Zachary Taylor (born April 10, 1977) is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hardcore Zakk. Zach began to like the art of wrestling while watching the WWF at a young age and aspired to become a professional wrestler. Growing up in his hometown of Nashville, it was custom to see wrestling promotions all over the city. Zach began to buy tickets and go to a lot of independent organizations since the age of 11. On June 11, 2010, in his last wrestling match, he suffered a lot of internal bleeding in a hardcore style match. This forced him to go on a long hiatus.