Daniel Garcia (wrestler)

Daniel Garcia
Garcia at a Beyond Wrestling show in December 2019
BornBuffalo, New York
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Daniel Garcia
Danny Garcia
Dante Rios
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Billed fromBuffalo, New York
Trained byBrandon Thurston
The Blade
Debut2017

Daniel Garcia (born September 17, 1998) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestles for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).

Garcia is a one-time and the current PWG World Champion, the winner of the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles, and a former one-time ROH Pure Champion.

Career

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All Elite Wrestling

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On the September 22, 2020 episode of Dark, Garcia made his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He teamed with Kevin Blackwood and they were defeated by the team of Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss.[1] On October 19, 2021, it was announced by AEW owner Tony Khan that Garcia had signed a full-time contract to become a member of the AEW roster.[2] On the August 10 episode of Dark, Garcia beat Fuego Del Sol to earn his first victory in AEW.[3]

On the January 12, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Garcia faced Sammy Guevara for the interim AEW TNT Championship but was defeated.[4] On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Garcia formed a stable with Chris Jericho called the Jericho Appreciation Society.[5] On the June 8 episode of Dynamite, Garcia competed in a Casino Battle Royale to determine who would become the number two contender for the interim AEW World Championship. The winner would face Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite to see who would represent AEW at Forbidden Door. The match was eventually won by Kyle O'Reilly.[6] On the September 7 epside of Dynamite, Garcia defeated Wheeler Yuta to become the new ROH Pure Champion.[7] On September 23 Garcia competed in a Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the AEW World Championship. The match was won by "Hangman" Adam Page.[8] At ROH Final Battle on December 10, Garcia lost the ROH Pure Championship back to Wheeler Yuta.[9]

On the November 8, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Garcia challenged Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the AEW World Championship but was defeated.[10] On the February 21, 2024 episode of Dynamite, it was announced that Garcia would get a TNT championship match on March 3 at Revolution[11] At the event, he lost his match to reigning champion Christian Cage.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ↑ "AEW Dark 9/22/20 Results: Ricky Starks, Christoper Daniels, Serena Deeb, Dark Order & More Compete!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Garcia signs full-time deal with AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (8/10): Thunder Rosa, Darby Allin, Lucha Bros, More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (1/12/22): Sammy Guevara Defends TNT Championship Against Daniel Garcia, CM Punk vs. Wardlow, Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb + More!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (3/9/22): Adam Page Defends AEW World Title, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley Team Up + More!". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (6/8/22): Casino Battle Royale, Jon Moxley Faces Winner, Thunder Rosa Defends Women's World Title, More". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "New ROH Pure Champion Crowned On 9/7 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "9/23 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal, Jade Cargill vs. Diamante for the TBS Title, Sting and Darby Allin vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews in a No DQ match, Action Bronson and Hook vs. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston vs. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy vs. Rey Fenix". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "ROH Final Battle results: Powell's live review of FTR vs. The Briscoes in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship, Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's Title, Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/8/23) Results: MJF Defends AEW World Title vs. Daniel Garcia, Sting Competes, More". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/daniel-garcia-challenge-christian-cage-aew-tnt-title-aew-revolution
  12. ↑ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10110521-christian-cage-beats-daniel-garcia-to-retain-aew-tnt-title-at-revolution-2024#:~:text=Christian%20Cage%20Beats%20Daniel%20Garcia%20to%20Retain%20AEW%20TNT%20Title%20at%20Revolution%202024,-Mike%20Chiari%40%40&text=Christian%20Cage%20beat%20Daniel%20Garcia,to%20retain%20the%20TNT%20Championship.&text=Cage%20has%20been%20embroiled%20in,for%20the%20past%20few%20months.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 "Titles « Daniel Garcia « Wrestlers Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  14. ↑ Caldwell, Brandon; Raimondi, Marc (August 3, 2023). "From MJF and Rhea to...a Viking? Here are the 30 best pro wrestlers under 30". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 31, 2022). "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 Winner Crowned". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. ↑ Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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