Physical Stats: 6'2, 245 pounds. Burst onto the scene in late '89 in the independent circuits. The protegee of Dr. D David Schultz, who described his pupil as "Too tough for wrestling." Gained the nickname "The Mad-Dog" after a series of Dog Collar matches, which he remains undefeated in. Got headlines for slapping a priest during a charity fundraiser while N.W.F. North American Champion, a title he held till the promotion folded. Known as one of the toughest and most brutal competetors ever! His trainer David Schultz, who scouted him from a Northern California training center which housed Joan Weston's Rollerderby Training Facility as well, once told a story how he broke his pupil's nose the first time he stepped into the ring with him to see if he "Had what it took... After hitting him once square in the nose the kid looked at me with blood pouring out of his nostrils and laughed at me! I had never seen a man take a blow like that and just laugh! He barely even budged when I hit him! I knew I had my protegee right then!" D.C. Drake is also often considered one of the first innovators & kings of the hard-core match.

D.C. Drake developed quickly and retains to this day a legendary status amongst East Coast wrestling fans, which probably was what attracted attention from the W.W.F. whereas he was originally contacted to have been the original Undertaker. Indeed D.C. Drake was the first wrestler to claim he hailed from the "Darkside." And in fact many close observers note that many shades of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin can be observed to have originated from Drake, right down to the ring attire. The W.W.F. wound up working an option to keep Drake from entering the promotion after the ill reputed slapping of the preist Father McCauley, considering it not in the promotion's best interest to have the wrestler on the roster at that time.

Drake competed with an outstanding win loss record from his debut in '89 till he departed the scene for several years due to a nagging vertebrae condition in his spine, and a chronic knee problem. He left the sport with only one controversial pinfall victory against him which came from a card in which he wrestled twice in one evening to defend both his U.S.W.A Heavyweight and Tag Titles. This loss occured to J.T. Smith in the Heavyweight Title bout. Any of his other losses derived from a noteworthy temper which when invoked would usually cost him a loss via DQ.

He was most recently seen back in good shape and negotiating with the W.W.F., turned down a contract to wrestle for A.P.W. being quoted as calling the competition in the promotion extremely lacking, but made a brief competetive run in E.C.W. just last year where he had a classic match with Cactus Jack (W.W.F.'s Mankind) which ended in a wild double disqualification decision. He showed that he indeed still had the stuff, but dissapeared again right afterwards.

His antics and interviews were revolutionary, perhaps too ahead of the times, but paved the way for Stone Cold, Pillman, and Shane Douglas types. His patented Guilotine Legdrop from the top rope, and the lethal Texas Cloverleaf, were his trademark finishing moves.
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Nov. 8th 1998