Mark Sanchez (born February 4, 1991),
In 2012, Sanchez, then known as Mike Draztik, formed a tag team with Angel Ortiz, known as EYFBO
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2007–2017)
Sanchez debuted in 2007. He spent the first years of his career primarily wrestling in New York and
New Jersey. In 2012, Sanchez, then known as Mike Draztik, formed a tag team with Angel Ortiz, known as
EYFBO and worked on the American independent scene for several years. They won titles such as the AAW Tag Team Championship, CZW World Tag Team Championship and the HOG Tag Team Championship.
Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)
On the March 16, 2017 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Sanchez, under the ring name Santana, made his debut as a member of the Latin American Xchange (LAX), alongside Ortiz. They became part of LAX with Homicide, Diamante, and manager
Konnan, where attacked Decay,
Laredo Kid,
Angel Garza, and
Reno Scum inserting themselves in the Impact World Tag Team Championship picture and winning them the following week, establishing themselves as heels in the process. On the March 30 episode of
Impact, Ortiz and Santana defeated Decay, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time. On the April 23 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Santana and Ortiz defeated Veterans of War (Mayweather and
Jax Dane) in a tournament finals to win the GFW Tag Team Championship. On November 5 at Bound for Glory, they lost to Ohio Versus Everything (OVE), when as part of a double turn with
Sami Callihan interfering on OVE's behalf,
Jake Crist performing a low blow on Ortiz, and OVE attacking them after the match, thus turning LAX into faces in the process.
On the May 24, 2018 episode of Impact Eddie Kingston became the newest member of LAX. After the group leader Konnan was attacked, and Homicide and Diamante went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being tag team champions. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5, 2018 episode of Impact, Konnan confronted King who admitted that it was he who had "taken out a hit" against Konnan to takeover the faction. King then attempted to get Ortiz and Santana to recognize him as the new head of the group but they rejected this and stood beside the original leader, Konnan. Then, former LAX members Hernandez and Homicide returned, entering the ring and attacking Konnan, Santana and Ortiz.
On January 12, 2019, Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) defeated Santana and Ortiz at the TV Tapings in Mexico to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships.
On July 8, it was revealed that Santana and Ortiz would soon be leaving Impact and had interest from WWE and All Elite Wrestling.
All Elite Wrestling (2019–2024)
On August 31, 2019, at All Out, Santana and Ortiz made their debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), attacking both
Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) and Nick Jackson after their tag team ladder match, establishing themselves as heels.
On October 2, the inaugural episode of
, they teamed with
Chris Jericho in the main event and defeated The Elite (
Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks).
Led by Jericho, they subsequently formed a new faction along with
Sammy Guevara and
Jake Hager called The Inner Circle.
On the November 18, 2020 episode of
Dynamite, Konnan reunited with Santana and Ortiz during an Inner Circle party in Las Vegas.
In March 2021, the Inner Circle began feuding with The Pinnacle, thus turning Santana and Ortiz faces in the process.
On the February 9, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out. It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week, with it being billed as the Inner Circle Implodes match.
During his absence, it was reported Santana and Ortiz had problems working together.
Return to TNA (2024–present)
On April 20, 2024, Santana made his return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (formerly known as Impact Wrestling) at Rebellion, defeating
Steve Maclin.
On April 24, it was announced by TNA that Santana had signed with the promotion.
In June, Santana began a feud with The System, after they cost Santana a chance to qualify for the TNA World Championship match at Slammiversary. At Slammiversary, Santana defeated
Jake Something.
Following Slammiversary, Santana focused fully on The System and get revenge for the attacks on him. On the August 15 episode of
TNA Impact!, Santana lost to Moose.
At Emergence, Santana teamed with
Hardy Boyz and
Joe Hendry to face The System in an eight-man tag team match, in a losing effort.
On the September 19 episode of Impact!, Santana defeated JDC in a Texas Death Match. Following the match, Moose attacked Santana. This led to a rematch between the two at Bound for Glory. At the event, Santana defeated Moose to end the feud.
At Turning Point, Santana defeated
Frankie Kazarian.
At Final Resolution, Santana competed in a four-way match to determine the number-one contender for the TNA World Championship, which involved Joe Hendry,
Steve Maclin, and
Josh Alexander. However, Hendry won the match.
Following the match, Santana began a feud with Josh Alexander, taking Alexander's headgear. After defeating the Northern Armory in a Gauntlet match and later getting attacked by the group, Santana defeated Alexander in an "I quit" match at Genesis to end the feud. Following the match, the two men shook hands and Alexander quit TNA.
After Genesis, Santana entered a feud with Mustafa Ali. In the build-up, Ali taunted Santana'
title=TNA Sacrifice 2025|website=Cagematch |date= March 15, 2025 Due to Ali cheating at Sacrifice, Santino Marella made a rematch for the following episode of Impact!, where Santana defeated Ali by countout. At Rebellion, Santana defeated Ali in a Falls Count Anywhere match to end the feud.
On October 12, 2025, at Bound for Glory, Santana defeated Trick Williams to win the TNA World Championship for the first time and his first singles world championship in a major promotion.
On November 13, 2025, Santana lost the TNA World Championship to Frankie Kazarian after getting into a brawl with NXT talent and Kazarian was the winner of The Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match at Bound For Glory.
On January 15, 2026 on Thursday Night Impact!'s AMC debut, Santana defeated Frankie Kazarian to win the TNA World Championship for the second time. At Genesis, Santana defeated Kazarian to retain the title.
WWE (2025–present)
Santana made his
WWE debut on May 25, 2025, on the developmental brand NXT at Battleground in a backstage segment, where he was confronted by No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey and Tavion Heights).
Two days later on
WWE NXT, Santana defeated Heights in his WWE in-ring debut. He would go on to challenge
Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship, which Williams had defeated Joe Hendry for at Battleground.
On the June 3 episode of
NXT, Santana failed to win the title from Williams after interference from First Class
(AJ Francis and
KC Navarro).
On the September 23 episode of
NXT, Santana, along with other wrestlers of the TNA roster, took part in a major storyline, where they invaded NXT and brawled with various wrestlers on the NXT roster.
Championships and accomplishments
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AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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All Elite Wrestling
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Dynamite Award (3 times)
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"Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year" (2021) – Stadium Stampede match (The Elite vs. The Inner Circle) – Double or Nothing (May 23)
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"Biggest Beatdown" (2021) – The Inner Circle jumping Orange Cassidy – AEW Dynamite (June 10)
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Hardest Moment to Clean Up After (2021) – (Best Friends vs. Santana and Ortiz) – AEW Dynamite (September 16)
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Combat Zone Wrestling
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CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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Global Force Wrestling
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GFW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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House of Glory
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House of Glory Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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HOG Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ortiz
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Jersey Championship Wrestling
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JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Ortiz
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Latin American Wrestling Entertainment
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LAWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, inaugural)
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Faction of the Year (2021) – with The Inner Circle
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Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2025)
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Ranked No. 37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2025
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Pro Wrestling Revolver
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PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling
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TNA World Championship (2 times, current)
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Impact World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Ortiz
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WrestlePro
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WrestlePro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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Warriors Of Wrestling
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WOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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World Wrestling League
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WWL World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ortiz
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