The D Biography

Derek Edwards was trained by Jack Harmen / High Flyer in the late 90s, making his debut in independant promotions that had ties to Harmen. He tag teamed with his best friend growing up, Josh Klein. The two wowed crowds with their high flying manuevers, but their character lacked... anything.

So, Ed took acting classes. He took a LOT of acting classes. And he fell in love with acting more than he did wrestling... however, he wasn't good at it. So, he returned to the ring, now with charisma, and was able to have success in ACW & LoC in their tag divisions. Both runs were short lived however, as Ed doesn't have the passion for this industry that Josh Klein does.

Since leaving ACW, Ed worked primarily as a trainer in Harmen's Odessa Dungeon. With funding provided by the Lunatic, Ed shot his own movie, which has been critically panned. Although people have gravitated toward it because "It's so bad it's good." The movie's starlet? Elise, his newest tag team partner.

Now, the two wannabe superstars head to Defiance to annoy everyone. And then become loved. And then break up. And then get back together again. It's a vicious cycle of love hate.

Sports Entertainment Guild

The D & Elise Ares joined DEFIANCE as super fans of the Hollywood sensation, Mikey Unlikely. Desperate to get him to appear in their Lake Placid Vi film series, the D and Elise became almost subservient to Mikey and his newly acquired tag team partner Kendrix. They became the Sports Entertainment Guild, with the Hollywood Bruvs as the leaders. Treated like stooges, D and Elise did everything they could to impress Mikey, even winning the freshly minted Tag Team Titles by rigging the rules and pinning each other at DEFCon 2016. After Mikey lost the HoHer (what he renamed the SoHer), and was unable to regain it after the Pop Culture Phenom's error, Mikey demanded they drop their newly won tag team titles to the Hollywood Bruvs. The D erupted, demanding to be fairly treated, before Elise acquiesced. She laid down, and then swerved the Bruvs, rolling up Mikey to retain the tag titles. Now, the Faithful have officially begun their love/hate relationship with the Duo.

The Bruvs then demanded that the D strike Elise down for her transgression. The D refused to strike a bound Elise, attacking the Bruvs instead. Klein, however, torn between the two groups, sided with the Bruvs. At Ascension 2017, PCP and Bruvs battled for the tag team titles. In the closing moments, Klein revealed it was all a ruse, attacking Mikey & Kendrix, and allowing the PCP to retain their tag team titles.

Descension in the Ranks

Following their departure from the Bruvs, the PCP were put into a cluster ladder feud over the tag team titles at DEFIANCE Road 2017. Here, Elise and Skidd Row simultaneously pulled down the straps, causing them to become co champions. The D never trusted Skidd Row, and eventually, this mistrust was deemed true, as the Bastard Sons of Wrestling were able to fully wrest the straps away from Elise. At DEFCon 2017, they retained the straps, due to the actions of their mentor and Trainer, Jack Harmen. Later in the night, the UTA would invade, throwing the entire DEF landscape into chaos.

UTAharmen

Elise Ares wound up in a singles feud with Jack Harmen, culminating in a hair vs. hair match with her being victorious. During this feud, the D would be used to garner more sympathy for Elise, usually being the victim of Jack Harmen's violent outbursts. As Elise Ares took on Jack Harmen and then Jay Harvey for the SoHer Belt, the D would spend time in BRAZEN with Klein & Flex Kruger, winning the DEFIANCE Trios championships.

S-Oh Face Break Up

It was Elise Ares Appreciation night, just after her winning the SoHer Championship. She offered to defend the belt against every member of the PCP, starting first with Klein. This rubbed the D the wrong way, to the point where he made a deal with Netflix and re-cast Elise in Lake Placid Vi 3 with the debuting O-Face, turning heel. Flex and O-Face joined the D, as Klein supported Elise who did no wrong. The D was unsuccesful in his attempt to capture the SoHer Strap.

Singles Run

The D proceeded to feud with Darren Quimbey and Kerry Kuroyama, the latter having a match with him at Ascension 2019, while Elise Ares feuded with Scott Douglas over who was the best SoHer champion in DEFIANCE. This culminated, with Kerry & Douglas challenging the PCP to a tag match. Elise tried to get the D, but she only got Klein instead. The D was off, and was able to defeat Oscar Burns in a match for the FIST, but only via disqualification due to the interference of their former ring leader, Mikey Unlikely. The next week, PCP would reform, surprising Kerry & Scott Douglas earlier in the show, before the D would get another shot at Oscar Burns and the FIST. Here, chaos erupted, no match resulted, and Mikey Unlikely stood tall over Oscar Burns prior to their FIST title match. At DEFCon 2020, PCP officially reunited and defeated Seattle's Best, with the help of Flex, Klein and O-Face.

Tiger Queen

They set their sights on the Tag Team Championships, held by Minute & Uriel Cortez. At DEFtv 135, they were successful, as the D de-masked Minute, wore it himself, and was pinned by Elise. The Sky High Titans would win the tag team titles back at Max DEF 2020, solidifying their reign. PCP would go on to feud with the newly acquired face tandem of the Lucky Sevens, after the D and Elise disrespected them by trying to turn them into Tigers for their latest Netflix saga, "Tiger Queen."

24K?

When Cayle Murray turned against the Faithful and joined Mikey and Perfection, the PCP came out, and it looked like they were inquiring to join. But PCP mentioned all the times Mikey ran them down, or disrupted their activities, and PCP brought out the returning Kendrix, leading to a pull apart brawl. In the end though, it was all a ploy, reversing the fortunes that occured during Bruvs vs. PCP, as JFK was part of 24k all along, causing Elise Ares to be unsuccesful in her challenge of Mikey Unlikely's FIST.

The D himself also got to spread some singles wings during this, defeating former FISTs Oscar Burns & Cayle Murray in singles matches. In the main event of Night 1 of DEFIANCE Road, the PCP were unable to defeat Cayle Murray and JFK, after Cayle used a wrench as a foreign object, severely injuring Elise Ares' face. The D spent the next few weeks searching for Elise, while being unsuccessful in his attempt to become SoHer against Dex Joy. At DEFCon, The D was angered at not having been booked, and demanded to be made a Star. Bronson Box was happy to oblige, and the D showed resilience he had not yet shown in a losing effort to the Ace of DEFIANCE. During this time, Klein developed a relationship with Dandelion.

Friendship

The D attempted to throw another Elise Ares' Appreciation Night, but O-Face, having been demeaned for too long, turned on PCP, igniting a feud with the Better Future Talent Agency, costing Flex and Klein a match against the Lucky Sevens. Outguned and outmanned, Conor Fuse brought PCP and Henry Keyes together in a super group to challenge BFTA, leading them to victory. The group dissolved quickly after, with the vanity of PCP too much, and Keyes in particular took this dissolution to heart.

The Special Tag Team Opportunity

Back in the tag title hunt, they found themselves up against old rivals, the Sky High Titans rebranded as Los Tres Titanes. This time however, the two rivals showed respect during their quest to become number one contender to the Tag Team titles. When the match ended in a draw, both teams challenged the ever popular Saturday Night Specials in the main event of DEFIANCE Road 2022 in a losing effort.

Flex Out of the Box

During all this time, Klein's relationship with Dandelion was strained to it's boundaries by a jealous and vindictive Jestal, and the unfortunate miscarriage of their child. Klein felt ignored, pushed aside by PCP in their quest for glory, and called them out on their laxidasical approach to wrestling, saying they both could have been champions by now if they just cared. Klein w/ Flex challenged Elise at DEFCon in a barnburner of a Tag Team match, with the cavate that if Flex in a Box won, they'd set out without PCP for their own benefit. Elise and the D showed how important their friendship was and fought harder than they ever did to defeat Flex in a Box and restore the foursome's relationship in a heart warming end.

Mushi and the 7s

Klein and Mushi had also formed a bond over the past year, due to their silent brutish stature. As they both began to speak more, they seemed to gravitate toward one another. David Fox joined Mushi and alongside PCP challenged the reigning Lucky Sevens for their Tag Team Championships. In the closing moments, David Fox pinned the D, but the Sevens had a trick up their sleeve. For the titles to change hands, they HAD to be pinned. The match restarted and the 7s retained. Meanwhile, Elise Ares and Ned Reform started the first confrontation of their longstanding antagonistic relationship, as Elise Ares proved she smarter and more talented than Ned in every regard.

COIN!

The D faced off against long reigning SoHer champion Henry Keyes at DEFtv 183. The D gave him a run for his money, but the match had to be stopped after Henry Keyes COIN!'d the D into oblivion. The D would be injured, and Elise Ares would pursue Keyes for the SoHer. At DEFCon, the D returned, attempting to assist Elise, but Keyes was too much of a powerhouse and retained the SoHer. The D, now cleared for action, called out anyone in the back on Night 2 in an open challenge. Answering it, yet again, was Bronson Box. The D showed more fire and had Box on the ropes a few times, and almost won, but Box proved too much. Box however, showed the D respect.

The D Watches the Box

The D wound up in the corner of Flex in a Box as they wound up in the hunt for the DEFIANCE Unified Tag Team Championships. Acting as a manager, he helped Flex and Klein defeat the SNS and Heavy Artillery to become first time champions. However, this went to the head of Flex Kruger. Flex wound up distancing himself from PCP, gaining Kyle Shields as a Brand Manager. Flex would force Klein into humiliating advertising and branding stunts, fueled by Kyle Shields. Eventually, Klein had enough and dissolved both his tag team title reign and partnership with Kruger, allowing PCP to regain the Tag Titles for a third time, and yet again, by pinning one of their own. Following this, Flex would forge his own path, but Klein would remain a Tag champion utilizing the Freebird rule.

3 Time Unified Tag Team Champions

PCP would run the ire of Ned Reform and his Honor Society. The Rebranded Heavy Artillery would square off as Weighted Grade against PCP for the titles in a Trios match in a losing effort. PCP would continue to defend their championships, defeating the newly evil Titanes Familia at DEFCon 2024. They're currently embroiled in a three way feud with M4NTRA and the Lucky Sevens for the tag team titles, with a blowoff scheduled at MAXDEF 2024. 

GWA, IML3, ACW, LoC  

GWA Cruiserwight, IML3 Tag Team Titles(w/Klein), ACW Tag Team Titles(w/Klein), LoC Tag Team Titles(w/Klein)  

 

A wannabe actor past his prime as a wrestler. He's horrible at acting, but good at wrestling. So he's coming back to slum it where he might be successful.
Super confident, full of himself, dressed in armani suits just to pretend he's better than you. He's got a rocker girlfriend (O-Face) on one arm, and a brute (Flex or Klein) backing him up, always. 

Charisma - He's money on the mic. Just don't ask him to fake something :-).
Resilience - Able to take a lot of punishment.
Athleticism - Crisp in ring work.
 

Power - He's a weak man.
Ego - His ego is strong, but it always hurts him.
Gullibility - The ceiling says what?