Christopher Daniels | |
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Daniels in October 2011.
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Birth name | Daniel Christopher Covell |
Born |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, US |
March 24, 1971
Alma mater | Methodist College |
Spouse(s) | Lisa Collelew |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chris Daniels Christopher Daniels Conquistador Dos Curry Man Daniels Suicide |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) as Curry Man |
Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) 232 lb (105 kg) as Curry Man |
Billed from | "The City of Angels" India (as Curry Man) Los Angeles, California (TNA) "Parts Unknown" (as Suicide) "Sin City" Tokyo, Japan (as Curry Man) |
Trained by | Sam DeCero Windy City Pro Wrestling Mike Anthony Kevin Quinn |
Debut | 1993 |
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Christopher Daniels and as the masked wrestler Curry Man. He is currently signed with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is the current ROH World Champion in his first reign.
Covell has spent the bulk of his career wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and ROH, but has also has worked extensively in Japan and on the American independent circuit. He has won 19 total championships between TNA, ROH, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), with four reigns as TNA X Division Champion, six reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion, and two reigns as TNA World Tag Team Champion during his time with TNA, one reign as ROH World Television Champion, four reigns as ROH World Tag Team Champion and one reign as ROH World Champion while wrestling for ROH, and one reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in NJPW.
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).
Covell was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 24, 1971. 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.