Ilja Dragunov - Pro Wrestler Profile

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 30 years old.

He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw 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)
  • Born October 10, 1993 (age 30)
  • Nationality Nationality: RussiaRussia
  • Birth Place Moscow, Russia
  • Billed From
    • Moscow, Russia
  • Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
  • Weight
    • 210 lbs (95 kg)
  • Nicknames The Mad Russian/Dragon

Career History

  • Roles

    • Wrestler ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
  • Promotions History

    Promotionfromto
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand Raw April 29, 2024Present
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand NXT September 20, 2022 April 28, 2024
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWE September 5, 2022 September 19, 2022
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand NXT UK May 15, 2019 September 4, 2022
    Promotion Westside Xtreme WrestlingWXW February 22, 2013 March 8, 2020
    Promotion PROGRESS WrestlingPROGRESS September 30, 2018 February 23, 2020
    Promotion German Wrestling FederationGWF April 21, 2012 May 3, 2014
  • Images History

    Feb 2024
    Feb 2024
    Oct 2023
    Oct 2023
    Aug 2023
    Aug 2023
    Sep 2022
    Sep 2022
    Aug 2021
    Aug 2021
    May 2019
    May 2019
    Jan 2018
    Jan 2018
    Jan 2017
    Jan 2017
    Apr 2012
    Apr 2012
  • Face / Heel Turns

    Alignmentfromto
    Face April 21, 2012Present
  • Card Positions

    StatusDetailsfromto
    Injured Torn ACL September 29, 2024Present
    Mid Card April 29, 2024 September 28, 2024
    NXT Upper Card February 4, 2024 April 28, 2024
    NXT Injured Kayfabe neck injury December 20, 2023 February 3, 2024
    NXT Upper Card June 13, 2023 December 19, 2023
    NXT Mid Card February 11, 2023 June 12, 2023
    NXT Inactive October 26, 2022 February 10, 2023
    NXT Upper Card September 20, 2022 October 25, 2022
    Injured Leg injury July 7, 2022 September 19, 2022
    NXT Upper Card September 17, 2020 July 6, 2022
    NXT Inactive NXT UK Pandemic shutdown April 4, 2020 September 16, 2020
    NXT Upper Card December 5, 2019 April 3, 2020
    NXT Mid Card May 15, 2019 December 4, 2019
    Inactive Indie bookings/WWE preparation February 27, 2019 May 14, 2019

  • Finishers

    • Grüße aus Moskau - Lariat ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
    • Torpedo Moskau - Flying Headbutt ( April 21, 2012 - Present)
    • H Bomb - Falling Forearm Smash ( September 12, 2023 - Present)
  • Theme Songs

    • Theme Song "Death Waltz" by def rebel - Single ( February 21, 2023 - Present)
    • Theme Song "Czars Horsemen" by Sam Spence - Single ( September 20, 2022 - February 20, 2023)
    • Theme Song "March Madness" by Emanuel Kallins - Single ( April 17, 2022 - September 19, 2022)
    • Theme Song "Comrades of the Red Army" by Richard Lauw, Martin Laschober, Thomas Weilguny & Juliana Neuhuber - Single ( May 15, 2019 - April 16, 2022)
    • Theme Song "Soviet March" by James Hannigan - Single ( February 22, 2013 - March 8, 2020)

Titles & Accomplishments

  • World Wrestling Entertainment

    Westside Xtreme Wrestling

  • 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

    • NXT Year-End Award - Male Superstar of the Year (2023)
    • NXT Year-End Award - Match of the Year (2023 - vs. Carmelo Hayes, at No Mercy)
    • wXw Mitteldeutschland Cup Winner (2013)
    • wXw Shotgun Title Tournament Winner (2013)

Teams & Relations

  • Tag Teams & Stables

    • Cerberus - Adam Polak, Julian Nero, Robert Dreissker, Dirty Dragan ( August 9, 2015 - October 14, 2018)

Ilja Dragunov Games Appearances (4)

WWE Main Series (3/24)

Other Games (1)

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