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| Andrew Everett | |
|---|---|
| Everett in February 2014 | |
| Birth name | Drew Everett Wenkel |
| Born | July 9, 1992 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Andrew Everett Andrew the Giant Chiva IV Chiva Kid Cross Skyhunk |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] |
| Billed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) [1] |
| Billed from | Burlington, North Carolina |
| Trained by | Jeff Rudd [2] Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy |
| Debut | September 22, 2007 |
Drew Everett Wenkel [3] (born July 9, 1992), better known by the ring name Andrew Everett, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he became a one-time Impact World Tag Team Champion alongside DJZ. He has also wrestled for All Elite Wrestling, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling, Global Force Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Warrior Wrestling. [1] [4] [5]
Everett began his career under the masked persona of Chiva Kid; he unmasked in 2013. Everett has wrestled mostly on the independent circuit, appearing for promotions like OMEGA, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Global Force Wrestling (GFW) and Alternative Wrestling World (AWW). [6] [7] Internationally, Everett has wrestled for British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling.
On October 4, 2015, at Bound for Glory, Everett made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut in an Ultimate X match for the TNA X Division Championship but fell short as the match was won by Tigre Uno.
In April 2016, he made his return as a heel, interrupting a match between Trevor Lee, Eddie Edwards and DJZ, helping Lee, forming the stable known as The Helms Dynasty with Trevor Lee and Gregory Shane Helms. At One Night Only: Victory Road 2016, Everett defeated DJZ with help from Lee and Helms. He would then compete in a four-way match at Slammiversary for the TNA X Division Championship, in a losing effort. On the June 28 episode of Impact Wrestling , he participated in a battle royal to be the number one contender for the X Division Championship, but was eliminated by the winner Braxton Sutter. [8] On the July 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, he participated in an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship, in a losing effort. At Destination X, he lost a ladder match to be the number one contender to the X Division Championship. On the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Everett and Lee teamed with Marshe Rockett in a Team X Gold match against DJZ, Braxton Sutter and Mandrews in a losing effort.
On February 9, 2017, Everett was attacked by Trevor Lee and Gregory Shane Helms, kicking him out of the Helms Dynasty, turning him face in the process. On February 23, 2017, Everett ran down and saved DJZ from Lee and Helms. On the April 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Lee lost the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship to Low Ki in a Six-Way match including Everett, Sonjay Dutt, Dezmond Xavier and Suicide.
On the July 6 episode of Impact Wrestling episode of Impact, Everett entered the 2017 GFW Super X Cup Tournament. On July 13, he was eliminated in the first round by A. C. H.
On the October 5 episode of Impact!, Everett joined the alliance of Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley, losing to the team of Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams and Matt Sydal in a six-man tag team match, turning heel again in the process. [9]
On April 24, 2018, DJ Z and Everett defeated Eli Drake and Scott Steiner to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship, turning Everett face again. On April 26, 2018, Everett and DJZ lost the titles to The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz).
On September 18, Everett announced that he was granted his release from Impact Wrestling. [10]
On June 19, 2022, Everett returned to Impact Wrestling, replacing an injured Jack Evans in the six-man Ultimate X match at Slammiversary for the Impact X Division Championship. [11]
Everett has made three appearances for All Elite Wrestling, losing to Shawn Spears on an episode of Dark in 2022, Samoa Joe on an episode of Dark in August 2023, and Claudio Castagnoli on an episode of Collision in January 2024.