Donovan Dijak Christopher Dijak ( April 23 , 1987 ) is an American professional wrestler working under the ring name Donovan Dijak . He is currently signed to Ring of Honor ( ROH ) . One of the most physically imposing human beings in independent wrestling today , Donovan Dijak has been dominating the competition and destroying any man or men that step in his path . In less than one year , he has amassed an astounding number of victories that would make even the most successful of competitors envious . Early life . Growing up in Lunenburg , Massachusetts , Dijak was a star football and basketball player , which he translated over to a dual sport collegiate career at Division 1 Umass Amherst and Bridgewater State respectively where he earned bachelor ' s and master ' s degrees . Professional wrestling career . Trained by New England standout Brian Fury at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy / Chaotic Training Center / Killer Kowalski ' s , Dijak ' s punishing physical regiment both in and out of the ring has surely lead to not only his gifted athleticism , size , and strength , but also his formidable skills as an in - ring technician . Independent circuit ( 2013 - present ) . Northeast Championship Wrestling ( 2013 - 2014 ) . First wrestled at NCW SummersSlam , in a losing singles match against Todd Sople on August 2 . On March 7 , 2014 , Dijak wrested at NCW Collision Course , losing his first match on that date to Tomahawk , before coming back with a victory over Buddy Romano . Independent Wrestling Federation ( 2014 ) . At IWF Unholy - Night 2 on August 22 , Dijak teamed with Anthony Greene , losing to Dan Kinnally and Shawn Donavan EVOLVE Wrestling ( 2014 ) . On September 14 , Dijak worked a dark match during EVOLVE 35 , in a three way for the FTW Championship against Shynron and the title holder Jesus De Leon . World Xtreme Wrestling ( 2014 ) . On March 1 , at WXW C4 March Madness , Dijak joined a six - man lucha style match , won by BLK Jeez . Maryland Championship Wrestling ( 2014 ) . At the August 8 , MCW Inferno show , Dijak teamed with Fenix Fury , losing to The Hell Cats ( Jimmy Starz & Sexy Steve ) . Xtreme Wrestling Alliance ( 2014 ) . On May 24 , at XWA Wrestlution 2014 , Dijak lost to DJ Hyde . Ring Of Honor ( 2014 - 2017 ) . At ROH Future Of Honor 2 , on July 27 , Dijak lost to Moose . He turned his ROH record around , winning his second consecutive match on that date , against Stokely Hathaway . Dijak won the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament , defeating Will Ferrara in the finals . This victory allowed him to face Jay Lethal for the ROH World Television Championship . However , he refused to take this opportunity and instead joined Truth Martini ' s The House of Truth . His first match as a member of the House of Truth took place on March 7 , teaming with J Diesel and beating the team of Brutal Burgers ( Bob Evans and Cheeseburger ) . On June 19 , at Best in the World 2015 , he wrestled against Mark Briscoe on a losing effort . Chaotic Wrestling ( 2013 - present ) . Dijak made his CW debut on the August 16 edition of CW , defeating Vern Vicallo . On the following date August 17 , Dijak picked up another victory over Tomahawk . His third victory came on September 27 , defeating David Dunn & Wesley Thomas in a two - on - one handicap match . Dijak ' s winning streak continued , a victory over Anthony Greene at CW A Chaotic Halloween on October 11 . A fifth straight victory for Dijak was won on November 1 edition of CW , defeating Matt Walker . Twenty - one days later , Dijak beat Psycho during the November 22 edition of CW . At " CW Night Of Chaos " , on November 22 , Dijak triumphed in a two - on - one handicap against Frankie Merman and Security Guy Marco . Dijak concluded his successful first year at CW , with a victory at CW Fan Appreciation Night , on December 13 , defeating Tomahawk . On January 17 , 2014 , Dijak began his year on a positive outing , at CW The Road To Cold Fury Begins , defeating Mikey Webb . The next month at CW Road To Cold Fury , Dijak challenged for the CW Heavyweight Championship , losing to the title holder Mark Shurman . On February 28 , Dijak rebounded from the loss , winning his match against Jimmy Preston at CW The Final Stop On The Road To Cold Fury . On April 11 , at , Dijak lost to Sean Burke . On April 12 , at , held in Littleton , Massachusetts , Dijak faced Brian Milonas that ended in a double disqualification . Dijak suffered defeat on April 25 , at the in Lowell , Massachusetts . On May 16 , Dijak rebounded with a win over Milonas at CW The Road To Breaking Point . On June 27 , at CW Breaking Point 2014 , Dijak along with Matt Taven held the CW Tag Team Championships , going into a tag team gauntlet that was eventually won by Brian Milonas and Scotty Slade . During the July 18 edition of CW , Dijak won a " Gold Rush Lottery " match against Biff Busick . On the August 15 edition of CW , in Gold Rush Lottery Four - Way match final , Dijak defeated Brandon Locke and Brian Fury and Jimmy Preston , earning him a title match for the CW Heavyweight Championship . During the September 12 edition of CW , Dijak beat Sean Burke . On October 3 ' s CW , Dijak won a victory over Scotty Slade . Lucky Pro Wrestling ( 2013 - present ) . During the October 12 edition of LPW , Dijak defeated Cam Zagami . Dijak joined a " Lucky Lottery Battle Royal " for the vacant LPW Heavyweight Championship , ending with Mikey Webb winning the match on December 6 . On that same date , Dijak teamed with Kongo to defeat Shady Cash and Tomahawk . Top Rope Promotions ( 2013 - 2014 ) . On December 27 , Dijak joined a " 30 Man Spindle City Rumble " at TRP Spindle City Rumble , won by Vinny Marseglia , for a title shot at the TRP Heavyweight Championship . During TRP ' s April 17 edition , Dijak teamed with Vain in a losing match against Craig Costa and Tony Atlas . With Vain , he would lose another tag match against Tony Atlas and Mike Paiva on April 19 . On May 10 , Dijak teamed with Hanson in a losing effort against Craig Costa and Nick Steel . Personal life . Dijak works also as a residential case worker at Key Program in Massachusetts .