Doc Gallows

Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer under the ring name Doc Gallows. He is best known for his tenures in WWE, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Hankinson began his career in 2002 and participated in that year's WWE Tough Enough, a contest created by WWE to find new prospects. Despite not winning the competition, he signed a development contract and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling, WWE's farm territory. In 2006, he started a feud with Kane, where Hankinson used Kane's old attire and mask, being called Imposter Kane. They faced each other at Vengeance, where Hankinson was victorious. He was repackaged as Festus, a quiet man who turns insane when the bell rings. He teamed with Jesse for almost two years before the two were split. Following this, he went on a brief hiatus from television before reappearing as Luke Gallows, the enforcer and "disciple" of CM Punk in the Straight Edge Society stable until his release from the company in 2010. After leaving WWE, he signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2011, where he became member of the villainous stable Aces & Eights under the ring name D.O.C. (Director of Chaos). He left TNA in 2013 and then signed a contract with the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Doc Gallows, making his debut in the 2013 World Tag League as the partner of Karl Anderson, joining the infamous Bullet Club stable. Gallows and Anderson won the Tag League and, during the following three years, they won the IWGP Tag Team Championship three times. Gallows and Anderson would leave NJPW for WWE along with Bullet Club leader AJ Styles in 2016. Again as Luke...