Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniel Covell (born March 24, 1970), 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.

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).

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.

Christopher Daniel Covell was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 24, 1970.

When Covell was three, his family relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he became an avid fan of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling.

After he graduated from Methodist College with a degree in theater, Covell and his wife moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he planned to become an actor.

After being trained by Sam DeCero, Mike Anthony and Kevin Quinn, Daniels made his debut for Windy City Pro Wrestling in April 1993, losing a tag match with Titan to The Manson Brothers (Ripper and Skull).

The following month he defeated Trevor Blanchard for the WCPW Light Heavyweight Championship, and shortly thereafter won the WCPW Tag Team Championship with Kevin Quinn.

Daniels subsequently traveled to Puerto Rico to wrestle for the World Wrestling Council, and on October 22, 1995, teamed with Kevin Quinn (as the team of Overkill) to defeat Huracán Castillo Jr. and Invader I for the WWC World Tag Team Championship.

They lost the titles a month later to The Canadian Glamour Boys (Val Venis and Shane Sewell).

Back in Windy City, Daniels defeated Bret Sanders for the WCPW Middleweight Championship, losing it to Brandon Bishop 17 days later.

Around this time, he also wrestled for the Empire Wrestling Federation, where he won the EWF Heavyweight Championship.

Daniels teamed with Kevin Quinn to defeat Danny Dominion and Ace Steele at the NWA's 50th Anniversary show in October 1998 to become the first NWA Midwest Tag Team Champions.

He participated in the 3rd Annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament, reaching the finals where he lost to Steve Bradley.

After a short stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling he traveled to Japan, where he developed his masked persona, Curry Man, and competed in the Masked Man League, finishing third.

In 1998, Daniels signed a developmental deal with the World Wrestling Federation and trained at Dory Funk Jr..'s Funkin' Dojo.

He made his WWF debut on January 19, 1998, losing a dark match to Mick Tierney, and went on to be used as a jobber on the WWF's B-shows, Sunday Night Heat and WWF Shotgun Saturday Night, throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.

On December 19, 1999, he defeated Minoru Fujita in Michinoku Pro Wrestling for the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Back in the U.S., he defeated Michael Modest for the APW Worldwide Internet Championship in All Pro Wrestling and won the 4th Annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament.

He then won APW's King of the Indies tournament, the WCPW League Championship, and the UPW Heavyweight Championship.

In 2000, he donned a mask and teamed (as Dos) with Aaron Aguilera (Uno) as Los Conquistadores, as part of The Hardy Boyz' feud with Edge and Christian.

He also appeared in WWE as one of the Los Conquistadores alongside Aaron Aguilera where they competed in the APA's bar room brawl.

On January 14, 2000, Daniels received a tryout match with World Championship Wrestling, defeating Mikey Henderson.

The original idea was for Daniels to portray Vampiro's dark master, Syndrome, but his WCW debut was continually postponed, and he eventually returned to the independent scene.

On the June 17, 2000, episode of WCW WorldWide, Daniels lost to Chris Candido and on the October 21 episode of WorldWide, Daniels lost to Kwee Wee.

He made several appearances on WWF Jakked during the spring of 2001, including a singles loss to Jerry Lynn and a tag team loss to Kaientai with Scoot Andrews as his partner.

On the January 22, 2001, episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Daniels wrestled Michael Modest.

During the match, he attempted a springboard moonsault, but his left foot missed the ring rope.

Unable to sufficiently push off to complete the rotation, he botched the move and landed on his head, damaging his neck.

Though he was able to finish the match, his left arm was impaired throughout it.

Afterwards, Daniels and Modest signed 90-day contracts, but Daniels was released before he had another match.

Throughout 2001 and 2002, he continued wrestling on the independent circuit, winning multiple titles and tournaments and debuting in Canada and the United Kingdom.

On February 23, 2002, Daniels wrestled in the triple threat main event of Ring of Honor's first show, The Era of Honor Begins, against Low Ki and Bryan Danielson.

He lost the match, then refused to shake hands with his opponents, breaking ROH's "Code of Honor", which mandated that all wrestlers shake hands before and after a match.

He then took the mic and challenged Low Ki and Danielson to a round robin tournament at ROH's second show, Round Robin Challenge.

Daniels defeated Danielson in the first match, then forced him to shake his hand.

He next submitted to Low Ki's Dragon Clutch, but again refused to shake hands and said he would have won if he had not already wrestled that night, vowing to not wrestle Low Ki again unless the ROH World Championship was on the line.

At Ring of Honor's third show, A Night of Appreciation, Daniels lost to Donovan Morgan, with both men showing mutual respect.

The two men formed a partnership, eventually adding other members and growing into the stable known as The Prophecy.