Daniel Garcia
Real name:
Height:
Weight: 187 lbs.
Date of birth: September 17, 1998
Hometown: Buffalo, New York
Pro debut: February 18, 2017
Trained by: Pepper Parks
Finishing move: Pyramid Driver
Biography
– Garcia wrestled his debut match in February 2017, losing to Mikey Everynite at an NCW show in New York
– In January 2019, Garcia was lucky to walk away from a car crash with ‘only’ serious injuries to his legs. He would be out of action for around six months
– On June 29, 2019, Garcia defeated Brandon Thurston to win the ESW Heavyweight Title
– On August 17, Garcia defeated Jay Freddie to retain the ESW Heavyweight Title
– On October 4, Garcia defeated Slade to retain the ESW Heavyweight Title
– On November 23, Garcia defeated Josh Briggs to retain the ESW Heavyweight Title
– On November 29, Garcia defeated Josh Alexander to win the C4 Heavyweight Title
– On January 17, 2020, Garcia defeated Evil Uno to retain the C4 Heavyweight Title
– On January 23, Garcia defeated Sean Carr to retain the ESW Heavyweight Title
– Garcia made two appearances on AEW Dark in September 2020, teaming with Kevin Blackwood in losing efforts on both occasions
– On March 19, 2021, Garcia defeated Christian Casanova to win the Limitless World Title
– On April 8, Garcia defeated Kevin Ku to retain the Limitless & C4 Titles
– On April 16, Garcia defeated Lee Moriarty in a Submission Match to retain the Limitless World Title
– On May 7, Garcia defeated JD Drake to retain the Limitless World Title
– Garcia returned to AEW for two more Dark tapings in May 2021, losing to Lee Johnson and Joey Janela
– On June 26, Garcia defeated Jake Something to retain the Limitless World Title
– On July 16, Garcia defeated Ace Romero & Alec Prince to retain the Limitless World Title
– On July 31, Garcia defeated Anthony Greene to retain the Limitless World Title
– Garcia made an appearance on AEW Dynamite in August 2021, losing to Darby Allin
– On August 28, Garcia defeated JD Drake to retain the Limitless World Title
– In October 2021, Garcia officially signed with AEW
– On October 10, Garcia defeated Davey Richards to retain the ESW Heavyweight Title
– Garcia won the 2022 PWG Battle of Los Angeles Tournament, defeating Mike Bailey in the final
– In March 2022, Chris Jericho disbanded the Inner Circle in favour of starting a new ‘Jericho Appreciation Society’ stable, alongside Garcia, Jake Hager, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker
– On May 1, 2022, Garcia defeated Bandido to win the PWG Title
– At Double Or Nothing 2022, The Jericho Appreciation Society defeated Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz in an Anarchy In The Arena Match
– On July 3, 2022, Garcia defeated Konosuke Takeshita to retain the PWG World Title
– At Fight For The Fallen 2022, Garcia defeated Bryan Danielson
– On the September 7 episode of Dynamite, Garcia defeated Wheeler Yuta to win the ROH Pure Title
– On October 28, Garcia defeated Brock Anderson to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On November 6, Garcia defeated Jonathan Gresham to retain the PWG World Title
– On November 9, Garcia defeated Leon Ruffin to retain the ROH Pure Title
– At the 2023 Dynamite Championship Fight Night special, Garcia defeated Ricky Starks
– At St Patrick’s Day Slam 2023, Garcia defeated Brody King
– Around this time, Garcia adopted a dancing gimmick, reminiscent of WCW’s Alex Wright
– On August 13, 2023, Garcia defeated Mike Bailey in an Iron Man Match to retain the PWG World Title
– On the Final Battle 2023 pre-show, Garcia defeated Blake Christian
– At Holiday Bash 2023, Garcia defeated Brody King
– At Worlds End 2023, Garcia, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Mark Briscoe defeated Jay Lethal, Jay White, Brody King & Rush
– Around All Out 2024, it was reported that Garcia’s AEW contract was up and that he was considering his options. At the event, he was defeated by MJF, but repelled a post-match attack from MJF to leave standing tall
– A month later, Garcia returned to AEW television and confirmed that he had re-signed with the company
– At Full Gear 2024, Garcia defeated Jack Perry to win the TNT Title