Gangrel David Heath ( February 16 , 1969 ) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the name Gangrel . Career history . Beginning . Heath began his career by training with Dean Malenko in Florida . When his training was complete , he began performing in various Independent federations in the Florida area . In Independent Professional Wrestling ( IPW ) , he became a tag team champion , as well as in Stampede Wrestling , where he and Tom Nash , wrestling under masks as " The Blackhearts " ( as " Destruction " and " Apocalypse " , respectively ) , won the Stampede International Tag Team titles . In the early nineties , the Blackhearts were paired with Nash ' s wife Luna , wrestling in Joel Goodhart ' s Tri - State Wrestling , in Herb Abrams ' Universal Wrestling Federation , and finally Giant Baba ' s All - Japan , where the team split up . During that time , the marriage between Nash and Luna broke up and Heath and Luna became romantically involved . They eventually married on Halloween 1994 . The WWF , where Luna worked at the time , even broadcasted a segment of Luna ' s " Wedding to a Vampire " . З " Vampire Warrior " gimmick , inspired by the movie The Lost Boys , under which , he wrestled in various promotions , including the Memphis - based USWA . Under this moniker , he won the USWA Southern Championship and the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award in 1993 . In 1995 , Heath appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling for a short period , feuding with Tommy Dreamer over Dreamer ' s affiliation with real - life wife Luna Vachon . World Wrestling Federation . In 1998 , Heath was hired by the WWF due to the support by then writers Bruce Prichard and Vince Russo , who believed in the merit of a vampire gimmick . Heath was given the name Gangrel , which was derived from a vampire clan from the White Wolf [ role - playing game " Vampire : The Masquerade " . The gimmick involved an entrance which saw him rising from a ring of fire on stage , followed by a slow walk to the ring set to a sinister instrumental music theme . He also carried a goblet of " blood " with him and , during his entrance , would stop on the ring steps , take a drink , and spray it into the air . Gangrel made his TV debut on the August 16 , 1998 episode of Sunday Night HEAT ; he was victorious in his in - ring debut against Scott Taylor . He would go on to be undefeated for several months into his WWF career . The Brood . He went on to form a gothic stable , called The Brood , with fellow WWF wrestlers Edge and Christian . The Brood became known for their " blood baths " , which involved the lights going out for a moment , and when they came back on , the targeted wrestler being covered in " blood " . The three eventually joined up with The Undertaker and his " Ministry of Darkness " stable , but the larger grouping didn ' t last long . Gangrel got one of his first title shots at the 1999 Royal Rumble . He challenged DX member X - Pac for his WWF European Championship in a losing effort . He competed in the Royal Rumble Match later that night and again the following year . After splitting from the Ministry , The Brood began a feud with The Hardy Boyz and their manager Dok Hendrix . During the feud , Gangrel suddenly turned on Edge and Christian and aligned himself with Matt and Jeff Hardy . He called the group The New Brood . Unfortunately for Gangrel , Terri Runnels also began to show interest in the Hardy brothers and they eventually chose her over him . Gangrel became a singles wrestler following the breakup of The New Brood ; he was mainly used as a mid carder . In 2000 , he brought in ( real - life wife ) Luna Vachon as his manager until she was fired . Gangrel continued working for the WWF until he was released in 2001 , reportedly for weight problems . 2002 - Present . Heath wrestled on and off for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002 and 2003 , notably participating in the Hard 10 Tournament , where he lost to Sonny Siaki in the preliminary round . The years between 2004 and 2007 saw Heath bouncing back and forth between the newly renamed World Wrestling Entertainment and the independent circuit . He made a couple appearances for WWE in 2004 , returning to have a short feud with The Undertaker , but nothing came of it . Following that , he and Luna wrestled many tours all over the world . The pair did a lot of wrestling with the United Kingdom - based All Star Promotions . In 2005 , Heath was given another WWE contract and appeared in Ohio Valley Wrestling , the primary developmental territory of WWE . However , he was again released before anything came of it . In 2006 , Heath was re - signed as a potential for WWE ' s newest brand , ECW , to appear in a vampire stable with Kevin Thorn and Ariel . However , WWE held off from reintroducing him to the main roster due to his ongoing weight problems . At the September 21st Deep South Wrestling event , he made an appearance wrestling Tommy Suede . He continued to wrestle in DSW while he waited to be called up to one of the main rosters . On January 18 , 2007 , an article on WWE . com reported that Gangrel had been released from World Wrestling Entertainment . Heath is said to be moving to England , as he has decided to wrestle in All Star Promotions full - time . On the 15th Anniversary WWE RAW special on December 10 , 2007 , Gangrel participated in a 15 Man Battle Royal and was eliminated by Al Snow . Gangrel now wrestles for North American Wrestling ( NAW ) under the name " Vampire Warrior " and lives on the California coast . Heath also directs porn , his first work in the industry was directing one scene in Miami Rump Shakers 2 in 2007 . Gangrel still wrestles for All Star Promotions in the United Kingdom . Gangrel also started to direct pornographies after his main - stream departure from wrestling .