Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hometown: London, England
Age: 24
Alignment: Heel
Entrance music: "I Want More" by Chumbawumba
Current league: UWF
Past leagues: EFW (e-fed), NWCI, NWWA, VCW, WAR
Titles previously held: EFW Women's World Title, EFW Extreme Six Man titles, NWCI North American title
Appearance: Lisa Drake has short, blond hair, which comes just down to her shoulders. She always has an arrogant expression on her face. She has blue eyes, and a fairly lean build. Lisa wears a white jacket with the British flag on the back, and the words "British Bad Girl" in black writing over the flag. Her wrestling tights consist of a one piece singlet with a British flag design, along with white kneepads and white wrestling boots, which have a British flag on the sides, near the top.
Personality: Lisa is arrogant, self centered, and looks down upon almost everybody who she competes against. She has little respect for anybody else, but on rare occassions, there are those who can earn that respect from her.. But while she may seem cocky at times, her ring approach is methodical, and she carefully plans out her moves without taking too many risks.
Finishing move: Frog splash
Personal info: Lisa enjoys bicycling in her spare time, although it isn't often she gets the chance. She often relaxes by reading and enjoying a glass of mineral water, or gin and tonic on occassion..
Bio: Lisa is the younger sister of Jacob and Edward Drake, the Privateers. Much like her brothers, Lisa has an arrogant attitude and has no qualms admitting she will do whatever it takes to accomplish her "conquests" in wrestling. She is a very methodical wrestler in the ring, using her technical expertise to work over a body part and slowly wear her opponents down. However, she has flourised in hardcore brawls as well, and that style of match has fit her attitude toward approaching wrestling quite well. While it can be tough to earn Lisa's respect, it is possible and Lisa will give credit where she believes it is due for those she faces in the ring.
Lisa, along with her brothers, was born to a wealthy family, but her parents, particularly her father, instilled in her the belief that nothing is to be handed to anybody, regardless of social status, and it translated into her being an excellent student and athlete. While her brothers had the propensity for getting into fights, Lisa avoided them at first. However, at the age of 14, when a boy two years older than her wouldn't let up on his harassment of her, Lisa took matters into her own hands and downed the boy with one solid punch. This was the start of aggression building up inside of the youngest of the Drake siblings.
Her parents, not wanting to see Lisa go down the same route as her brothers for getting into trouble for fighting, tried to steer her away from it, but Lisa grew more to resent those people who believed she did nothing to earn what she had achieved in life. Despite this change in attitude, she continued to excel in her studies and attended Oxford University.
By the time she had completed her studies at Oxford, it appeared as though she was going to work for the family business. But that was before Lisa had the opportunity to watch her brothers in the wrestling ring. Still holding a resentment toward others for how they had stereotyped her when she was younger, she saw wrestling as a way to let out her aggressions and decided that it was what she wanted to do for a career. Her parents were hesitant, but her father, upon seeing she was determined to pursue her wishes, gave in and allowed her to attend the same wrestling school her brothers learned at.
After her studies, Lisa debuted in the NWCI, showing up with her brothers, Edward and Jacob, after they had disappeared from the federation for several months. She was a member of Lady TST, a group of women who were associated with the Tri-State Terrors, most of the members either being sisters or friends of the Tri-State Terrors. Lisa's aggressive wrestling style allowed her to quickly ascend the ranks, capturing the Women's North American championship before the NWCI closed.
Lisa and her brothers then headed for the EFW, under the ownership of Paul E. Furiously. It was at this time that Lisa, along with her wrestling career, started her work as a manager for her brothers. The fact that Furiously's EFW followed the "extreme" style of wrestling matches played more to Lisa's strengths and allowed her to unleash more aggression than she did in NWCI. She eventually captured the Women's World title from Neko Daisuke in a bloody brawl, and even won the six-man titles with her brothers after she was forced to step into the ring when the Privateers' scheduled partner, Billy Kane, was not present for the match.
Following the closure of the EFW, Lisa and her brothers signed with VCW, where Lisa wrestled one match before the league reorganized, without either a tag team or women's division. The trio then signed with NWWA, where Lisa had run-ins with Kieran Erotika, an old foe from EFW, but plans for a women's division never materialized. When the NWWA folded, the Drakes looked elsewhere to compete, only to learn their licenses to compete in U.S. wrestling promotions had been revoked, as a result of the brothers bringing swords into battle during a couple of matches.
Undaunted, the Drakes signed with WAR, a Japanese-based promotion, where Lisa quickly became the women's champion. During her run in WAR, she was pushed more as a "fan favorite" and didn't find it to her liking, although the guidelines in WAR did allow her to maintain her aggressive approaches to wrestling. However, much like other promotions before, WAR was on shaky ground and it became apparent to the Drakes that they would need to find another place to compete.
That opportunity came unexpectedly, as "Diamond Girl" Heidi Leick had contacted the Privateers about returning to the United States to compete in Wrestlebowl. The Privateers agreed and Lisa accompanied them. Through the exposure in Wrestlebowl, with the ban on the Drakes competing in U.S. matches removed for one night, the Drakes received an offer from UWF, an appealing offer considering the Privateers had made new enemies in UWF tag team Team Canada, the opposition who teamed with Tara Smith against Heidi and the Privateers. And since the promotion was based in Canada, they were able to get around the ban on wrestling in the United States. Eventually, the ban on their U.S. licenses was removed and, for a time, they competed in the United States on a probationary basis.
Since coming to the UWF, Lisa has continued her aggressive approach to wrestling matches, doing whatever she believes it takes to accomplish her "conquests" in wrestling. Lisa lives by the credo of "there's a difference between winning a match and beating an opponent."
And that attitude led to her butting heads with another aggressive wrestler, "Mockingbird" Nina Grimsson. The two engaged in a vicious battle like the UWF women's division had never seen before, capping it off with a Tokyo Suicide Match that saw both women give new meaning to the term "bloodbath" and that put both Lisa and Nina on the shelf for several months.
But as shocking as that was, nothing could have prepared the UWF for what was to come next. When Lisa made her return, she came to the aid of Lolita Love during a match against Leslie Hernandez where other members of the Coven had interfered and Leslie was more intent on hurting Lolita. Lisa played her intentions as simply targeting the Coven, although a few believe she also had a "soft spot" for the younger Love sister.
The end result: Lisa ultimately found herself forced to team with Nina against The Furies... only for the biggest shocker yet: Lisa and Nina, during their recovery time, had agreed to form a tag team, having gained respect for each other from their battles, along with a little encouragement from Lisa's brother, Edward, who saw a bit of Lisa when he looked at Nina.
Thus, Extreme Measures was born, and while Lisa and Nina may differ slightly in philosophies, they both maintain an aggressive approach to wrestling. With the two working together, there's a good chance that they will continue to surprise a lot of people in the UWF.
Lisa Drake's thoughts on:
My thoughts on Lisa Drake: Much like The Privateers, Lisa got into a nice groove years ago, but because so many e-feds I was in closed up shop, it was tough to keep her on track. Now that she's starting a new chapter of her career, I'm hoping to expand upon her character; in particular, the cold and calculating mind she can have when dealing with her opponents.