"Punk" Drake Hunter

Alexander Krossa, better known as "Punk" Drake Hunter, is an Australian-born professional wrestler currently wrestling for the World Wrestling Organisation. He resides in New York City. He has wrestled for the Australian Wrestling Alliance, New York City Championship Wrestling, Millennium Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling FRONTIER, Next Generation Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Organisation. While wrestling for the AWA, Drake also made appearances for Total Japan Wrestling and Osaka Pro Wrestling in Japan.

He is a former AWA World Champion, AWA Television champion, AWA World Tag Team champion, and the only person to hold (for 267 days) the AWA Crimson Blood championship. While appearing for Total Japan Wrestling he won the TJW Tag Team Championships with his partner Trent Omega in their tag team (and stable) known as "The E.N.D" and is a former TJW Light Heavyweight Champion. In North America, he has won the MPW World Heavyweight championship, the NYCCW World Heavyweight and All Action championships, and the WWO World Tag Team championships, also alongside former partner Trent Omega in "The Fall." He is currently managed by businesswoman and former model Madison Watson, who he is also dating.

He has had relationships with Alyssa Young, Electra Styles (formerly Stevens), Kahlan "Bliss" Fischer, Lacy Valentine, Violet, and is currently in a relationship with Madison Watson, who is also his manager.

Drake Hunter is clinically diagnosed with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) and a minor form of schizophrenia. His "uniqueness" and the "thing that makes him superior" in his own words, is the mental discrepancies he possesses, though he has reigned the crazy side of him in since the WWO.

Along with his incredible narcissism, and his common attribution to arrogance he is well known for the instant with which he can change, the way in which he can raise and drop intensity at a moment's notice, and the craziness translates to his wrestling inside the ring, using a vast array of innovated tactics to complement his mental imbalance. He is a self-proclaimed "mastermind" and relishes in his own cocky, arrogant personality. His belief in the reign of chaos and the value of anarchy has been a prominent feature of his career, and he is known to not get along with authority very well.

Early Life
Drake Hunter grew up in a rich life, the sons of two successful lawyers and was brought up with pressure from his parents to enter the field of law. Rejecting the premise however, he took up professional wrestling at the age of 13 with his older sister and best friend, training at the local wrestling facility to the resentment of his parents. As a child he claims he was outspoken, and did not get into fights at school but rather caused them. His training was not purely in wrestling, but in various forms of kick-boxing, boxing, and professional wrestling.

Drake revealed that as a child he was subject to physical abuse from his father and negligence from his mother, and that he absolutely hates his childhood, and will not make any voluntary reference to it. He got in trouble with the law multiple times before the age of seventeen, when he was scouted by a travelling Australian Wrestling Alliance and signed to a four year contract. After which he also had multiple encounters with the law, including numerous assault charges, and was under suspicion in a culpable homicide charge that was dropped.

Before signing for Australia's premier wrestling company, Drake wrestled with his best friend Trent Omega in the small time Melbourne independent circuit, to gain experience for a future of wrestling - the only future he envisioned for himself. Drake consistently told of a desire to change the world, and was always classified as narcissistic by his family members and friends.

Australian Wrestling Association (2007-2011)
After training with the AWA for six months, five days before his eighteenth birthday, Drake made his debut at the Australian Wrestling Alliance's flagship show, "AWA Domination" by defeating Arden Cappa in his debut, with his new devastating finishing move, the End of Days. The shock came in the main event bout, which saw Drake make his true impact, interfering in the World Heavyweight Championship ladder match, pushing both Jason Jones and Thexio off of the top of the ladder and stealing the title for his own. Having made an immediate impact, Drake established himself in the main event picture, and soon became the most hated man in the entire company.

His first official match at a live AWA event was against Jacobi Maxi, somebody who would eventually become one of Drake's fiercest rivals. Drake remained undefeated for 11 straight matches following that, the longest undefeated streak in the history of the AWA. At Battleground, Drake defeated Glenn Jackovich to become the AWA Television champion for the first time. He would go on to lose the title two months later, through interference by Jackovich's valet - Jenna Sparx. This would ignite a fierce rivalry between Hunter and Jackovich and Jenna, with Drake getting vengeance on his counterpart's valet through the debut of his own valet - Alyssa Young, who would cost Jackovich the Television title when he lost it to Trent Omega, Drake's best friend.

The next three months included the battle royal to crown the number one contender to the World title, and after a failed attempt at capturing the World title following his debut, Drake outlasted fifteen others to win the right to face the then champion, Alexander Vermont, at AWA's Collision Course special event. Drake once again failed to win the World title, losing to Vermont. As a sign of respect after the match, Drake and Alex shook hands, giving the crowd a new side to Drake Hunter.

Feud With Jack Roxxer (2007-2008)
This new side was enforced next week by the actions of Jack Roxxer, who attacked Hunter backstage after he reportedly slept with Jack's girlfriend Hayley Turner on three separate occassions. The report was denied by both Hayley and Drake, and the true motivations of Jack were revealed when a secret camera caught him talking to one of the AWA's female wrestlers, Jamie Hammer, and revealed that he set Drake up in order to make a bigger impact than Drake did when he debuted a year earlier. Drake, through no choice of his own, suddenly became a fan favourite when he saved Alexander Vermont from a vicious attack at the hands of Roxxer.

Jack sought revenge at AWA's Starstruck, as he cost Drake a match against Jacobi Maxi for the AWA Television championship. In further revenge, he managed to convince the then General Manager to give him a number one contender's match for the World Heavyweight championship, through bribery. Drake then inserted himself in the number one contender's match after proving he could beat Jack, defeating him with a rollup, and at AWA's run in show to their next special event, Maximum, a month before Domination, the number one contender's match took place, between Jack Roxxer, Alessia Vane, Zackkery, and Drake Hunter, in a fatal four way match. Drake won the match, hitting his devastating new finisher "The Punk Knockout Shot" (or P.K.S for short) to win the number one contender's spot. He shook hands with Alexander Vermont after the match, and the date was set for February 8th, 2008, for AWA Domination.

Drake went in as the underdog for the title, although he was frank in expressing his voice and idealistic opinions in multiple video promos before the show, and Hunter's knack for the microphone was fully exhibited. Drake went on to win the World Heavyweight championship for the first time at Domination, to the delight of the Melbourne fans, in what was voted the AWA match of the year.

First World Title Reign and feud with Jacobi Maxi (2008)
The first show after Drake's world title win signified his new reign, with fanfare and a round of applause for the battered Drake in the centre of the ring. He was interrupted by the theme music of Jacobi Maxi, who cut a promo regarding Drake's inadequacy and inexperience, inferring he'd slept with then-girlfriend Alyssa Young, who Drake had just begun seeing. When Drake confronted her backstage, she denied the allegations, though in the proceeding weeks Jacobi continuously pressed the claims, and even tried to force himself on Alyssa, pulling her by the hair and kissing her, but she hit him in the groin and slapped him in the face, angering Maxi. After confronting him in the centre of the ring, Drake challenged Jacobi to a match later in the evening. The then-General Manager of the AWA, Aaron Sortis, made the match a no-disqualification match, and if Jacobi won, he'd get a shot at Drake's World title. After interference from Jack Roxxer, Jacobi Maxi was successful after hitting a low blow and pinning Drake, which would set the World Title match for March 21st at AWA Feed The Beast in Sydney.

The following week - two shows prior to their World title bout - Jacobi Maxi and Drake Hunter met in the ring for a face-to-face, no contact verbal spar, in which both Drake and Jacobi repeatedly popped the crowd, in what was voted the second best segment of the year, thanks to the pure entertainment the two brought to the table. In the main event of that show, Drake Hunter faced Alexander Vermont. Jack Roxxer would cause a double disqualification, and following the match Jacobi Maxi would try to put Alyssa in the Max-Out (his prone chickenwing cobra clutch), but was halted by Drake's interference. The duo of Roxxer and Maxi then, the following week, called out Drake and Vermont for a tag team match, which the faces won to a resounding pop.

The week leading into the special event, however, there were concerns from AWA's ownership that their World Champion's alcohol problems were beginning to affect the company's image. The reaction to the reports was of resounding rejection from the fans, who were enamoured with Hunter. This all came to a head when in the main event of Feed The Beast, Drake Hunter locked in the Anaconda Vice, in an attempt to make Jacobi submit, in what was an incredibly grueling match. Jack Roxxer, now properly aligned with Maxi as "The Unholy Alliance", hit the referee and Hunter in the back with a chair, and produced a piece of paper signed by General Manager Aaron Sortis saying Roxxer had been named the impromptu special guest referee. Maxi, grinning, attempted to put away the champ with the Maximum Impact (Fireman's Carry Powerbomb) but Drake kicked out twice. The match proceeded in it's grueling, intense fashion, until the two ended up on the outside, where Drake threw something in Roxxer's eyes. Maxi took advantage of the distraction and hurled Drake into the barricade, then locked in the Max-Out. He screamed to Jack; "Jack, he's going to tap, get ready!" and Roxxer, still blinded, waited to hear the noise of the tapout, when Drake countered out of the Max-Out and locked in the Anaconda Vice, causing Jacobi Maxi to tap out. Roxxer, still blinded, believed Maxi has forced Drake to submit and called for the bell upon hearing the submission, and Drake retained his World Heavyweight title.

Drake continued to have problems with Maxi, as well as beginning a feud with General Manager Aaron Sortis over his spot as World Heavyweight Champion of the company. Drake conducted two "shoot promos", as they were described, in which he blasted the AWA Creative and Ownership team, believing them to be only interested in their own greed and pride, when the real-money maker was staring them in the face. He grew more and more rebellious, at one point tying Sortis to a chair and told the fans to throw things in his face. The result was a two-on-one handicap match in which Drake was told if he lost, he relinquished the World Heavyweight title, with Jack Roxxer and Jacobi Maxi to contend for the title the following week.

At the end of the match, when Maxi seemed to have the match won due to Roxxer's distraction and the application of the Max-Out, a man ran in from the crowd, causing a disqualification as he nailed Roxxer and Maxi with consecutive rolling elbows, meaning Drake would retain the title. The man would be brought out and revealed to be Drake's longtime friend Chris Cable. Sortis threatened to sue, but Cable announced that it was impossible to sue on account of a fan's intervention, when Cable had been signed to the company earlier that night.

The AWA Tag Team invitational would see Roxxer and Maxi come up against the British team of Kris and Roger Caesar, who were attacked backstage by an unknown pair of assailants. They left a message, the unknown assailant tag team wanted in to the tournament, or more tag teams would fall at their feet. Sortis reluctantly agreed, telling the team to show themselves, and as the lights cut out, and Roxxer and Maxi prepared for their opponents, the figures of Hunter and Cable; now known as "Hung Drawn and Quartered", slid into the ring behind them and told the timekeeper to ring the bell, as Cable nailed Roxxer with a rolling elbow and Drake rolled up Maxi for a near fall, then proceeding to go on with the match, which Hunter and Cable ended up winning. In defiance of the ownership, Hunter and Cable ended up cheating their way through the semi-final after Cable low-blowed his opponent and Drake hit a signature superkick to the jaw, allowing Cable to roll him up and land the victory. The pair won the AWA World Tag Team championships for the first time, after debuting their tag team finisher "Ode to Amnesia", where Cable would lift the opponent (in this case, Nick Hax) into a Neckbreaker hold, release him just as Drake hit him with a superkick, then nail a rolling elbow to the back of the head.

As Roxxer and Maxi attempted to dethrone the tag team champs, they were similarly put away with the move, and when Cable won a number one contender's match for the AWA Television title the following week, it seemed as if the pair would hold all of the AWA's titles. Low and behold, Cable defeated the then TV champion Tyler Deuce and claimed the first of three TV titles he would hold. But Drake's drinking problem continued to harm the image of the AWA, and though he had the backing of the hardcore fans, the AWA Ownership wanted change.

Intense Feud with "The Ace" Adam Vayne (2008)
In a tournament to decide the number one contender to Drake's World title, Alexander Vermont would end up defeating Jacobi Maxi in the final to go to AWA Just Desserts and face Drake in the main event. The lead-up was billed as Drake's biggest challenge yet, but General Manager Aaron Sortis told Drake he would do everything in his power to make sure he didn't make it to the title match. In the following weeks, Drake fought off Sortis' attempts to injure him. The main event went off without a hitch; and Hunter ultimately retained his title when Vermont countered a P.K.S and nailed Drake with a lifting European Uppercut, then looked to hit a moonsault off the top rope, only for Drake to catch him with a superkick as Vermont flew through the air, hitting him right in the jaw.

However, Sortis would come out to congratulate Drake, and orchestrate a sneak attack from behind from an unknown assailant. The man, revealed to be "The Ace" Adam Vayne, had trained with Drake before he went to the AWA, and Sortis told Drake he would lose his prize title in the same way he burst onto the scene; by "shouting at the world to make them notice." Hunter put up a fight, but was ultimately beaten by Adam Vayne when he nailed a straightjacket German Suplex onto an assembly of set-up chairs.

Drake's World Championship Reign lasted 7 months and 22 days, and he retained the accomplishment of being the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion (17 years, 360 days).

The following week saw Drake come out to rapturous applause, for the first time without his World title belt since his first victory over Vermont at Domination several months prior, and he sat in the middle of the ring and cut another of his soon to be "famous" shoot promos, on Aaron Sortis and the AWA upper administration. He was cut off, however, by another attack from Adam Vayne, who turned the segment into the Champion's celebration.

The crowd began to throw objects into the ring as Adam Vayne began to shoot on Hunter, dissing his title reign and the people who loved a champion who Vayne described as a "drunk, drugged up reject who may be able to run his mouth, but who's death would be felt by a maximum of three people; two of whom would've lost a customer."

The following week saw Hunter call out Vayne, and when Adam came out to the ramp and told Drake that Sortis had reneged Drake's rematch clause; meaning he would not get his desired shot at his World title, Hunter charged down the ramp and the two began brawling. As they were pulled apart, Drake grabbed a mic and uttered one of his more renowned moments, used in AWA video packages all the way through the feud, telling Adam "You're gonna wish you'd fucking killed me you inglorious prick."

Aaron Sortis, the week following the brawl, confirmed that he'd stripped Drake of his rematch clause, and that he wouldn't be offering Drake a way to redeem it. However, he would be placing Drake's best friend; Chris Cable, in the main event against Adam Vayne, for the World Heavyweight Championship, and if Drake was spotted anywhere around ringside, he would cost his best mate the match. The match occurred, with Vayne winning via a straightjacket German Suplex, retaining his title, though Cable attacked Vayne after the match, grabbed a microphone and told Vayne he had someone who'd very much like to see him. Hunter came out and the pair beatdown on Adam Vayne, threatening to break his leg as they called out Sortis. Hunter, who positioned Vayne's leg in between the ring post and the steel steps, demanded his rematch clause be reinstated for AWA's upcoming special event, or Sortis would be without a champion. Sortis reluctantly agreed, and the match was set for AWA Unhinged on November 12th, 2008.

The weeks leading up to Unhinged continually teased the showdown between Vayne and Hunter, though they didn't come to blows until the actual event. The week prior to his title loss at Just Desserts to Adam Vayne, Drake had a very public falling out with Alyssa Young, and had begun seeing Nicole Taylor, who he'd worked with in a wrestling promotion in the UK when he did a few shows there. Nicole, in attendance the week before Unhinged, was the target of a scathing promo from Adam Vayne the week leading up to the event, where Payne revealed she'd be in attendance for the special event, and that he hoped she had somebody new on standby for when Drake was "made physically redundant as punishment for stepping into the ring with the champion of champions."

The match lived up to it's hype; the pair went at it against one another in the match which would ultimately be named AWA's Match of the Year; an accolade which Drake won for the second time. Highlights included Vayne hitting a Superplex off of the top rope through the announcer's table at ringside, Drake countering a straightjacket German Suplex into a straightjacket German of his own; and Drake unleashing on Vayne's skull with an enraged flurry of knees, which rendered Vayne seemingly unconscious, though Drake was too fatigued to take advantage. The match came to it's boiling point when, after hitting Drake with a German Suplex into the ring post, Vayne turned to see Nicole Taylor, and began taunting her, yelling obscenities about her boyfriend in her face. Vayne pulled Drake over to where she was standing, telling her that he was a failure, but Drake spun out and tried for a superkick, which Vayne countered with a superkick of his own. He turned back to Nicole and smirked, attempting to force himself onto her, but as Nicole pushed him off, he sensed Drake behind him and ducked, as Drake sent a superkick aimed at Adam Vayne straight into his girlfriend's skull, nearly knocking her out. Drake didn't realise until Adam crawled away with a grin on his face, and Hunter was visibly distressed, as officials attended to her care. The match referee was about to call off the match when Hunter told him not to, and when the official contested, Drake kicked him in the face.

The pair continued their match without a referee, as Hunter hit the End of Days, and had nobody to count the three count. Eventually they ended up on the top rope, where a table was set up beneath it, and as Drake looked to go for a top rope Brainbuster, Vayne countered, hit a superkick to Drake's leg, and hit a straightjacket German Suplex through the table as Sortis sent the second ref out to count the three count, but Drake kicked out to a massive pop. Vayne begun to lay into him with right hands until Drake was busted open, but as Vayne looked to hit his finish again, Drake countered out and looked to hit the Three Kings, until Vayne countered and hit three superkicks of his own, mimicking Drake's signature. When Drake kicked out again, Vayne got visibily frustrated, and looked to set up another superkick to a kneeling Hunter. Hunter, bloodied, stared Vayne in the face and stuck up two middle fingers, accepting his defeat with as much resistance as he physically could, as Vayne put Hunter away with a final superkick and retained his World Heavyweight Championship.

Contract Dispute and Tenure in Japan (2008-2009)
The following week saw Vayne come out to a rapturous applause from the AWA faithful, and cut a promo about the grueling nature of the match; both physically, and mentally. He said it was one of the greatest matches he'll ever participate in, but that in the end Vayne is one of the greatest wrestlers the people will ever see, and Drake Hunter is not, Hunter is a loser. Vayne said he moved on from Hunter, but the crowd dominated the segment with chants of "one more time", clamouring for a rematch.

Hunter wouldn't be seen on AWA's weekly show for four weeks, the rumours generated said that he was suffering from emotional distress but in fact it was an ongoing contract dispute that the AWA wanted desperately to keep quiet. Alexander Vermont was scheduled to return from a stint in North America, and was coming back to the AWA on an enhanced talent contract, which would see him being paid the most of any AWA star, despite only making intermittent scheduled appearances. This angered Drake; and indeed Adam Vayne, who both believed themselves to be deserved of being the highest paid wrestlers. They even agreed upon equal pay between the pair, so long as the two were the highest paid in the company. The contract dispute proceeded for the four weeks Drake was not on TV, during which time he returned to Osaka Pro Wrestling and Total Japan Wrestling, where he trained with mentor Helios and Japanese legend Kawaza, and enhanced his own character and in-ring ability substantially.

When Drake could not come to an agreement with the AWA, despite rallies from the fanbase to see Drake compete again; especially against Adam Vayne, he went on a leave of absence for a minimum three month timeframe, with an option to extend that to nine months should he please.

Drake would use the time away from the AWA, however, to broaden his horizons, resuming his tenure in Osaka Pro Wrestling and entering a part-time contract with Total Japan Wrestling. Due to his part-time contract, it was assumed Drake would only be a showpiece to wrestle a few matches with big names; such a Naruko Osai, Hikoto, and Taiko. Indeed, he did wrestle all three of those names; though his fourth match; in which he teamed with one of the most popular performers in Japan Masami Kaza, against the English Damian Black and Mexican Armesto. However, Drake made his name doing something unheard of in the realms of Total Japan at the time. He swerved on his partner, attacking him, and held up Kaza's Light Heavyweight championship belt, branding himself "Punk" Drake Hunter in the process.

The next week, when Kaza confronted Drake in the middle of the ring, a sneak attack from Hunter's friends Chris Cable and Trent Omega would solidify the formation of The E.N.D (Elite New Division), the three-man stable consisting of Hunter, Cable and Omega, whose self-proclaimed duties were to "make wrestling entertaining", and "redefine what people idolise". They went about it through screw finishes; costing Tomo Sanada his TJW Heavyweight Championship because Sanada condemned the actions of The E.N.D two weeks prior, and through brutal attacks, going against the Japanese idea of honour. They backed it up in the ring too, however, as Drake and Omega, as The E.N.D, won a tag team tournament to challenge The Siege for the TJW World Tag Team Championships, and beat them on the February 5th event in the Tokyo Dome.

On February 26th, at Osaka Pro Wrestling, The E.N.D made their debut in a six man tag team match against the team of Ryu Tanaki, Tommy Saber and Jamieus Le Saire III, in a victory in which Drake hit a low blow on Le Saire's valet Aria Haize while the ref's back was turned, used her to distract Le Saire, and allowed Omega to hit the Falling Skies with a rolling elbow from Cable for the win. The victory introduced another Japanese wrestling promotion to the villains of The E.N.D, and the group soon began to gain notoriety amongst a more global perspective. Drake received multiple offers from North American companies, but was steadfast in his desire to remain in Japan for the time being; at least during his leave of absence from the AWA.

Omega and Hunter retained their TJW World Tag Team Championships three times more in the month of February, as they continued to get noticed. Cable would go on to win the TJW Heavyweight championship; the company's most prestigious title, and Drake won his first Japanese singles title at TJW Starlight Weekend on March 26th after beating Masami Kaza with the P.K.S. The newly crowned TJW Light Heavyweight champion would go on to defend his title at the next two events, before The E.N.D made their proper impression; as they interfered in the TJW Heavyweight title match, and Chris Cable won the belt itself on May 2nd. Now possessing all of TJW's titles, running rampant as the most impressive heels in the company, AWA opened talks with Drake in an attempt to reclaim him for themselves.

Hunter rejected all offers sent his way from the AWA on account of his unfinished business in Japan, and told them to send him an offer on July 1st; three weeks from when his leave of absence would be over. If the offer was good enough, he'd return, if it wasn't, he'd sign with one of the three North American promotions who were vying for his signature, but who were only offering him rookie contracts.

Before July 1st, however, The E.N.D would defend their titles at TJW's Powerforce Summit on June 12th, where Drake would have one of his most notable and highest rated matches of his career against Shinji Razawa. The pair matched up against each other exceptionally well; as the technical showmanship and pure charisma Hunter possessed and loved to exhibit was matched by the technical showmanship and pure charisma Razawa also loved to exhibit; the pair "put on a thirty-eight minute long action-packed masterpiece" according to Pro Wrestling Inquisitor.

Though The E.N.D lost the TJW World Tag Team championships to The Redeemers a week later, and Chris Cable lost the TJW Heavyweight championship to Tomo Sanada on June 24th, Hunter still held the TJW Light Heavyweight championship, and many believed the trio would reject the AWA's offer and stay with Japan, wanting to continue their reign of dominance.

Return to the AWA with The E.N.D (2009)
The July 7th presentation of AWA TV began with Aaron Sortis calling out the fans who wanted Drake Hunter back in the AWA, cutting a savage promo against the "treble of renegades", as he demanded that Hunter be barred. He went on to air out the company's dirty laundry regarding Hunter's contract dispute, and that AWA brass were prepared to make Hunter the offered he wanted. He was interrupted, however, by Magnus Ryan; the most popular star on the AWA's roster, who was in a feud with the then General Manager. Ryan said that it didn't matter what Drake did or didn't do, because Sortis had something more important to deal with; his new champion - Ryan won the number one contendership the week previous, and would fight Adam Vayne for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event that night.

After a grueling match, Vayne and Ryan were down, when the lights cut out, the crowd grew in buzzing anticipation, and the tron lit up with the words "Welcome to the Era of the Punk." The crowd popped massively as Hunter walked out on stage, looking Adam Vayne dead in the eye the entire time, and went face to face with the Champion. When Ryan came up from behind Hunter and began shouting that he didn't matter anymore, Hunter low blowed him and the crowd chanted "P.K.S", but Drake nailed a superkick instead. Aaron Sortis sought to end the segment as he came out and rejected Hunter's return, telling him he'd never get a shot at Vayne's World Heavyweight title, however as he raised Vayne's hand, Adam Vayne turned and kicked him in the gut, hitting Vanity's Gift on Aaron Sortis, and the crowd exploded. The show finished as Adam Vayne slung the title over his shoulder and looked Drake Hunter straight in the eye, setting up for the match eight months in the making.

While the trio had been away, however, the landscape had shifted. No longer did the AWA have their two most over talents to carry them; Vayne and Hunter were by far and above the two headliners. Now, new faces had jumped into the fray, and their popularity was substantial. Alongside the hugely popular Magnus Ryan were Jaxus, King Tyra and "The Machine" Brayden Crimson, all of whom had drawn the attention of the AWA faithful. Drake, Trent and Chris's return represented a shift to a star-studded upper card; though the Hunter vs. Vayne stole the headlines for the first month. The pair continued to go back and forth; Drake taunting Vayne, matching him for charisma, mic-ability and capacity to antagonise, as the innovated and improved "Punk". The pair's confrontation in the main event of AWA TV on July 28th following Drake and Omega's tag team match against The Fear Legion ended with Adam Vayne cutting a promo on why Drake was back; to fight him, to win back the title he lost so long ago; but the AWA belonged to Adam Vayne now, and he'd never let it go. Drake would have to kill him.

It was that moment in which Drake innovated his guns taunt; standing with Adam Vayne in the centre of the ring and putting a two-fingered gun motion to Adam Vayne's head, as if to say Drake would happily oblige with the wish. The crowd popped for the motion, Drake added the two hand gun theatrics to his entrance and signature Three Kings move, and it became a staple of "Punk" Drake Hunter.

The match would take place on August 10th, at AWA's weekly show; show #55, with Drake entering as, still, the TWJ Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, against Adam Vayne, the AWA World Heavyweight Champion. The pair went for thirty-five minutes in a grueling No Holds Barred match, and as Drake hit a backslide driver off of the top rope through a table set up in the ring beneath them, he looked to have it won, when Sortis once again cost Hunter the match, ordering an unknown man; standing at seven feet tall, to destroy Drake and lay Adam Vayne over Drake's body. Sortis ordered the ref to count the pin, and Vayne retained. Sortis came out to resounding boos the following week, though he was interrupted by a new entrance music; as the E.N.D made their official stable debut in the AWA Arena, to a huge pop. The trio of Hunter, Omega and Cable confronted Sortis, who told them he'd signed the big man who cost Drake the match - "The Colossus" Dray Stone - to a contract, and that Cable and Omega would take on the Colossus in a two-on-one handicap match that night. Hunter replied by saying that there was a contingency plan should anything happen to Sortis, and that Drake was threatening to leave the AWA if Sortis continued to interfere in his matches. The contingency plan was Ariana Lynx - an ex-AWA wrestler adored by the fans, and she came out to a huge pop to get in Sortis' face, and say that Sortis had one week to stake his claim to the General Manager position. Sortis challenged Drake to a match, with the stakes being the position of General Manager; The E.N.D versus Dray Stone and The Fear Legion (Roger Stark and William Harris, the AWA Tag Team champions), who then attacked The E.N.D.

A week before the match at AWA Voltage on September 4th, Drake went one on one with Dray Stone, the man who cost him the World title, and triumphed after laying into the Colossus with a barrage of Superkicks - seven to be precise - rendering Stone in a barely-conscious, kneeling state, before Drake gave him two middle fingers and hit a spinning side kick to his skull, knocking the big man out.

The match itself was the first time The E.N.D competed together in an AWA ring, and the trio were victorious when they hit their three-man finisher that they used in Japan; entitled "The Divine Fall". The E.N.D won the General Manager's position for Ariana Lynx, firing Aaron Sortis in the process, and the main event of the night progressed, as Adam Vayne faced Magnus Ryan in a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship. The match, however, would be something of a turning point, for other reasons.

When Ryan set up for his Storm Caller, the lights cut out, and Drake Hunter appeared with a chair at ringside. Ryan, annoyed, released Vayne and went to confront him, when he was taken out by Cable. Omega followed, and the trio beat down Magnus Ryan; who was so popular among the AWA fanbase; that they began to turn on The E.N.D. The reaction was seemingly the intention of the three renegades, as they looked to tell Adam Vayne to cover Ryan for the screw victory, until Drake hit a superkick on the referee as his hand was going down for the three, and Cable and Omega hit their Spike Crucifix Powerbomb/Diving Double Foot stomp combo on Adam Vayne, after Hunter laid into him with a barrage of punches to the skull.

The three dragged in three steel chairs and Hunter taunted the crowd, giving them the middle finger, when the music of Ariana Lynx hit and the crowd popped; as Ariana made her way to the ring, angrily. Drake appeared guilty, grabbing the World title and told Ariana that the title belonged to him, that he was screwed out of it, and that he wanted it back. However, as he leaned in to give her the belt, he kneed her in the gut and began hammering away at the new General Manager with a relentless attack, throwing her straight into a Chris Cable elbow. The fans, now evidently angered with Drake, turned on the group viciously, as the three gave the middle finger to the fans and Drake hauled Ariana up, into the P.K.S position - a move he hadn't used once since returning to the AWA. The crowd actually popped when he lifted her up, but when Drake grinned, dropped her flat on her stomach, and the gave the crowd the finger again, then gave Ariana the finger and sent a superkick straight into her jaw, the crowd were furious.

Trent then picked up his chair, as Cable held Magnus Ryan up, and smacked him over the head with the chair. Cable then did the same to Adam Vayne. Finally, the pair held up Ariana, who was dazed and near-unconscious, as Drake spat in her face, hit her over the head with the chair, and positioned the chair so he could sit over her prone body. The three sat on their chairs in the centre of the ring as the crowd began throwing things into the ring and they relished in the hatred, the special going off the air to The E.N.D sitting atop their fallen foes.

The "Era of the Punk" and Second World Title Reign (2009-2010)
The following week's televised episode of AWA (September 18th) opened with the trio of renegades sitting in the centre of the ring, on the same three chairs that they'd used to end AWA Voltage. The packed house of 3000 people inside The Cascade Arena reigned boos down on Hunter and his two accomplices as they stood and soaked it in. They cut a promo on the state of the AWA and said that they were going to conquer the company.

They continued to feud with the General Manager Ariana Lynx over the next month, when Drake managed to weasel his way into a match against Dray Stone - if he won, he'd be added to the World title match between Adam Vayne and Magnus Ryan the following week. He defeated the big man via countout after Cable and Omega attacked him,while the referee was unconscious. The build-up to the title match was significant during the week, where Adam Vayne played on the fact that he had Drake's number and Magnus Ryan drew the passions of a fiery AWA support who'd grown hateful of The E.N.D.

On the October 23rd edition of AWA's weekly show, the Triple Threat match took place: as Adam Vayne defended the AWA World Heavyweight Championship against Magnus Ryan and Drake Hunter. The match included Ryan dropping Drake with a Death Valley Driver onto the apron, Adam Vayne nailing Vanity's Gift on Ryan before Drake superkicked him in the skull a split second later, and all three being laid out in the centre of the ring. After interference from Cable and Omega, Hunter countered Magnus' finisher: The Storm Caller, into a high knee to the skull, followed it up with the P.K.S, and won the World title for the second time in his career, declaring it "The Era of the Punk."

During the later stages of 2009, the nineteen year-old would defend his title against both Ryan and Vayne in successive matches, garnering more and more hate from the increasingly irate AWA faithful, and he became fully immersed in being the ultimate villain. He cheated his way into retaining his title in both instances, and even manipulated Ariana Lynx into giving him Adam Vayne in a No Holds Barred match - the same one that he lost during their intense singles counter a few months prior - at AWA's last event of 2009. The months of Drake's title reign had made him intensely hated - but had made Adam Vayne a fan favourite. Lynx agreed to the match, but said that should The E.N.D get involved, Adam Vayne would become the new champion. The E.N.D did get involved at the match's finale, beating down Adam Vayne, and then the referee. Lynx came out to award Vayne the title to Vayne, but Drake simply smirked and threatened to break his leg if Ariana stripped him of the title. He got her to sign a statement saying that Drake would continue to be champion despite the end of the match, and once he had his guarantee, said he wouldn't break Vayne's leg - instead breaking his left arm.

With Vayne sidelined for the first half of 2010, Drake would carry the title throughout. One of his most highly rated matches was against Alexander Vermont: who had returned for AWA Domination, which took place on February 10th. Drake detested the paycheck Vermont was getting for just one match, and knew himself to be the company's main attraction. He retained the title against Vermont at ''Domination. ''Following that, Drake's most notable challenger was Matt Riddick, who happened to be in a relationship with Drake's ex-girlfriend Alyssa Young. She didn't want anything to do with her ex-boyfriend and childhood sweetheart, so removed herself from the feud as the two men clashed during March and April, culminating in a match at AWA's Fortune event: in which Drake had Riddick in a precarious position, and Alyssa made her way to help her boyfriend. Riddick used the advantage to knock Drake down and call for the Cradle Piledriver: only for Alyssa to hit him with a low blow, rip her top off and reveal a bikini top with The E.N.D's logo on it. She kissed Drake as the crowd reigned down boos and Drake nailed a P.K.S for the win.

Drake feuded with Matt Riddick as Alyssa became a prominent feature of The E.N.D and their antics, Drake relishing the role of the bad guy; doing it to a greater effect than anyone had previously in the AWA - his arrogance, cockiness, ability to weasel his way out of almost anything and genuine belief that he was better than everyone else made him an easy person to dislike, and the crowd bought into it fully. So much so, in fact, that during the May 5th episode of AWA's weekly show, Drake issued an open challenge to anyone in the back, saying nobody could even hope to take the title from him. The man who came out was Jason Hex - a 185 pound high flyer who'd just burst onto the scene in the lower division of the AWA - a clear underdog. And yet, Hex brought it to Hunter, who was without his stablemates - the match culminating with Hex reversing an attempted P.K.S into an enzugiri, and then following up with his signature 450 Splash. He hooked Drake's leg, the ref counted and just as his hand was about to land the three - and the crowd were on their feet - he noticed that Drake's leg had been resting on the bottom rope - purely due to Hex hooking his other leg for the pin. Drake would've lost that title if not for that slight bit of luck - and it was the closest he came to losing the belt before a familiar face returned in late June.

When Adam Vayne came back to go face to face with Drake at AWA Ignition, the crowd popped massively. The match everyone had been waiting to see was going to take place - the date was set for July 26th at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena in front of 22,000 people at AWA Redemption. Drake wouldn't have the help of The E.N.D, having to prove that he could do it alone. The match lived up to the hype; ending when the pair - who had exerted all their energy - starting laying into each other with right hands, ultimately both knocking each other down to the mat. They re-grouped in the corner, and Vayne shouted "F**k you Drake." Drake replied in kind, yelling "F**k you Adam" before the two charged at each other Drake, ducked under a flying forearm and nailed the P.K.S for the win.

The following month, Matt Riddick won a fatal four-way to crown a new number one contender for Hunter's World title. At AWA Terror, on August 7th, Riddick kicked out of a P.K.S, countered a follow-up Superkick and nailed the Cradle Piledriver to win the title from Drake Hunter.

Injury & Tag Team Title Reign (2010-2011)
During his rematch for the World title against Matt Riddick, Drake would sustain a ruptured ACL and fractured ankle: which would cause him to be absent for nine months. During that time, Chris Cable moved onto Japan, Alyssa took a break from on-screen appearances and Trent Omega would become a main-eventer: unsuccessfully challenging Matt Riddick for the World title on two occasions. While Drake was sidelined with injury, Ariana Lynx became a villain when she helped King Tyra become World Champion, and when Omega was being attacked by The Fear Legion - who were backed by the General Manager - and she demanded that Trent apologise to her for actions he'd done in the few weeks prior, or else he'd be suspended for a month without pay. Omega refused: but before Lynx could say anything else, Drake's music hit and he hit the ring to an incredible ovation.

The following week, Drake cut a promo in the middle of the ring about returning after a nine month injury layoff, and announced that he and Trent were reuniting to go after The Fear Legion and take the first crown on Ariana Lynx's head. Once that was done, he said, he'd go after his World Heavyweight Championship.

Hunter and Omega: under the name of The E.N.D again, defeated The Brigadiers on the May 6th edition of AWA to become Number One Contenders for the AWA Tag Team Championships. The following week they challenged The Fear Legion, but were defeated after Ariana Lynx interfered, ringing the bell before the match had finished as a means of distraction, allowing The Fear Legion to retain. Two weeks later, Hunter and Omega defeated the Fear Legion in a non-title match after Drake faked being hit with a chair and threw the chair to Roger Stark, leading the referee to believe Stark had hit Hunter, disqualifying them. The E.N.D had their second chance at the AWA Tag Team titles: which they took in June at AWA Ignition; after The Fear Legion went for The Dominator, Hunter pulled Omega free and the two landed stereo superkicks, before nailing their finisher Inversion X for the victory, and the AWA Tag Team titles.

They defended them two weeks later against The Fear Legion in their rematch, and despite interference from Ariana Lynx, they managed to get away with the victory after Trent rolled up William Harris. They would defend them three more times in the next month, winning each time, before Drake signalled his intent to reclaim the AWA World Championship - against the man who took it off him, as Matt Riddick had won it back from King Tyra. The E.N.D lost the Tag Team titles on July 12th, to the team of Jaxus and Brayden Crimson, and the following week Drake beat King Tyra to become number one contender for the AWA World Heavyweight title.

Third World Title Reign and Walkout
Drake and Matt Riddick faced each other in the ring for a face to face confrontation a week before the big match: going at each other verbally as Drake went for flat out honesty: telling Matt he was "a kiss-ass do gooder who won't get anywhere in the world." Drake said that he had ambitions to get out of Australia, that he was going to take over the world: and no matter what he said, the crowd ate it up.

On August 1st, in Melbourne - the place where he debuted in 2007, he defeated Matt Riddick with the P.K.S to win his third AWA World Heavyweight Championship. He stood tall in the centre of the ring with a staunch, smug look on his face; which forebode what would happen next. The following night, he opened the show by walking to the centre of the ring, and proceeded to go off on the AWA brass and authority figures at the head of the company. He went on a rant about how the AWA was a corrupt system, about how he was hated by the people who ran things despite being the most entertaining wrestler in the country - and the world.

He told the fans to "Go F**k themselves", said he was leaving the AWA in the dust and proceeded to walk out of the building, leaving the AWA World title in one of the bins. The AWA lodged a lawsuit against him for walking out on his contract, but the lawsuit mysteriously reneged after a week when it's alleged Drake had dirt on one of the board of directors.

"New York Street Punks" with Scotty Adams (2011)
Drake signed with the newly formed New York City Championship Wrestling on August 2nd, penning a contract that would see him earn significantly more than during his time in the AWA. Their first installment of their weekly show Lights Out took place on August 12th, and held the first round of a tournament to crown the NYCCW Tag Team Champions. Drake entered alongside "New York Street King" Scotty Adams; calling themselves the New York Street Punks, and defeated The Knight Brothers after Drake hit the P.K.S. The following week, on August 19th, Hunter and Adams beat Chris Gibson and Rye Payne to advance to the final after Adams hit the Curb Stomp on Gibson following Drake's decoy. At NYCCW's first PPV: Nightmare on 42nd Street at Madison Square Garden, The New York Street Punks nailed a stereo P.K.S and Curb Stomp to win the NYCCW Tag Team Championship.

On the 2nd of September episode of Lights Out, Drake won his first singles match against "70's Rocker" Matt Jones when he caught a moonsault and hauled him up for a P.K.S. Following the match, Chase Anderson approached Drake backstage and made him an offer to join his stable Corrupted Souls, telling him that he carried Scotty Adams to those Tag Team titles, and a much more prosperous singles career awaited him if he abandoned Scotty and joined Chase. He told Drake to watch Scotty later in the night - who was in a Fatal-Four way for the All-Action championship - and said that Scotty couldn't survive without him. Scotty was the man pinned in the fatal four way later that night.

NYCCW World Heavyweight Title Reign and Feud with Nick Malone (2011)
The following week saw NYCCW change timeslots from Thursday night to Saturday night and re-brand their weekly show to ''Saturday Night Bright Lights. ''On the first edition of Bright Lights, on the 10th of September, Drake went face to face with Scotty following a backstage interview in which he said he was entertaining Chase's offer, and told of his annoyance at not being in the Number One Contender's match for Nick Malone's NYCCW World Title. Later that night, Scotty lost to Chase Anderson, and Drake defeated Chase's partner in Corrupted Souls; the big man Mark Matterson, after finally hitting a P.K.S on the fourth attempt. Before the main event, backstage, Nick Malone cut a promo to a camera about being attacked multiple times over the last three weeks. He was interrupted by Drake, who offered an alliance - though he had his eye on that World title.

On September 17th, at Bright Lights #2, Hunter defeated Chris Gibson to a huge pop - continuing his undefeated streak in NYCCW while gaining more and more popularity - after he superkicked Gibson out of the air and followed up with a P.K.S, getting revenge for Nick Malone. After the match, Malone saved Hunter from a beatdown at the hands of Gibson and his tag partner Obral, leading to a massive brawl in the ring between all of NYCCW's feuding stars. The show ended with Nick Malone holding the World title high after hitting the Re-Awakening on the Number One Contender Stytch, while Drake smirked on top of the ramp.

September 24th saw NYCCW's second ever PPV: Fall Brawl, where Drake Hunter defeated Nickey Nude. Later that night, Nick Malone retained his World championship after putting Stytch through the announce table with a Re-Awakening. Drake would come out to rescue Malone from an attack by Chase Anderson and Obral. However, his reaction turned from extremely popular to instant villain as he turned on Malone, nailed him with a P.K.S and walked out with his World title to end the show. The following week on Bright Lights #3, Drake challenged Nick Malone for the NYCCW World Heavyweight championship. After failed interference from Chris Gibson, Nick Malone attempted a Re-Awakening, but Drake countered it, picked him up on the rebound and hit the P.K.S to win the NYCCW World Heavyweight Championship.

On Bright Lights #4, Drake defeated Van Gorgeous after hitting him with the World title while Alyssa distracted the referee. On October 8th at Bright Lights #5 Drake cut a scathing, villainous promo, lashing out at the NYCCW fans, showing his true, "bad guy" self. NYCCW Tri-State Champion Van Gorgeous interrupted the promo, and cost Drake his match against PT Merciless following the promo; giving Drake his first loss in the company. Following the match, Drake, Gibson, Anderson, Matterson, Gorgeous and Merciless brawled in the centre of the ring. On October 15th, Drake defeated Rye Payne via pinfall. On October 30th, two weeks later, Drake lost his World Heavyweight Championship to Van Gorgeous at Highway to Hell in a five man Hell in a Cell match after interference from Ace Styles. On the 5th of November, at Bright Lights #7, Drake staked his claim to regain his title when he beat Raven - who'd been rising up the ranks at an alarming pace - after nailing the Three Kings and P.K.S. Later that night, Drake cost Van Gorgeous his Tri-State title after interfering in the Fatal Four Way match, obtaining a small measure of revenge against the man who took his title. On November 12th, Drake lost to Stytch in the main event. On November 19th at Bright Lights #9, Drake lost to Johnny Clash and suffered an attack by Van Gorgeous after the match, but was saved by Stytch. At NYCCW's PPV Blood, Sweat and Tears, Drake was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain his World title against Van Gorgeous and Stytch.

The Devil's Uprising (2011)
At Bright Lights #10, Hunter defeated Envy after rolling her up and using the ropes for leverage. Envy snapped afterwards, attacking Drake to a pop from the fans. Following the match, Envy was taken out by a group of men containing Chris Barbaros, Austin Jackson and Tyson Cole. Drake set a chair up on the announce table after the beatdown, and announced the group was being led by the Punk; and was titled The Devil's Uprising. On December 3rd at Bright Lights #11, Drake beat Rob Zuckerman after locking in the Anaconda Vice. Later in the evening, The Devil's Uprising attacked Raven after Envy turned on her, and was revealed to be the fifth member of the group. On December 10th at Bright Lights #12, Drake defeated Raven with the P.K.S. On the December 17th edition of Bright Lights, Drake defeated old nemesis Nick Malone via pinfall. After the match, Malone was attacked by a mystery man, who was assumed to be part of the Devil's Uprising. While Drake was posing in the centre of the ring, the lights cut out and and a video played with a creepy code at the end.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing Moves
 * P.K.S [Punk Knockout Shot]/Fall From Grace (Fireman's Carry lifted forwards into a knee to the face/jaw) - 2007-2012; 2015-present
 * State of Grace (Running Knee Trembler) - 2015-present
 * Death in Advance (Sliced Bread #2) - 2012-2015
 * Anaconda Vice
 * End of Days (Spinning Sheerdrop Brainbuster) - 2007-2008; 2013
 * Blackout (Leaping Reverse STO) - 2012-2014
 * Signature Moves
 * The Three Kings (Three Superkicks: first to a standing opponent, second to the knee and third to the jaw of a kneeling opponent; WITH handgun theatrics)
 * Executioner's Day (Vertical Brainbuster lift dropped head first onto the knee)
 * In Spite of Valour (Straightjacket Lungblower)
 * Deus Ex Machina (Butterfly Lift Backbreaker)
 * Gatling Knees (Slingshot Knees to an opponent seated in the corner)
 * Spinning Back Kick to the Skull of a kneeling opponent
 * Back Suplex Lift into a Double Knee Backbreaker
 * Springboard Moonsault into a Reverse DDT
 * Bridging Butterfly Supex
 * Frog Splash
 * Springboard Spinning Wheel Kick
 * Suplex Lift Release into a Superkick
 * Backslide Driver
 * Straightjacket Neckbreaker
 * Tiger Suplex
 * Turnbuckle Reverse STO
 * Step-Up Enzugiri
 * Single Leg Boston Crab
 * With Trent Omega
 * Double Team Finishing Moves
 * Inversion X (Hook and Ladder (Trent)/Diving Inverted Lungblower (Drake) combination)
 * Malevolence I (Inverted Powerslam Position (Trent)/Top Rope Diving Double Foot Stomp while opponent is held up (Drake) combination)
 * Malevolence II (Back Suplex Lift over head (Drake) onto partner's shoulders for a Powerslam position (Trent)/Headlock Driver (Drake) combination)
 * Mayday Signal (Running Discus Lariat (Trent)/Simultaneous running chop block (Drake) combination)
 * Double Team Signature Moves
 * Spellbinder (Shining Wizard (Trent)/Running Step-Up Enzugiri (Drake) combination)
 * Boomstick Barrage (Neckbreaker Spin out into a Knee to the Face (Drake), European Uppercut (Trent), Rolling Elbow (Drake), High Knee to the jaw (Trent), Kick to the back of the knee (Drake) Spinning back kick (Trent) combination)
 * Sweet Dreams (Double Superkicks)
 * Vertical Brainbuster (Trent)/Roundhouse Kick (Drake) combination
 * With Chris Cable
 * Double Team Finishing Moves
 * Ode to Amnesia (Neckbreaker position (Cable) release into a rolling elbow (Cable)/Simultaneous Superkick (Drake) combination)
 * With Scotty Adams
 * Double Team Finishing Moves
 * Callous Intent (Sit-out Powerbomb (Scotty)/Lungblower (Drake) combination)
 * Managers
 * Madison Watson
 * Alyssa Young
 * Nicknames
 * "The Punk"
 * "Professional Wrestling's Real Saviour"
 * "The Prodigy"
 * "Australia's Finest"
 * Entrance Themes
 * "Animal I've Become" by Three Days Grace
 * "City" by Hollywood Undead
 * "Believe" by Disturbed
 * "Chalk Outline" by Three Days Grace
 * "Painkiller" by Three Days Grace
 * "Wake Me Up" by Crown the Empire
 * "The End is Coming" by Sevendust