuit in 2009 as Trevor ...

, Eddie Edwards and

DJZ Michael Paris (born October 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, under the ring name Joaquin Wilde. He is a member of the Latino World Order. He was a former founding member of ...

, helping Lee, forming the stable known as The

Helms Dynasty Andrew Everett and Cameron Grimes, Trevor Lee were a professional wrestling tag team that competed in various professional wrestling promotions between 2014 and 2017. The team is perhaps best known for its time in Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop A ...

with Trevor Lee and Gregory Shane Helms. At One Night Only: Victory Road 2016, Everett defeated DJZ with help from Lee and Helms. He would then compete in a four-way match at

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for the TNA X Division Championship, in a losing effort. On the June 28 episode of ''

'', he participated in a

battle royal Battle royal (, also battle royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules, where the winner is the one who registers the most wins. In recent times, the term has been ...

to be the number one contender for the X Division Championship, but was eliminated by the winner

Braxton Sutter Jesse Guilmette (born June 3, 1980) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) with the ring name The Blade. He is known for his tag team work with Andy Williams (guitarist), The Butch ...

. On the July 5 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', he participated in an

for the X Division Championship, in a losing effort. At

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, he lost a ladder match to be the number one contender to the X Division Championship. On the October 6 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Everett and Lee teamed with

Marshe Rockett Marshé Rockett (born January 5, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he performs under the ring name Carnage as a member of Blunt Force Trauma, and is a former ...

in a Team X Gold match against DJZ, Braxton Sutter and Mandrews in a losing effort. On February 9, 2017, Everett was attacked by Trevor Lee and Gregory Shane Helms, kicking him out of the Helms Dynasty, turning him

face The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect th ...

in the process. On February 23, 2017, Everett ran down and saved DJZ from Lee and Helms. On the April 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lee lost the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship to

Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major ...

in a Six-Way match including Everett,

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Dezmond Xavier Deveon Everhart Aikens (born November 2, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT and Evolve brands under the ring name Wes Lee and is the leader of The High Ryze stable. He is a former one-t ...

and

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. On the July 6 episode of Impact Wrestling episode of ''Impact'', Everett entered the 2017 GFW Super X Cup Tournament. On July 13, he was eliminated in the first round by A. C. H. On the October 5 episode of ''Impact!'', Everett joined the alliance of

and

Caleb Konley Mason Caleb Burnett (born August 30, 1986), better known under his ring name Caleb Konley, is an American professional wrestler, primarily performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling. He has also per ...

, losing to the team of

Petey Williams Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also known for hi ...

and

Matt Sydal Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his tenure with WWE from 2008 to 2014 under the ring nam ...

in a six-man tag team match, turning heel again in the process. On April 24, 2018, DJ Z and Everett defeated

Eli Drake Shaun Edward Ricker (born November 1, 1982) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name LA ...

and

Scott Steiner Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Steiner is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and has also wrestled for Jim Crockett ...

to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship, turning Everett face again. On April 26, 2018, Everett and DJZ lost the titles to

The Latin American Xchange The Latin American Xchange (LAX) is a professional wrestling stable that has wrestled in various incarnations primarily for Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling and currently in Major League Wrestling (MLW). The group achieved initial succ ...

(

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). On September 18, Everett announced that he was granted his release from Impact Wrestling. On June 19, 2022, Everett returned to Impact Wrestling, replacing an injured Jack Evans in the six-man Ultimate X match at

for the Impact X Division Championship.

All Elite Wrestling (2022–2024)

in 2022 first return in

AEW Dark ''AEW Dark'', or simply ''Dark'', is an American professional wrestling streaming television program that was produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), running from October 8, 2019, to April 25, 2023, on AEW's YouTube channel. ...

where Losing Effort to

Shawn Spears Ronnie William Arneill (born February 19, 1981), better known by his ring name Shawn Spears, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and trainer. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the WWE NXT, NXT WWE brand extension, ...

On August 12th, 2023, Everett made his second official debut for All Elite Wrestling, losing in a squash match against ROH Television champion

Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...

and January, 2024 Third Return AEW Collision where Lost to Claudio Castagnoli.

Championships and accomplishments

*All American Wrestling **AAW Tag Team Championship (AAW Tag Team Championship#Title history, 1 time) – with

* CWF Mid-Atlantic **CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship#title history, 1 time) – with Arik Royal **CWF Mid-Atlantic Rising Generation League Championship (CWF Mid-Atlantic Rising Generation League Championship#title history, 1 time) **16th Annual Rumble (2016) *

**DPW National Championship (1 time) **DPW Awards (1 time) ***Match of the Year (2022) *Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Impact Wrestling **TNA World Tag Team Championship, Impact World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

*Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide **Best Match of the Night (2017) – with DJZ vs. Drago and Aerostar * Premier Wrestling Federation ** PWF Unified Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Colby Corino *

**PWG World Tag Team Championship (List of PWG World Tag Team Champions, 1 time) – with

**List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, DDT4 (List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#DDT4 (2015), 2015) – with Trevor Lee *''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' **Ranked No. 78 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017 *

**RPW British Cruiserweight Championship (RPW British Cruiserweight Championship#title history, 1 time) *Pro Wrestling International ** PWI Ultra J Championship (4 times, final) *Southside Wrestling Entertainment **SWE Speed King Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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