Daniel Moloney is an

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currently working for various of the British independent scene promotions such as

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and

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. He also makes appearances for

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, where he was a member of the

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stable, before defecting to

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at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall.

Professional wrestling career

Progress Wrestling (2018–present)

Moloney made his debut in

at ''PROGRESS Chapter 80: Gods And Monsters'' on December 8, 2018, where he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the Progress Atlas Championship. He competed in various event gimmicks, such as at ''PROGRESS Chapter 89: 26th May 1988'', a comedic event which took place on May 26, 2019, where he wrestled under the name of "The Teflon Sheik" and fell short to

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who portraited "Wally Handford". At ''PROGRESS Chapter 90'' on June 30, 2019, Moloney teamed up with Trent Seven in a losing effort against

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(

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). At ''PROGRESS Chapter 95: Still Chasing'' on September 15, 2019, Moloney took part into a rumble match to determine the inaugural Progress Proteus Championship, bout won by Paul Robinson which also involved various wrestlers such as

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, Spike Trivet and many others. At ''PROGRESS Chapter 104'' on February 20, 2021, he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the PROGRESS World Championship. Moloney won his first title on Progress Wrestling, the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship alongside his "The 0121" tag team partner Man Like DeReiss at ''PROGRESS Chapter 131: 10th Anniversary Show'' on March 25, 2022, by defeating the previous champions Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in a five-way tag team match also involving Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II), Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper), and North West Strong ( Chris Ridgeway and Luke Jacobs). At ''PROGRESS Chapter 139 Warriors Come Out To Play'' on August 28, 2022, Moloney unsuccessfully challenged

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for the PROGRESS World Championship.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2019–present)

Moloney made his first appearance for the promotion at ''RevPro Live At The Cockpit 43'' on July 7, 2019, where he teamed up with MK McKinnan to defeat Dan Magee and Kurtis Chapman. At ''RevPro High Stakes 2021'' on September 19, Moloney unsuccessfully faced

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. At ''RevPro Lethal Weapon'' on March 8, 2020, Moloney teamed up with Robbie X, falling short to

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and Hikuleo. On March 26, 2023 at Revolution Rumble, a show promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling, Moloney defeated

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in singles competition. After the bout concluded,

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offered Moloney a spot in the

stable which Moloney accepted.

WWE (2017–2021)

Moloney made his debut in

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on the

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brand, while taking part in the inaugural United Kingdom Championship

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. He wrestled his first match on the first night of the tournament from January 14, 2017, where he fell short to Mark Andrews in the first rounds. On the second night of the tournament from January 15, Moloney teamed up with

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in a losing effort against

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and

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. He continued to make sporadic appearances on NXT UK, competing in various live shows such as the

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show from May 7, 2017, where he teamed up with

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in a losing effort against

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and TJP. Moloney often teamed up with his indie tag team partner Man Like DeReiss in various events of the brand, such as the '' NXT UK #83'' episode from March 6, 2020, where they fell short to Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker).

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present)

On April 27, 2023, Moloney was announced as an entrant in

's Best of the Super Juniors 30 tournament, competing in the B Block. Moloney finished the tournament with 8 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals. On June 4 at

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, Moloney betrayed

after attacking

and TJP alongside

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, following the duo's

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match and joined

Other media

Television

In 2022, Moloney played the role of Si in the British sitcom ''Deep Heat'', broadcast on

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where he worked with comedy actress

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and ''

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'' actor

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. Moloney said he struggled with scripts due to him suffering from

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Championships and accomplishments

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** Attack! 24:7 Championship (1 time) ** Attack! Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Man Like DeReiss (2) and Elephant Mask (1) *Fight Club: PRO **FCP Championship (1 time) **FCP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Man Like DeReiss *Kamikaze Pro **Kamikaze Pro Relentless Championship (1 time) **Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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*''

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'' **Ranked No. 391 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Men's 500'' in 2020 *

** PROGRESS Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Man Like DeReiss *

** Southside Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *TNT Extreme Wrestling **TNT World Championship (1 time) *Wrestling For **Wrestling For Championship (1 time, current)

References

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