Daniel Garcia is an American
professional wrestler
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signed to
All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, w ...
(AEW), where he is a member of the
Jericho Appreciation Society
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stable
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. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion
Ring of Honor
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(ROH), where he a one-time
ROH Pure Champion
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. As part of
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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(PWG), he is the current
PWG World Champion
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in his first reign.
Career
Early career and independent circuit (2018–present)
Garcia began competing for Limitless Wrestling in 2018.
He appeared for
WWE
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on an episode of ''
205 Live
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'' in July 2018, during which he lost against
Drew Gulak
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.
In January 2021, he competed against
Tyler Rust
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in
WWE
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on ''
NXT
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'', where he lost.
Garcia won the Limitless World Championship in March.
He lost the title to Anthony Greene in September. In January 2022, he competed in
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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(PWG)'s
Battle of Los Angeles
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and eventually won the tournament by defeating
Mike Bailey in the final round.
In May 2022, he won the
PWG World Championship
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by defeating
Bandido.
All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor (2021–present)
Garcia made his debut in
All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, w ...
(AEW) in September 2020 during an episode of ''
Dark
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''.
He was announced as having signed with AEW in October 2021.
In a March 2022 episode of ''
Dynamite
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'', Garcia alongside
Jeff Parker and Matt Lee formed a
stable
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with
Chris Jericho
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and
Jake Hager
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called the Jericho Appreciation Society. In September 2022 on ''Dynamite'', Garcia defeated
Wheeler Yuta
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to win the
ROH Pure Championship
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.
Garcia lost the title back to Yuta at
Final Battle
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, ending his reign at 94 days.
Personal life
Garcia was trained in professional wrestling by Brandon Thurston and
The Blade.
In January 2019, Garcia broke both of his legs in a car crash involving three other wrestlers. The vehicle he was riding in crashed after hitting
black ice
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.
Garcia returned to wrestling six months later. The following year, he graduated from
Buffalo State College
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with a communications degree.
Championships and accomplishments
* Capital City Championship Combat
** C4 Championship (1 time)
* Empire State Wrestling
** ESW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Limitless Wrestling
** Limitless World Championship (1 time)
*
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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**
PWG World Championship
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(1 time, current)
**
Battle of Los Angeles
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(
2022
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)
* ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Ranked No. 233 of the top 500 male singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2021
*
Ring of Honor
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**
ROH Pure Championship
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(
1 time)
References
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Living people
All Elite Wrestling personnel
American male professional wrestlers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Buffalo State College alumni
Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
Professional wrestlers from New York (state)
Jericho Appreciation Society members
21st-century professional wrestlers
PWG World Champions
ROH Pure Champions