Drake Wuertz
Date of birth: 1984-09-10
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Drake Younger, Polarias
Biography
Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestling referee and retired professional wrestler. He was a referee in WWE from 2014 to 2021. Before that, he wrestled for several major independent promotions under the ring name Drake Younger, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), IWA Mid-South (IWA MS), EVOLVE, Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), Chikara, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Known for his deathmatch wrestling style, he retired from professional wrestling in April 2014 but came out of retirement following his release from WWE in 2021.
Movie Credits
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2013-08-31
2013 Battle of Los Angeles Quarter-Final Round Match 1. Brian Cage vs. "Psycho Shooter" Drake Young
PWG: Matt Rushmore
2013-10-19
Tag Team Match 1. PPRay ("Pretty" Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas) vs. B-Boy & Willie Mack Single
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
2013-12-20
Singles Match 1. Brian Cage vs. Anthony Nese Tag Team Match 2. Candice LeRae & Joey Ryan vs. Rock
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
2013-03-23
Singles Match 1. Jay Lethal vs. Willie Mack Tag Team Match 2. Johnny Gargano & Chuck Taylor v
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
2013-03-22
Singles Match 1. Paul London vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen Tag Team Match 2. Johnny Gargano & C
PWG: DDT4
2013-01-12
DDT4 First Round Match 1. Inner City Machine Guns (Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The Young Bucks (
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013-08-30
2013 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 1. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen vs. "The Kentucky Gentl
PWG: TEN
2013-08-09
Six-Person Tag Team Match 1. B-Boy, Candice LeRae, & Willie Mack vs. "Pretty" Peter Avalon, Joe
PWG: Is Your Body Ready?
2013-06-15
Tag Team Match 1. RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma) vs. Unbreakable F'N Machines (Br
PWG: Mystery Vortex
2012-12-01
Tag Team Match 1. Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
PWG: DDT4
2014-01-31
DDT4 First Round Match 1. RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma) vs. Best Friends (Ch
PWG: Threemendous III
2012-07-21
Singles Match 1. Famous B vs. Joey Ryan Singles Match 2.TJ Perkins vs. Roderick Strong Tag Team
PWG: 2012 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2012-09-02
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla held its annual "Battle Of Los Angeles" Tournament with Night 2 on September
PWG: 2012 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2012-09-01
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla held its annual "Battle Of Los Angeles" Tournament with Night 1 on September
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
2013-12-21
Three-Way Tag Team Match 1. RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma) vs. PPRay ("Pretty
Crimson Mask
2012-03-22
Crimson Mask is a documentary film by Marco Eisenbarth, that follows German 'Ultra Violence Wrestler
CZW: Tournament of Death VIII
2009-06-06
CZW Tournament of Death VIII, held on June 6, 2009, in Townsend, Delaware, USA, was an electrifying
CZW: Tournament of Death V
2006-07-29
The fifth CZW Tournament of Death was held in Smyrna, Delaware on July 29, 2006. The format changed
CZW: Tournament of Death VI
2007-09-15
The Tournament of Death VI was a high-octane professional wrestling event hosted by Combat Zone Wres
CZW: Tournament of Death VII
2008-05-17
CZW Tournament of Death VII, held in Smyrna, Delaware on May 17, 2008, was a groundbreaking event in
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010-05-01
Sami Callihan vs. Adam Cole Johnny Gargano vs. Ricochet WSU World Title: Mercedes Martinez (c) vs.
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
2010-06-23
Brodie Lee vs. Jon Moxley Four Way Match: Drake Younger vs. Chris Dickinson vs. Rich Swann vs. Rico
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
2010-09-11
Mike Quackenbush vs. Chuck Taylor Up In Smoke vs. Aero Form Jimmy Jacobs vs. Adam Cole Sami Calli
EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
2010-11-20
Drake Younger vs. Silas Young Four Way Match: AR Fox vs. Rich Swann vs. Scott Reed vs. Tony Nese K
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015-02-11
The Superstars and Divas of NXT are ready to take over WWE Network once again!
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015-05-20
It’s official! The next generation of Superstars and Divas are set to hijack the WWE Network with th
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk
2003-02-07
When Hero Met Punk is a Professional wrestling event of IWA Mid South which was held on February 7th
The Kevin Steen Show: Drake Younger
2015-12-08
On this episode of The Kevin Steen Show, be prepared to get blasted with PMA (positive mental attitu
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
2013-01-26
Dragon Gate USA rolls on with their big triple-shot weekend as Revolt! 2013 comes at you tonight liv
DGUSA Heat 2013
2013-01-27
Dragon Gate USA presents Heat 2013 held in Huntington Park, CA. AR Fox teams with Akira Tozawa to ta
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
2010-07-24
DGUSA presents Enter the Dragon 2010 from The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
2010-09-26
DGUSA presents Way of the Ronin from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
2010-11-12
DGUSA presents Untouchable 2010 from The Congress Theater from Chicago, Illinois.
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007-08-05
Eddie Kingston’s resentment towards Hallowicked boils over! Daizee Haze wrestles Sara Del Rey in a "