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'''Daniel Garcia''' is an American [[professional wrestler]]. He is signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he is a member of the [[Stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] the [[Jericho Appreciation Society]].. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where he is the current [[ROH Pure Championship|ROH Pure Champion]] in his first reign. As part of [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]], he is the current [[PWG World Champion]]
'''Daniel Garcia''' is an American [[professional wrestler]] currently signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he is a member of the [[Jericho Appreciation Society]]. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where he is the current [[ROH Pure Championship|Pure Champion]] in his first reign. He also competes for [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG), he is the current [[PWG World Championship|World Champion]] in his first reign. He has won the [[Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling)|Battle of Los Angeles tournament]] in [[Battle of Los Angeles (2022)|2022]].


==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
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Garcia made his debut for [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] on the October 20th 2021 edition of [[NJPW Strong]], where he teamed with [[Fred Rosser]] and Fred Yehi, in a losing effort to [[Clark Connors]], [[Ren Narita]] and [[T. J. Perkins]].<ref>https://www.njpw1972.com/102293</ref> In September, Garcia lost to [[Jay White]].<ref>https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1252479-njpw-autumn-attack-daniel-garcia-vs-jay-white</ref>
Garcia made his debut for [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] on the October 20th 2021 edition of [[NJPW Strong]], where he teamed with [[Fred Rosser]] and Fred Yehi, in a losing effort to [[Clark Connors]], [[Ren Narita]] and [[T. J. Perkins]].<ref>https://www.njpw1972.com/102293</ref> In September, Garcia lost to [[Jay White]].<ref>https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1252479-njpw-autumn-attack-daniel-garcia-vs-jay-white</ref>


===All Elite Wrestling (2020&ndash;Present)===
===All Elite Wrestling===
====Early appearances (2020&ndash;2022)====
Garcia made his debut in [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) in September 2020 during an episode of ''[[AEW Dark|Dark]]''.<ref name="AEW">{{cite web|last1=Pollock|first1=John|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/10/19/aew-confirms-the-signing-of-daniel-garcia/|title=AEW confirms the signing of Daniel Garcia|publisher=[[POST Wrestling]]|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020025346/https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/10/19/aew-confirms-the-signing-of-daniel-garcia/|archive-date=October 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Garcia was announced as having signed with AEW in October.<ref name="AEW"/> On the March 9, 2022, episode of ''[[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]]'', Garcia alongside [[3.0 (professional wrestling)|Jeff Parker and Matt Lee]] formed a [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] with [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Jake Hager]] called the Jericho Appreciation Society.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rose|first1=Bryan|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/chris-jericho-forms-jericho-appreciation-society-group-on-aew-dynamite|title=Chris Jericho forms 'Jericho Appreciation Society' group on AEW Dynamite|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|F4Wonline.com]]|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310095128/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/chris-jericho-forms-jericho-appreciation-society-group-on-aew-dynamite|archive-date=March 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
Garcia made his debut in [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) on the September 15, 2020 episode of ''[[AEW Dark|Dark]]'' as an [[Job (professional wrestling)|enhancement talent]] by teaming with Kevin Blackwood against [[The Butcher and the Blade]] in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Blake Lovell |title=Lovell’s AEW Dark Review 9.15.20 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/lovells-aew-dark-review-9-15-20/ |website=411Mania |access-date=10 September 2022 |date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> After making a few appearances as an enhancement talent, Garcia picked up his first win in AEW by defeating [[Fuego Del Sol]] on the August 10, 2021 episode of ''Dark''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Blake Lovell |title=Lovell’s AEW Dark Review 8.10.21 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/lovell-aew-dark-review-8-10-21/ |website=411Mania |access-date=10 September 2022 |date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>


Garcia made his ''[[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]]'' debut at [[AEW Homecoming (2021)|Homecoming]] by teaming with [[2point0|2.0 (Matt Lee and Jeff Parker)]] against [[Darby Allin]], [[Eddie Kingston]] and [[Jon Moxley]] in a [[six-man tag team match]], which Garcia's team lost. Garcia would lose to Allin on the August 11 episode of ''Dynamite''. However, Garcia received praise for his performance. He would later receive acclaim for his performances against high-profile wrestlers such as [[CM Punk]], Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and [[Bryan Danielson]]. On October 19, Garcia signed a full-time contract with AEW.<ref name="AEW">{{cite web|last1=Pollock|first1=John|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/10/19/aew-confirms-the-signing-of-daniel-garcia/|title=AEW confirms the signing of Daniel Garcia|publisher=[[POST Wrestling]]|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020025346/https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/10/19/aew-confirms-the-signing-of-daniel-garcia/|archive-date=October 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> On the January 12, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', Garcia unsuccessfully challenged [[Sammy Guevara]] for the interim [[AEW TNT Championship|TNT Championship]]. At [[Beach Break (2022)|Beach Break]], Garcia teamed with 2.0 against [[The Inner Circle (professional wrestling)|The Inner Circle]] ([[Chris Jericho]], [[Ortiz and Santana]]) in a losing effort.
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===Pro Wrestling Guerilla (2022&ndash;Present)===

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In January 2022, he competed in [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG)'s [[Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling)|Battle of Los Angeles]] and eventually won the tournament by defeating [[Mike Bailey (wrestler)|Mike Bailey]] in the final round.<ref name="battle">{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Jeremy|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/pwg-battle-los-angeles-2022-winner-crowned|title=PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 Winner Crowned|publisher=Fightful|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131132932/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/pwg-battle-los-angeles-2022-winner-crowned|archive-date=January 31, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2022, he won the [[PWG World Championship]] by defeating [[Bandido (wrestler)|Bandido]].<ref name="PWG">{{cite web|last1=Pollock|first1=John|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/05/02/daniel-garcia-wins-pwg-title-issues-challenge-to-konosuke-takeshita/|title=Daniel Garcia wins PWG title, issues challenge to Konosuke Takeshita|publisher=[[POST Wrestling]]|date=May 2, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503140217/https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/05/02/daniel-garcia-wins-pwg-title-issues-challenge-to-konosuke-takeshita/|archive-date=May 3, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Jericho Appreciation Society (2022&ndash;present)====
On the March 9 episode of ''Dynamite'', Garcia alongside 2.0 attacked Eddie Kingston, Ortiz and Santana. They subsequently formed a [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] with Chris Jericho and [[Jake Hager]] called the [[Jericho Appreciation Society]], thus breaking up Jericho's former group The Inner Circle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rose|first1=Bryan|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/chris-jericho-forms-jericho-appreciation-society-group-on-aew-dynamite|title=Chris Jericho forms 'Jericho Appreciation Society' group on AEW Dynamite|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|F4Wonline.com]]|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310095128/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/chris-jericho-forms-jericho-appreciation-society-group-on-aew-dynamite|archive-date=March 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> JAS began feuding with Kingston, Ortiz, Santana and the [[Blackpool Combat Club]] (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley and [[Wheeler Yuta]]). Garcia made his [[pay-per-view]] debut at [[Double or Nothing (2022)|Double or Nothing]] on May 29, where JAS defeated Danielson, Moxley, Kingston, Ortiz and Santana in an [[Anarchy in the Arena match]]. However, JAS lost to [[Claudio Castagnoli]], Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, Santana, Ortiz and Wheeler Yuta in a [[Blood and Guts match]].

At [[Fight for the Fallen (2022)|Fight for the Fallen]], Garcia scored an upset victory over Bryan Danielson via technical submission. This would lead to a [[two out of three falls match]] against Danielson on the August 17 episode of ''Dynamite'', which Garcia lost.

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Garcia made his debut for [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG) at ''It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)'' on November 21, 2021, where he lost to [[Jonathan Gresham]]. In January, Garcia entered the [[Battle of Los Angeles (2022)|2022]] [[Battle of Los Angeles (professional wrestling)|Battle of Los Angeles]], which he won by defeating Kevin Blackwood, [[Black Taurus]], [[Alex Shelley]] and [[Mike Bailey (wrestler)|Mike Bailey]].<ref name="battle">{{cite web|last1=Lambert|first1=Jeremy|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/pwg-battle-los-angeles-2022-winner-crowned|title=PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2022 Winner Crowned|publisher=Fightful|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131132932/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/pwg-battle-los-angeles-2022-winner-crowned|archive-date=January 31, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> At ''Delivering the Goods'' event on May 1, Garcia defeated [[Bandido (wrestler)|Bandido]] to win the [[PWG World Championship]].<ref name="PWG">{{cite web|last1=Pollock|first1=John|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/05/02/daniel-garcia-wins-pwg-title-issues-challenge-to-konosuke-takeshita/|title=Daniel Garcia wins PWG title, issues challenge to Konosuke Takeshita|publisher=[[POST Wrestling]]|date=May 2, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503140217/https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/05/02/daniel-garcia-wins-pwg-title-issues-challenge-to-konosuke-takeshita/|archive-date=May 3, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He successfully defended the title against [[Konosuke Takeshita]] in his first title defense at ''Nineteen''.

===Ring of Honor (2022&ndash;present)===
Garcia made his debut for AEW's sister promotion [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH) at [[Death Before Dishonor (2022)|Death Before Dishonor]], where he unsuccessfully challenged [[Wheeler Yuta]] for the [[ROH Pure Championship]]. However, on the September 7 episode of ''AEW Dynamite'', Garcia defeated Yuta in a rematch to win the Pure Championship.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 14:02, 10 September 2022

Not to be confused with Huracán Ramírez, ring name of Daniel García Arteaga.
Daniel Garcia
Garcia in December 2019
Alma materBuffalo State College
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Daniel Garcia
Danny Garcia[1]
Dante Rios[2]
Billed fromBuffalo, New York[3]
Trained byBrandon Thurston
The Blade

Daniel Garcia is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is the current Pure Champion in his first reign. He also competes for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), he is the current World Champion in his first reign. He has won the Battle of Los Angeles tournament in 2022.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2017–2018)

Garcia was trained by Brandon Thurston and Jesse Guilmette. Garcia began competing for Limitless Wrestling in 2018.[4] Garcia won the Limitless World Championship in March 2021.[4] He lost the title to Anthony Greene in September.[5]

WWE (2018 & 2021)

He appeared for WWE on an episode of 205 Live in July 2018, during which he lost against Drew Gulak.[1] In January 2021, Garcia once again appeared for WWE on NXT, losing to Tyler Rust.[6]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018–2022)

Garcia made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling on the October 20th 2021 edition of NJPW Strong, where he teamed with Fred Rosser and Fred Yehi, in a losing effort to Clark Connors, Ren Narita and T. J. Perkins.[7] In September, Garcia lost to Jay White.[8]

All Elite Wrestling

Early appearances (2020–2022)

Garcia made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the September 15, 2020 episode of Dark as an enhancement talent by teaming with Kevin Blackwood against The Butcher and the Blade in a losing effort.[9] After making a few appearances as an enhancement talent, Garcia picked up his first win in AEW by defeating Fuego Del Sol on the August 10, 2021 episode of Dark.[10]

Garcia made his Dynamite debut at Homecoming by teaming with 2.0 (Matt Lee and Jeff Parker) against Darby Allin, Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley in a six-man tag team match, which Garcia's team lost. Garcia would lose to Allin on the August 11 episode of Dynamite. However, Garcia received praise for his performance. He would later receive acclaim for his performances against high-profile wrestlers such as CM Punk, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Bryan Danielson. On October 19, Garcia signed a full-time contract with AEW.[11] On the January 12, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Garcia unsuccessfully challenged Sammy Guevara for the interim TNT Championship. At Beach Break, Garcia teamed with 2.0 against The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Ortiz and Santana) in a losing effort.

Jericho Appreciation Society (2022–present)

On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Garcia alongside 2.0 attacked Eddie Kingston, Ortiz and Santana. They subsequently formed a stable with Chris Jericho and Jake Hager called the Jericho Appreciation Society, thus breaking up Jericho's former group The Inner Circle.[12] JAS began feuding with Kingston, Ortiz, Santana and the Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta). Garcia made his pay-per-view debut at Double or Nothing on May 29, where JAS defeated Danielson, Moxley, Kingston, Ortiz and Santana in an Anarchy in the Arena match. However, JAS lost to Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, Santana, Ortiz and Wheeler Yuta in a Blood and Guts match.

At Fight for the Fallen, Garcia scored an upset victory over Bryan Danielson via technical submission. This would lead to a two out of three falls match against Danielson on the August 17 episode of Dynamite, which Garcia lost.

Pro Wrestling Guerilla (2021–present)

Garcia made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) on November 21, 2021, where he lost to Jonathan Gresham. In January, Garcia entered the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles, which he won by defeating Kevin Blackwood, Black Taurus, Alex Shelley and Mike Bailey.[13] At Delivering the Goods event on May 1, Garcia defeated Bandido to win the PWG World Championship.[14] He successfully defended the title against Konosuke Takeshita in his first title defense at Nineteen.

Ring of Honor (2022–present)

Garcia made his debut for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) at Death Before Dishonor, where he unsuccessfully challenged Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Championship. However, on the September 7 episode of AEW Dynamite, Garcia defeated Yuta in a rematch to win the Pure Championship.

Personal life

Garcia was trained in professional wrestling by Brandon Thurston and The Blade.[15][16]

In January 2019, Garcia broke both of his legs in a car accident involving three other wrestlers. The vehicle he was riding in crashed after hitting black ice.[17][18] Garcia returned to wrestling six months later. The following year, he graduated from Buffalo State College with a communications degree.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b Namako, Jason (July 18, 2018). "WWE 205 Live Results – 7/17/18 (Lio Rush vs. Akira Tozawa, TJP vs. Noam Dar, Gulak in action)". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ DeFelice, Robert (February 2, 2021). "WWE Files Trademark On 'Dante Rios'". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Barrasso, Justin (December 19, 2020). "Daniel Garcia Is Emerging as Wrestling's Next Star Following a Gruesome Car Accident". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Barrasso, Justin (March 20, 2021). "New Limitless Champion Daniel Garcia Wants to Bring Prestige Back to Independent Wrestling". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 27, 2021). "Limitless Euphoria Results (9/25): Daniel Garcia Faces Anthony Greene, Dirty Dango Debuts". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  6. ^ https://theovertimer.com/2021/01/wwe-nxt-results-tyler-rust-vs-daniel-garcia/
  7. ^ https://www.njpw1972.com/102293
  8. ^ https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1252479-njpw-autumn-attack-daniel-garcia-vs-jay-white
  9. ^ Blake Lovell (September 15, 2020). "Lovell's AEW Dark Review 9.15.20". 411Mania. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Blake Lovell (August 10, 2021). "Lovell's AEW Dark Review 8.10.21". 411Mania. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Pollock, John (October 19, 2021). "AEW confirms the signing of Daniel Garcia". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Rose, Bryan (March 9, 2022). "Chris Jericho forms 'Jericho Appreciation Society' group on AEW Dynamite". F4Wonline.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  13. ^ a b 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.
  14. ^ a b Pollock, John (May 2, 2022). "Daniel Garcia wins PWG title, issues challenge to Konosuke Takeshita". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Stewart, Liam (April 30, 2021). "Interview With . . . Daniel Garcia". Inside the Ropes. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Barrasso, Justin (October 8, 2021). "CM Punk: 23-Year-Old Daniel Garcia Is 'Light-Years Beyond His Age'". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  17. ^ Haight, Alex (January 11, 2019). "4 Area Wrestlers Thankful for Support After Batavia Crash". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  18. ^ Reyes, Anthony (September 16, 2020). "'Buffalo Brothers' recover from serious injuries, debut for All Elite Wrestling". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Titles « Daniel Garcia « Wrestlers Database". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "PWI 500 2021 List In Full". Wrestling Travel. September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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