Daniel Puder
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Puder in 2008.
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| Birth name | Daniel Puder |
| Born |
October 9, 1981 Cupertino, California, United States |
| Residence | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Daniel Puder |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) |
| Trained by |
Al Snow Bill DeMott Bob Cook Frank Shamrock Javier Méndez Lance Storm Nightmare Danny Davis Ohio Valley Wrestling Paul Heyman Tommy Dreamer |
| Debut | 2004 |
Daniel Puder (born October 9, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and retired professional mixed martial artist.
As a mixed martial artist, Puder trained at the American Kickboxing Academy, in San Jose, California. He is undefeated in MMA competition, holding a record of eight wins and zero losses. As a professional wrestler, he trained at Ohio Valley Wrestling. He is best known for having won the $1,000,000 Tough Enough challenge during his time in WWE's Ohio Valley Wrestling. He has also worked for Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
In 2010, he founded My Life My Power World, an anti-bullying and youth development program.
Puder was involved in amateur wrestling during high school. In high school at Monta Vista High School, in Cupertino, California, he finished first place in his weight division in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Central Coast Section, in amateur wrestling, while wrestling with a broken hand. He was also involved in entrepreneurship during high school, starting several businesses. At the age of 16, he began training in mixed martial arts and professional wrestling.
Puder entered the fourth Tough Enough competition that was conducted as part of WWE SmackDown between October and December 2004. The prize was announced as a $1,000,000 professional wrestling contract, however, it was in reality a four-year contract at $250,000 a year, with the option to terminate the contract after the first year.
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