Donovan Dijak

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Donovan Dijak
File:Donovan Dijak.jpg
Dijak with the CW Heavyweight Championship belt
Birth name Christopher Dijak[1]
Born (1987-04-23) April 23, 1987 (age 37)[2]
Leominster, Massachusetts[2]
Residence Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Donovan Dijak[3]
Billed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[3]
Billed weight 266 lb (121 kg)[3]
Billed from Worcester, Massachusetts
Trained by Brian Fury
Debut 2013[3]
File:Dd121.jpg
Dijak at a 2016 BEYOND WRESTLING event in Massachusetts

Christopher Dijak is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Donovan Dijak. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH).

Early life

Dijak grew up in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and was a standout three sport athlete at Lunenburg High School. Dijak excelled specifically at football, as he was heavily recruited by many top New England area college football programs. Dijak was named the 2005 Sentinel & Enterprise Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, a Central Massachusetts Shriners All-Star selection, and was named a captain and selected as the team MVP during his senior season. Ultimately, Dijak accepted a scholarship to play college football for the UMass Minutemen.[4]

After redshirting his freshman season at UMass and struggling to adjust at the large campus, Dijak ultimately decided to transfer to Bridgewater State University, a mid-sized liberal arts college located approximately 20 miles outside Boston, Massachusetts. At Bridgewater State, Dijak excelled at both football and basketball, leading the football team in both tackles and sacks in his junior and senior year, and led the basketball team in rebounding his senior year. Dijak also earned all-league honors in both sports. He was also named to the NCAA Division III Football East Region All-American team in his senior season playing for the Bears. Dijak graduated from Bridgewater State in 2010 with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.[5][6][7]

Professional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2014–present)

He made his debut in Ring of Honor on July 27 at Future of Honor 2, first defeating Stokely Hathaway and then falling in defeat to Moose.[8] Dijak won the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Will Ferrara in the finals.[3] This victory allowed him to face Jay Lethal for the ROH World Television Championship. However, he refused to take this opportunity and instead joined Truth Martini's The House of Truth, establishing himself as a heel.[3] His first match as a member of the House of Truth took place on March 7, teaming with J Diesel and beating the team of Brutal Burgers (Bob Evans and Cheeseburger).[9] On June 19, at Best in the World 2015, he wrestled against Mark Briscoe on a losing effort.[10] He managed to win his next pay-per-view match against Takaaki Watanabe at Death Before Dishonor XIII.

On December 19 (aired January 13, 2016), he was banned from Truth Martini's stable, initially turning face in the process.[11] However, at the February 27, 2016 ROH TV tapings, Dijak came out with Prince Nana and attacked Truth Martini, turning heel again and making a rare double-turn with Jay Lethal.[12]

Other promotions

Dijak has also wrestled for Chaotic Wrestling, where he won the CW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mark Shurman in October 2014. After a reign of 148 days, he lost the title against Chase Del Monte on March 21, 2015.[13]

In wrestling

File:Donovan Dijak2.jpg
Dijak during a Lucky Pro Wrestling match against Anthony Greene

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dijak_chris00.html
  5. ↑ http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_10886116?source=rss_emailed
  6. ↑ http://www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_28475377/ring-life-has-hold-tyngsboro-man
  7. ↑ http://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/news/2009-10/Bridgewater_Enterprise_Preview
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 2/27 RING OF HONOR TV TAPING RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS, NV - PWInsider.com
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Donovan_Dijak&oldid=722368538"