Ariya Daivari
Ariya Daivari (Persian: آریا داوری; born April 11, 1989) is an Iranian American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Ari Daivari.
| Ariya Daivari | |
|---|---|
 Daivari cutting a promo on December 20, 2016 | |
| Born | April 11, 1989 Plymouth, Minnesota |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ari Daivari Ariya Daivari Arya Daivari Sheik Ariya Daivari Sheik Mustafa Bashir |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Billed from | Las Vegas, Nevada Minneapolis, Minnesota by way of Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran |
| Trained by | Arik Cannon Ken Anderson Shawn Daivari Shelton Benjamin |
| Debut | September 26, 2006 |
Fox has also wrestled for the WWE, Ring of Honor (ROH), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
Career
changeAll Elite Wrestling
changeOn the November 12, 2021 episode of Rampage, Daivari made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He faced Dante Martin but lost.[1]
He would then begin to team with Invictus Khash. They would lose The Dark Order and Top Flight.[2][3][4]
Daivari would join a stable with Parker Boudreaux and Slim J called The Trustbusters. On the August 19 episode of Rampage, The Trustbusters would enter into a tournament to crown the first AEW World Trios Champions. They would face Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) and Orange Cassidy in the first round but would be defeated.[5]
On the September 6 episode of Dark, Daivari would challenge Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH World Championship but would lose.[6] At Grand Slam, Daivari competed in a 25-man Golden Ticket Battle Royale to determine who would become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship but the match was eventually won by "Hangman" Adam Page.[7] On the October 21 episode of Rampage, he had a match against Hook for the FTW Championship but lost.[8] The Trustbusters would face Dalton Castle & The Boys (Brandon & Brent) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships on the November 7 episode of Dark: Elevation but lost.[9]
Daivari challenged Wardlow for his TNT Championship on the November 9 episode of Dynamite but lost.[10] At Double or Nothing, Daivari competed in a 21-man Blackjack Battle Royal for the AEW International Championship but it was won by Orange Cassidy.[11]
Personal life
changeHis brother is Dara and he is also a professional wrestler. He was known as Khosrow Daivari and Daivari in WWE.
References
change- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results For 11/12/21 Matt Hardy vs. Orange Cassidy, Jungle Boy vs. Bobby Fish". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (2/1): Marina Shafir, Anthony Ogogo, Tony Nese, And More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (2/15): Tony Nese, 2point0, Frankie Kazarian, And More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (3/15): The Young Bucks, Ruby Soho, Ricky Starks, And More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (8/19/2022): Best Friends vs. Trustbusters, FTW & AEW Tag Title Matches + More". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (9/6): Claudio Castagnoli Defends ROH Gold, Serena Deeb And More Compete". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 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 October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (10/21/2022): AEW All-Atlantic Title Match, The Acclaimed & Hook Compete". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dark: Elevation Stream And Results (11/7): Eddie Kingston, Ortiz, Athena, More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/9/22) Results: Bryan Danielson vs. Sammy Guevara; Jon Moxley, MJF, And More Speak". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
Other websites
change- Ariya Daivari on WWE.com