Grizzled Young Veterans | |
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Tag team | |
Members | James Drake / Jagger Reid Zack Gibson / Rip Fowler |
Name(s) | James Drake and Zack Gibson Grizzled Young Veterans The Dyad |
Billed heights | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) – Drake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Gibson |
Combined billed weight | 401 lb (182 kg) Drake (181 lb) Gibson (220 lb) |
Billed from | England |
Debut | July 30, 2017 |
Years active | 2017–present |
Grizzled Young Veterans (also shortened as GYV) are an English professional wrestling tag team consisting of James Drake and Zack Gibson. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and also make appearances for its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), and partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where they are in their first reign as Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions.
They previously wrestled in WWE, where they are the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions, and later renamed as The Dyad on the NXT brand. They won numerous titles in their native England, being three-time Progress Tag Team Champions, and holding the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) Undisputed British Tag Team Championship once. They also run their own promotion in the UK called Burning Heart Pro Wrestling, launched in 2024.[1]