2022: The Year of The Deathmatch Prince
2022 provided a year full of quality in the Deathmatch Wrestling scene. With travel restrictions getting looser than the previous year, some of the world’s best Deathmatch talents have been able to see much more action internationally. In the midst of all this, is where we find Drew Parker: the 25 year old Deathmatch Prince who more than left his mark on the year 2022.
In just one year, Drew competed for both of the major Deathmatch companies in Japan: Big Japan Wrestling and FREEDOMS. Parker spent the first half of the year finishing out his tenure in BJW by capturing the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship back in May. Soon enough, Drew emerged in FREEDOMS, aligning himself with ERE (a stable also featuring Toshiyuki Sakuda and Violento Jack). Two months after debuting, Parker would already challenge for and win the King of FREEDOM Championship. With this win, Drew would be the first Gaijin to win both major Japanese Deathmatch titles. To this day, Drew is still KFC Champion; successfully defending the title against Miedo Extremo, Masashi Takeda and Jun Kasai.
In the midst of his successes in Japan, Drew ventured out to the United States, Mexico and England through Game Changer Wrestling. With Mexico serving as new territory and England a return to his roots, it was his return to the United States where Drew had possibly one of the biggest rollercoaster weeks of his career. Drew would injure himself with a Kamigoye into Light Tubes; gouging his leg and prematurely ending his Violence X Suffering match with Arez. This injury would leave Drew Parker questionable for GCW’s Tournament of Survival 7 the following weekend.
But lo-and-behold, Drew would push through injury and compete in the tournament. Parker would first topple both Cole Radrick and fellow FREEDOMS roster member Rina Yamashita to make it to the finals. It was in the finals where Drew was faced with American’s most decorated Deathmatch Wrestler: “The Bulldozer” Matt Tremont. In a vicious No Rope Barbed Wire Finals, Drew would come out victorious with the very same move that injured him the week prior: a Kamigoye into Tubes.
With so much success under his belt, it is hard to imagine how much further Drew can take things in the New Year. As it stands now, Drew has one of the most important titles in the Deathmatch World, making him a big target in FREEDOMS. On top of that, Parker has ventured into Japan’s No Ring Wrestling scene with Chris Brookes in the form of BAKA GAIJIN. And while a lot is unknown you can follow Drew Parker on Twitter to see where he goes from here.
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