The gimmick is a silly one that fans haven't exactly warmed up to, mainly because it just doesn't translate well into wrestling. However, Leva Bates herself is a talented wrestler , who deserves a better gimmick. Mark Henry has always been a fantastic heavyweight wrestler, being someone who really knows how to work his style.
He can work an excellent match and being a serious star is something that suits him well. However, throughout his career Henry has worked a lot of different gimmicks. One of the silliest was Sexual Chocolate, which saw him end up having relations with Mae Young in what became a very goofy angle. In the ring, William Regal is one of the greatest wrestlers of his era and while he was fairly underrated as he wasn't a main event star, Regal was undeniably fantastic.
He worked the European style brilliantly, which combined a lot of physicality and submission work. However, his man's man gimmick was a ridiculous, over-the-top one that he should never have had. But Regal does enjoy comedy, and he was able to put that into the character to make it work. Chavo Guerrero is a brilliant wrestler who put together some great matches across his career. However, the character of Kerwin White wasn't one that showcased that, with this being a very silly gimmick.
It's one that didn't bring the best out of Chavo as a wrestler as he was forced to overplay the gimmick that simply did not suit his actual personality at all. The fact that most fans today would have forgotten about it just proves how ineffective it was. Adam Rose was an over-the-top and silly character , but that's something he embraced.
However, The Bunny ended up becoming one of the most popular aspects of the character, eventually getting over on its own. As a result of that, WWE decided to put him into the ring to wrestle. When it made that call, the company knew that someone had to go in the costume. That honor ended up going to former Nexus member, Justin Gabriel. Edge and Christian are one of the greatest tag teams in the history of professional wrestling, having put together some amazing matches. However, as a duo, they also had no problem being goofy.
That was clear when they worked as Los Conquistadores. They had some of the worst outfits of all time, but Edge and Christian just embraced the madness and went all the way with it, which helped to make this gimmick iconic.
Share Share Tweet Email. Related Topics Wrestling Wrestling. Styles his match with Kurt Angle, who afterwards turned on the two, saving Styles from a beatdown. Styles in a singles grudge match. After the match, Daniels and Kazarian attacked both Styles and Angle, who attempted to make the save, before rolling an audio of a phone conversation to prove an affair between Styles and Carter.
The tape was abruptly cut short by Carter ending the show. On the next Impact Wrestling , Daniels entered the Bound for Glory Series , taking part in the opening gauntlet match , from which he eliminated both Styles and Angle, before being eliminated himself by James Storm.
On the June 21 Impact Wrestling , Styles and Carter proved that Daniels and Kazarian had been lying about their relationship by producing a pregnant woman named Claire, whom they had been helping overcome her addictions. The following week, Kazarian teased dissension with Daniels, claiming that he had been lied to. Following the win, Daniels admitted that Styles and Carter had told the truth about Claire, but claimed that they had left out the part about Styles being the father of her unborn baby.
Daniels' participation in the Bound for Glory Series ended on the following Impact Wrestling with a loss against A. Styles, leaving him outside a spot in the semifinals. As a result of the win, Styles also earned a paternity test, which revealed that Claire was not pregnant at all.
The storyline ended with Claire, through her attorney, revealing Daniels' and Kazarian's plot to blackmail Styles with her fake pregnancy. Three days later at No Surrender , Daniels and Kazarian made another successful title defense against previous champions, A. Styles and Kurt Angle. Daniels and Kazarian received their rematch on November 11 at Turning Point , but were again defeated by Guerrero and Hernandez.
Styles in what was billed as their "final match", after hitting Styles with his own Styles Clash finisher. Following this, Daniels and Kazarian dubbed their tag team Bad Influence, and Daniels tweaked his "Fallen Angel" character into that of a vice-ridden heel to fit the team's new name. Daniels received his title shot on the January 24 Impact Wrestling , but was defeated by defending champion Jeff Hardy.
Styles and Bobby Roode both turning down offers to join them. Bad Influence faced Austin Aries and Bobby Roode in a number one contenders match on the May 9 Impact Wrestling , however, the match ended in a no contest after special guest referee James Storm superkicked Daniels and Aries and walked out on the match.
The following week, Daniels defeated Hernandez in his first BFG series match via pinfall to earn seven points in the tournament. Despite teasing tension earlier in the night, they both intentionally got counted out to gain two points each. Afterward, they allied with Bobby Roode, in hopes it would help one of them win the tournament.
After being eliminated, both attacked Park and made him bleed. The same night, Abyss appeared and attacked Bad Influence.
Over the following weeks, Bad Influence mocked about Park and tried to reveal his true identity, eventually divulging that Park Park and Park was closed 13 years ago.
Daniels was known as one of the "Founding Fathers" of Ring of Honor, due to being in the company's main show. Daniels lost the match, but refused to shake hands with his opponents, thus breaking the Code of Honor, which at the time stated that all wrestlers must shake hands before and after the match. Daniels won the first match, defeating Danielson, and forced Dragon to shake his hand. In the next match of the series, Daniels faced Low Ki. Daniels tapped out to the Dragon Clutch, but, just like the first show, Daniels refused to shake hands and stated that he could have beaten Low Ki if he had not already wrestled that night.
Daniels also created The Prophecy alliance during this time. They showed a mutual respect for each other, and Morgan formed a partnership with Daniels. Styles on June Daniels lost the match despite the fact he was the only person not to lose a decision by pinfall or submission. Two months later, Low Ki defended his title against Xavier.
Low Ki lost to Xavier, who was the newest member of The Prophecy. Low Ki won the match and shook Joe's hand. On March 13, , A. Anderson and Michael Shane. The Prophecy managed to win the match and as a result The Group was forced to disband.
On December 23, , Daniels revealed that B. The match ended in a disqualification, when Whitmer accidentally hit the referee of the match with a chair, but after the match Punk dropped Daniels from the ropes through a table with the Pepsi Plunge, putting him out of Ring of Honor.
In the summer of , Ring of Honor announced that after a sixteen-month absence Daniels would be returning to the company on July 8. Punk, however, refused the challenge and fled the arena. The next show, Sign of Dishonor saw Daniels defeat Punk's stablemate Colt Cabana, despite interference by Punk, who attempted to hit Daniels with a steel chain, but instead hit Cabana.
At Fate of an Angel , Daniels lost thanks to Punk, against the debuting Matt Hardy , but was granted a shot at the title after stealing the belt following Punk's successful defense against James Gibson.
On July 23 at The Homecoming Daniels and Punk faced each other for the title in a match that eventually ended in a one-hour time limit draw, just as Daniels hit the Angel's Wings. During the match, while Joe had Daniels locked in a submission, Daniels got his foot on the rope. Punk, however, knocked it off before the referee could see, and Daniels was eliminated.
Daniels tried to get revenge, but ended up accidentally helping Punk eliminate Samoa Joe. After this, Daniels remained a permanent member of the ROH roster. After defeating Matt Sydal in two singles matches and losing to him in their third match, Daniels chose him as his new tag team partner in the summer of Following the match, Daniels became a villain and quit the company.
It had been his last night in ROH. On May 7 at Civil Warfare Daniels defeated Kevin Steen in his return match and in doing so took his spot as number two in the Pick 6 standings. On October 16 , , Daniels finally received his match with Davey Richards, but was defeated via submission. Three days later Ring of Honor announced that Daniels had officially signed a contract with the promotion.
On December 18 at Final Battle Daniels was defeated by Homicide in a non—title number one contender's match. The following day Covell, now using his Christopher Daniels gimmick, defeated Hallowicked in a singles match. On the third night of the tournament Daniels was defeated by Eddie Kingston. On April 5, Bad Influences appeared in two events. Eddie Kingston and Homicide. As of , it was reported Daniels is signed to All Elite Wrestling. Covell has appeared in numerous other forms of television, including two episodes of Distraction as Curry Man, along with fellow wrestlers Frankie Kazarian and Samoa Joe; a Chef Boyardee commercial alongside Matt and Jeff Hardy ; and a guest appearance on the show Numb3rs alongside mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz.
Covell competed on the January 18, episode of Merv Griffin's Crosswords , coming in at the beginning of the second round as a "Spoiler". During the show he made it to the front row once, winning a trip to Reno, Nevada in the process, but he ended the show back as a Spoiler, therefore leaving with only the consolation prize. Covell makes an uncredited appearance in the documentary film Beyond the Mat. Covell is married to Lisa and has two children, a daughter Jerica Ellen born on September 26, and a son Joshua Allen Covell born on October 21 , Joshua's middle name is derived from the first name of Covell's best friend Allen Jones , who wrestles as A.
Covell reads a lot of comics and has collected a lot of issues. Covell trades comics with other wrestlers such as Samoa Joe and Homicide. Covell has a tattoo on his sternum of an ankh, the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph signifying "eternal life".
On August 28, , Covell was arrested for driving under the influence. Pro Wrestling Explore. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Christopher Daniels. Edit this page. History Talk 1. Styles and Christopher Daniels. Main article: The Prophecy professional wrestling. Universal Conquest Wiki. Justin Roberts.
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