Danny Burch

Real Name: Martin Harris
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 190 lbs.
Date of Birth: December 31, 1981
From: London, England
Pro Debut: 2002
Trained By: FWA Academy
Finishing Move: London Bridge

Biography

– Harris began his career on the UK indies as ‘Joe Riot’, but by 2004, had settled on the ring name ‘Martin Stone’
– On April 8, 2005, Stone defeated Ross Jordan to win the vacant LDN Title
– On June 18, Stone & Stixx defeated Hampton Court (The Duke Of Danger & Simmons) to win the FWA Tag Team Titles
– On July 17, Stone defeated Aviv Maayan to win the IPW:UK Title
– On July 23, Stone defeated Ashe to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On July 31, Stone & Stixx defeated Aviv Maayan & Ross Jordan to retain the FWA Tag Team Titles
– On August 21, Stone defeated Spud in an Iron Fist Match to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On October 15, Stone & Stixx defeated Raj & Rishi Ghosh to retain the FWA Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Stone & Stixx defeated The New Breed (Ashe & Curve) to retain the FWA Tag Team Titles
– On January 28, 2006, Stone defeated Jody Fleisch to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On February 18, Stone defeated Andy Boy Simmonz to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On February 25, Stone defeated Chris Wyld to retain the LDN Title
– On March 5, Stone defeated Robbie Brookside to retain the LDN Title
– On March 19, Stone defeated Leroy Kincaide to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On April 2, Stone & Stixx defeated The New Breed (Ashe & Curve) to retain the FWA British Tag Team Titles
– On April 15, Stone defeated Aviv Maayan to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On April 30, Stone defeated Leroy Kincaide & Pac to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On July 15, Stone defeated Ashe to win the LDN Title
– On July 23, Stone defeated Kid Richie & Jake to retain the IPW:UK Title
– The next day, Stone defeated Takashi Sugiura to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On August 19, Stone defeated Dragon Aisu to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On September 23, Stone defeated Pac to retain the IPW:UK Title
– The next day, Stone defeated James Tighe & Peter Nixon to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On September 30, Stone defeated Dave Sharp & Sha Samuels to win the 4FW Heavyweight Title
– On October 7, Stone defeated Iceman in a No-DQ Match to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On October 15, Stone defeated Colt Cabana to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On December 16, Stone defeated Pac in the final of a tournament to win the vacant RQW Heavyweight Title
– On February 17, 2007, Stone defeated Ricky Knight to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On March 24, Stone defeated Jody Fleisch to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On March 31, Stone defeated Darren Burridge to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On June 16, Stone defeated Takeshi Rikio by DQ to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On August 11, Stone defeated Drew Galloway to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On August 16, Stone defeated James Tighe in a Best Of Three Falls Match to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On September 16, Stone defeated Andy Boy Simmonz to retain the RQW Heavyweight Title
– On March 16, 2008, Stone defeated Andy Boy Simmonz in a Last Man Standing Match to win the IPW:UK Title
– On April 26, Stone defeated Mark Haskins to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On May 3, Stone defeated Lionheart & Darkside to win the 1PW Openweight Title
– The next day, Stone defeated Bill Lightning to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On May 24, Stone defeated Dragon Aisu to retain the 1PW Openweight Title
– On June 8, Stone defeated Mark Haskins to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On June 20, Stone defeated Darkside to retain the 1PW Openweight Title
– On June 22, Stone defeated Ricky Hype to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On July 20, Stone defeated Doug Basham to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On July 26, Stone & Doug Williams defeated AbLas (Absolute Andy & Steve Douglas) to win the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On August 16, Stone & Williams defeated Revolution Purple (Adam Polak & Lazio Fe) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– Stone won the 2008 PWF Worthing Trophy, defeating James Tighe in the final
– On September 13, Stone & Doug Williams defeated Zack Sabre Jr & Tommy End to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On September 26, Stone defeated Johnny Moss to retain the 1PW Openweight Title
– On December 13, Stone & Doug Williams defeated The Decent Society (Ahmed Chaer & Crazy Sexy Mike) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On February 7, 2009, Stone & Williams defeated The Thrillers (Mark Haskins & Joel Redman) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On April 18, Stone defeated Sterling James Keenan to win the 1PW World Title and retained against Keenan the next night
– On July 4, Stone & Doug Williams defeated The Kartel (Sha Samuels & Terry Frazier) by DQ to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On July 11, Stone defeated Abyss to retain the 1PW World Title
– On October 18, Stone & Matt Vaughn defeated The Decent Society (Ahmed Chaer & Crazy Sexy Mike) to win the GSW Tag Team Titles
– On November 15, Stone defeated Steve Corino & Sterling James Keenan to retain the 1PW World Title
– On February 13, 2010, Stone defeated Andrew Simmons in the final of a tournament to win the vacant FWA World Title
– On March 14, Stone won a 12-Man Battle Royal to become the first PW101 Champion
– On May 29, Stone defeated Marty Scurll to retain the FWA World Title
– On October 31, Stone defeated Nick Riley to retain the FWA World Title
– On November 2, Stone defeated Darren Burridge to win the BOBW Title
– On November 20, Stone defeated Leroy Kincaide to retain the FWA World Title
– In late 2011, Stone signed with WWE. He saw out his independent commitments before reporting to the Performance Center in the summer of 2012
– ‘Mark Harris’ debuted for FCW on June 20, 2012, losing to Brad Maddox
– Following the demise of FCW and the subsequent NXT rebrand, Mark Harris became Danny Burch
– Burch would make regular appearances on NXT TV as an enhancement talent across 2013 and into early 2014
– On April 30, 2014, Burch was released from his WWE deal and he soon returned to the UK indies under his Martin Stone name
– On June 15, England’s Calling (Stone & Joel Redman) defeated The Kartel (Sha Samuels & Terry Frazier) to win the RevPro British Tag Team Titles
– On July 20, England’s Calling defeated The Kartel to retain the RevPro British Tag Team Titles
– On October 26, Stone defeated John Klinger to win the IPW:UK Title
– On November 15, Stone defeated Magnus to retain the IPW:UK Title
– On November 23, Stone defeated Sha Samuels to become the first WWL Champion
– On May 2, 2015, The Sons Of The Atlantic (Stone & Jody Kristofferson) defeated The MM’s (Napalm Bomb & Solo) to win the WXW Tag Team Titles
– On May 23, The Sons Of The Atlantic defeated Charles Bison & Mikey to retain the WXW Tag Team Titles
– In July 2015, Stone made another appearance on NXT, losing to Kevin Owens. He would continue making occasional NXT appearances throughout the year without a WWE contract
– On September 15, Stone defeated Jesus de Leon to win the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On September 22, Stone defeated Jason Cade to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On September 29, Stone again defeated Jason Cade to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On October 27, Stone defeated Mr 450 to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On November 1, Stone defeated Romeo Razel to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On November 3, Stone defeated Jason Cade & Aaron Epic to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On November 10, Stone defeated Aaron Solo to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On November 13, Stone defeated Jeff Boom to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– On November 17, Stone defeated Snoop Strikes to retain the NWA FUW Flash Title
– Stone won the 2016 USWA WrestleBowl Tournament, defeating Jason Cade in the final
– In 2016, Stone continued making occasional appearances for NXT, but would now work as Martin Stone on the indies and Danny Burch for WWE
– On May 28, Stone defeated Donovan Danhausen to win the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On July 2, Stone defeated Aaron Epic to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On July 8, Stone defeated Donovan Danhausen to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On August 12, Stone defeated Peter Kaasa to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On August 14, Stone defeated Chip Day to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On September 24, Stone defeated Zachary Wentz to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On September 30, Stone defeated Nathan Cruz to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On December 27, Stone defeated Jimmy Rave to win the GWC Title
– On January 7, 2017, Stone defeated CJ O’Doyle, Kahagas & Gangrel to win the vacant PPW Platinumweight Title
– The next day, Stone defeated Jon Davis to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On February 11, Stone defeated Jon Davis to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On February 17, Stone defeated Romeo Quevedo to retain the PPW Platinumweight Title
– On February 26, Stone defeated Homicide to retain the GWC Title
– On March 11, Stone defeated Chance Champion to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On May 1, Stone defeated David Starr & Chip Day in an Iron Man Match to retain the GWC Title
– On July 1, Stone defeated Kahagas to retain the PPW Platinumweight Title
– On July 30, Stone defeated Chip Day to retain the GWC Title
– On November 18, Stone defeated Alex Chamberlain to win the RONIN Heavyweight Title
– On January 9, 2018, Stone & Aaron Epic defeated Tony Storm & Alex Todd to become the first PW2.0 Tag Team Champions
– On February 17, Stone defeated JT Dunn to retain the RONIN Heavyweight Title
– Having continue to make occasional appearances since the summer of 2015, Danny Burch officially re-signed with WWE in April 2018, competing on both the US and UK versions of NXT
– Burch began competing on 205 Live in late 2019
– On the October 21, 2020 NXT, Burch & Oney Lorcan defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the November 11 episode, Burch & Lorcan defeated Breezango to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At the Very Gargano Christmas NXT special, Burch & Lorcan defeated Drake Maverick & Killian Dain in a Street Fight to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the March 17, 2021 NXT, Burch & Lorcan defeated Karrion Kross & Finn Balor to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles. Burch suffered a shoulder injury in the match, forcing the titles to be vacated a few days later
– Burch returned to action in August, reforming his team with Lorcan and unsuccessfully challenging MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) for the NXT Tag Team Titles
– Following the match, Burch was reassigned as a coach at the Performance Center
– Burch was released by WWE on January 5, 2022 and would return to the indies in 2023 after taking a year away from the ring to rehab various injuries