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Post by Mjolnir on Aug 11, 2011 20:11:09 GMT
Please Welcome more inductees to the RHOF!!!
First inductee and Hailing for Hannover, Germany
Standing 6'6" tall and weighing 127kg(281lb)
Please welcome An 11time World Heavyweight Champion
(Different indi Promotions) and 7 time Tag team Champion(w among others..Drew Macdonald and Alex Shane)
He is Herman the German, Ulf Herman!!!
A welcoming gentle giant who always has time for the fans, he is a lost treasure that is wasted in the indies i feel!! Welcome Ulf to the RHOF!!
Next into the RHOF is the first Tag team entry into the RHOF....
Standing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) respectivly
Please welcome the duo of ...The Barbarian and The Warlord
Collectivly known as The Powers of Pain.....
I couldnt put one in without the other now could i...
Welcome Mr Terry Szopinski and Mr Sione Vailahi....
The next Inductee is none other than a...NWA World Tag Team Champion (6 times)– with Low Ki and Elix Skipper as Triple X (3), James Storm (1) and A.J. Styles (2),
A TNA X Division Champion (4 times)
and a ROH World Tag Team Champion (2 times) – with Donovan Morgan (1) and Matt Sydal (1) and hes a ROH World Television Champion (1time), a 17 time Champion(indi circuit) a 14 time Tag team Champion(Indi Promotions) and all round Master of Many guises....
Please Welcome....He's Hot,He's Spicy and he's a fallen Angel....
The One the Only...
Christopher Daniels
The Most Underrated wrestler ever as far as i'm concerned!!
His characters are awsome and he's a clinic giver in the ring...
Welcome mr Covell and please take a well deserved seat at the table of the RHOF!!!
Heres the bio of Ulf for you to peruse!!
Ulf Nadrowski (born April 4, 1966) is a German professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ulf Herman. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1998-1999 where he would join with the Full Blooded Italians faction. Herman is also known around the world for his time in the European independent circuit, most notably in the United Kingdom for Frontier Wrestling Alliance, and more recently 1 Pro Wrestling and Real Quality Wrestling (where he is currently RQW Heavyweight Champion).
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Ulf Nadrowski was a local swimming champion in Germany and also did some Judo before he decided to get into wrestling. Herman travelled to Dortmund, Linz, Graz and Vienna, in order to train there. In Vienna he began performing for a small promotion, and he wrestled his first match on August 27, 1989 under the name Ulf Ranger, which he won. In January 1990 he wrestled in South Africa for eight weeks.
He returned to Germany, working for small promotions, but earned a tryout in the World Wrestling Federation as "Herman the German". Herman then travelled to the United Kingdom, where he gained crucial experience so he could wrestle for the CWA in Vienna.
In the last tournament of the year in 1993 in Bremen he was selected as 'Rookie Of The Year' and earned a match against Papa Shango (The well-known Godfather from the WWF), which took place at the Euro Catch Festival. Ulf lost, but this experience was worth more than a victory.
In 1995 he wrestled the Ultimate Warrior who made a guest-appearance in the CWA for one match. Although Herman lost the match wrestling one of the greatest wrestling legends of the time contributed greatly to his popularity.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
In 1998, Herman travelled to the United States where he competed for Extreme Championship Wrestling. On July 18, 1998 he made his ECW debut teaming with Mike Lozansky and Michael Kovac; they lost to the team of Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and John Kronus. On July 24, 1998 Herman was defeated by Kronus. Herman was defeated for the second time by Kronus almost two weeks later on August 7, 1998. Finally on August 8, 1998 Herman picked up his first victory in ECW by defeating Kronus. On August 28, 1998 Tommy Dreamer, Blue Meanie and Super Nova beat Jack Victory, Danny Doring and Herman. Herman didn't appear again until January 16, 1999, where, at ECW's House Party, he was defeated again by Kronus.
Herman briefly joined ECW stable called the Full Blooded Italians. The stable gained a cult following in ECW. While Herman slowly faded away from ECW in the coming months, he still earned various title shots against Rob Van Dam and Sabu, but the matches did not garner any real interest. Nevertheless Herman would participate in the ECW Pay by View "November to Remember '98". To this day he states that his favourite match was against Van Dam in Detroit, Michigan. Ulf's last match in ECW was against his friend Sabu on January 30 1999
After his stint in ECW, Ulf returned to Europe where he captured the NWA Germany Heavyweight championship. Herman continued on the European independent circuit making a name for himself in the United Kingdom once more, competing in Frontier Wrestling Alliance and later 1 Pro Wrestling.
1 Pro Wrestling
On January 6, 2006, Herman made his debut in 1PW, replacing D'Lo Brown who had withdrawn from the event. Herman lost his first match to Sterling James Keenan, but appeared at the end of the show to help Sabu stave off an attack from Keenan and Abyss. The next night, Herman and Sabu teamed to lose to Keenan and Abyss, with Herman being pinned.
Herman was signed up for 1PW's next double-header show 'All or Nothing', winning a dark match on Night One. Prior to the 1PW Heavyweight Title Tournament Final, Herman came out and cut a promo stating that, since he believed A.J. Styles would defeat Abyss in the match, he was challenging 'The Monster' to a 'Survival of the Sickest' match for Night Two. Following the revelation that Christian Cage, the number one contender for the title was unable to compete on Night Two, Herman stepped in as his match with Abyss was made a 1PW Heavyweight Championship match. Herman was defeated, however, after being chokeslammed through a flaming table covered in thumbtacks.
Herman was granted a Falls Count Anywhere rematch at Know Your Enemy Night One. Abyss once again defeated Herman, causing Herman to publicly question his career on Night Two. As he seemed poised to announce his retirement, Iceman interrupted him and attacked, intending to see Herman off into retirement for good. This did not happen, but Herman was defeated by Iceman in a No-DQ match at The Devil's Due.
Herman was unavailable for Invincible due to a personal commitment, but he returned to face both Iceman and Martin Stone in a European Deathmatch. Stone pinned Iceman to win the match and shook hands with Herman after the match, only for Iceman to flip both men off and escape the ring. Herman returned to the Doncaster Dome once more at Fight Club IV: Fight for the Future to team with Steve Corino and new fans' favourite Keenan against the team of Darkside and Team Supreme, Keenan's former followers. The team won the six-man match after Corino hit Darkside with a stiff kick. In the following twenty man 'Fight for the Future' battle royale, Herman garnered the most eliminations but was tossed out by Jodie Fleisch, who came from another arena entrance to blindside Herman.
After 1PW put out a notice of liquidation, northern wrestling promotion 3 Count Wrestling took over 1PW's January 13 booking at the Doncaster Dome to put on the ...Will Not Die show, as a tribute to the fallen promotion, announcing that Iceman and Herman would face off once more in a Survival of the Sickest main event. Following events which led to Abyss being stripped of his second 1PW World Championship, Herman and Iceman battled it out to determine the 'final' 1PW World Heavyweight Champion. After a heated hardcore match, Herman hit a brainbuster/suplex through a flaming table on Iceman to gain the pinfall and become the 1PW World Heavyweight Champion.
Herman managed to retain the belt at 1PW's comeback show Resurrection where he beat Iceman in an I quit Match. He also managed to retain over two nights at the Know Your Enemy weekend, on Night 1 in a four-way against Abyss, Sterling James Keenan and Doug Williams and on Night 2 against Sterling James Keenan. Herman managed to again defend his title at the 1PW show Invincible against Sterling James Keenan after the proposed three-way was cancelled due to Abyss not making the show. It was later announced that he would defend his title for the last time against Sterling James Keenan in a steel cage match at the 2nd Anniversary Show on October 13.
Herman lost the title to Keenan in the cage at 2nd Anniversary Show. Afterwards, Keenan accepted Herman's gesture in handing him the belt, but declared that he would now pillage 1PW for all he could and that he didn't care about the fans or his fellow wrestlers.
Herman is scheduled to face Jim Fullington, The Sandman, on 18 April at The Doncaster Dome.
Real Quality Wrestling
On February 9, 2008 at ACW's Riptide II event, Herman became the Real Quality Wrestling Heavyweight champion in a title vs title match, putting his ACW Title belt on the line against with the then current RQW champion Martin Stone. He won after a referee mix up spot and rolled his opponent up for the 3 count. Herman made his first RQW title defence on the March 9 RQW TV taping show, where he defeated Johnny Moss.
Personal life
Nadrowski is married and has a child. In past times he worked as a lifeguard. Aside from his wrestling career, Nadrowski works as a bodyguard on tour with bands such as 3 Doors Down, System of a Down, Slipknot and Rammstein. Nadrowski also owns a fitness club.
In wrestling
Finishing moves Tower of Power (Elevated powerbomb)
Chokeslam
Diving leg drop
Signature moves Clothesline
Big boot
Nicknames "The seven foot German" Ulf Herman
"Herman the German"
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
1 Pro Wrestling 1PW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Athletik Club Wrestling ACW World Wrestling Championship (1 time, current)
Bullhead City Wrestling BCW Championship (1 time, current)
Catch Wrestling Association CWA World Tag Team Championship
(4 times)- with August Smisl (2), Tony St. Clair (1) and Christian Eckstein (1)
European Wrestling Fighters EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
European Wrestling Promotion EWP Iron Man Championship (1 time)
EWP Iron Man Hardcore Knockout Tournament winner (2004)
Freestyle Championship Wrestling FCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Frontier Wrestling Alliance FWA British Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Drew McDonald (1) and Alex Shane (2)
German Wrestling Federation GWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Independent Wrestling World IWW Heavyweight Cup Championship
(1 time)
Professional Wrestling Alliance PWA Europameisterschaft Championship
(1 time)
Real Quality Wrestling RQW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
And Heres Chris's Bio for you to peruse also!!!!
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1971)[1] is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), while also working for several independent promotions. Covell is a former one-time 3PW World Heavyweight Champion.
He is known as The King of Indies for his work, as he has worked with independent promotions all over the world, including Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Ring of Honor
Contents
[hide] 1 Career 1.1 Early career
1.2 World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
1.3 Ring of Honor 1.3.1 The Prophecy (2002–2004)
1.3.2 Return from absence (2005–2007)
1.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 1.4.1 X Division and Tag Team Division (2002–2007)
1.4.2 Curry Man and Suicide (2008–2009)
1.4.3 Return of Daniels (2009–2010)
1.5 Ring of Honor return (2010–2011)
1.6 Chikara (2010)
1.7 Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2010)
1.8 Return to TNA (2011–present)
2 Television and film appearances
3 Personal life
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Daniels began his professional wrestling career at Windy City Pro Wrestling in Chicago during the early 1990s. In 2000, he tagged in the World Wrestling Federation with Aaron Aguilera as "Dos" one half of Los Conquistadores.[2] He also challenged Taka Michinoku for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort in his Fallen Angel gimmick on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night. He also wrestled for hardcore wrestling promotions XPW and ECW.
[edit] World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
On January 23, 2001, during an episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Daniels had a match against Michael Modest. During the match, Daniels attempted a springboard moonsault, but his left foot went over the rope as his other foot connected. This lack of momentum left him unable to complete the rotation. He therefore botched the move and landed on his head with his legs towards the ropes, nearly breaking his neck.[1] His left arm was impaired for the rest of the match. Daniels managed to continue the match to its finish.[1] After the match, both Daniels and Modest were offered 90-day contracts, but the purchase of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation meant neither would wrestle another match in WCW.[1] He continued to wrestle on the independent circuit and in Japan. Daniels also portrayed a hooded figure that Vampiro reported his success to after he won the Human Torch match against Sting.[citation needed]
[edit] Ring of Honor
[edit] The Prophecy (2002–2004)
Main article: The Prophecy
Daniels was known as one of the "Founding Fathers" of Ring of Honor, due to being in the company's main show. On February 23, 2002, he wrestled in the main event of the first show entitled The Era of Honor Begins, in a triple threat match against Low Ki and "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. Daniels lost the match, but refused to shake hands with his opponents, thus breaking the Code of Honor, which at the time stated that all wrestlers must shake hands before and after the match.[9] Directly following his decision not to shake hands, Daniels got on the mic and challenged both Low Ki and Danielson to a Round Robin match, which took place at ROH's second show, the Round Robin Challenge. Daniels won the first match, defeating Danielson, and forced Dragon to shake his hand.[9] In the next match of the series, Daniels faced Low Ki. Daniels tapped out to the Dragon Clutch, but, just like the first show, Daniels refused to shake hands and stated that he could have beaten Low Ki if he had not already wrestled that night.[9] He also said he would not step into the ring again with Low Ki unless the ROH Title was on the line. Daniels also created The Prophecy alliance during this time.
Christopher Daniels at an event in Quincy, Massachusetts in 2004
At Ring of Honor's third show, A Night of Appreciation for Eddie Guerrero, Daniels was defeated by Donovan Morgan.[9] They showed a mutual respect for each other, and Morgan formed a partnership with Daniels.[9] Daniels earned the right to compete to become the first ROH Champion in a 60 Minute Iron Man match against Spanky, Doug Williams, and Low Ki, by defeating A.J. Styles on June 22.[9] During the match for the title, Daniels pinned Low Ki, but due to Iron Man match rules, Low Ki was still able to win the match. Daniels lost the match despite the fact he was the only person not to lose a decision by pinfall or submission.[9] Two months later, Low Ki defended his title against Xavier. During the match, Christopher Daniels came to the ring to distract Low Ki, allowing Xavier to attack Low Ki with a chair. Low Ki lost to Xavier, who was the newest member of The Prophecy.[9] Later that night, Daniels and Morgan defeated Bryan Danielson and Michael Modest to become the inaugural ROH Tag Team Champions, meaning that The Prophecy held all the titles in ROH.[10] At Glory By Honor, Daniels defeated Doug Williams, who was as a result banned from shaking hands in ROH.[9] The Prophecy also had plans for Low Ki that night, as they hired Samoa Joe, making his ROH debut that night, to take out Low Ki in the first ever Fight Without Honor.[9] Low Ki won the match and shook Joe's hand.[9] On March 13, 2003, A.J. Styles and Amazing Red defeated Daniels and Xavier, substituting for Morgan, to win the ROH Tag Team Championship.[9] At the following show The Prophecy lost also the ROH Championship, when former ally Samoa Joe defeated Xavier.[9]
On April 26 Daniels competed in the second Round Robin Challenge, which he was able to win after defeating Amazing Red and Paul London in singles matches.[9] On June 14 The Prophecy put their future in ROH on the line in a six-man tag team match against The Group (Samoa Joe, C.W. Anderson and Michael Shane). The Prophecy managed to win the match and as a result The Group was forced to disband.[9] Daniels defeated the returning Xavier on August 16 to earn the right to challenge for the ROH World Championship, but was defeated by the champion Samoa Joe on September 20.[9] After CM Punk turned down an offer to join The Prophecy, someone assaulted his girlfriend Lucy backstage, forcing her out of Ring of Honor.[9] On December 23, 2003, Daniels revealed that B.J. Whitmer, the newest member of The Prophecy, had been the one who had attacked Lucy, starting a rivalry between The Prophecy and the Second City Saints, CM Punk's stable.[9] On January 10, 2004, at Battle Lines are Drawn The Prophecy (Daniels, Whitmer and Dan Maff) faced the Second City Saints (Punk, Colt Cabana and Ace Steel) in a six man tag team main event. The match ended in a disqualification, when Whitmer accidentally hit the referee of the match with a chair, but after the match Punk dropped Daniels from the ropes through a table with the Pepsi Plunge, putting him out of Ring of Honor.[9] This was done due to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pulling all of their contracted wrestlers from all ROH shows due to the Rob Feinstein scandal.
[edit] Return from absence (2005–2007)
In the summer of 2005, Ring of Honor announced that after a sixteen month absence Daniels would be returning to the company on July 8.[11] However, on June 18 at Death Before Dishonor III Daniels made a surprise return, confronting and challenging the brand new ROH World Champion CM Punk, who had threatened to leave for World Wrestling Entertainment with the title. Punk, however, refused the challenge and fled the arena.[11] The next show, Sign of Dishonor saw Daniels defeat Punk's stablemate Colt Cabana, despite interference by Punk, who attempted to hit Daniels with a steel chain, but instead hit Cabana.[9] At Fate of an Angel, Daniels lost thanks to Punk, against the debuting Matt Hardy, but was granted a shot at the title after stealing the belt following Punk's successful defense against James Gibson.[9] On July 23 at The Homecoming Daniels and Punk faced each other for the title in a match that eventually ended in a one hour time limit draw, just as Daniels hit the Angel's Wings.[9] Redemption, the next ROH show held on August 12, featured Christopher Daniels, James Gibson, and Samoa Joe challenging CM Punk in a Four-Way Elimination match for the ROH Title. During the match, while Christopher Daniels was covered by Joe, Daniels got his foot on the rope. Punk, however, knocked it off before the referee could see, and Daniels was eliminated.[12] Daniels tried to get revenge, but ended up accidentally helping Punk eliminate Samoa Joe.[12]
After this, Daniels remained a permanent member of the ROH roster. He also made his first appearances in the United States as Curry Man, starting with his match against Shingo Takagi at Dragon Gate Invasion on August 27, 2005.[9] After defeating Matt Sydal in two singles matches and losing to him in their third match, Daniels chose him as his new tag team partner in the summer of 2006.[9] On August 26 the duo failed in their first shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship against champions Austin Aries and Roderick Strong, but on November 25, 2006, they managed to defeat Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli to win the championship, making Daniels a two-time ROH Tag Team Champion.[10] After defending the title against the teams of CIMA and Shingo, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong and Jack Evans and Shingo, Daniels and Sydal lost the title on February 24, 2007, to Jay and Mark Briscoe.[9] At Good Times, Great Memories on April 28, Daniels went to a fifteen minute time-limit draw with Erick Stevens. Following the match, Daniels became a villain and quit the company.[9] It had been his official last night in ROH, due to increased involvement with TNA.[13]
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
[edit] X Division and Tag Team Division (2002–2007)
See also: Triple X, Sports Entertainment Xtreme, and A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels at a Pro Wrestling Guerrilla event in 2006
Daniels joined TNA shortly after the company was founded in 2002. He formed a stable with Low-Ki and Elix Skipper known as Triple X, which competed in the tag division and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[14] He also joined Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction. Triple X disbanded in June 2003 after Low-Ki began wrestling primarily in Japan and the remaining two members decisively lost a cage match to America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm). After XXX disbanded, Daniels had a brief feud with Jeff Jarrett around August through September 2003. Afterwards, Daniels competed in the X Division until reviving XXX as a tag team with Skipper in July 2004. They were forced to disband once more after losing to America's Most Wanted on December 5 at Turning Point.[15]
In 2005, Daniels engaged in a lengthy feud with A.J. Styles over the TNA X Division Championship. He won the title at Destination X in an Ultimate X Challenge with a screwjob ending. Styles had taken down the belt, but the referee was unconscious. Daniels put Styles in the Angel's Wings and took the belt when the ref came to.[16] Daniels became the longest reigning X Division champion in TNA history, holding the belt for over 150 days. During the run, Daniels successfully defended the X Division Title against Elix Skipper, Shocker, Petey Williams, Matt Bentley, Chris Sabin, and Austin Aries. Later, on September 11 at Unbreakable, Styles won back the title in a three-way dance with Daniels and Samoa Joe when Styles reversed an attempted Angels Wings into a pin;[17] this match would later get a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer.
At Genesis on November 13, Daniels (kayfabe) received a Grade III concussion after being attacked by Samoa Joe and given a Muscle Buster on a chair, following a tag match together.[18] At Turning Point, when Joe tried to similarly injure A.J. Styles after winning the X Division Championship from him, Daniels made his return, attacking Joe and enabling members of TNA security to protect Styles and restrain Joe.[19] At Final Resolution, Daniels was defeated by Joe when Styles threw in the towel to prevent the badly beaten Daniels from suffering serious injuries after Daniels was unable to defend himself.[20] The next week, Daniels claimed Styles did it to get the number one contendership for the X Division Title. That same night he cost Styles a match against the "Prince of Punk" Shannon Moore by throwing in the towel, resulting in another three-way at for the title at Against All Odds, where Samoa Joe retained his title.[21] Daniels succeeded in winning an Ultimate X match the following month to regain the X Division Title,[22] but lost it on April 13, 2006 to Joe after receiving a second rope Island Driver.[23] After losing the X Division title, Daniels was scheduled to face Jushin Liger in a Six Sides of Steel match at Lockdown, but Liger was pulled out of the match. Daniels, instead, would face a mystery opponent, who turned out to be the returning Low Ki—now named Senshi—who won the match.[24]
Daniels then completed his face turn by teaming with A.J. Styles and becoming the number one contenders for the NWA Tag Team Title, then held by America's Most Wanted. Daniels and Styles won the title from AMW at Slammiversary.[14][25] The team feuded with The Latin American Xchange (LAX), trading the tag title back and forth with the team of Homicide and Hernandez. On November 16, 2006, Daniels competed in a triple threat match that also involved Chris Sabin and Styles in the primetime debut of TNA Impact! on Spike TV. Daniels won the match by pinning Sabin to capture his third TNA X Division Championship.[26] He lost it to Sabin in a three-way bout at Final Resolution, which also involved Jerry Lynn.[27]
Daniels then took time off from TNA for a repackaging of his character but made his return as a villain at Destination X.[28] He distracted Lynn during his match with Sabin.[28] After the match, the newly-bearded Daniels, sporting tribal-styled paint on one side of his face hit Sabin with the Angel's Wings and Lynn with the X Division title belt.[28] At Lockdown, Daniels pinned Jerry Lynn in the Six Sides of Steel.[29] At Sacrifice, Daniels pinned Rhino after hitting him with a baseball bat.[30] Daniels next moved to a feud with Sting, costing him a King of the Mountain match qualifier by hitting him with a baseball bat. Sting then attacked Daniels the next week on Impact!. On June 17, 2007 at Slammiversary, Daniels lost a match against Sting via the Scorpion Death Drop.[31] At Victory Road, he won a 10-Man Ultimate X Gauntlet Match to become the number one contender for the X Division Championship.[32] Senshi and Elix Skipper helped Daniels to win the match, resulting in the reunion of Triple X.[32] At Bound for Glory on October 14, Daniels challenged unsuccessfully for Jay Lethal's X Division Championship.[33] On the December 6 edition of Impact!, Daniels beat Senshi in a match for his Feast or Fired briefcase, refereed by Elix Skipper.[1] On the following week's show it was revealed that Daniels' briefcase contained a pink slip, immediately causing him to be fired from TNA.[1]
[edit] Curry Man and Suicide (2008–2009)
Daniels while playing the Curry Man character
One month after Daniels was fired, Covell returned to TNA as his masked persona Curry Man, soon to team up regularly with Shark Boy.[1][34] Unlike the brooding serious nature of his "Fallen Angel" persona, Curry Man was much more humorous, entertaining fans with his silly antics. He feuded with Team 3D and won a "Fish Market Street Fight" against them at Destination X.[1] On the March 13, 2008 Impact!, Curry Man qualified for the Xscape match for the X Division Title at Lockdown by beating Petey Williams.[1] At Lockdown, he fought Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy, Consequences Creed, and Johnny Devine.[35] Curry Man eliminated Creed from the match after delivering the Spice Rack.[35] He was later eliminated by Devine via the Devine Intervention.[35]
In June Curry Man represented Team TNA in the 2008 World X Cup. After being defeated by Team International's Alex Koslov in a preview match, Curry Man lost to Team Japan's Milano Collection A.T. in the tournament itself.[1] At Victory Road Curry Man took part in a four-team twelve-man elimination tag team, out of which he was eliminated by Team Mexico's Último Guerrero.[36] After the tournament Curry Man and Shark Boy aligned themselves with Super Eric to form a comedic superhero-themed stable called the "Prince Justice Brotherhood".[1] At Final Resolution, Curry Man was one of the four participants in the "Feast or Fired" match (along with Jay Lethal, and both members of LAX, Homicide and Hernandez) to collect a briefcase, in which he got the pink slip (again), meaning his contract with TNA was terminated according to the storyline.[37]
In early 2009 Covell began portraying the character of Suicide while Frankie Kazarian, the original Suicide, was recovering from his injury and was in the costume when the character won the X Division Championship in an Ultimate X match at Destination X.[38]
[edit] Return of Daniels (2009–2010)
Daniels wrestling Shane Douglas at Slammiversary 2009.
Covell returned as a fan favorite to TNA television under his "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels character (with the name simplified to just Daniels afterwards) on the April 16 episode of TNA Impact! in a match against Kurt Angle for the man advantage challenge for Lethal Lockdown at TNA's annual Lockdown PPV event. He was announced as being a member of Team Jarrett as a result. Daniels won the match, however the result was over-turned by Jeff Jarrett, after noticing that Angle's shoulder was up during the pinfall and Daniels' shoulders were down.[1] At Lockdown, Team Jarrett defeated Team Angle.[1] Then Daniels started a feud with Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin of The Motor City Machine Guns, who on the April 30 episode of Impact! accused him of being Suicide.[1] On the May 7 edition of Impact!, Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed joined the accusations by also accusing Daniels of being Suicide.[1] On the May 14 edition of Impact!, Daniels helped Suicide clear the ring of Shelley, Sabin, Lethal, and Creed while they attempted to unmask him, in an attempt to prove Daniels was Suicide all along.[1] At Sacrifice, Daniels defeated Suicide to win the TNA X Division Championship. However, after the match Daniels saw a replay of the finish which showed Alex Shelley interfering in the match and said he didn't want to win the belt like that and asked for five extra minutes. In the end there was no winner, which meant that Suicide retained his title.[39] At Slammiversary he faced Shane Douglas with Daniels' roster spot on the line. Daniels retained his roster spot by pinning Douglas after the Best Moonsault Ever.[40] At Victory Road, Daniels lost to Matt Morgan in a standard match.[41] At Hard Justice, Daniels managed to win the Steel Asylum match to become the number one contender to the X Division Championship, thus reigniting his feud with champion Samoa Joe.[42] Daniels lost the match at No Surrender, along with a triple threat match on the following Impact, also featuring Homicide.[1][43] At Bound for Glory, Daniels competed in a six way Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship, also featuring Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Suicide, Homicide, and defending champion, and eventual winner, Amazing Red. Towards the end of the match, Daniels took a bump, falling from the cables to the ring, landing on his head.[44]
Daniels in TNA in January 2010.
On the November 5 edition of Impact!, Daniels started showing signs of a heel turn when he confronted the TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles and claimed that while he was just as good a wrestler as Styles, he was never given the same breaks by the company, that was pampering, coddling, and spoiling Styles.[45] At Turning Point, Styles retained his title in a three-way match against Daniels and Samoa Joe by pinning Joe.[46] On the November 19 edition of Impact!, Daniels completed his heel turn and pinned Styles in a tag team match where he teamed with Desmond Wolfe against Styles and Kurt Angle.[47] At Final Resolution Daniels received a one-on-one shot at the World Heavyweight Champion, A.J. Styles, but was unable to defeat him for the title.[48] The following month at Genesis Daniels was defeated by Sean Morley in his first match for the company.[49] On the March 8 edition of Impact! Daniels declared that he was going to be the one to re-ignite the flame of the X Division. Afterwards the X Division Champion Doug Williams pinned Daniels in a three-way match for the title, also involving Kazarian.[50] At Destination X Daniels competed in a four-way ladder match for the number one contendership to the X Division title, but was defeated by Kazarian.[51] Two days later Daniels defeated Kazuchika Okada in a dark match at the Impact! tapings in what would turn out to be his last match with the company.[52] Covell was released from his TNA contract on March 31, 2010, after spending nearly eight years with the company.[53][54][55]
[edit] Ring of Honor return (2010–2011)
After his release from TNA, Daniels made his return to Ring of Honor on April 3, 2010, at their second live pay-per-view The Big Bang!, challenging Davey Richards.[56] On May 7 at Civil Warfare Daniels defeated Kevin Steen in his return match and in doing so took his spot as number two in the Pick 6 standings.[57] The following day at Supercard Of Honor V, Daniels defeated the ROH World Television Champion, and Davey Richards' tag team partner, Eddie Edwards in a non-title match.[58] On May 21 Daniels participated in his first Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings, teaming with Roderick Strong in a losing effort against The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).[59] On June 19 Daniels made his ROH pay-per-view debut at Death Before Dishonor VIII, successfully defending his number two spot in the Pick 6 standings against Kenny Omega, suffering a ruptured eardrum in the process.[60][61] At the following PPV, Glory By Honor IX, Daniels defeated Austin Aries.[62] On October 16, 2010, Daniels finally received his match with Davey Richards, but was defeated via submission.[63] Three days later Ring of Honor announced that Daniels had officially signed a contract with the promotion.[64] On November 13 Daniels received his first shot at the ROH World Championship since his return, but was defeated by the defending champion, Roderick Strong.[65] On December 10, 2010, Daniels defeated reigning champion Eddie Edwards to win the ROH World Television Championship during the tapings for Ring of Honor Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky.[66] On December 18 at Final Battle 2010 Daniels was defeated by Homicide in a non–title number one contender's match.[67] At the following pay-per-view, 9th Anniversary Show, on February 26, 2011, Daniels wrestled Eddie Edwards to a thirty minute time limit draw in a Two Out of Three Falls match for the ROH World Television Championship.[68] Afterwards it was announced that Daniels would be challenging for the ROH World Championship at the following pay-per-view on April 1.[69] On March 18 Daniels successfully defended the ROH World Television Championship against "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett.[70] In preparation for his ROH World Championship match against Roderick Strong, Daniels stole the "Book of Truth" from Strong's manager Truth Martini in order to get to know his match strategy, but was forced to shift his focus, when on March 19 Strong lost the World Championship to Eddie Edwards.[71] On April 1 at Honor Takes Center Stage, Daniels unsuccessfully challenged new ROH World Champion Eddie Edwards for his title and afterwards teased a heel turn by refusing to shake his hand.[72] The following day, during the second day of the Honor Takes Center Stage weekend, Daniels completed his heel turn by attacking El Generico with the "Book of Truth" and aligning himself with Truth Martini, Roderick Strong and Michael Elgin, the stable known collectively as the House of Truth.[73] On June 26 at Best in the World 2011, Daniels lost the ROH World Television Championship to El Generico.[74] The event marked Daniels' final appearance for ROH, before once again becoming a full time member of the TNA roster.[75]
[edit] Chikara (2010)
On April 9, 2010, Chikara announced Curry Man would be replacing the injured Cassandro and teaming with Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream, Jr.) in the 2010 King of Trios tournament starting on April 23.[76] The trio was defeated in the first round of the tournament by Team Perros del Mal (El Alebrije, Cuije and El Oriental).[77] The following day Covell, now using his Christopher Daniels gimmick, defeated Hallowicked in a singles match.[78] On the third night of the tournament Daniels was defeated by Eddie Kingston.[79]
[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2010)
On April 30, 2010, Covell, under his Christopher Daniels gimmick, made his debut for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) as a surprise member of the villainous La Legión Extranjera (Foreign Legion) stable, in a six man tag team match, where he, Alex Koslov and Joe Lider defeated Extreme Tiger, Jack Evans and Rocky Romero, when Daniels pinned the AAA Cruiserweight Champion, Extreme Tiger.[80] On June 6 at TripleMania XVIII Daniels was defeated by Jack Evans in a four-way elimination match for the Cruiserweight Championship, which also included Extreme Tiger and Nosawa.[81]
[edit] Return to TNA (2011–present)
Covell returned to TNA at the January 31, 2011, tapings of Xplosion, working under the Suicide gimmick.[82] Covell, who was still under a Ring of Honor contract, had gotten the promotion's blessing on the return and would continue to work as Suicide in order not to conflict with the deal.[83] On February 10 Covell, as Suicide, returned to Impact!, competing in a three–way X Division number one contender's tournament match, which was won by Robbie E and also included Brian Kendrick.[84] On March 16, at the tapings of the March 31 edition of Impact!, Covell made his TNA return under the Christopher Daniels character, saving Fortune members James Storm, Kazarian and Robert Roode from a four–on–three beatdown inside a steel cage at the hands of Immortal, in the process establishing himself as a face. In his return Daniels targeted especially Bully Ray, who had sidelined Fortune leader A.J. Styles with an injury two weeks earlier.[85][86][87] On the April 7 edition of Impact!, Daniels proclaimed his loyalty to Styles and announced that he would be taking his place alongside Kazarian, Roode and Storm in the Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown, where they will face Immortal representatives Abyss, Bully Ray, Matt Hardy and Ric Flair. Later that same evening Daniels wrestled his TNA return match, losing to Bully Ray in a Lumberjack match, where Fortune and Immortal worked as lumberjacks, after Immortal leader Hulk Hogan interfered and hit him with a chain.[88] Despite his return as Daniels, Covell also kept performing as Suicide and on the same April 7 edition of Impact!, teamed with Brian Kendrick and Chris Sabin in a six man tag team match, where they defeated Generation Me and Robbie E .[88][89] On April 17 at Lockdown, Daniels and Fortune defeated Immortal in a Lethal Lockdown match.[90] On the following edition of Impact!, Daniels was officially named a member of Fortune.[91] On the May 26 edition of Impact Wrestling, Daniels and Styles defeated Bully Ray and his new partner, Tommy Dreamer, in a No Disqualification Street Fight.[92] On July 10 at Destination X, TNA's first ever all X Division pay-per-view, Daniels faced fellow Fortune member A.J. Styles in the main event of the evening in a losing effort. During the event Daniels also made a brief appearance as Curry Man, in a segment where Eric Young was looking for a tag team partner to face Generation Me.[93]
[edit] Television and film appearances
Covell has appeared in numerous other forms of television, including two episodes of Distraction as Curry Man, along with fellow wrestlers Frankie Kazarian and Samoa Joe; a Chef Boyardee commercial alongside Matt and Jeff Hardy;[94] and a guest appearance on the show Numb3rs alongside mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz.
Covell competed on the January 18, 2008 episode of Merv Griffin's Crosswords, coming in at the beginning of the second round as a "Spoiler". During the show he made it to the front row once, winning a trip to Reno, Nevada in the process, but he ended the show back as a Spoiler, therefore leaving with only the consolation prize.
Covell makes an uncredited appearance in the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat.[95]
He has also been featured in several wrestling compilation DVDs, including ROH's The Prophecy Foretold: The Best of Christopher Daniels and Say Your Prayers: The Best of Christopher Daniels Volume 2, as well as TNA's Heaven Sent, Hell Bound: The Best of Christopher Daniels.
Personal life
Covell is married to Lisa and has two children, a daughter Jerica Ellen (born on September 26, 2003) and a son Joshua Allen Covell (born on October 21, 2005). Joshua's middle name is derived from the first name of Covell's best friend Allen Jones, who wrestles as A.J. Styles.[6][96] Covell reads a lot of comics and has collected a lot of issues. In addition to this, Covell is a big Marvel Comics fan; his favorite Marvel creation is the X-Men, and his favorite X-Men character is Wolverine. Covell trades comics with other wrestlers such as Samoa Joe and Homicide.
Covell has a tattoo on his sternum of an ankh, the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph signifying "eternal life".[6] Covell enrolled in Methodist College in Fayetteville, North Carolina and earned a degree in theater.
On August 28, 2009, Covell was arrested for driving under the influence.
In wrestling
Daniels performing a Best Moonsault Ever on Chris Sabin
Daniels during his ring entrance As Christopher Daniels Finishing moves Angel's Wings (Spinning lifting sitout double underhook facebuster, sometimes from the second rope)[1][7][8][62]
BME – Best Moonsault Ever (Double jump moonsault)[1][3][7]
Last Rites (Rolling cutter)[1][7][8]
Reverse STO followed into a Koji Clutch[1]
Signature moves Crossface[1]
Death Valley driver[1]
Enzuigiri[1]
Fall From Grace (Modified cross-armed iconoclasm)[1]
Gannosuke clutch[99]
Release side slam[1]
Reverse STO,[1] sometimes onto the turnbuckle or from the top rope
Running high knee to a cornered opponent[100]
Running neckbreaker[1]
Sidewalk slam, sometimes from the top rope[1]
Spin-out powerbomb[1]
Split-legged moonsault, sometimes while springboarding to a standing opponent on the outside[1]
Springboard moonsault[101]
Springboard plancha[1]
STO[1]
As Curry Man Finishing moves Bridging northern lights suplex[102]
Spicy Drop (Independent circuit) / Spice Rack (TNA) (Backbreaker rack dropped into either a facebuster or a DDT)[1][4]
Signature moves Curry Bottom (Release side slam)[1]
Curry Cradle (Gannosuke clutch)[1]
Domo Lariato (Modified running lariat)[103]
Hi-C (Diving crossbody)[104]
Spicy Elbow (Feint leg drop transitioned into a high impact elbow drop to the opponent's chest, with theatrics)
Springboard back elbow[105]
Tokyo Dangerous (Belly to back suplex backbreaker)[106]
As Suicide Finishing moves Suicide Solution[5][107] (Overhead flipping leg hook belly-to-back suplex)
Signature moves Headbutt[107]
Running front dropkick[107]
Running snapmare driver into the second turnbuckle[108]
Managers Simply Luscious[109]
Allison Danger[1]
Jim Cornette[1]
Prince Nana[110]
Truth Martini
Nicknames "The Fallen Angel"
"(Self-proclaimed) Mr. TNA"[111]
"Hot and Spicy" – as Curry Man[112]
"King of Spice" – as Curry Man
Entrance themes "Head Like a Hole (Slate Remix)" by Nine Inch Nails (ECW)
"Disposable Teens" by Marilyn Manson (Independent circuit)
"Manson" by Dale Oliver (TNA, ROH)
"Guerrilla Radio" by Rage Against the Machine (ROH) – as Curry Man
"Wings of a Fallen Angel" by Dale Oliver (TNA)[116]
"Spicy Hot" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Curry Man)[117]
"Coming Alive" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Suicide)[118]
"Fortune 4" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
Daniels as the TNA X Division Champion in 2007.
Covell as Curry Man in the "Feast or Fired" match.
Daniels with AJ Styles at Destination X in 2006, after winning the X Division Championship. All Pro Wrestling APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
King of the Indies (2000)
Ballpark Brawl Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
East Coast Wrestling Association ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Super 8 Tournament (2000, 2004)
ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
Empire Wrestling Federation EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Frontier Wrestling Alliance FWA British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
German Stampede Wrestling Battlefield 2008[129]
Impact Championship Wrestling ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier[130]
Impact Cup (2010) – with Xavier
Michinoku Pro Wrestling British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Heres the Powers of Pain Bio also!!!!The Powers of Pain are an on-and-off professional wrestling tag team. They are best known for their tenure in Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation.
Contents
[hide] 1 History 1.1 Jim Crockett Promotions
1.2 World Wrestling Federation
1.3 Independent circuit
2 Other media
3 In wrestling
4 Championships and accomplishments
5 References
[edit] History
[edit] Jim Crockett Promotions
Terry Szopinski and Sione Vailahi were put together as a tag team called the Powers of Pain by Ivan Koloff and Paul Jones in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in late 1987. Szopinski was named "The Warlord," while Vailahi was known as "The Barbarian."
The Powers then began feuding with the Road Warriors. During their feud, they attacked the Road Warriors during a bench press contest between the two teams. Later during their feud, the Powers won the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Ivan Koloff from the Warriors and Dusty Rhodes.
They feuded for several more months until the Powers left the NWA while still the champions with Koloff when the Powers refused to do scaffold matches. As a result, the Powers and Koloff were stripped of the titles.
[edit] World Wrestling Federation
Upon their arrival, the Powers were faces initially managed by The Baron[1][2], introduced during an a WWF Event Center promo on WWF Superstars of Wrestling. They feuded with WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax and Smash) who had defeated Strike Force (Santana and Rick Martel) for the titles and then injured Martel (kayfabe). The Powers were introduced as mercenaries to help Martel and Santana gain revenge on Demolition for both the title loss and the injury to Martel. Then later they were managed by The Baron.
They became heels while Demolition became faces when Mr. Fuji attacked Demolition at Survivor Series and aligned himself with the Powers of Pain. The Powers of Pain went on to win the match when they eliminated the foreign heel team The Conquistadors, The feud with Demolition ended at Wrestlemania V when the Powers Of Pain teamed with Fuji and lost to Demolition when Ax pinned Fuji.
They failed to win the titles and were eventually split up in 1990, with the Barbarian being managed by Bobby Heenan, while the Warlord paired up with "The Doctor of Style" Slick. The double turn between them and Demolition back at the 1988 Survivor Series was seen to many as the catalyst of their sudden loss of popularity and subsequent push down the card.
The rumor of the Powers of Pain's split was when the Legion of Doom were negotiating with the WWF in June 1990, they reportedly demanded that the Powers of Pain be split up and repackaged in different gimmicks due to thinking that they [the Warriors] would look like Powers of Pain-ripoffs when they entered the WWF due to their similar appearances. Thus, the Powers were split up, repackaged in different ring attires, and lost their familiar face paint until they both left the WWF.
[edit] Independent circuit
Upon returning to the independent circuit, The Powers of Pain won the WWWA Tag Team Championship together on the independent circuit in the early 1990s before later debuting for World Championship Wrestling. During their time in WCW, they wrestled under masks as the Super Assassins and were managed by Col. Rob Parker. They later reformed their team in 2005 for Gladiator Championship Wrestling.
[edit] Other media
They filmed a shoot interview in 2004 with RF Video and spoke about their careers.
In 2008, they introduced an energy drink in association with Gladiator Championship Wrestling.
[edit] In wrestling
Finishing tag team moves Electric chair (The Warlord) / Diving clothesline (The Barbarian) combination
Running powerslam by The Warlord followed by a diving headbutt by The Barbarian
Managers Ivan Koloff
Paul Jones
The Baron
Mr. Fuji
Col. Robert Parker
Sonny Blayze
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ivan Koloff
Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked them #97 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" in 2003
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Worst Tag Team (1989)
Other Championships and Accomplishments WWWA Tag Team Championship
Only Three Inductees this time but two Quality underused indi performing Hard working Journymen i think you'll agree!!!
and a quality big slow and dumb gimmick tag team that lost more than they won but was always mine and Metals Faves!!!
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