Dak Draper

Real Name: Sam Udell
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 245 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 20
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Resides: Kansas City, Missouri
Pro Debut: November 30, 2012
Trained By: WWE Performance Center
Finishing Move: Draper Bomb

Biography

– Udell was a standout NCAA wrestler and was picked up by WWE off the back of his performances in 2011
– Upon reporting to NXT, Udell was given the ringname ‘Travis Tyler’
– Tyler made his in-ring debut at an NXT live event on November 30, 2012, defeating Sawyer Fulton
– Tyler would make occasional NXT television appearances as an enhancement talent through the summer of 2014
– Tyler was released from his WWE deal on August 1, 2014
– Udell debuted on the indies in September 2014, initially wrestling under his real name, then as ‘Sammy Six Guns Jr’
– On July 3, 2016, The Denim Club (Six Guns & Danger Dean) defeated The Lethal Latin Lovers (Xander Kreed & Golden Star) to win the LLL Tag Team Titles
– On July 30, Six Guns defeated Hoodlum to win the NRW Title
– On November 6, Six Guns defeated Royce Isaacs to win the Primos Title
– In 2017, Udell changed his ringname once again, becoming ‘Dak Draper’
– On April 1, 2017, Draper defeated Blaine Meeks in the final of a tournament to become the first NWL KC Champion
– On April 15, Draper defeated Gil Rogers to retain the NWL KC Title
– On April 29, Draper defeated Hans Ruger to retain the NLW KC Title
– On May 21, Draper defeated Jay Lutz to retain the NLW KC Title
– On June 10, Draper defeated Bobby Dean to retain the NLW KC Title
– On June 24, Draper defeated Thor Theriot to retain the NLW KC Title
– On July 22, Draper defeated Marty Casaus to retain the NLW KC Title
– On August 4, Draper defeated Stevie Richards to retain the NLW KC Title
– The next day, Draper defeated Thor Theriot & Blaine Meeks to retain the NLW KC Title
– On August 19, Draper defeated Jack Foster to retain the NLW KC Title
– On September 2, Draper defeated Blaine Meeks in a Hardcore Match to retain the NLW KC Title
– On September 22, Draper defeated Thor Theriot to retain the NLW KC Title
– On September 29, Draper again defeated Thor Theriot to retain the NLW KC Title
– On October 28, Draper defeated Lakota Red Cloud to retain the NLW KC Title
– The next day, Draper defeated Jet Royal to retain the NLW KC Title
– On November 5, Draper defeated Jack Foster to retain the NLW KC Title
– Draper worked a dark match prior to ROH Survival Of The Fittest 2018. He would become a regular for the company in 2019
– Draper won the 2019 ROH Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Austin Gunn in the final
– At Honor Reigns Supreme 2020, Draper defeated Danhausen
– On November 5, 2022, Draper defeated Moonshine Mantell, Jeremy Wyatt & Camaro Jackson to win the vacant CSW Title
– On December 10, Draper defeated Jeremy Wyatt to retain the CSW Title
– On the NWA Nuff Said pre-show, Draper & Mims defeated Jax Dane & Blake Troop
– On May 13, 2023, Draper defeated 1 Called Manders to retain the CSW Title
– On LLL’s 10th Anniversary Show, Draper defeated Royce Isaacs
– On June 24, Draper fought Jeremy Wyatt to a time-limit draw to retain the CSW Title
– On March 30, 2024, Draper defeated Jeremy Wyatt & Gil Rogers to regain the CSW Title, but would immediately lose it to Moonshine Mantell