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VIDEO: Eli Drake Details His Journey Back to the NWA

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In the latest episode of Ten Pounds Of Gold on the NWA YouTube channel, Eli Drake details his journey back to the National Wrestling Alliance.

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The nearly 10-minute mini-documentary features a look at a young Brian Cage and stories about how the late Paul Bearer helped the former IMPACT World Champion in his early days with the NWA:

Eli Drake has arrived in the National Wrestling Alliance with quite the story to tell in this episode of NWA Ten Pounds of Gold.
The National Wrestling Alliance’s newest signee sat down to talk with Ten Pounds of Gold in this first installment of the Eli Drake story that covers his breaking into the business in HWA Wrestlng (a former WWE Developmental territory) being trained by Les Thatcher and Cody Hawk.
Eli Drake transitioned from Cincinnati to Los Angeles and NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood where he formed the tag team called Natural Selection teaming with Brian Cage. It was his mentorship under Percy Pringle III (aka Paul Bearer) that took Eli Drake to his first shot at Ten Pounds of Gold against Adam Pearce.
This episode of NWA Ten Pounds of Gold shines a light on the talent and dedication of Eli Drake as he continues forward on the goal he set out many years ago – the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship currently held by Nick Aldis.

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