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48-680: At the end of 2022, Drew Gulak was assigned to the NXT brand , where he played the role of Hank Walker's mentor. On February 14, 2023, episode of NXT , Gulak turned on Walker and aligned with Charlie Dempsey to form the No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC). Weeks later, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne joined the NQCC. On the February 27, 2024, episode of NXT , Dempsey defeated The Meta-Four 's Noam Dar 2–1 under British Rounds Rules to win

96-595: A tweener in the process. During the Survivor Series kickoff show, Gulak won the title for the seventh time as the Gobbledy Gooker , a comedic character original portrayed by Héctor Guerrero at the 1990 Survivor Series event ; this reign is recognized by WWE as a reign for the Gobbledy Gooker, but not for Gulak. On the January 11 episode of Raw, Gulak would face AJ Styles for a chance to qualify for

144-502: 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

192-538: A "bully". After leaving WWE, Gulak began to work for the independent promotion Beyond Wrestling . During his time there, he was included in a controversial storyline that referred to his incident with Ronda Rousey, asking Masha Slamovich during an in-ring promo "Did you feel I was a danger in the locker room?". Gulak made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19 , and subsequently in WWE 2K20 , WWE 2K22 , WWE 2K23 , and WWE 2K24 . Gulak

240-584: A 10-man battle royal for a spot in the WWE Intercontinental Championship tournament but was eliminated by King Corbin . On June 5 episode of SmackDown , Gulak defeated AJ Styles with a bridging folding press. This earned him an Intercontinental Championship match against Styles on July 3 episode of SmackDown where he was unsuccessful in capturing the title. On July 17, Gulak served as a guest commentator on 205 Live alongside Vic Joseph where he continued to provide commentary for

288-532: A NXT Heritage Cup Championship match. On the August 13 episode of NXT , Dempsey, with the help of Sinclair, defeated D'Angelo 2–1 to win his second NXT Heritage Cup Championship. On the July 11, 2024 episode of Impact! , Charlie Dempsey made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in-ring debut where he defeated The Rascalz 's Zachary Wentz . The following week, NQCC (Dempsey, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights, with

336-540: A PowerPoint Presentation on how to beat Tyson Fury , but was quickly defeated by Strowman. The following week, he would attempt to show a PowerPoint Presentation on how Braun Strowman can lose to Tyson Fury before his match with Kalisto, but he was once again attacked by Strowman. On November 15 episode of SmackDown , Gulak along with The B-Team ( Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas ) would taunt Strowman for his loss against Tyson Fury, but Strowman would attack all three men. On February 21, 2020, episode of SmackDown , Gulak began

384-502: A Street Fight, ending their feud. On December 4 episode of Raw , Gulak won a fatal four-way match to face Rich Swann the following week, with the winner earning a match against Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . However, Swann was suspended prior to the match and replaced with Cedric Alexander. On December 18 episode of Raw , Gulak lost to Cedric Alexander, making him unable to face Amore for

432-802: A Triple Crown Champion. In Evolve, he won the Tag Team Championship. He also worked for Chikara with the name Soldier Ant, where he won the Campeonatos de Parejas, the King of Trios tourney in 2011 and the Tag World Grand Prix in 2008. In 2016, Gulak participated into the Cruiserweight Classic , a tournament hosted by WWE featuring cruiserweight independent wrestlers. Although he didn't win the tournament, Gulak signed with WWE and worked for them until 2024. He won

480-500: A better 205 Live . Gulak went on to feud with Akira Tozawa about his war cry chanting. On October 10 episode of 205 Live , Gulak attacked Tozawa on the ramp and later injured his voice box. Tozawa gained revenge on Gulak, which led to a match on October 31 episode of 205 Live , which Tozawa won. Gulak had aligned with Enzo Amore and became a member of Amore's faction "The Zo Train", while continuing his rivalry with Tozawa. On November 21 episode of 205 Live , Gulak lost to Tozawa in

528-709: A feud with Daniel Bryan after claiming to have "found holes in his game" and placed him in matches against opponents such as Heath Slater and Curtis Axel to test his weaknesses but Bryan came out victorious. On March 6 episode of SmackDown, Bryan challenged Gulak to a match at Elimination Chamber , which Gulak lost. On March 13 episode of SmackDown , Gulak formed an alliance with Daniel Bryan after both men gained mutual respect for each other, turning face . He subsequently managed Bryan during his match against Cesaro , where both were subsequently attacked by Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura , and Sami Zayn . The following week, Gulak and Bryan teamed up to defeat Cesaro and Nakamura in

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576-541: 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

624-599: A losing effort, establishing themselves as faces . On the January 18, 2022 episode of NXT , Briggs and Jensen competed in the Dusty Rhodes Men's Tag Team Classic , but were eliminated by eventual winners the Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius) in the first round. On the April 12 episode of NXT , they took part in a five-team gauntlet match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship , but failed to win. On

672-614: A six-man tag team elimination match, which Gulak won for his team. On July 24 episode of 205 Live , Gulak won a fatal four-way match also involving Mustafa Ali, Hideo Itami and TJP to become the number one contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Gulak challenged Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship at SummerSlam and on September 19 episode of 205 Live , where he was unsuccessful both times. Following April, Gulak

720-502: A tag-team match. On March 27 episode of SmackDown , Gulak defeated Nakamura to earn Bryan an Intercontinental Championship match against Zayn at WrestleMania 36 . During the first night of WrestleMania on April 4, Gulak was defeated by Cesaro on the pre-show while Bryan was unsuccessful in winning the Intercontinental Championship from Zayn on the main card. On May 15 episode of SmackDown , Gulak competed in

768-466: A tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Championship , but was eliminated by Bryan in the first round. After this match, the following day, Gulak's contract with WWE expired. On May 25, 2020, it was reported that Gulak was re-signed by WWE, and his profile on WWE.com was moved back to the SmackDown roster page. On May 29 episode of SmackDown , Gulak participated in his first match back for WWE,

816-464: Is Jewish . He is an alumnus of Northeast High School , having grown up in the city of Philadelphia, and attended Drexel University . Gulak was a close friend of the late wrestler Danny Havoc , who he paid tribute to after Havoc's death during his Intercontinental Championship match against AJ Styles. Josh Briggs Joshua Bruns (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Josh Briggs . He

864-449: Is an American professional wrestler . He is currently performing on the independent circuit . He is best known for his tenure in WWE , where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Champion . Before signing with WWE, Gulak worked for 10 years on several independent promotions. With his real name, he worked for Combat Zone Wrestling , where he became

912-559: Is signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand . In WWE, he is a one-time and the final NXT UK Tag Team Champion . He previously appeared for Evolve , where he was the final Evolve Champion . Bruns played football at UMass after two years at Glendale Community College in Arizona. On August 31, 2020, it was reported that Briggs had signed a contract with WWE , following the company's purchase of Evolve in July. On October 7, WWE announced that he had reported for training at

960-525: The 2021 Royal Rumble but was unsuccessful. Following this, Gulak would wrestle mainly on Main Event . As part of the 2021 Draft , Gulak was drafted to the SmackDown brand. On the April 15, 2022 episode of SmackDown , Gulak became a backstage interviewer for the brand, however, he reverted to his wrestler persona a few weeks later. In December 2022, Gulak returned to the NXT brand , where he played

1008-714: The Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) Wrestling Academy and the Chikara Wrestle Factory . 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 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

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1056-805: The NXT Heritage Cup . The following week at NXT : Roadblock , NQCC announced that the NXT Heritage Cup will be defended by the whole stable under the " Catch Clause ". Under the Catch Clause, NQCC as a whole referred to themselves as the NXT Heritage Cup Champions but WWE only recognize Dempsey as the official champion. The Catch Clause was first invoked on the March 19 episode of NXT , with Gulak defeating Chase University 's Riley Osborne 2–1 to successfully defend

1104-564: The NXT North American Championship from Femi in a triple threat match which also include Dijak . On the July 9 episode of NXT , Briggs reunited with Jensen after Briggs vouched for Jensen, who had been trespassing the WWE Performance Center on tapings of NXT after being ( kayfabe ) released from WWE, to get his job back. Moments later, Jensen was seen attacking Je'Von Evans backstage. On

1152-498: The Performance Center , alongside five other professional wrestlers from Evolve. On July 6, 2021, Briggs was announced to be a part of the 2021 NXT Breakout Tournament. On the July 27 episode of NXT , Briggs was defeated by Carmelo Hayes in the first round. On the NXT 2.0 premiere on September 14, Briggs formed a tag team with the debuting Brooks Jensen and faced Imperium ( Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel ) in

1200-545: The Champions , Gulak retained the Cruiserweight Championship in a triple threat match against Lince Dorado and Humberto Carrillo. Gulak lost the renamed NXT Cruiserweight Championship to Lio Rush on October 9 episode of NXT , ending his reign at 108 days. As part of the 2019 draft , Gulak was drafted to the SmackDown brand . Gulak, once again doing his campaigning gimmick, made his debut on October 18 episode of SmackDown where he attempted to show Braun Strowman

1248-471: The Cup in his final NXT appearance. On the April 16 episode of NXT , Gulak was written off television after he was accused by Ronda Rousey of an alleged inappropriate behavior backstage. His contract with WWE was not renewed and he was released from the company on May 3. D'Angelo demanded payment for the job but NQCC refused, causing a brawl between the two factions and resulting in a six-man tag team match between

1296-462: The Cup, Kemp faced D'Angelo in a rematch for the Cup on the June 4 episode of NXT but Kemp lost the match 0–2. On the June 25 episode of NXT , Tavion Heights defeated Kemp in an initiation match to officially join the stable. On July 8, Kemp announced his departure from WWE after his contract was not renewed. His departure was confirmed a day later on NXT where the stable (off-screen) took him out at

1344-466: The February 20 episode of NXT , Briggs defeated Jensen in a singles match and consoled him after by saying "I did this for you, I love you man", turning back into a face once again. At NXT Roadblock , Briggs would try to talk Jensen out of taking a match with Oba Femi but Jensen was persistent on facing Femi and would be ultimately defeated the following week with Briggs watching at ringside. At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, Briggs failed to win

1392-513: The June 22 episode of NXT UK , Briggs and Jensen defeated Dave Mastiff and Jack Starz, Mark Andrews and Wild Boar , and Die Familie ( Teoman and Rohan Raja) in a Fatal 4-Way elimination match to win the vacant NXT UK Tag Team Championship , making them the first and only non-European tag team to win the titles. On the December 27, 2023 episode of NXT , Briggs, Brooks Jensen and Fallon Henley agree to go their separate ways splitting up

1440-406: The NXT Heritage Cup will be defended by the whole stable under the " Catch Clause ". The Catch Clause was invoked on the March 19 episode of NXT , with Gulak defeating Riley Osborne 2–1 to successfully defend the Cup in his final appearance in WWE. In April, Ronda Rousey made allegations that Gulak grabbed her pants' drawstrings backstage in 2022. While Gulak stated that it was an accident, he

1488-514: The NXT parking lot. Wren Sinclair witnessed the incident and began to coerce Dempsey into getting her to join the stable. In his first title match at Week 1 of NXT : The Great American Bash on July 30, Heights lost to NXT Heritage Cup Champion D'Angelo 1–2 for the Cup. On the following week at Week 2 of NXT : The Great American Bash, Sinclair defeated Kendal Grey in an initiation match to join NQCC. With Sinclair's victory, D'Angelo also gifted Dempsey

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1536-481: The PowerPoint Presentations and his "No-Fly Zone" campaign for a better 205 Live , and developed a new character with aspirations to be the best submission specialist in WWE. Around this time, Gulak formed an alliance with Gentleman Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick to feud with Lucha House Party ( Kalisto , Gran Metalik , and Lince Dorado), with the two teams trading victories, including

1584-814: 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. However, as Soldier Ant, his team, The Colony , won the 2011 edition of the tournament. Gulak has also competed internationally. 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

1632-413: The WWE Cruiserweight Championship once and the WWE 24/7 Championship eight times. In 2024, after an allegation made by Ronda Rousey, Gulak’s WWE contract was not renewed. 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. Gulak began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2004 at

1680-460: The WWE Cruiserweight Championship. On January 23, 2018, Amore was fired from WWE and "Zo Train" was quietly disbanded. In February 2018, Gulak was entered into a 16-man single elimination tournament to determine a new WWE Cruiserweight Champion, with the final round set to occur at WrestleMania 34 . Gulak defeated both Tony Nese and Mark Andrews via submission en route to the semi-finals, where he lost to Mustafa Ali. During this time, Gulak stopped

1728-629: 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. At Tangled Web 6 on August 10, 2013, Gulak defeated Masada to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship . At Proving Grounds in May 2014, Gulak lost

1776-704: 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

1824-648: 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

1872-591: The latter two making their TNA in-ring debuts) defeated The Rascalz (Wentz and Trey Miguel ) and Kushida in a six-man tag team match. At Slammiversary on July 20, The Rascalz (Wentz, Miguel and Wes Lee ), who had recently fully reunited on NXT, defeated NQCC (Dempsey, Myles Borne and Heights) in a six-man tag team match to end their feud. In July 2024, it was announced that Tavion Heights would be one of two NXT representatives (the other being Josh Briggs ) to enter Pro Wrestling Noah 's N-1 Victory tournament . Drew Gulak Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987)

1920-404: The match through a fast count. After the match, an irate Dempsey gave D'Angelo a title shot at the NXT Heritage Cup as payment due to The D'Angelo Family and invoked the Catch Clause, which was nullified when D'Angelo and his Family kidnapped Kemp and Borne later that night. On the following week, D'Angelo defeated Dempsey 2–1 to win the Cup, ending Dempsey's 1st reign at 76 days. After the loss of

1968-500: The role of Hank Walker's mentor. On February 14, 2023, episode of NXT , Gulak turned on Walker and aligned with Charlie Dempsey , creating the No Quarter Catch Crew stable with Dempsey, Damon Kemp , and Myles Borne , turning heel . On the February 27, 2024 episode of NXT , Dempsey defeated Noam Dar 2–1 under British Rounds Rules for the NXT Heritage Cup . A week later at NXT : Roadblock , NQCC announced that

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2016-572: The show until the return of Nigel McGuinness . At Clash of Champions , Gulak pinned R-Truth to become the WWE 24/7 Champion for the first time. He would lose the title back to Truth later on in the night. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Gulak was drafted to the Raw brand. Over the following months, he kept on chasing after the 24/7 Championship, mainly feuding with R-Truth and Akira Tozawa and capturing it on several occasions also turning into

2064-533: The team. On the January 16, 2024 episode of NXT , Briggs received an endorsement from John "Bradshaw" Layfield in a backstage segment. The following week, Briggs took on Trick Williams in a losing effort. After the match, Briggs attacked Williams with a clothesline, thus turning heel for the first time in his WWE career. On the February 6 episode of NXT , Briggs seemingly consoled his former partner Jensen about having to work alone, only to then badmouth him and tell him to grow up, thus cementing his heel turn. On

2112-684: The title to Biff Busick . Aside from CZW, Gulak has also worked for Beyond Wrestling , Dragon Gate USA , Evolve , and Inter Species Wrestling. In 2013, he won the Style Battle tournament for Evolve and later participated in the 2014 edition. In August 2014, Gulak made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla , participating in their annual Battle of Los Angeles event. 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

2160-426: The two factions the following week at Week 1 of Spring Breakin' , which was won by The D'Angelo Family (D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino ). On the May 7 episode of NXT , Dempsey and Borne faced Tyson Dupont and Tyrek Igwe in a tag team match. Before the match started, the match referee was declared "unavailable" and Stacks was announced as the special guest referee , costing Dempsey and Borne

2208-458: 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

2256-454: Was removed from television and an internal investigation was conducted by WWE. Gulak departed from WWE weeks later, ending his 8-year tenure with the company. Both Chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels explained that his contract had expired and was not being renewed. The investigation alleges his bad behavior backstage with other wrestlers, being described as

2304-488: Was taken off television and returned without elements of his previous gimmick, such as doing campaign slogans and PowerPoint presentations. At Stomping Grounds , he won the Cruiserweight Championship. Gulak then defeated Nese at Extreme Rules in a rematch for the title. At SummerSlam , Gulak successfully defended his title against Oney Lorcan after using underhanded tactics. Two days later on 205 Live , Gulak again retained his title against Lorcan by submission. At Clash of

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