On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Ilja Dragunov, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Il'ja Rukober (Илья Рукобер) was born in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 1993, and he is currently 29 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, working for WWE on the NXT brand, under the ring name of Ilja Dragunov.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Il'ja Rukober (Илья Рукобер)
- Ring Names
- Ilja Dragunov ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
- Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lbs (85 kg)
- Born October 10, 1993 (age 29)
- Birth Place Moscow, Russia
- Billed From
- Moscow, Russia
- Nicknames The Mad Russian
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
September 20, 2022 Present Promotion September 5, 2022 September 19, 2022 Promotion May 15, 2019 September 4, 2022 Promotion February 22, 2013 March 8, 2020 Promotion PROGRESSSeptember 30, 2018 February 23, 2020 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face April 21, 2012 Present - Images
Aug 2021
May 2019
Apr 2012
PROGRESS
- Finishers
- Grüße aus Moskau - Lariat ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
- Torpedo Moskau - Flying Headbutt ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "March Madness" by Emanuel Kallins - Single ( September 20, 2022 - Present)
- Theme Song "Comrades of the Red Army" by Richard Lauw, Martin Laschober, Thomas Weilguny & Juliana Neuhuber - Single ( May 15, 2019 - September 19, 2022)
- Theme Song "Soviet March" by James Hannigan - Single ( February 22, 2013 - March 8, 2020)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
World Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 NXT United Kingdom Championship
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- 1 wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
- 2 wXw Shotgun Championship
- 3 wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 with Robert Dreissker, 1 with Dirty Dragan & Julian Nero - Freebird rule, 1 with Walter)
German Wrestling Federation / Next Step Wrestling
- 1 NSW Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NSW European Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament Winner (2017)
- wXw Mitteldeutschland Cup Winner (2013)
- wXw Shotgun Title Tournament Winner (2013)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Cerberus - Adam Polak, Julian Nero, Robert Dreissker, Dirty Dragan ( August 9, 2015 - October 14, 2018)
