History Wrestling / DrewHankinson

* BreakupBreakout: Of Jesse and Festus. He's also done the best of all the Straight Edge Society aside from Punk.

** Eventually WWE got hit with this, as the trio of Gallows, Karl Anderson and AJ Styles that's clearly a spinoff of Bullet Club is simply called The Club.

* TrueCompanions: Was part of two stables made of this, Aces & Eights[[note]]Except for Bully Ray sans Devon to center him and temper his ego[[/note]] and Bullet Club. Also applies to RealLife with some of the members of each, as well as Wrestling/CMPunk and his close circle of friends—which may have something to do with his being the enforcer in the Straight Edge Society.

* SirSwearsALot: Nearly every sentence out of his mouth in NJPW contained a swear. They would've make a lot of money off them if they had a SwearJar.

* TookALevelInBadass: Twice in WWE; from his Festus gimmick to Luke Gallows, he went from something of a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass character to Wrestling/CMPunk's dangerous muscle. And then, after a several-year sojourn to TNA and Japan, he returned as a legitimately terrifying giant heel - with longtime partner Karl Anderson in tow.

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'''Andrew''' "'''Drew'''" '''Hankinson''' (born December 22, 1983) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er.

Shortly after beginning his career in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland-based promotions, Hankinson auditioned for the ''[[Wrestling/WWEToughEnough $1,000,000 Tough Enough]]'' in 2005. Despite failing to make it as one of the final ten contestants, he was signed to a contract by Wrestling/{{WWE}} and was assigned to the Deep South Wrestling (DSW) developmental territory, where he wrestled as '''Deacon Deville''' before changing his ring name to '''The Freakin' Deacon'''.

On May 2006, Hankinson debuted on the main roster as an '''impostor Wrestling/{{Kane}}'''; wearing Kane's old mask and ring attire, attacking the real Kane during or after his matches. The pair finally faced off in a match at the ''Vengeance'' pay-per-view, with the impostor Kane. One night later, however, the storyline was abruptly ended when the original Kane attacked the impostor Kane, removed his mask, and threw him out of the building.

Hankinson returned to Deep South Wrestling, until in 2007 he re-appeared on the ''[=SmackDown!=]'' brand as '''Festus''', alongside Ray Gordy (son of Terry Gordy of The Fabulous Freebirds fame) as "Jesse", with the gimmick of a pair of Southern boys. Despite Festus looking dimwitted and unresponsive, Jesse was in awe of his tag team partner; this was revealed to be because when the opening bell rang, Festus' personality changed into a very focused and angry competitor as compared to the mentally challenged character he had portrayed, when the bell rang to signify the end of the match, Festus returned to his docile self. On April 2009, Festus was drafted to the ''Raw'' brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft and, as a result, was separated from his tag team partner Jesse, who remained on ''[=SmackDown!=]''.

Hankinson returned to ''[=SmackDown!=]'' on November, however, repackaged and now under the name '''Luke Gallows''', sporting a new attire with a goatee and shaved head. Wrestling/CMPunk later revealed that Gallows was actually Festus' true identity and claimed that Gallows' family and friends enabled him to become drug-addled, which led to the mental state he was in as Festus, before stating that Gallows was cured due to Punk showing him the UsefulNotes/StraightEdge lifestyle. Thus, Gallows became the enforcer and "disciple" of Punk, forming the Straight Edge Society alongside Serena Deeb, and later, Joey Mercury. After the stable broke up in September 2010, Hankinson was released from his WWE contract on November.

Hankinson would next appear prominently in Wrestling/{{TNA}} two years later in November 2012, where he was revealed to be a member of the {{heel}} Wrestling/AcesAndEights stable under the ring name '''D.O.C.''' (short for Director of Chaos). However, eight months later he left TNA after contract negotiations fell through, the departure being explained on-screen as him having turned in his kutte after losing the bid of Vice President of the stable to [[Wrestling/KenAnderson Mr. Anderson]].

On November 2013, Hankinson was revealed to have been brought in by Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling as a participant in the 2013 World Tag League, under the name '''Doc Gallows''', teaming with Wrestling/KarlAnderson as part of Wrestling/BulletClub. Instant chemistry and success followed, as Anderson and Gallows won the 2013 World Tag League tournament, then went on to become IWGP Tag Team Champions at ''Wrestle Kingdom 8''. Throughout the next couple of years, Anderson and Gallows would gain back and lose the IWGP Tag Team titles three times before both left the company for WWE in February 2016, shortly after fellow Bullet Club member Wrestling/AJStyles did the same.

* ActionDad: Gallows has a son from a previous relationship

* CatchPhrase: Nerds

* {{Ignore the Fanservice}}: Was one of the few men in New Japan that resisted the charms of Wrestling/MariaKanellis.

* RedBaron: "The Corn-Fed Colossus" as Festus, "The Detoxified Disciple" and "The Sin-Free Soldier" in the Straight Edge Society. "The Outlaw" as Isaiah Cash and Doc Gallows.

* Catchphrase: Nerds

** TNA came up with the DOC name since his more well-known name of Luke Gallows is owned by WWE.
** Mixed both names he used in WWE (Luke Gallows) and TNA (DOC) in New Japan, making him Doc Gallows. If we want to add to the mix, his RedBaron at the same time was taken straight from his days in Ring Ka King ("The Outlaw").

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In 2015, Gallows was one of many Bullet Club members who found themselves working traveling back and forth between Japan and the US, working heel in New Japan, face in ROH and US independents feds, so on and so forth.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: He was written out of the Aces & Eights by having him having turned in his kutte when the club voted Mr. Anderson the vice president over him due to contract negotiations with TNA falling through.

* RedBaron: "The Corn-Fed Colossus" as Festus, "The Detoxified Disciple" and "The Sin-Free Soldier" in the Straight Edge Society.

** Mixed both names he used in WWE (Luke Gallows) and TNA (DOC) in New Japan, making him Doc Gallows.

* {{Irony}}: Left Aces & Eights because he was passed over for second-in-command in favor of a man named [[Wrestling/KenAnderson K. Anderson]]. Turned up in Bullet Club just three months later as the tag team partner of its second-in-command and eventual leader, a man named [[Wrestling/KarlAnderson K. Anderson]].

* TrueCompanions: Was part of two stables made of this, Aces & Eights[[note]]Except for Bully Ray sans Devon to center him and temper his ego[[/note]] and Bullet Club. Also applies to RealLife with some of the members of each, as well as Wrestling/CMPunk and his close circle of friends—which may have something to do with his being the enforcer in the Straightedge Society.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Gallows' previous run in WWE has yet to be mentioned since his return, even though he's using the same name. Probably [[{{Unperson}} to avoid mentioning CM Punk]].

Hankinson returned to ''[=SmackDown!=]'' on November, however, repackaged and now under the name '''Luke Gallows''', sporting a new attire with a goatee and shaved head. Wrestling/CMPunk later revealed that Gallows was actually Festus' true identity and claimed that Gallows' family and friends enabled him to become drug-addled, which led to the mental state he was in as Festus, before stating that Gallows was cured due to Punk showing him the UsefulNotes/StraightEdge lifestyle. Thus, Gallows became the enforcer and "disciple" of Punk, forming The Straight Edge Society alongside Serena Deeb, and later, Joey Mercury. After the stable broke up in September 2010, Hankinson was released from his WWE contract on November.

** With Jesse as Jesse and Festus, and CM Punk as The Straight Edge Society in WWE.

* TheBrute: He served this role in every stable he was part of; The Straight Edge Society, Aces & Eights (alongside Knux and, on rare occasions, Bully Ray), and Bullet Club (alongside Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga).

** A chokebomb that has been called the Deacon Bomb, the Gallows Pole, the 12th Step, and the Hangman's Noose. During his 2009–2010 run in The Straight Edge Society, the Gallows Pole was a reverse full nelson slam.

* IHaveManyNames: Deacon Deville, The Freakin' Deacon, (Impostor) Kane, Festus, DOC/Luke Gallows, Isaiah Cash, Keith Hanson, Big XLG.

** In WWE, The Straight Edge Society.

* RedBaron: "The Corn-Fed Colossus" as Festus, "The Detoxified Disciple" and "The Sin-Free Soldier" in The Straight Edge Society.

* {{Smug Straight|Edge}} [[StraightEdgeEvil Edge Evil]]: A minion
* TrueCompanions: Was part of two stables made of this, Aces & Eights[[note]]except for Bully Ray sans Devon to center him and temper his ego[[/note]] and Bullet Club. Also applies to RealLife with some of the members of each, as well as Wrestling/CMPunk and his close circle of friends—which may have something to do with his being the enforcer in the Straightedge Society.

* {{Irony}}: Left Aces & Eights because he was passed over for second-in-command in favor of a man named [[Wrestling/KenAnderson K. Anderson]]. Turned up in Bullet Club as the tag team partner of its second-in-command and eventual leader, a man named [[Wrestling/KarlAnderson K. Anderson]].

* {{Irony}}: Left Aces & Eights because he was passed over for second-in-command in favor of a man named [[Wrestling/MrAnderson K. Anderson]]. Turned up in Bullet Club as the tag team partner of its second-in-command and eventual leader, a man named [[Wrestling/KarlAnderson K. Anderson]].

* IHaveManyNames: Deacon Deville, The Freakin' Deacon, (Impostor) Kane, Festus, DOC/Luke Gallows, Isaiah Cash, Big LG.

** With whoever he would be teaming as Aces & Eights in TNA. After all, all of the stablemates (except their boss, as they found out later) considered themselves TrueCompanions of each other.

** Eventually WWE got hit with this, as the trio of Gallows, Karl Anderson and AJ Styles that's clearly an spinoff of Bullet Club is simply called The Club.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Gallows' previous run in WWE has yet to be mentioned since his return, even though he's using the same name. Probably to avoid mentioning CM Punk.