Daniel Garcia is an American

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signed to

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(AEW), where he is a member of the

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. He also appears for AEW's sister promotion

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(ROH), where he a one-time

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. As part of

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(PWG), he is the current

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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

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on an episode of ''

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'' in July 2018, during which he lost against

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. In January 2021, he competed against

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on ''

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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

(PWG)'s

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and eventually won the tournament by defeating Mike Bailey in the final round. In May 2022, he won the

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by defeating Bandido.

All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor (2021–present)

Garcia made his debut in

(AEW) in September 2020 during an episode of ''

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''. He was announced as having signed with AEW in October 2021. In a March 2022 episode of ''

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'', Garcia alongside Jeff Parker and Matt Lee formed a

with

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and

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called the Jericho Appreciation Society. In September 2022 on ''Dynamite'', Garcia defeated

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to win the

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. Garcia lost the title back to Yuta at

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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

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. Garcia returned to wrestling six months later. The following year, he graduated from

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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) *

(1 time, current) **

(

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) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 233 of the top 500 male singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *

( 1 time)

References

External links

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