| Doc Gallows | |
|---|---|
 Gallows in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Andrew William Hankinson[1] |
| Born | (1983-12-22)December 22, 1983 (age 41)[2][3] Cumberland,Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fairmont State University |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big XLG[4] Deacon Deville[5] D.O.C.[6] Doc Gallows[2] Dorian Deville[5] Festus[5] Festus Dalton[5] The Freakin' Deacon[5] ImposterKane[5] Isaiah Cash[7] Johnny 99[8] Justice Dalton[5] Keith Hanson[9] Luke Gallow[10] Luke Gallows[11] The Masked Assassin[5] Sex Ferguson[12] Super Festus[13] Tex Ferguson[14] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[11] |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (132 kg)[11] |
| Billed from | Tokyo,Japan by way ofChicago,Illinois |
| Trained by | Hulk Hogan |
| Debut | 2005 |
Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and his three tenures inWWE, where he performed under thering namesDoc Gallows andLuke Gallows respectively.
Hankinson began his career in 2005 and participated in that year'sWWE Tough Enough, a contest created by WWE to find new prospects. Despite not winning the competition, he signed a development contract and was assigned toDeep South Wrestling, WWE's farm territory. In 2006, he started a feud withKane, where Hankinson used Kane's old attire and mask, being calledImposter Kane. They faced each other atVengeance where Hankinson was victorious. He was repackaged asFestus, a quiet man who turns insane when the bell rings. He teamed withJesse for almost two years before the two were split. Following this, he went on a brief hiatus from television before reappearing asLuke Gallows, theenforcer and "disciple" ofCM Punk in theStraight Edge Societystable until his release from the company in 2010.
After leaving WWE, he signed a contract withTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2011, where he became member of the villainous stableAces & Eights under thering nameD.O.C. (Director of Chaos). He left TNA in 2013 and then signed a contract with the Japanese promotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring nameDoc Gallows. He made his debut in the2013 World Tag League as the partner ofKarl Anderson, joining the infamousBullet Club stable. Gallows and Anderson won the Tag League and, during the following three years, they won theIWGP Tag Team Championship three times.
Gallows and Anderson would leave NJPW for WWE along with Bullet Club leaderAJ Styles in 2016. Again as Luke Gallows, Gallows and Anderson would work as a tag team and, sometimes, as a stable with Styles known as The O.C. (The Original Club). They would win theWWE Raw Tag Team Championship twice, as well as theWWE Tag Team World Cup, a one night tournament between tag teams. They were released in 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and, three months later, returned to TNA (which was known asImpact Wrestling from 2017 to 2024), where they won theImpact World Tag Team Championship in November. Their contracts with Impact expired in 2022 and that October, Gallows and Anderson returned to WWE and reunited with Styles as The O.C.
Hankinson began his career in West Virginia withMason-Dixon Wrestling and inPennsylvania with the World Star Wrestling Federation (AWA/World Star Wrestling), Summit Wrestling Association of Southern Pennsylvania, andMaryland-based promotions National Wrestling League and the Eastern Wrestling Alliance,[15] wrestling as Dorian Deville, and for West Virginia's Championship Pro Wrestling as the masked wrestler Dargon. He also played college football atFairmont State University.
In April 2005, despite failing to make it as one of the final ten contestants on the$1,000,000 Tough Enough, Hankinson was signed to a contract byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to theDeep South Wrestling (DSW)developmental territory.
Hankinson wrestled in DSW asDorian "Deacon" Deville before changing his ring name toThe Freakin' Deacon. He adopted thegimmick of a deranged, facepaint-wearing wrestler who came to the ring with a pet spider named Willow, whom he sometimes spoke to.[5] He formed a partnership with executivePalmer Cannon and his posterior associateDalip Singh, helping Cannon to gain DSW's ownership and attack his enemies, but Palmer and Singh betrayed Deacon and stole his spider. He then formed an alliance with announcer and wrestlerBill DeMott, who was in afeud againstThe Gymini. The team proved to be effective, but Deacon abandoned DeMott during a match, causing him to be beaten down until other wrestlers made the save. It was later revealed that Quintin Michaels had captured Willow and used it to blackmail Deacon into leaving, but he later got his pet back, regaining his freedom.[16]
On May 29, 2006, Hankinson debuted onRaw as an imposterKane. Wearing Kane's old mask and ring attire, hechokeslammed Kane during his match againstShelton Benjamin for theWWE Intercontinental Championship. Subsequently, Hankinson repeatedly attacked the real Kane during or after his matches. The pair finally faced off in a match at theVengeance pay-per-view, with Hankinson winning using one of Kane's trademark moves. One night later, however, the storyline was abruptly ended when the original Kane attacked the Imposter Kane, removed his mask, and threw him out of the building.
Hankinson returned to Deep South Wrestling, in addition to appearing atSmackDown!house shows. In August, he got involved in a storyline withThe Bag Lady, who acted as hisvalet andlove interest. Though he got often distracted by her, she helped him to win matches. In October, Deacon and Bag Lady formed an alliance withThe Major Brothers (Brian andBrett Major) against the team Urban Assault (Eric Perez,Sonny Siaki,Afa Anoa'i Jr. andG-Rilla), as their enforcer G-Rilla had clashed with Bag Lady earlier. In December 2006, Deacon defeated G-Rilla in a singles match, causing the rest of Urban Assault to turn on G-Rilla and beat him up.[16] Deacon then aided G-Rilla and formed a tag team with him, helping him to get revenge on Urban Assault. The pair also feuded with Team Elite (Derrick Neikirk andMike Knox) for theDSW Tag Team Championship. However, in March 2007 Deacon was beaten up with steel chairs by Neikirk and Knox and needed to be carried to the hospital by G-Rilla. There G-Rilla sat accidentally over Willow, which killed the spider and sent its owner into amental breakdown.[5]
On the May 11, 2007, episode ofSmackDown!, a vignette aired suggesting that Hankinson would be repackaged as Festus Dalton as part of a tag team using a Southern gimmick, alongside fellow WWE developmental talentRay Gordy.[17] On June 2, 2007, however, it was reported that WWE was dropping the "Dalton Boys" gimmick. The explanation for them not showing up onSmackDown was that they got lost on their way to the arena. Hankinson and Gordy had actually been sent toOhio Valley Wrestling, where Hankinson changed his name to "Justice Dalton".
Hankinson was then renamed "Festus" while Gordy was dubbed "Jesse", and on the June 29, 2007, episode ofSmackDown!, vignettes hypingJesse and Festus began to air. For weeks, Jesse was presented as the mouth-piece of the tandem, who was in awe of his tag team partner. Hankinson, however, played a character that wasmentally challenged and unresponsive. In spite of Festus' dimwitted nature, Jesse kept claiming that Festus was an emotionally driven and physically unstoppable giant. On the September 7, 2007, episode ofSmackDown!, there was a segment featuring Jesse and Festus now actually in the arena rather than in a studio. On October 5, Hankinson won his debut match onSmackDown! with Jesse.[18] When the opening bell rang, Festus' personality changed into a very focused and angry competitor as compared to the mentally disabled character he had portrayed.[18] When the bell rang to signify the end of the match, Festus returned to his docile self.[18] On the December 21 episode ofSmackDown!, Festus defeatedDeuce in a Santa Match, with both of them wearingSanta Claus outfits.[19] On the January 25 episode ofSmackDown, Jesse explained the reason that they had not been on television was because Festus has been seeing doctors about his "problems".[20]
In 2008, before the bell rang, Jesse explained that Festus had changed. However, Festus did not change and continued to make a determined and monstrous face after the bell had rung. On the March 21 episode ofSmackDown, Jesse and Festus had a chance to faceJohn Morrison and The Miz for theWWE Tag Team Championship, but Morrison and The Miz retained the title.[21] Festus received his first loss when he wrestled againstWorld Heavyweight ChampionThe Undertaker on the April 11 episode ofSmackDown, after passing out while in theHell's Gate.[22]
On April 15, 2009, Festus was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the2009 Supplemental Draft and, as a result, was separated from his tag team partner Jesse, who remained onSmackDown.[23]
After a three-month hiatus from television, Hankinson returned on the November 27, 2009, episode ofSmackDown, repackaged as avillain under the name Luke Gallows, sporting a new attire along with a goatee, shaved head, and a considerably well built frame. After accompanyingCM Punk to the ring for his match withMatt Hardy, Punk revealed that Gallows was actually Festus' true identity and claimed that Gallows' family and friends enabled hisalcoholic inclination, which led to the mental state he was in as Festus, before stating that Gallows was cured due to Punk showing him thestraight edge lifestyle.[24] On the December 11 episode ofSmackDown, Gallows and Punk defeated Hardy andR-Truth, after Gallows pinned Hardy with his new finishing move, the "Twelfth Step".[25] On the January 8, 2010, episode ofSmackDown, Gallows defeated Hardy.[26] The next week, Gallows and Punk defeated Matt Hardy andThe Great Khali,The Hart Dynasty, andCryme Tyme in a fatal four-way match to become the number one contenders for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.
On the February 8 episode ofRaw, The Straight Edge Society was eliminated in a Triple Threat elimination tag team match between them,The Miz andBig Show andDX for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Miz and Big Show became the new Unified WWE Tag Team Champions. AtWrestleMania XXVI Luke Gallows competed in a dark 30-man battle royal, which was won byYoshi Tatsu. On the April 13 episode ofNXT, he challenged CM Punk's rookieDarren Young and the stipulation, if Young lost, he would have had to surrender his hair to Punk and have it shaved bald. Gallows came close to getting the victory when Young came up with a roll-up and saved his hair, with Punk showing some favor to his rookie and Gallows seeming unhappy. AtExtreme Rules, during Punk's Hair match againstRey Mysterio, Gallows and Serena helped Punk throughout the match until they were banned from ringside.
On the July 2 tapings ofSmackDown, after a match between Luke Gallows and Kane, a security video was shown by Serena of her being caught drinking in a bar by Punk on the same day of The Undertaker's attack proving The Straight Edge Society's innocence in order to save Punk. Serena begged for forgiveness even after Punk warned her not to, but the Straight Edge Society simply left without her. The following week, however, Serena was forgiven by Punk for her actions, as they embraced, but Gallows did not approve. The following week Gallows was set to fight Big Show but gave the match to the SES Masked Man, who was unmasked asJoey Mercury during the match. On the September 3 episode ofSmackDown, Gallows and Punk faced The Big Show in a two-on-one handicap match, which Gallows and Punk lost. After the match Punk delivered the GTS on Gallows.
On the September 16 episode ofWWE Superstars, before a match withMVP, Gallows cut a promo announcing that he was no longer part of the Society by proclaiming he was his own man. Gallows went on to lose the match. On the September 24 episode ofSmackDown, Gallows began a slow face turn when he confronted CM Punk in a backstage segment stating that after defeating him, he would have a beer, but lost a match to Punk later in the night.
Gallows, now officially established as aface, defeatedVance Archer on the November 4 airing ofSuperstars.[27] His final television appearance was during a backstage segment in which Kane was looking for his father, on the November 19 episode ofSmackDown. Hankinson was released from his WWE contract on the same day, along with several other superstars.[28]
Hankinson wrestled on December 3, 2010, as "Keith Hanson", at anInoki Genome Federation (IGF) event, where he defeatedThe Predator.[29] At IGF'sGenome14 on February 5, 2011, he faced Predator again in a match that ended when an angryAntonio Inoki legitimately came to ringside shouting at them both to make them stop.[30] On January 29, 2011, he lost to ECW OriginalTommy Dreamer in a hardcore match at a National Wrestling Superstars (NWS) event in New Jersey. On March 25, 2011, Hankinson, working as Luke Gallows, made an appearance for the JapaneseApache Pro-Wrestling Army promotion, defeatingMakoto Hashi.[31] On May 29, 2011, Gallows debuted for NWA Rampage in Warner Robins, Georgia. Gallows defeated former Ring of Honor and TNA star by DQ after Rave's group, Jimmy Rave Approved, interfered. Afterwards an 8-man tag took place in which Gallows teamed with Kyle Matthews, J-Rod, & Frankie Valentine to defeat Rave, Sal Rinauro, Chip Day and Corey Hollis. On June 5 Gallows returned to NWA Rampage and lost to Heavyweight Champion Bull Buchanan. In August 2011, Hankinson andCliff Compton traveled to wrestle in Nigeria. He was defeated by The Great Power Uti of Nigeria who took his belt.[32]
Hankinson appeared on the World Wrestling Fan Xperience (WWFX) Champions Showcase Tour inManila,Philippines on February 4, 2012, where he wrestled under the name Luke Gallow (using his heel S.E.S. gimmick) in a losing effort toRhyno.[10]He also appeared at Wrestlerama in Georgetown, Guyana.[33] On October 6, 2012, he was defeated byScott Steiner in theHouse of Hardcore's first show.[34] On September 22, 2012, Luke Gallows would debut for Dynamite Championship Wrestling at their Annual Breast Cancer Benefit Event. He won the American Pro Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship in 2012 withKnux, but they were later stripped of the title, as they were made inactive, on March 1, 2013. From June 3 to 13, 2012, Hankinson, as Luke Gallows, worked a tour with the JapanesePro Wrestling Noah promotion, during which he often teamed withBobby Fish andRoderick Strong.[35][36][37] He appeared for Pro Wrestling Syndicate on May 18, 2013, along with Knux andD'Lo Brown.[38]Hankinson made his last independent appearance on January 16, 2016, billed as Luke Gallows when he unsuccessfully challenged Chris Nelms in aFatal 4-Way match for WrestleMerica Brass Knuckles Championship.[39]
On May 6, 2015,Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced Gallows as part of their roster.[40] Gallows and Karl Anderson main evented the first-ever GFW show on June 12, defeating the New Heavenly Bodies (Dustin and Justin) in a tag team match.[41]
On June 14, 2011, Hankinson wrestled a tryout dark match forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in which he was defeated byGunner.[42] In December 2011, Hankinson took part in TNA'sIndia project,Ring Ka King, under the ring name "The Outlaw" Isaiah Cash.[7][43] On June 21, 2012, Hankinson wrestled another tryout dark match for TNA.[44]
Hankinson began working TNA house shows as a masked member of theAces & Eights stable in September 2012.[45] On September 4, Hankinson confirmed that he had signed a contract with the promotion.[46] atBound for Glory, Hankinson and Knux (still masked) defeatedBully Ray andSting to gain full access to the Impact Zone. Hankinson was unmasked and revealed as a member of the Aces & Eights on the November 1 episode ofImpact Wrestling.[47] The following week, Hankinson, billed asD.O.C. (Director of Chaos), teamed with stablemateDevon in a tag team match, where they were defeated byKurt Angle andSting via disqualification. Having been told to show why he deserved a spot in Aces & Eights, D.O.C. afterwards put Sting through a table, before beating him with aball-peen hammer.[48] DOC made his TNA pay-per-view debut three days later atTurning Point, defeatingJoseph Park in a singles match.[49] On the December 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, D.O.C. was defeated byKurt Angle which ended by disqualification when Aces & Eights attacked Angle.
On December 9 atFinal Resolution, D.O.C. teamed with Devon and two masked members of Aces & Eights in a losing effort to Kurt Angle,Garett Bischoff,Samoa Joe, andWes Brisco.[50] on the December 13 episode of Impact Wrestling, D.O.C. and a masked man (members of Aces and 8's) lost toJames Storm andJeff Hardy. AtGenesis, D.O.C. was defeated by Sting in a singles match.[51] On the February 7 episode ofImpact Wrestling, D.O.C. and Devon were defeated byBully Ray and Sting in a Tables match.[52] On the February 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, Aces & Eights, consisting of D.O.C., Devon and Mr. Anderson defeated Sting,Hulk Hogan and Bully Ray in a six-man tag team match after they took Hogan out before the match. AtLockdown, Aces & Eights, consisting of D.O.C., Devon, Garett Bischoff,Knux, andMr. Anderson were defeated by Team TNA, consisting ofEric Young,James Storm,Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Sting in aLethal Lockdown match.[53] On the March 18 episode ofTNA Xplosion, D.O.C. lost to James Storm. AtHardcore Justice 2, Aces & Eights (D.O.C., Wes Brisco and Knux) lost to James Storm, Magnus andBob Holly in a Six-Man Hardcore Elimination tag team match. AtWorld Cup, D.O.C. a part of Team Aces & Eights started off when D.O.C and Knux defeated Team International'sFunaki andPetey Williams later that night Team Aces & Eights lost a Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team match to Team USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm,Kazarian,Kenny King andMickie James) failing to win the cup. on the April 4 episode of Impact Wrestling, Aces and 8s (D.O.C., Devon, Knux, Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff) defeated Kurt Angle, Eric Young, Samoa Joe, Magnus and Joseph Park in a ten-man tag team match. On the May 9 episode ofImpact, D.O.C. lost a match to Magnus. AtSlammiversary XI, D.O.C. and other members of the Aces and 8s helped Bully Ray defeat Sting in a No Holds Barred match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the June 13 episode ofImpact, D.O.C. participated in an Aces & Eights battle royal match for a spot in the2013 Bound for Glory Series, but ended up being thrown out by Mr. Anderson after refusing to get out of the ring, though not turning face. On the July 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, D.O.C. lost his bid to become the vice president of Aces and Eights as Knux gave his deciding vote to Mr. Anderson, to D.O.C.'s disgust.[54] On July 12, Hankinson's contract expired. Four days later, he announced he and TNA had officially parted ways. His departure was explained on screen as having turned in his kutte after losing the bid of Vice President to Mr. Anderson.[55]
On November 11, 2013,New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced Hankinson as a participant in the2013 World Tag League, where he would be teaming withKarl Anderson as part ofBullet Club, thus establishing himself as a heel.[2] Hankinson made his New Japan debut under the nameDoc Gallows on November 23, when he and Anderson defeatedBushi andKota Ibushi in a non-tournament match, with Gallows pinning Bushi for the win.[56] In the round-robin portion of the tournament, which ran from November 24 to December 7, Gallows and Anderson finished with a record of four wins and two losses, winning their block and advancing to the semi-finals.[57][58] On December 8, Gallows and Anderson first defeatedG.B.H. (Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma) in the semi-finals and thenTencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima) in the finals to win the 2013 World Tag League and earn a shot at theIWGP Tag Team Championship.[59][60] Gallows returned to New Japan on January 4, 2014, atWrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome, where he and Anderson defeatedK.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. andLance Archer) to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions.[61][62]
Gallows and Anderson made their first successful title defense on February 9 atThe New Beginning in Hiroshima, defeating K.E.S. in a rematch.[63][64] Their second defense took place on April 6 atInvasion Attack 2014, where they defeatedHirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata.[65][66] Gallows and Anderson's third successful defense took place just seven days later, during New Japan's trip toTaiwan, when they defeated Hirooki Goto andCaptain Taiwan.[67] On May 17, Gallows and Anderson made their fourth successful title defense againstThe Briscoes (Jay andMark) at a NJPW andRing of Honor (ROH) co-produced event,War of the Worlds, in New York City.[68] On June 21 atDominion 6.21, Gallows and Anderson made their fifth successful defense against Ace to King (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe).[69][70] From July 21 to August 8, Gallows took part in the2014 G1 Climax, where he finished ninth out of the eleven wrestlers in his block with a record of four wins and six losses.[71][72] On September 21 atDestruction in Kobe, Gallows and Anderson made their sixth successful title defense againstKazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi.[73][74] In December, Gallows and Anderson made it to the finals of the2014 World Tag League, after winning their block with a record of five wins and two losses.[75] On December 7, Gallows and Anderson were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata.[76] Gallows and Anderson's year-long reign as the IWGP Tag Team Champions came to an end on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, where they were defeated by Goto and Shibata.[77][78]
Gallows and Anderson regained the title from Goto and Shibata on February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka.[79][80] They lost the title toThe Kingdom (Matt Taven andMichael Bennett) on April 5 atInvasion Attack 2015.[81][82] They regained the title from The Kingdom on July 5 atDominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall.[83][84] From July 20 to August 14, Gallows took part in the2015 G1 Climax,[85] where he finished last in his block with a record of three wins and six losses. On August 2, he facedAJ Styles and was defeated, taking the Bloody Sunday, resulting in a loss.[86] On January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome, Gallows and Anderson lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma.[87] Hours after the event, it was reported that both Gallows and Anderson had given their notice to NJPW on the morning of January 4, announcing that they were leaving the promotion for WWE.[88][89] TNA later claimed that Gallows had agreed to return to the promotion, along with Anderson andAJ Styles, before the trio broke off communication with TNA over the Christmas holiday.[90] Though not under contract,[91] Gallows was expected to honor previously booked dates through February.[88] On February 14 atThe New Beginning in Niigata, Gallows and Anderson received a rematch for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, but were again defeated by Makabe and Honma.[92] On February 20, Gallows and Anderson wrestled their final NJPW match, where they teamed with Bullet Club stablematesBad Luck Fale andTama Tonga, losing toBobby Fish, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata, andKyle O'Reilly in an eight-man tag team match.[93]
On the April 11, 2016, episode ofRaw, Gallows andKarl Anderson (with Gallows reverting to his former WWE ring name, Luke Gallows) made their debut, attackingThe Usos, thus establishing themselves as heels.[94] On the April 18 episode ofRaw,Gallows and Anderson attackedWWE World Heavyweight ChampionRoman Reigns, following Reigns' promo withAJ Styles.[95] During this time, Gallows and Anderson helped Styles in his feud with Reigns, with Styles at first reluctant for their help. Gallows and Anderson wrestled their first WWE match on the April 25 episode ofRaw, defeating The Usos.[96] On the May 30 episode ofRaw, Styles would confront a returningJohn Cena who said the "new era" would have to go through him, before offering Styles his hand. Styles shook his hand, shortly before Gallows and Anderson interrupted. As Styles and Cena appeared ready to fight Gallows and Anderson, Styles instead beat down Cena repeatedly, reuniting The club.[97]
On July 19, as part ofWWE draft, both Gallows and Karl Anderson were drafted toRaw, while AJ Styles was drafted to SmackDown, splitting up The club.[98] On July 24 atBattleground, The Club wrestled together for the final time, in a loss to Cena andEnzo and Cass.[99] Gallows and Anderson then dropped Styles from the group and resumed feuding withThe New Day, leading up to aSummerSlam match for theWWE Tag Team Championship, which they won by disqualification because of show guestJon Stewart and a returningBig E getting involved.[100] AtClash of Champions, Gallows and Anderson failed to win the titles.[101] In November, Gallows and Anderson were announced as part of Team Raw for the10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match atSurvivor Series, which they won.[102] On the January 18, 2017, episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson appeared to defeatCesaro and Sheamus by pinfall for the Raw Tag Team Championship; however, due to Sheamus having hit the referee, the decision was reversed to a disqualification, leading to them winning the match but not the title.[103] On theRoyal Rumble preshow, Gallows and Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship for the first time.[104] They lost the title to the returningHardy Boyz atWrestleMania 33 in a fatal four-way tag team ladder match.[105] At thePayback kick-off show on April 30, Gallows and Anderson lost toEnzo and Cass.[106] For the rest of 2017, Gallows and Anderson were mostly off television, only appearing sporadically onRaw and mainly being relegated toMain Event.
On the January 1, 2018Raw, the duo turned face, in effect this marked Gallows' face turn for the first time since 2010, by appearing as former Bullet Club stablemateFinn Bálor's surprise tag team partners.[107] After a brief feud, they lost toThe Revival at theRoyal Rumble pre-show.[108] AtWrestleMania 34 on April 8, Anderson and Gallows competed in theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but did not win.[109] On April 17, Gallows and Anderson were both drafted toSmackDown as part ofSuperstar Shake-up.[110] On the May 22 episode ofSmackDown, Gallows and Anderson defeatedThe Usos to become number one contenders for theSmackDown Tag Team Championship,[111] but they failed to win the title fromThe Bludgeon Brothers on theMoney in the Bank pre-show[112] and also lost a rematch on the June 19 episode ofSmackDown.[113] AtWrestleMania 35 in April 2019, Anderson and Gallows wrestled in their second André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but again did not win.[114]
On the April 29 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson returned to the Raw brand, losing to The Usos.[115] As of that match, they had not won a match on television since they defeated The Usos in May 2018.[116]
In July 2019, it was reported that Gallows and Anderson had re-signed with WWE to five-year contracts.[117] After he lost aUnited States Championship match toRicochet, Gallows and Anderson helped Styles attack Ricochet, and reuniting The club as heels.[118][119] On the July 22 episode ofRaw, The club was renamedThe O.C., which means "Original Club".[120] On the July 29 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson became two-time Raw Tag Team Champions by defeating The Revival and The Usos in a triple threat tag team match.[121] They held the titles for a mere three weeks before losing them toSeth Rollins andBraun Strowman.[122]
AtCrown Jewel, Gallows and Anderson defeated eight other teams to win theWWE Tag Team World Cup.[123] Gallows competed in the men'sRoyal Rumble match at thenamesake pay-per-view, entering at No. 24 before being eliminated byEdge.[124] He and Anderson appeared atWrestleMania 36 during Styles'Boneyard match againstThe Undertaker.[125]
On April 15, 2020, Gallows (along with Anderson) was released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from theCOVID-19 pandemic.[126]
On July 18, 2020, Gallows and Anderson announced that they had signed two-year contracts withImpact Wrestling (formerly TNA) and would be appearing atSlammiversary.[127] At the event, Gallows (reverting to hisDoc Gallows in ring name) and Anderson, now known asThe Good Brothers, appeared at the end of the show helpingEddie Edwards fend offAce Austin andMadman Fulton before celebrating with Edwards, establishing themselves as fan favorites in the process.[128] AtBound for Glory, Gallows and Anderson competed in a Four-way tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship which was won byThe North. AtTurning Point (2020), Gallows and Anderson defeated The North to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time. On the December 16 episode of Impact Wrestling, Anderson pinned Chris Sabin by rolling Sabin up while pulling on Sabin's shorts for leverage. When Impact World Champion Rich Swann confronted Anderson about it, Anderson attacked him, turning heel in the process. Sabin and Alex Shelley then attacked Anderson but Gallows returned from injury and kicked Shelley in the head, turning heel as well. Anderson, Gallows andKenny Omega laid out Swann and the MCMG and then reunited Bullet Club.
On the February 19, 2022, at No Surrender, The Good Brothers rejoined the Bullet Club.[129][130]
Gallows with Anderson as The Good Brothers made their AEW debut at the end ofAEW Dynamite New Year's Smash Night 1, savingKenny Omega fromJon Moxley and making the "Too Sweet" hand gesture along with Omega andThe Young Bucks.[131] Gallows and Anderson were making appearances in AEW, due to a working relationship crossover deal withImpact Wrestling.[132]
In June 2021, it was announced that Gallows along with Anderson would be returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling for the first time since early 2016 as part of the United States–based showNJPW Strong and would compete in its Tag Team Turbulence tournament.[133]
On the October 10, 2022, episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson made their unannounced return to WWE asfaces, saving AJ Styles from an attack byThe Judgment Day after Styles fooled Finn Bálor into thinking he had joined them by embracing in a hug.[134] The O.C decided to take the Judgment Day on atCrown Jewel on November 5, 2022. The team ended up with a loss because ofRhea Ripley.[135] After the loss because of the interference,Mia Yim decided to join The O.C and help them fend off Ripley.
As part of the2023 WWE Draft, Gallows was drafted to theSmackDownbrand.[136][137]
On the February 20, 2024, episode ofNXT, Gallows and Anderson attackedAxiom andNathan Frazer andChase University (Andre Chase andDuke Hudson) after the two teams faced each other, turningheel for the first time since 2022 and marking Gallows and Anderson's return to NXT.[138] Gallows and Anderson wrestled their return NXT match on the April 25 episode ofNXT, defeating Edris Enofe and Malik Blade.[139] On February 8, 2025, Gallows (along with Anderson) was released from WWE for the third time.
GallowsandKarl Anderson along with fellow wrestlerRocky Romero run a podcast namedTalk'N Shop.[140]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | Festus | |
| 2009 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | Festus | |
| 2010 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 | Luke Gallows | |
| 2016 | WWE 2K17 | Luke Gallows | Downloadable content[141] |
| 2017 | WWE 2K18 | Luke Gallows | [142] |
| 2018 | WWE 2K19 | Luke Gallows | |
| 2019 | WWE 2K20 | Luke Gallows | |
| 2023 | WWE 2K23 | Luke Gallows | Downloadable content[143] |
| 2024 | WWE 2K24 | Luke Gallows |
Jeff Katz's Wrestling Revolution Project taped its first season in Los Angeles this past week. [...] Among the best matches were Hyde vs. Lord of War, Hyde vs. Killshot and Cornerstone vs. Johnny 99 (Luke Gallows).
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