Drake Younger
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Wuertz on WWE's Breaking Ground
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| Birth name | Drake Wuertz |
| Born |
September 10, 1984 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Drake Younger Drake Wuertz |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Billed from | Indianapolis, Indiana by way of the R.A.A.G.E Dojo |
| Trained by | American Kickboxer Ian Rotten Chris Hero Low Ki |
| Debut | August 31, 2001 |
| Retired | April 27, 2014 (as a wrestler) |
Drake Wuertz (born September 10, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently a referee, signed to WWE, on their developmental territory NXT, under his real name. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions under the ring name Drake Younger, including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, EVOLVE, Dragon Gate USA, Chikara, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He is known for his deathmatch wrestling style.
Drake became a fan of wrestling at an early age, attending WrestleMania VIII and became a fan of Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart, before discovering wrestlers such as Sabu and Cactus Jack, both of whom would become major influences. Drake tried his hand at wrestling joining Crazy Ass Wrestling, a backyard wrestling group run by Diehard Dustin Lee. A few years later, Drake, along with fellow Indianapolis natives Scotty Vortekz, Cliff Crunk, xOMGx, & Diehard joined the R.A.A.G.E. Dojo, training under American Kickboxer, after already debuting for Insanity Pro Wrestling in Indianapolis. In 2002, Drake disappeared from wrestling for over a year citing personal issues. During this hiatus, Drake was in a car accident which gave him the gash on his shoulder.
In March 2006, Drake returned to Insanity Pro Wrestling in a losing effort "Diehard" Dustin Lee. In June 2006 Drake and Dustin Lee went at it once again but this time at IWA Mid-South's King of the Deathmatch tournament. He defeated Dustin Lee in the 1st round in a cage match, but lost in round 2 against JC Bailey in a barefoot thumbtack deathmatch. On January 5, 2008, Drake defeated Carlton Kaz for the IPW Grand Heavyweight Championship (which Younger made into the IPW World Heavyweight Championship, by defending the Grand Title in Germany), making him a two time champion by also winning the Jr. Heavyweight Championship a few years back. On January 3, 2009, Younger lost his IPW World Heavyweight Championship to Jon Moxley at Animosity 09 in a Dog Collar Match.
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