drake durden
2X LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPION
Seven feet tall
Attorney
Debuted in Lions Pride Sports on November 9, 2019 interfering in Cade Carson’s match with Lions Pride Sports Owner Houston Carson
With Cade Carson, won the Lions Pride Sports Championship
First Lions Pride Sports Championship reign ran 190 days (February 29 to September 5, 2020)
Cade Carson split from him on September 5, 2020
First solo Lions Pride Sports Championship reign ran 141 days (June 26, 2021 - November 13, 2021)
Friends with Cannonball Carmichael
MATHAYUS VS. CANNONBALL CARMICHAEL
MATHAYUS VS. DRAKE DURDEN
MAY 6, 2023
Pandemonium was eager to move past their loss in six-person tag team action at Fight II Unite and celebrate Prince Ly's birthday in style. Unfortunately, Cannonball Carmichael and Drake Durden had plans for their own festivities to celebrate Party Train’s Fight II Unite tag team battle royal win. When the parties collided, so did the groups, as Mathayus would fight Party Train.
KBTX TAG TEAM BATTLE ROYAL
APRIL 14, 2023
In 2023, Lions Pride Sports tag team division exploded with superstars pairing up left and right ready to take on the world. At Fight II Unite, four of those teams, each accompanied by a KBTX anchor, took part in an over-the-top-rope battle royal. Which would be the last team standing?
BAD BOYS OF WRESTLING VS. DRAKE DURDEN & CANNONBALL CARMICHAEL
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Having been picked on for weeks by The Bad Boys of Wrestling, Cannonball Carmichael vowed to find a friend to be his tag team partner against Kool Daddi Denzell and Rodzilla. Who the rookie brought to Battle in Bryan 5 was certainly unexpected.
AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
JANUARY 7, 2023
Thirty competitors from Lions Pride Sports and other Texas promotions hit The Pride's ring to take part in the third Aggieland Rumble match. Through rivalry clashes, individual efforts, and alliances formed and dissolved, one wrestler would outlast the others and earn the title shot of their choosing later that same night.
BATTLE ROYAL TO DETERMINE THE FINAL ENTRANT IN THE AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The Aggieland Rumble Match at January 7's Lions Pride Sports event will feature 30 competitors, but only one can enter last. Cannonball Carmichael, Drake Durden, The Mountain, Rodzilla and Zae Carter had the opportunity to earn that coveted spot in a battle royal at Lash Out.
BAD BOYS OF WRESTLING VS. DRAKE DURDEN, PAC ORTEGA & SPACE TIGER, JR.
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
When The Mountain decided to turn his back on the fans and join the Bad Boys of Wrestling, it was with an assault on the other giant of The Pride, Drake Durden. Since then, the seven-footer has sought revenge against the trio. At Here to Stay 5, Durden would join forces with Pac Ortega and the debuting Space Tiger, Jr. in his quest.
BAD BOYS OF WRESTLING VS. HASTUR, DRAKE DURDEN & SECURITY GUY
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Singles action at the Haunting in Downtown quickly became a massive multi-man match-up. The recently upsized Bad Boys of Wrestling -- Kool Daddi Denzell, Rodzilla and The Mountain -- tangled with the trio of Hastur, Drake Durden and Security Guy.
DRAKE DURDEN & THE MOUNTAIN VS. BAD BOYS OF WRESTLING
OCT. 8, 2022
As Warpath began, The Mountain was in the ring, the crowd expecting to dance along with the 600-pounder, when Kool Daddi Denzell and Rodzilla hit the ring and attacked. Drake Durden made the save, and a tag match was made between the two giants and The Bad Boys of Wrestling.
MIKE DELL, DRAKE DURDEN & NOBE BRYANT VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH, TRENT MERCER & LUIS “SPARTAN” RAMIREZ
JULY 9, 2022
The only three men to have held the Lions Pride Sports Championship two times each teamed up at Cruel Summer. Their opponents -- Hostage Hirsch and Trent Mercer of Onslaught, along with Luis "Spartan" Ramirez -- looked to big up, arguably, their biggest wins in The Pride by topping the former champs.
DRAKE DURDEN VS. SHIMBASHI
NAVASOTA BAR FIGHT
The feud between the seven-foot Drake Durden and "The Canadian Dragon" Shimbashi was ratcheted up at Unbreakable, as the two would collide in a Navasota Bar Fight. Which man would leave The Western worst for the wear, and who would take home the win?
DRAKE DURDEN VS. SHIMBASHI
KBTX EVENINGS VS. KBTX MORNINGS
MAR. 26, 2022
While it was born from a post-match attack from behind by Shimbashi weeks earlier, "The Canadian Dragon" promised Drake Durden their bout at Fight to Unite would be clean. Things between the wrestlers hadn't been cordial, but their managers for the night were there for friendly competition. The seven-foot Durden was accompanied by members of KBTX's evening team, and Shimbashi was supported by some of station's morning crew.
MATHAYUS (C) VS. DRAKE DURDEN
LIONS DEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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MATHAYUS & SHIMBASHI VS. DRAKE DURDEN & MIKE DELL
FEB. 4, 2022
Drake Durden was out for revenge and the Lions Den Championship. A month earlier in his first shot at the title, Mathayus got help from manager Devon DeVille to retain, then brutally assaulted Durden's knee. Having spent time out of action recovering, the seven-footer looked once again to take "The God of Fire's" belt. What resulted included an unexpected, intense match.
MATHAYUS (C) VS. DRAKE DURDEN
LIONS DEN CHAMPIONSHIP
JAN. 7, 2022
The opening contest of our Winter Warfare event featured the second ever defense of the Lions Den Championship. "The God of Fire" Mathayus once again put the title on the line against a giant of The Pride, as the seven-foot Drake Durden looked to regain gold.
AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
DEC. 26, 2021
For the first time in two-and-a-half years, Lions Pride Sports held an Aggieland Rumble match. Twenty competitors would enter the ring over the course of the contest, with the last wrestler standing earning a championship match later in the night. Who would outlast 19 other hungry athletes and emerge victorious?
DRAKE DURDEN (C) VS. “OUTLAW” J. AUSTIN
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
NOV. 13, 2021
For much of Drake Durden's Lions Pride Sports Championship reign, "Outlaw" J. Austin has tried to physically and verbally insert himself in the title picture. A cowbell to Durden's head after another successful defense reignited the duo's rivalry, and the contract signing for their Here to Stay match saw Austin go through a table. Which powerhouse would leave our fourth anniversary event as champion?
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTRACT SIGNING
OCT. 30, 2021
At November 13's Here to Stay anniversary event, Lions Pride Sports Champion Drake Durden will defend the biggest prize in The Pride against "Outlaw" J. Austin. At the Sacrifice event, the two exchanged words, signatures and a little more.
DRAKE DURDEN (C) VS. JAY ALEXANDER
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
OCT. 1, 2021
A battle of two powerhouses for the biggest prize in The Pride kicked off our Warpath event. Would Drake Durden or Jay Alexander leave with the Lions Pride Sports Championship?
DRAKE DURDEN (C) VS. MIKE DELL
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT. 11, 2021
For Mike Dell, it was an opportunity to become the first three-time Lions Pride Sports Champion. Because of his frustration with his proteges in The Trifecta over the previous weeks, he told Cade Carson and Chavy Chulo not to come to ringside. For Drake Durden, it was a chance to make arguably the biggest successful defense of his title reign against the most decorated competitor in the promotion's history. Who would leave Navasota as champion?
DRAKE DURDEN & MATHAYUS VS. THE TRIFECTA
AUG. 28, 2021
Early on in Clash at Caldwell 3, Mike Dell declared he wanted a shot at Drake Durden's Lions Pride Sports Championship. Dell and his proteges in The Trifecta proceeded to beat down the champ, but were stopped by Mathayus. A three-on-two tag match was booked for later in the night.
DRAKE DURDEN (C) VS. “OUTLAW” J. AUSTIN
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
JULY 24, 2021
After a chaotic brawl earlier in the month in which cowbell shots were landed out of the referee's sight, a rematch between Drake Durden and "Outlaw" J. Austin was set for the Unbreakable event. Durden's Lions Pride Sports Championship was on the line again, but this time, it was in a Texas Bar Fight, with no disqualifications and no count outs.
RYAN DAVIDSON (C) VS. DRAKE DURDEN
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNE 26, 2021
After taking out Drake Durden with a title belt to the knee in May, Ryan Davidson had to defend the Lions Pride Sports Championship against the seven-footer at June's Cruel Summer event. Would Davidson ruthlessly retain, or would Durden regain control of the biggest prize in The Pride?
LANCE ARCHER VS. DRAKE DURDEN
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LANCE ARCHER & DRAKE DURDEN VS. THE TRIFECTA
APR. 24, 2021
All Elite Wrestling's Lance Archer returned to Lions Pride Sports for the first time since September 2019. The opponent of "The Murderhawk Monster" was the current top giant of The Pride, Drake Durden. This match-up of two former champions in the promotion would feature plenty of chaos and surprises, both during and after the battling was done.
MIKE DELL VS. DRAKE DURDEN
MAR. 27, 2021
Mike Dell and his protégés in The Trifecta have chosen to target the giant of Lions Pride Sports, Drake Durden. At our King of the Pride, Part 2 event, the two former champions in the promotion would go one-on-one. When it was all said and done, an elite announcement would drastically alter the future for one of the competitors.
TRIFECTA VS. DRAKE DURDEN & THE MOUNTAIN
FEB. 27, 2021
After forming at January's Surrounded event, Mike Dell, Cade Carson and Chavy Chulo were in action for the first time together at February's Battle in Bryan 3. Trifecta's opponents were a pair of giants each attacked by the trio at the previous event: The Mountain and Drake Durden.
CADE CARSON VS. DRAKE DURDEN
LAST MAN STANDING MATCH
JAN. 30, 2021
For months, they reigned as the unprecedented co-champions of Lions Pride Sports, but the aftermath has been tense and violent between Cade Carson and Drake Durden. Carson aggressively dissolved the partnership, misguidedly blaming Durden for the title loss. Now, Cade has hitched his career to Mike Dell. Would that new vision pay dividends in a last man standing match, or would the near-seven-footer exact the ultimate revenge?
CADE CARSON VS. DRAKE DURDEN
AGGIELAND STREET FIGHT
NOV. 7, 2020
They were the Lions Pride Sports Co-Champions. By most estimates, they were destined for a lengthy stretch of domination, but at September's Reboot event, Cade Carson and Drake Durden lost the title to Nobe Bryant. Though his miscues clearly cost the team their reign, Carson was the one who attacked Durden post-match. Their union dissolved, Carson and Durden would seek to unleash hell upon each other in an Aggieland Street Fight at Full Speed Ahead.
CADE CARSON & DRAKE DURDEN (C) VS. NOBE BRYANT
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
SEPT. 5, 2020
At Reboot, the unprecedented co-champions of Lions Pride Sports defended their title against the man they defeated for the belt. Would the reign of Cade Carson and Drake Durden continue, or would Nobe Bryant score a victory in this handicap rematch and become just the second man to hold the biggest prize in The Pride twice?
NOBE BRYANT (C) VS. CADE CARSON & DRAKE DURDEN
LIONS PRIDE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
FEB. 29, 2020
Nobe Bryant faced plenty of tough challenges on route to the Lions Pride Sports Championship, and winning the title didn't make things any easy. Perhaps no challenge was as daunting as the one he accepted from Cade Carson and Drake Durden. Would Bryant continue a lengthy reign, or would Carson and Durden become an unprecedented co-champion duo?
EDGRIN STONE VS. DRAKE DURDEN
FEB. 1, 2020
In a clash of epic proportions in Bryan, Edgrin Stone returned to The Pride to battle Cade Carson's insurance policy, Drake Durden. What would happen when the two mammoth athletes collided?