DVLH. Scotty Vortekz, Drake Younger, Danny Havoc, Insane Lane and Luke Hadley

Is he alive? DVLH Danny Havoc made his singles debut at the first annual Chri$ Ca$h memorial show on September 10, 2005. He defeated fellow CZW Academy graduate Andy Sumner with a Death Valley Driver off the ring apron through a barbed-wire board propped up on two chairs outside the ring. He started a long feud with DJ Hyde that included matches on CZW shows as well as STF (Stars of the Future) and NEXT shows. Havoc finally defeated Hyde at CZW’s April 2006 show “Any Questions?” Post-match, Hyde threw Havoc off of a balcony through a table. [5]

Havoc came into his own in 2007. He won the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship at the third annual Chri$ Ca$h memorial show on September 8 by defeating Joker, Scotty Vortekz, “Diehard” Dustin Lee, and Drake Younger in a five-way match.[6] On December 1, Havoc made it to the finals of IWA Deep South’s “Carnage Cup” tournament before falling to Freakshow.[7] A week later, on December 8, at CZW’s flagship show, Cage of Death, Havoc was the last member of Team CZW left standing on the top of the cage at the end of the big Cage of Death match.[8]

Havoc won the seventh annual Tournament of Death on May 17, 2008. In the first round, Havoc advanced by beating the Ram in a light tube bundles match. In the semi-finals, Havoc and Nick Gage advanced by beating Pinkie Sanchez and Greg Excellent in a fans bring the weapons match. In the finals, Havoc was pitted against Drake Younger, Scotty Vortekz, and Nick Gage in a no rope barb wire 200 light tubes match to a single pinfall.[9] During the match Havoc was chokeslammed on two chairs by Necro Butcher and was dropped out of the ring by Nick Gage, but his arm caught the barb wire and was badly cut from his triceps to his armpit.[10] The same year, he also won the IWA Deep South Carnage Cup, advancing over the Juggulator, WHACKS, and beating Nick Gage, Freakshow, and Corey Shaddix in the finals. He gained The CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship at Decision ’08 after then-Champion Drake Younger, who also held The CZW World Heavyweight Championship gave him the Title following a four-way match. [9]

Havoc recently made it to the finals of wXw’s Gorefest II tournament in Germany, losing to Thumbtack Jack in a lighttubes and barbed-wire pits match. Havoc had defeated Thumbtack Jack the month before in the US to retain his Ultraviolent Underground Title.

Havoc recently was also the center of a G4 Underground segment on Deathmatch wrestling in the US. It followed him to his defense of his Ultraviolent Underground Title against Thumbtack Jack and also his private life with his wife.

He has most recently been embroiled in a bitter feud with Switchblade Conspiracy founder Sami Callahan. This culminated in the 11th annual cage of death match, with Sami winning and attempting to cut Havoc with a knife, only to be cut off by the returning Necro Butcher.
Drake became a fan of wrestling at an early age, attending WrestleMania VIII and became a fan of Hulk Hogan, before discovering wrestlers such as Sabu and Cactus Jack, both of whom would become major influences. Drake joined the R.A.A.G.E Dojo, training under American Kickboxer, before debuting for the Insanity Pro Wrestling in Indianapolis, IN in 2002. Drake disappeared from wrestling for a little over a year, fighting personal addictions and attempting to rehab from a devastating car crash. In March 2006, Drake returned to Insanity Pro Wrestling in a losing effort “Diehard” Dustin Lee. In June 2006 Drake and Dustin Lee went at it once again but this time at IWA Mid-South’s King of the Deathmatches tournament. He defeated Dustin Lee in the 1st round in a cage match. but lost in round 2 against JC Bailey in a barefoot thumbtack deathmatch. Drake debuted for Combat Zone Wrestling in July of 2006 in the fifth annual Tournament of Death. Drake lasted to the finals but was eliminated by Nick Gage. The following year, he made it to the finals again and defeated Brain Damage to become the TOD 6 Champion. In February 2007, Younger defeated Ian Rotten, Mad Man Pondo, 2 Tuff Tony, Mickie Knuckles and “Diehard” Dustin Lee in a Hardcore Rumble to become the new IWA Mid-South Deathmatch Champion.[3] On November 24th, 2007, Drake competed in the Strong Style Tournament hold by wXw Germany. He defeated “Brusin” Marc Slater in the 1st round, but lost to Bad Bones in a 4-way elimination final. He was the final man to get eliminated.

Duration : 0:1:5

Read more…