Cincinnati Red
| Birth name | Gregory Scott Daves |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1974 Athens, Georgia |
| Died | March 20, 2015 (aged 40) Victorville, California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Greg Davis Scott Davis Blackjack Daniels Cincinnati Red |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Trained by | Bill Anderson Jesse Hernandez |
| Debut | 1993 |
Gregory Scott Daves (October 17, 1974 – March 20, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known by his ring name Cincinnati Red and for being one of the trainers of Samoa Joe.
After training with Bill Anderson and Jesse Hernandez, Daves debuted under the ring name Blackjack Daniels, based on The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) tag team. He soon renamed himself to Cincinnati Red and joined the National Wrestling Conference, where he debuted on March 17, 1995 in a three-on-one handicap match, which he, RJ Rodriguez and The Wild Renegade lost to SWAT. Later that night, Red lost to The Thug. Red would continue to be used as an enhancement talent in the NWC, losing to the likes of Jim Neidhart, Don Juan and Larry Power. On August 25, Red teamed with Billy Anderson to form The Mercenaries, but they lost to Aerial Assault (Bobby Bradley and Rob Van Dam) in the first round of a tournament for the Tag Team Championship. After leaving the NWC soon after, Red returned on March 28, 1997, losing to Neidhart. On July 12, he made his final appearance for the promotion in a losing effort to The Suicide Kid.
After a few years on the independent circuit, Daves traveled to Southern California to take part in the Empire Wrestling Federation's debut show on May 5, 1996. At the event, he debuted for the promotion under his Cincinnati Red name and had the distinction of wrestling in the first match in the promotion's history, where he competed against Brian Rodgers.
While on hiatus from in-ring competition, Daves and fellow wrestler Gary Key opened up The Grappler's Den, a wrestling school based in Oxnard, California. The Grappler's Den soon expanded into a promotion and was subsequently named the Impact Wrestling Federation. The IWF would go on to run shows within and throughout Ventura County, including Simi Valley, Oxnard, and Port Hueneme. In late 1999, Red and Key sold the IWF to fellow wrestler Steve "Navajo Warrior" Islas, who subsequently renamed the promotion to Impact Zone Wrestling. After the sale of the IWF, Daves continued to teach in wrestling schools, with one of his most notable students being future world champion Samoa Joe.
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