Doc Gallows

Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Luke Gallows. He is a member of the stable The O.C. (The Original Club). He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Doc Gallows. In NJPW, he was a member of the Bullet Club.

Doc Gallows
Gallows in May 2017
Birth name	Andrew William Hankinson[1]
Born	(1983-12-22) December 22, 1983 (age 40)[2] Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Fairmont State University
Spouse(s)	Nicole Hasmuk ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2011)​ Amber O'Neal ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2017)​ Bethany Hankinson ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big XLG[3] Deacon Deville D.O.C.[4] Doc Gallows Dorian Deville Festus Festus Dalton The Freakin' Deacon Imposter Kane Isaiah Cash Johnny 99[5] Justice Dalton Keith Hanson[6] Luke Gallow Luke Gallows[7] The Masked Assassin Sex Ferguson[8] Super Festus[9] Tex Ferguson[10]
Billed height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[7]
Billed weight	290 lb (132 kg)[7]
Billed from	Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Hulk Hogan
Debut	2005

In his first run for WWE from 2005 to 2010, Hankinson was known for various gimmicks: He played an imposter version of Kane in 2006. From 2007 to 1009 he teamed with Jesse as Festus, a quiet man who turned insane when the bell rang. In November 2009, he became Luke Gallows, the enforcer and "disciple" of CM Punk in the Straight Edge Society, until his release. After his time in TNA and NJPW, he returned to WWE along with former Bullet Club member Karl Anderson. They joined AJ Styles, who previously was their leader in the Bullet Club. Gallows and Anderson won the Raw Tag Team Championship twice. They were released in 2020, signed a contract with TNA, now called Impact Wrestling, and won the Impact World Tag Team Championship three times. In October 2022, they returned to WWE and reunited with Styles.

Championships and accomplishments

Gallows as IWGP Tag Team Champion.

• American Pro Wrestling Alliance
  • APWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Knux^[11]
• Impact Wrestling
  • Impact World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Karl Anderson^[12]
  • Impact Year End Awards (3 times)
    • Finishing Move of the Year (2020) – Magic Killer (with Karl Anderson)^[13]
    • Moment of the Year (2020) – The Good Brothers' Impact debut at Slammiversary, shared with the other returns and debuts that night^[14]
    • Tag Team of the Year (2021) – with Karl Anderson^[15]
• Lariato Pro Wrestling
  • Lariato Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Karl Anderson^[16]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Iceberg^[17]
• National Wrestling League
  • NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6][18]
• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Karl Anderson
  • World Tag League (2013) – with Karl Anderson
  • NJPW Strong Tag Team Turbulence Tournament (2021) – with Karl Anderson^[19][20]
• Rampage Pro Wrestling
  • RPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[21]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 65 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016^[22]
• River City Wrestling
  • RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Knux^[23]
• Southern Fried Championship Wrestling
  • SFCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Vanguard Championship Wrestling
  • VCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[24]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Gimmick (2012, 2013) Aces & Eights^[25][26]
• WWE
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Karl Anderson^[27]
  • WWE Tag Team World Cup (2019) – with Karl Anderson^[28]
• Other titles
  • Talk 'N Shop A Mania 24/7 Championship (1 time)^[29]

References

1. "ALLEGANY MAGAZINE: 20 Most Fascinating People: Drew Hankinson aka Luke Gallows". The Cumberland Times-News. January 16, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
2. ドク・ギャローズ. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 3, 2014.
3. "Roster". House of Hardcore. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
4. "D.O.C." Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
5. Meltzer, Dave (October 24, 2011). "October 24 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2011 Hall of Fame issue, GSP down, Bound for Glory and Bobby Roode, Hogan vs. Sting, giant issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 37. Jeff Katz's Wrestling Revolution Project taped its first season in Los Angeles this past week. [...] Among the best matches were Hyde vs. Lord of War, Hyde vs. Killshot and Cornerstone vs. Johnny 99 (Luke Gallows).
6. "Keith Hanson". Inoki Genome Federation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
7. "WWE Bio". WWE. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
8. "Former Luke Gallows Files Trademark for 'Sex Ferguson' •". April 27, 2020.
9. Alvarez, Bryan (November 20, 2010). "Sat update: UFC tonight, Survivor Series notes, Michaels accident, more releases, Tiffany talks, etc". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
10. "Luke Gallows". www.facebook.com.
11. "APWA World Tag Team Championship " Titles Database " Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
12. "Impact World Tag Team Championship History". Cage Match. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
13. "Best of 2020 Part 1 Recap". Impact Wrestling.
14. "Best of 2020 Part 2 Recap". Impact Wrestling. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
15. "Best of 2021 Part 1 Recap". Impact Wrestling.
16. Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 26, 2020). "Lariato Pro Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
17. "New NWA Southern tag team champions Luke... – The No Pain Train Iceberg – Facebook". facebook.com.
18. Tsakiries, Phil. "NWL Heavyweight Championship history". Solie. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
19. "NJPW Strong: Tag Team Turbulence Results (7/30): The Good Brothers Compete In Tournament Finals".
20. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 30, 2013). "NJPW Strong Tag Team Turbulence Tournament (2021)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
21. "RPW Heavyweight Championship " Titel-Datenbank " Cagematch". Cagematch.de. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
22. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
23. "RCW Tag Team Championship history". Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
24. "VCW Heavyweight Championship history". Archived from the original on December 6, 2004.
25. Meltzer, Dave (January 23, 2013). "The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593.
26. Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 35. ISSN 1083-9593.
27. "Raw Tag Team Championships". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
28. Powell, Jason (October 31, 2019). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship, Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury, Lacey Evans vs. Natalya". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
29. "Talk 'N Shop A Mania". Cage Match. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

Other websites

• Luke Gallows on WWE.com
• New Japan Pro Wrestling profile (in Japanese)