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Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name in the United States, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He also wrestles as Curry Man, a masked persona who he portrays principally in Japan, but has on two occasions wrestled as him in Ring Of Honor.

Daniels is currently performing for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the reigning X Division Champion, Ring of Honor, and independent promotions across North America. Daniels is under contract with TNA until 2008.

Career

Before becoming an TNA exclusive wrestler, he frequently tagged in WWF (now WWE) with Aaron Aguilera as "Dos" one half of the Los Conquistadores. On January 23 2001, he appeared on WCW's flagship program, Monday Nitro, wrestling Michael Modest in a match interrupted by Scott Steiner. Covell was also given the title King of Indies for his work with independent promotions all over the world; including Ring of Honor and Frontier Wrestling Alliance.

Covell wrestles frequently in Japan as his masked alter-ego Curry Man and was also a part of the World Series Wrestling International Assault tour in October 2005.

WCW

While wrestling in WCW January 23, 2001 on WCW Nitro in a match against Michael Modest , Daniels attempted an in ring asai moonsault, his left foot went over the rope as his other foot connected this lack of momentum left him unable to complete the rotation thus botching the move, he landed on his face with his legs towards the ropes, nearly breaking his neck. After the match, both Daniels and Modest were offered 90-day contracts, but changes in backstage management meant neither would wrestle another match in WCW. He continued to wrestle on the independent and in Japan.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Daniels joined TNA shortly after the company was founded in 2002. In December 2002 he formed a stable with Low-Ki and Elix Skipper known as Triple X. XXX competed in the tag division, winning the NWA World Tag Team Championships and taking turns to defend the titles, and also joined Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction. The stable disbanded in June 2003 after Low-Ki began wrestling primarily in Japan and the remaining two members decisively lost a cage match to America's Most Wanted. After XXX disbanded, Daniels competed in the X Division until reviving XXX as a tag team with Skipper in July 2004. They were forced to disband once more after losing to America's Most Wanted on December 5 at TNA Turning Point 2004.

In 2005, Daniels engaged in a lengthy feud with A.J. Styles over the TNA X Division Championship. He won the title at Destination X 2005 under dubious circumstances at the end of an Ultimate X Challenge. Styles had taken down the belt, but the referee was unconscious. Daniels put Styles in the Angel's Wings and took the belt when the ref came to. Later, on September 11 at Unbreakable, Styles won back the title in a three-way dance with Daniels and Samoa Joe. Daniels lost to Styles once again in a thirty minute Iron Man match for the X Division Championship at Bound For Glory on October 23.

Daniels was viciously attacked by Samoa Joe after a match at Genesis on November 13 where they teamed together. Daniels received a Grade III Concussion from the assault. At Turning Point 2005, when Joe tried to similarly injure A.J. Styles after winning the X Division Championship from him, Daniels made his return, attacking Joe and enabling members of TNA security to protect Styles and restrain Joe. Over the next few weeks Styles and Daniels would team together. At Turning Point Daniels was defeated by Samoa Joe. After taking a tremendous beating Styles threw in the towel to prevent Daniels from being seriously injured. The next week Daniels turned on Styles claiming he did it to get the number 1 contendership for the X Division Title. That same night he cost Styles a match against The "Prince of Punk" Shannon Moore. At Against All Odds Samoa Joe retained his title against Daniels and Styles. The following month at Destination X Daniels succeeded in winning an Ultimate X match to regain the X Division Title.

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

As Christopher Daniels

:*Angel's Wings (Spinning sitout double underhook facebuster) :*Last Rites (Rolling cutter) :*B.M.E. — Best Moonsault Ever (Double springboard moonsault) :*Arabian Press (Springboard split legged moonsault) :*Fall From Grace (Cross-arm Iconoclasm) :*Blue Thunder Bomb (Spin-out powerbomb) :*Standing side slam :*STO :*Reverse STO, often into a Koji clutch :*Charging high knee (on cornered opponent) :*Death Valley driver

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Athletes - Christopher Daniels

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