Drew Michaels

Drew "Headbanger" Michaels (born September 3, 1980) is a professional e-wrestler who competes for Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW) on its Inferno brand.

Early life
Headbanger was born Andrew Michaels to a nice family somewhere in suburban America, the small city of Florence, South Carolina. His mother Mary was incredibly loving throughout his childhood but his father Wayne seemed constantly distant and cold to him, verbally degrading and eventually physically abusing the youth. This vile nature, inflicted upon both Drew and his mother, is revealed to be directed solely at them when Drew's younger brother Kevin is born. It eventually comes out much later in Drew's life that the abuse stems from the fact he is indeed not his father's son but instead the product of an affair Mary had with one Matthew Bryson, with whom Drew spent only a few months in his early childhood with before never laying eyes on him again. One still particularly traumatic time for Drew is when he brought an African-American friend home with him to study together and his father beat him ferociously in front of the other youth due to his racist leanings and just plan hate.

At the age of fourteen, Drew is caught with pot by his father; a drug Drew relied on heavily at the time to escape the pains of his home life. When his father threatens to beat him and his mother, Drew bolts for the door with a small bag of belongings; taking to the streets to escape his maniacal father and leave that life behind. Wayne never saw a need to get the police involved and used his political and business connections to suppress any investigation into Drew's disappearance. Much of Drew's time on the streets is unknown, he does not seem to like to speak about it much or even at all. The next known event that occurred in his life was at the age of sixteen, he had worked his way up to Ohio and was arrested for some minor charge and brought before one Judge Jim Osbourne for sentencing.

LOP Hardcore
Headbanger was able to return to America in 2002 and signed a contract with the LOP Hardcore division, a company that worked as an unsactioned developmental territory for the Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA). He made a quick impact (as everyone does) by defeating former PWA superstar Que for his first LOP Hardcore Championship. Headbanger continued to enjoy success in the Hardcore title hunt, getting caught in a feud with veteran Elbarto over respect for him and the title, as well as with fellow rookie Amwfan1 over the latter's obvious lack of intelligence. It was through these feuds that Headbanger earned the nickname, "The Violent One."

He continued to enjoy success as one of the longest running members of the division; battling against such superstars as Wevv Mang, Adeaton, BiggiE, "Sick" Nick, Stevie Richards V2 and Billy. However, during the early stages of the fight against the SAR, Headbanger disappeared. Speculation was rampant over the nature of this absence as the LOP Hardcore faithful waited patiently for him to return.

In 2004, after six months off, Headbanger returned by defeating Sharpshooter in a horrific attack. Upon his return, he was thrust into a feud with Sharpshooter and old enemy Adeaton, a battle that was evenly matched. So evenly matched, in fact, that the two men eventually joined forces against Sharpshooter, forming the Hardcore Greats.

As the Hardcore Greats, Headbanger and Adeaton dominated the division; having bloody feuds with Sharpshooter, Corso, Amwfan1, and the Hardcore Connection of R. Krippler and Mr. Nobody. However, no one was more hated by the Greats than Stevie Richards V2 and his associates, Misfit A and Boyd. A bloody feud between Headbanger and Stevie V2, drawn directly from the old feud between Stevie and Adeaton, consumed the division as every star was forced to pick sides. The feud culminated in a Best of Seven series of matches that many hardcore experts say may be the best in the world. Headbanger escaped the series with a win and most importantly: a contract with the PWA.

Psychotic Wrestling Alliance
In the summer of 2005 after the success of the Altered Reality II pay-per-view event, the Psychotic Wrestling Alliance began recruiting a new breed of talent to fill out their roster. In this recruitment process, The Illuminati, the stable who had just taken over Schizophrenia from owner Villiano 187, signed a number of new stars with Headbanger being one of them. Headbanger debuted at Schizophrenia LIVE from Salt Lake City, getting in the face of fellow LOP Hardcore veteran and new signee, Stevie Richards V2. The company allowed the two men to continue their feud from earlier in their career and they were booked, by Illuminati member Phantom Lord, in a tag team match against the forces of C.H.A.O.S. (Bobino and Majin). It was a losing effort for Banger but he was not pinned in the match-up, as Stevie gave up the win. After the match, a number of other recent signees interfered along with perenial jobber Norwegian Beast, setting up a rookie battle royal for the next week, a fight Headbanger won by eliminating last one Edible Matthewson; another old foe from his LOP Hardcore days. On the next Schizophrenia broadcast, Edible claimed revenge when Headbanger resorted to his old hardcore tactics and got himself disqualified by using a steel chair. After the match, Headbanger was set up and destroyed by Mass Chaos, Edible's new tag team partner. The next week, however, Headbanger got the win of his early career by defeating NPD, the man who had challenged for the PWA World title the week before, in a hardcore match.

The next week truly defined the rest of Headbanger's career when he challenged for the PWA Television title, recently vacated by Joey Hollywood due to Schizo GM Lou's executive order, and fell short because of an elimination by Red Dragon; a match NPD ended up winning. Confident he would get the shot he deserved at a man he knew he could beat, Headbanger defeated established star Red Dragon in a convincing victory that also marked the beginning of his transformation away from a solid heel to a face when he declared himself a hero to the people. This change was welcomed by the fans, who clamored to cheer for their new champion. Headbanger went on to participate in the $2 million cobrand ladder match at the PWA Honor Roll event but fell short of victory even after an impressive showing when Wevv Mang won the match. However, Headbanger bounced back and closed an important chapter of his career by defeating old enemy Stevie Richards V2, now sporting his real name of Trey Spruance, and international superstar Mr. Nobody at the Annihilation PPV. Prior to this match, Headbanger recruited the help of Trey's old girlfriend and manager Juliet Richards. Juliet continues to manage Drew's career and they have also fallen in love and began dating. After his bloody fight with Trey, Headbanger hugged his old rival and the two began a brand new relationship.

Trey and Headbanger joined forces after this match thanks in large part to a push from management to not only form more teams but to also keep the wild and degenerate Trey in line as Headbanger was known as a consumate professional who loved the business. The two were pushed into a quick feud with the successful tag team, the Witnesses. Headbanger lost to Sick Fixx one week and the team of Trey and Banger together lost to the combined Witnesses the next. However, after this match, Wevv Mang's newest protege, Random, declared these two men enemies of Wevv, a co-owner of the PWA, and had them; along with Edible Matthewson, who had challenged Wevv for interfering in one of his matche; suspended indefinately. As payback; the three men, now dubbed the Misfits by the announcers thanks to an offhand comment by Wevv, attacked each member of the Payroll, wrestler Wevv had taken under his wing, costing them their matches. Wevv was forced to un-suspend them but set up a match between the Payroll and the Misfits at the upcoming Revelations PPV with the winning team taking the services of Juliet since Mr. Nobody, now a member of the Payroll, had a crush on her. Also a punishment, Headbanger was forced to fight D. Hammond Samuels, the man who would be champion and the biggest heartless bastard on the roster. It was during his promo for this match the Headbanger unveiled his newest brainchild, Headbanger Productions. Headbanger lost the match after a valient struggle that saw him actually win by countout at one point until Wevv changed the rules of the match-up. It was this match that many inside of the PWA claim made Headbanger "legit" in their eyes and thus worthy of moving up the card.

At the Annihilation PPV, Trey Spruance was prevented from competing by Wevv Mang due to a minor injury and thus the remaining Misfits, Edible and Headbanger, were forced to fight the Payroll in a handicap match. However, due to his wording, they could get anyone to be their partner if they could find one in time. Headbanger approached rookie monster T.J. Rage about joining them but was shot down. However, T.J. relented and joined the match half-way through, helping the Misfits score the victory. This win saw T.J. Rage join the Misfits and the first mention of them as "brothers." On the next Schizophrenia, Headbanger once again defeated NPD, this time in a conventinal match. It was also this night that saw The Rabbi, the PWA United States champion, offer a title shot to the Misfit who was able to defeat his own "brothers" in a 4-way elimination match. Headbanger was victorious in this fight, despite Rabbi's cheating tactics as the guest referee, and was justly awarded a spot as the number one contender to the United States title. It was also around this time that Headbanger, along with his fellow Misfits, joined Pen's Revolution against the established stars of the company. Headbanger was a supporter of the cause but also an outspoken critic of some of the tactics, such as making Ham a target. Never the less, Headbanger joined up with his Revolution brothers Pen and "Sick" Nick to defeat a trio of rookies on Vertigo. Also, Headbanger claimed a spot in the second annual Owner's Cup tournament, defeating Spectre in a huge upset only to fall victim to Cyrus in round two after a heated contest.

Headbanger's match with Rabbi for the United States title easily took top place as the biggest match of his career as the Violent One went into the match having been tortured for weeks by 'C.Y.W.', a mysterious person or persons thought to be connected to The Rabbi. Headbanger, however, was undaunted by the attacks and wrestled the match of his career against Rabbi but was unable to take the title home, instead winning by disqualification. Due to this controversial finish, Headbanger still claims number one contendership to the title and still holds a personal grudge against The Rabbi. Immediately after Schizo's Wild, Headbanger lead his fellow Misfits, representing the Schizo brand, against Team Skittles; N'itomniskittel, Retribution, Krimson Mask, and Cyrus; representing the Pyromania brand, at Altered Reality III in a losing effort; though Banger was the last man standing for his team; being eliminated by Krimson Mask after overcoming both Retribution and N'itomniskittel on his own. Also at AR3, Headbanger was promised another PWA United States title shot against The Rabbi at the PWA Homecoming show in a No DQ match, which he won in a dominant fashion, with yet another steel chair shooting star press. Just prior to winning the United States title, it was announced that the Misfits, Headbanger included, were being sent to Pyromania in the draft, a move welcomed by all four members. After the Homecoming show, PWA cameras caught a confrontation between International champion D.Hammond Samuels and Headbanger, a confrontation that led to Ham declaring Headbanger a non-person to him.

Headbanger welcomed the first week of the new Pyromania, defeating PWA World Television champion Robert Lillehammer in his first title defense. On the next Pyromania, Headbanger and Juliet shared their views on current PWA affairs when one Jonathan Blackwell kidnapped The Violent One's girlfriend and manager. This is expected by many to be Blackwell's way of getting a United States title shot from the young man, most likely at The Rising, Pyromania's next PPV. Also during this time, Al Boo Boo; a one time friend of Headbanger, reveals that X was the mysterious C.Y.W who was torturing the young man. Banger made a surprise appearance on the next Schizo, reavealing that he would be facing X at the next Schizo PPV, At All Costs, in a hardcore grudge match. After a riveting interview segment on Pyromania 9.3, Banger has been scheduled to face X, Blackwell, and Robert Lillehammer in a 6-man tag match with T.J. Rage and Homicide as his partners in the main event of Pyromania 9.4, a match he and his team won with little problem when Rage is able to pin Blackwell after the ghoul attempted to run from Banger. Headbanger went 1-1 in his PPV appearances, dropping his Schizo match to X but destroying Blackwell in the Dark Carnival. After that match, Headbanger proposed to his girlfriend Juliet Richards, who accepted. He also discovered she was pregnant with his child.

It was around this time a dispute in management caused the Psychotic Wrestling Alliance name to split away from the fed, leaving it renamed Lords of Pain Wrestling after the circuit many of the founding fathers of the fed participated in. Headbanger rolled into the LPW Inferno, the new name for Pyromania, Australian tour with massive momentum; defeating Latimer Morven in his next title defense. Headbanger was also extremely busy elsewhere in this show, as the Misfits added Mass Chaos to the fold and he confronted one D. Hammond Samuels on some comments he has uttered. This confrontation led to something much more sinister as Ham decided to intervene at Headbanger's wedding to Juliet at the next Inferno broadcast, punching Juliet in the stomach and effectively aborting Headbanger's child on the same night that Spectre awarded the next International title defense to Headbanger. Emotionally crushed, Drew struggled on and defended his title in a losing effort, a Seven Man Ladder Match against N'itomniskittel, Latimer Morven, X, Rogue, The Sublime, and the eventual winner Damion Kross due to the interference of D. Hammond Samuels.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Wicked DDT/The Final Cut (Fisherman DDT)
 * The Killswitch (Dragon Superplex)
 * The Execution (Guillotine Legdrop)
 * Shooting Star Press (with steel chair on own chest)
 * Favorite moves
 * Texas Cloverleaf
 * Variety of Suplexes
 * Facebreaker to Knee
 * Running European Uppercut
 * Samoan Drop
 * Headbutt
 * Backbreaker


 * Nicknames
 * '''The Violent One
 * The Choosen One
 * Socialist Superhero
 * Christian Champion


 * Manager
 * Juliet Richards


 * Stables
 * The Misfits (with Trey Spruance, Mass Chaos and Sean Jensen in LPW.  Formerly included Edible, T.J. Rage and Ken Ryans)
 * Madcore Misfits (with Tromboner Man)
 * SPARTA (with Nick Bryson in FMW)
 * Ties of Blood (with Trey Spruance and T. Ekstreme in FMW)
 * Hardcore Greats (with Adeaton in LOP Hardcore division)


 * Theme music
 * "Them Bones" by Alice In Chains (Used during entire LOP Hardcore career; used in PWA from debut until Schizos Wild 2006)
 * "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth (Used in PWA from Schizos Wild 2006 until drafted to Pyromania)
 * "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against the Machine (Used in PWA from Pyro 9.1 to present)
 * "Army of The Sun" by Roadrunner United (Used in 3W)
 * "My Assasin" by The Bled (Used in FMW)
 * "Sad But True" by Metallica (Used in PWA with the Misfits from Revelations 2006 until Altered Reality III)
 * "Fully Alive" by Flyleaf (Used in FMW with Ties of Blood from founding to break-up)
 * "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins (Used in PWA with the Misfits from Altered Reality III to present)
 * "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash (Currently used in FMW)

Championships and accomplishments

 * F'n Hardcore Territory
 * FHT Television Championship
 * FHT Tag Team Championship (with Crazy Ash Killa)


 * Full Metal Wrestling
 * FMW World Heavyweight Championship
 * FMW Ultraviolent Championship
 * FMW C-4 Championship
 * Mount Vesuvius Match (2007)
 * FMW Debate Winner (2 times)
 * FMW Anarchy Superstar of the Year (2007)
 * FMW Feud of the Year (2009) SPARTA (with Nick Bryson) vs. Jaro


 * Lords of Pain Wrestling
 * Martinez Cup (2008)
 * LPW International Heavyweight Championship
 * LPW United States Championship
 * LPW Undisputed World Tag Team Championship (with Tromboner Man)
 * First overall draft pick in LPW 2008 Draft


 * World Wildzone Wrestling
 * 3W United States Championship