| Santana | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Mark Sanchez[1] |
| Born | February 4, 1991 New York City, New York, United States[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mike Draztik Santana[3] Mike Santana |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Billed from | Brooklyn, New York |
| Debut | November 2007 |
Mark Sanchez (born February 4, 1991),[2] better known by the ring name Santana, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under the ring name Mike Santana. He also makes appearances for House of Glory (HOG), where he is the current HOG Heavyweight Champion in his first reign.
In 2012, Sanchez, then known as Mike Draztik, formed a tag team with Angel Ortiz, known as EYFBO (acronym for Entertain Your Fucking Balls Off or Entertain Your Freakin Butt Off)[4] and worked on the American independent scene for several years. They won titles such as the AAW Tag Team Championship, CZW World Tag Team Championship and the HOG Tag Team Championship.
In 2017, Dratzik and Angel Ortiz were hired by TNA, then known as Impact Wrestling, and they changed their names to Santana and Ortiz respectively. They joined Konnan as the members of the stable The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and became a big part of the promotion's tag team division. During their time in Impact, they won the World Tag Team titles four times, holding the record for most combined days as champions, with 662 days and, at one point, the record as the longest reign with 261 days. They also won GFW Tag Team Championship and unified the title with the Impact Tag Team Championship. Santana and Ortiz left the promotion in 2019 and, soon after, joined the newly created All Elite Wrestling, where they joined Chris Jericho's stable The Inner Circle. After Jericho and Jake Hager turned on them, Santana and Ortiz and teamed up with Eddie Kingston. Santana left AEW in 2024 and returned to TNA.
- ^ "Impact Wrestling champs, one a former Islander, throw out first pitch at S.I. Yankees game". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Mike Draztik / Santana Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Santana profile".
- ^ "EYFBO/LAX Interview · The Indy Corner". www.theindycorner.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.