Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniels
Daniels in 2011
Born
Christopher Daniel Covell[1]

(1970-03-24) March 24, 1970 (age 54)[2]
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materMethodist College
EmployerAll Elite Wrestling
TitleHead of Talent Relations
Spouse
Lisa Collelew
​
(m. 1993)​
Children2
Ring name(s)Chris Daniels[3]
Christopher Daniels[1]
Conquistador Dos[4]
Curry Man[1]
Daniels[3]
Suicide[3]
The Fallen Angel
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[5]
Billed weight209 lb (95 kg)[5]
232 lb (105 kg) as Curry Man[6]
Billed from"The City of Angels"[7][8]
India
(as Curry Man)
Los Angeles, California
(TNA)[9]
"Parts Unknown"
(as Suicide)[10]
"Sin City"[3]
Tokyo, Japan
(as Curry Man)[6]
"Beautiful" Southern California[11]
Trained bySam DeCero[3]
Windy City Pro Wrestling[3]
Hunter Haas[3]
Kevin Quinn[3]
Inoki Dojo
DebutApril 1993[3]

Christopher Daniel Covell[1] (born March 24, 1970),[2] better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he works as the Head of Talent Relations as well as an in-ring performer and an on-screen interim executive vice president.[12] He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as extensive time on the independent circuit; he is known as the "King of Indies" for his work with independent promotions across the world, including Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).[3]

Daniels has won 20 total championships between Impact, ROH, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with three reigns as Impact X Division Champion, six reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion, and two reigns as Impact World Tag Team Champion during his time with Impact Wrestling; one reign as ROH World Champion, one reign as ROH World Television Champion, four reigns as ROH World Tag Team Champion, and one reign as ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion while wrestling for ROH; and one reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in NJPW.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference SLAM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Alvarez, Bryan (host) (October 15, 2013). "Oct 15 Figure Four Daily: Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our favorite guests, the Fallen Angel himself Christopher Daniels! Tons to discuss including where one would go to buy a brightly colored tuxedo, tons of thoughts on Impact and Bound for Glory, all your comic book questions from Twitter, acting in the LA area and how it works with his TNA schedule, and so much more.". Figure Four Daily. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 4 minutes in. Retrieved October 15, 2013. I was born March 24th, 1970.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Christopher Daniels - Wrestlers Database". Cagematch. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Curry Man's TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Daniels' TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  8. ^ "Christopher Daniels' Ring of Honor profile". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Christopher Daniels' TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  10. ^ "Suicide's TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "Free Match - Christopher Daniels vs CIMA from AEW's Fyter Fest". YouTube. All Elite Wrestling. July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Alvarez, Bryan (January 1, 2019). "WOR: All Elite Wrestling announced, Jon Jones, RIZIN, more!". F4WOnline. Retrieved January 1, 2019.