Daniel Garcia (wrestler)
Daniel Garcia is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestles for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he is the current PWG World Champion.
| Daniel Garcia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Garcia at a Beyond Wrestling show in December 2019 | |
| Born | Buffalo, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Daniel Garcia Danny Garcia Dante Rios |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Billed from | Buffalo, New York |
| Trained by | Brandon Thurston The Blade |
| Debut | 2017 |
During his career, Garcia has been a one-time PWG World Champion, winner of the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles, and one-time ROH Pure Champion.
Career change
All Elite Wrestling change
On the September 22, 2020 episode of Dark, Garcia would make his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He would team with Kevin Blackwood and they were defeated by the team of Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss.[1] On October 19, 2021, it was announced by AEW owner Tony Khan that Garcia had signed a full-time contract to become a member of the AEW roster.[2] On the August 10 episode of Dark, Garcia would defeat Fuego Del Sol to earn his first victory in AEW.[3]
On the January 12, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Garcia would face Sammy Guevara for the interim AEW TNT Championship but would be defeated.[4] On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Garcia would form a stable with Chris Jericho called the Jericho Appreciation Society.[5] On the June 8 episode of Dynamite, Garcia would compete in a Casino Battle Royale to determine who would become the number two contender for the interim AEW World Championship. The winner would face Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite to see who would represent AEW at Forbidden Door. The match would eventually be won by Kyle O'Reilly.[6] Garcia would defeat Wheeler Yuta on the September 7 episode of Dynamite to become the new ROH Pure Champion.[7] Garcia would compete in a Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal to determine who would become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship. The match would eventually be won by "Hangman" Adam Page.[8]
At Final Battle, Garcia would lost the ROH Pure Championship back to Wheeler Yuta.[9]
On the November 8, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Garcia would challenge Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the AEW World Championship but would lose.[10]
References change
- ↑ "AEW Dark 9/22/20 Results: Ricky Starks, Christoper Daniels, Serena Deeb, Dark Order & More Compete!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Daniel Garcia signs full-time deal with AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (8/10): Thunder Rosa, Darby Allin, Lucha Bros, More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (1/12/22): Sammy Guevara Defends TNT Championship Against Daniel Garcia, CM Punk vs. Wardlow, Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb + More!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (3/9/22): Adam Page Defends AEW World Title, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley Team Up + More!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (6/8/22): Casino Battle Royale, Jon Moxley Faces Winner, Thunder Rosa Defends Women's World Title, More". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "New ROH Pure Champion Crowned On 9/7 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "9/23 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal, Jade Cargill vs. Diamante for the TBS Title, Sting and Darby Allin vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews in a No DQ match, Action Bronson and Hook vs. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston vs. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy vs. Rey Fenix". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "ROH Final Battle results: Powell's live review of FTR vs. The Briscoes in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship, Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's Title, Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/8/23) Results: MJF Defends AEW World Title vs. Daniel Garcia, Sting Competes, More". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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