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Wheeler as Steven Walters in 2012
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Birth name | Daniel Marshall Wheeler |
Born |
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
May 17, 1987
Residence |
Orlando, Florida United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Daniel Wheeler Dash Wilder Steven Walters |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Billed from | Asheville, North Carolina |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | 2005 |
Daniel Marshall Wheeler (born May 17, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Dash Wilder. Along with Scott Dawson, he is one half of the former two time NXT Tag Team Champions, The Revival.
Debuting in 2005, Wheeler wrestled extensively on the United States independent circuit under the ring name Steven Walters. He most notably appeared for NWA Anarchy, where he won both the NWA Anarchy Television Championship and the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship, and for numerous other promotions such as OMEGA Championship Wrestling, Resistance Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA. Wheeler also performed internationally for promotions such as All Star Wrestling, Preston City Wrestling and Pro Wrestling ZERO1.
Wheeler signed with WWE in 2014 and reported to the WWE Performance Center, taking the ring name Dash Wilder. He immediately formed a tag-team with Scott Dawson, with the two performing extensively at live events under the name The Mechanics. The duo made their debut on the July 17, 2014 episode of NXT, losing to Bull Dempsey and Mojo Rawley. The duo made only one further televised appearance in 2014, losing to Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady on the October 23 episode of NXT, but continued to wrestle extensively at house shows.