Daniel Covell
Acting
Biography
Daniel Christopher Covell, better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as extensive time on the independent circuit. He has won 20 total championships between Impact, ROH, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with four reigns as Impact X Division Champion, six reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion, and two reigns as Impact World Tag Team Champion during his time with Impact Wrestling, one reign as ROH World Television Champion, four reigns as ROH World Tag Team Champion, one reign as ROH World Champion, and one reign as Six-Man Tag Team Champion while wrestling for ROH, and one reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in NJPW. With his ROH Six-Man title win, he became the first ever Grand Slam winner in company history. He is known as "The King of Indies" for his work with independent promotions across the world, including Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
As actor 382
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
ROH on HonorClub
2023
Numb3rs
2005
The Practice
1997
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
TNA iMPACT!
2004
AEW Dark
2019
AEW Unrestricted
2020
Being The Elite
2016
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
GLOW
2017
Love
2016
Hey! (EW)
2022
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Comic Book Men
2012
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
2020
ROH: Best In The World
2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
ROH: Unscripted
2002
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
ROH: Best In The World
2016
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
ROH: Bound By Honor - West Palm Beach
2018
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
2023
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
2003
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006
ROH: Year One
2012
ROH: 16th Anniversary
2018
TNA World X Cup 2008
2008
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
2004
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
ROH Final Battle 2017
2017
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
2023
AEW Fyter Fest
2020
ROH: Year Two
2012
ROH: Survival Of The Fittest 2017 - Night 1
2017
ROH: Best In The World
2018
XPW Wrestling
1999
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
ROH: Best In The World
2015
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
2013
Hard Knocks
2009
TNA Genesis 2005
2005
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
2011
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 3
2017
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
TNA Final Resolution 2005
2005
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
2013
ROH: Year 5
2015
TNA No Surrender 2012
2012
30 Nights of Paranormal Activity With the Devil Inside the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
2013
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
2015
ROH: Year Three
2013
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2026
2026
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII
2015
ROH Final Battle 2024
2024
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2016
AEW All Out 2020
2020
ROH: Masters of The Craft
2018
PWG: All Nude Revue
2005
ROH Final Battle 2014
2014
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
2016
TNA Slammiversary 2009
2009
TNA Final Resolution 2009
2009
AEW Revolution 2021
2021
WWA The Revolution
2002
ROH Crowning a Champion
2002
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
2015
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
2009
OWE Toronto Day 1, Episode 3
2019
ROH: Year Four
2014
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
2003
TNA Lockdown 2012
2012
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XII - Night 1
2014
TNA Destination X 2010
2010
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
2013
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
2013
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2007
ROH: Road to the Title
2002
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
TNA Destination X 2012
2012
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
AEW Fyter Fest
2019
TNA Lockdown 2008
2008
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
2012
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 2
2017
TNA One Night Only: Tag Team Tournament 2014
2014
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1
2017
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2014
ROH: Glory By Honor XIII
2014
ROH: War of The Wire II
2006
ROH: The Conclusion
2003
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
2010
TNA Genesis 2010
2010
TNA Final Resolution 2012
2012
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2015
MLW Genesis
2002
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
TNA Genesis 2014
2014
ROH: 13th Anniversary
2015
Bar Wrestling 28: The Best City I've Ever Been To
2019
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2010
TNA Lockdown 2011
2011
PWG: Guitarmageddon
2005
MLW Hybrid Hell
2003
TNA Bound For Glory 2009
2009
ROH: Honor United - London
2018
TNA Wrestling: Destination X
2008
TNA Slammiversary XI
2013
PWG: Beyond The Thunderdome
2006
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
All In
2018
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
2013
Samoa Joe: Total Domination
2012
TNA Against All Odds 2006
2006
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
ROH: State of The Art - Dallas
2018
TNA Victory Road 2008
2008
TNA No Surrender 2007
2007
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
TNA Final Resolution 2007
2007
ROH Final Battle 2015
2015
ROH: War of The Wire
2003
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two
2016
WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
2017
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
2019
TNA Bound for Glory IV
2008
ROH: Scramble Madness
2002
ROH: Dissension
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2007
2007
TNA No Surrender 2008
2008
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
2023
ROH: The Bitter End
2006
TNA Hard Justice 2005
2005
TNA Lockdown 2013
2013
Warrior Wrestling 4
2019
TNA Hard Justice 2009
2009
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
2014
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
2012
TNA Turning Point 2007
2007
PWG: Jason Takes PWG
2005
ROH: Night of The Grudges
2003
ROH Honor United: Edinburgh
2018
TNA Destination X 2005
2005
TNA Destination X 2011
2011
ROH: Night of Champions
2003
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
TNA Final Resolution 2006
2006
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
2005
TNA Sacrifice 2008
2008
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
2019
ROH Final Battle 2018
2018
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
TNA Genesis 2006
2006
TNA No Surrender 2009
2009
NEW Wrestlefest 26
2022
ROH: Honor Reigns Supreme
2018
PWG: Use Your Illusion III
2004
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
2015
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
2012
TNA Wrestling: Best of Tag Teams, Volume 1
2007
TNA Final Resolution December 2008
2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches
2008
TNA Victory Road 2012
2012
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
2012
TNA Lockdown 2009
2009
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
2017
PWG: Bad Ass Mother 3000 - Stage 1
2003
TNA Slammiversary 2006
2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
2005
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Columbus
2017
TNA Victory Road 2007
2007
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable
2006
ROH: The Epic Encounter
2003
TNA Lockdown 2014
2014
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
2006
ROH: Gut Check
2006
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
ROH: State of The Art - San Antonio
2018
Ultimate Pro-Wrestling Training Volumes 1, 2 & 3
2002
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006
TNA Turning Point 2012
2012
TNA Victory Road 2006
2006
TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls
2006
TNA Slammiversary 2012
2012
PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night One
2005
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
2022
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006
TNA Lockdown 2005
2005
ROH: Generation Now
2006
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Buffalo
2017
AEW Revolution 2020
2020
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 2
2014
ROH: 14th Anniversary
2016
TNA Sacrifice 2005
2005
MLW War Games
2003
House of Hardcore IX
2015
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
2004
ROH: The Summer of Punk
2012
TNA Sacrifice 2009
2009
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
2011
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
2004
UPW: Overload
2004
PWG: The Musical
2004
ROH: Glory By Honor II
2003
ROH: Best In The World
2014
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
2008
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
2018
ROH: Motor City Madness
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Indianapolis
2016
ROH Night of Appreciation
2002
AEW Bash at the Beach
2020
ROH: Irresistible Forces
2006
PWG: Are You Adequately Prepared To Rock?!
2003
TNA The Best of 2009
2010
ROH: Stars of Honor
2008
ROH Final Battle 2003
2003
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Las Vegas
2015
ROH: Supercard of Honor XI
2017
ROH: Final Battle 2010
2010
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII
2016
ROH: Glory By Honor
2002
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
2015
ROH Final Battle 2002
2002
ROH: Bound by Honor - ROH Champions vs. Bullet Club
2018
TNA Against All Odds 2005
2005
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night Two
2006
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
2016
TNA Final Resolution 2011
2011
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
2014
PWG: Black Cole Sun
2014
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
2016
TNA Hard Justice 2006
2006
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
2002
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
2011
ROH: This Means War
2005
TNA Destination X 2006
2006
ROH: Richards vs. Daniels
2010
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
2014
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
2011
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
ROH Civil Warfare
2010
TNA No Surrender 2005
2005
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
2019
TNA Turning Point 2009
2009
ROH: International Challenge
2006
MLW Reloaded
2002
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
2015
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2005
ROH: Best In The World
2006
PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)
2005
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One
2016
ROH: Vendetta
2005
ROH: 15th Anniversary
2017
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
2023
ROH: Suffocation
2006
ROH: The 100th Show
2006
Northeast Wrestling WRESTLEFEST 26
2022
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
2015
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
ROH Honor United: Doncaster
2018
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
TNA Victory Road 2009
2009
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002
ROH: Dethroned
2006
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
ROH: Expect The Unexpected
2003
The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
2005
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
2003
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
2015
TNA One Night Only: #OldSchool 2014
2014
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches
2006
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
2006
ROH: Redemption
2005
TNA Unbreakable 2005
2005
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2005
Bar Wrestling 9: February Stars
2018
TNA Wrestling: Phenomenal - The Best of AJ Styles Vol. 2
2007
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VI
2014
OWE Toronto Day 2, Episode 4
2019
PWG: Straight To DVD
2005
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
2007
TNA Hard Justice 2007
2007
TNA Turning Point 2011
2011
ROH: Destiny
2006
ROH: Undisputed Legacy
2017
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
TNA Against All Odds 2012
2012
The Best of Christopher Daniels: Heaven Sent, Hell Bound
2006
The Essential Gail Kim Collection
2018
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
2014
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
ROH: The Homecoming
2005
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
2007
TNA Sacrifice 2012
2012
TNA Slammiversary 2005
2005
TNA Genesis 2013
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
2005
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
2013
ROH: Collision Course
2004
ROH: Do or Die
2003
PWG: Bad Ass Mother 3000 - Stage 2
2003
Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014
2014
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
2014
ROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
ROH: Empire State Showdown
2003
ROH: Fade To Black
2010
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
2013
TNA Turning Point 2006
2006
A Backyard in Delaware
2024
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
2006
MLW Revolutions
2003
ROH: Wrath of The Racket
2003
ROH: Champions vs. All Stars
2014
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
MLW King of Kings
2002
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2013
2013
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
2016
CM Punk: The Second City Saint
2012
ROH: Sign of Dishonor
2005
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
2004
PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night Two
2005
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2016
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2014
PWG: 70 | 30
2007
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
2010
PWG: The Reason For The Season
2004
ROH: Frontiers of Honor
2003
TNA Lockdown 2007
2007
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
2006
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2019
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
2005
ROH: Better Than Our Best
2006
PWG Ernest P. Worrel Memorial
2005
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1
2014
ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
2003
CCW Supershow 3
2019
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
2002
PWG: The Next Show
2004
TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013
2013
Alastor
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
2013
The Best of the X Division Vol. 2
2006
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
ROH: Conquest Tour - West Warwick
2016
wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2018
2018
ROH: Supercard of Honor XII
2018
ROH: Allied Forces
2010
ROH: Arena Warfare
2006
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
2004
ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II
2003
Chris Jericho's Rock N' Wrestling Rager at Sea: Sea of Honor
2018
PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two
2005
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010
ROH: Unauthorized
2017
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2016 - Night 2
2016
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
2005
Inspire Pro Shockwaves
2019
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
2006
RevPro High Stakes 2015
2015