Tommy Drake

Infobox Wrestler
name=Cory Carey


names=Tommy Blaze
"Limited Edition" Tommy Drake
height=height|ft=6|in=4
weight=convert|275|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date=birth date and age|1979|8|21
death_date =
birth_place =Des Moines, Iowa
resides=Gilbert, Arizona
billed=Des Moines, Iowa
Phoenix, Arizona
trainer=Michael Modest
Donovan Morgan
Rick Thompson
debut=December 12, 2000
retired=

Cory R. Carey (born August 21, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tommy Drake. Best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and various Indy's in the United States. Drake wrestled dark matches for World Wrestling Entertainment, and made regular appearances on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown.

Career

Carey grew up in rural Iowa, and began wrestling at age ten. Carey attended Canby High School in Oregon, graduating in 1997 at age seventeen. Working odd jobs after high school, Carey moved to Hayward, California, at the request of Ed "Moondog" Moretti, and attended the APW Boot Camp. There he was trained by Michael Modest, Donovan Morgan, and Ric Thompson. He debuted in All Pro Wrestling on December 12, 2000 in Vallejo, California as Tommy Blaze, scoring a victory over Kid Chrome.

Soon after his debut Drake began feuding with various APW wrestlers. In 2000, Drake and Donovan Morgan began the training of The Great Khali. Khali lived with Drake in a small apartment in Hayward, California, until Khali left for Japan and eventually the WWE.

After a falling out with APW, Drake jumped ship to Pro Wrestling Iron, started by Donovan Morgan and Mike Modest. Drake became an assistant trainer, and would train PWI's students when not in Japan. In 2001 he helped further the training of Tough Enough winner John Morrison, who went on to become the ECW heavyweight champion.

Drake's first tour of Japan came in 2001. Drake tag teamed with Scorpio and Bison Smith, and faced such opponets as Jun Akiyama, Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Yoshihiro Takayama.

Drake wrestled his last match for the WWE on March 27, 2003 in San Jose. He faced Sean O'Hare on Smackdown. Drake was upset with O'Hare after dropping him on his head twice during the match, and felt that the WWE was headed in a bad direction. Drake felt that the companies in the United States were about hiring wrestlers with great looks but lacking talent. Drake decided not to work for WWE any further.

Pro Wrestling Iron, held its first show on May 31, 2002 in Ukiah, California. PWI negotiated a talent swap agreement with NOAH that saw Japanese wrestlers such as Misawa, Naoya Ogawa, and Takao Ōmori appear on PWI shows. Drake teamed up with Bison Smith to face Danny Dominion and Ace Steel. Drake and Bison scored a victory, the match lasted a grueling 50 minutes.

Current Independent & Other Work

In 2003 Drake moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and began wrestling for Impact Zone Wrestling. Drake wrestles for IZW and AZWO in Arizona from time to time, but has yet to make a full comeback. Drake was the main event in 2006 when he faced TNA Impact star Relic at Wild West Championship Wrestling's inaugural show. The show was held at a boxing sport arena in Phoenix, Arizona. In October 2007 Drake starred in the reality show Casting Call, filming for Big Sky Motion Pictures in New Orleans. The show is set to air next year in conjunction with writer/director Mars Callahan's latest movie, Spring Break '83.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**"Drakes Landing" (Top Rope Elbow Drop)
**Latest Edition (Straight Jacket Neck Breaker)
**Spine Buster
**Russian Leg Sweep
**Power Bomb
**Moonsault
**Dropkick

*Managers
**CC Star
**Beaver Las Vegas

*Nicknames
**Limited Edition
**Beyond The Best
**Trainer Of Champions

Championships and accomplishments

*All Pro Wrestling
**APW Internet Championship (1 times)
**APW Universal Championship (1 times)
*Cauliflower Alley Club
**CAC Future Legend Award Runner Up (2003)
*Midwest Championship Wrestling
**MCW T3 Tournament Finalist (1 time)- with Vinnie Massaro
*Pro Wrestling Iron
**PWI Tag Team Championship ( time)
*Arizona Wrestling Order
**AZWO Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

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3. [http://www.upw.com/superstars/tommydrake.htm "Tommy Drake"] . UlitimateProwrestling.com Retrieved on September 26, 2008

4. [http://www.wormwoodchronicles.com/overtheropes/st/tetsuacademy.html "Tommy Drake"] . WormwoodChronicles.com Retrieved on September 26, 2008

5. [http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/6841/ "Tommy Drake"] . WrestlingObserver.com Retrieved on September 26, 2008

6. [http://www.intherotation.com./staff.html "Tommy Drake"] . InTheRotation.com Retrieved on September 26, 2008

7. [http://forums.prowrestlingfans.com/showthread.php?t=18853 "Tommy Drake"] . ProWrestlingFans.com Retrieved on September 26, 2008

8. [http://bigskymotionpictures.com/website/projects/castingcall/photos1/index.htm "Cory Carey"] . Bigskymotionpictures.com Retrieved on September 24, 2008

9. [http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/modest.html "Tommy Drake"] . OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com Retrieved on September 27, 2008

10. [http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=9913 "Tommy Drake"] . 1wrestling.com Retrieved on September 27, 2008