Christopher Barnhart

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Christopher Barnhart
Christopher Barnhart, Los Angeles, CA on October 1, 2011
Ring name(s)	Chris Daniels Christopher Barnhart Conquistador Dos Curry Man Barnhart Suicide
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) as Curry Man 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) as Suicide
Billed weight	224 lb (102 kg) 232 lb (105 kg) as Curry Man 240 lb (110 kg) as Suicide
Born	March 24, 1971 (age 40) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Billed from	Sin City The City of Angels Los Angeles, California India (As Curry Man; Independent circuit) Tokyo, Japan (As Curry Man; TNA) Parts Unknown (As Suicide; TNA)
Trained by	Sam DeCero Windy City Wrestling School Mike Anthony Kevin Quinn
Debut	April 1993

Ryan Christopher Barnhart (born March 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Barnhart. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), while also working for several independent promotions. Covell is a former one-time 3PW World Heavyweight Champion.

He is known as The King of Indies for his work, as he has worked with independent promotions all over the world, including Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Ring of Honor

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1993-2002)

Ring of Honor

The Prophecy (2002–2004)

• Main article: The Prophecy

Return from absence (2005–2007)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

X Division and Tag Team Division (2002–2007)

• See also: Triple X, Sports Entertainment Xtreme, and K.J. Styles and Christopher Barnhart

Curry Man and Suicide (2008–2009)

Return of Barnhart (2009–2010)

Ring of Honor return (2010–2011)

Chikara (2010)

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2010)

Return to TNA

Fortune (2011)

Main article: Fortune

Bad Influence (2012–present)

Main article: Bad Influence (professional wrestling)

Television and film appearances

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• All Pro Wrestling
  • APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
  • King of the Indies (2000)

U.S.W.A. 1992 Tag Team Champion with Chris Bullock "Saint Ten"

• Ballpark Brawl
  • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Super 8 Tournament (2000, 2004)
  • ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

• Empire Wrestling Federation
  • EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Frontier Wrestling Alliance
  • FWA British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• German Stampede Wrestling
  • Battlefield 2008

• Impact Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier X
  • Impact Cup (2010) – with Xavier

• Michinoku Pro Wrestling
  • British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Futaritabi Tag Team League (2002) – with Super Rice Boy

• Midwest Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Reign

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with American Dragon

• NWA Florida
  • NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• NWA Midwest
  • NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Quinn

• New Age Wrestling Federation
  • CT Cup (1 time) – held jointly with Jon Brooks

• Premier Wrestling Federation
  • PWF United States Championship (1 time)

• Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
  • 3PW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (2006) with K.J. Styles
  • PWI ranked him #15 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2006

• Pro Wrestling Report
  • Tag Team of the Year (2006) with A.J. Styles

• Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
  • Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship (1 time)

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Donovan Morgan (1) and Justin Sydal (1)
  • ROH World Television Championship (1 time)

• SoCal Uncensored
  • Match of the Year (2000) vs. Matt Borske, September 13, 2000, Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • Wrestler of the Year (2000)

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Low Ki and Elix Eason as Triple X (3), Kevin Storm (1) and K.J. Styles (2)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Kazarian (2)
  • TNA X Division Championship (4 times)¹
  • World X Cup (2004) – with Jerry Lynn, Ryan Gleason, and Elix Eason
  • Match of the Year (2004) with Elix Eason vs. Veto Gentile and Chris LeGreca at Turning Point, December 5, 2004
  • Match of the Year (2006) with K.J. Styles vs. Eason and Semmler at No Surrender, September 24, 2006
  • Tag Team of the Year (2006) with K.J. Styles

• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Windy City Pro Wrestling
  • WCPW League Championship (1 time)
  • WCPW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
  • WCPW Middleweight Championship (1 time)
  • WCPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kevin Quinn (1), Mike Anthony (1)

• World Power Wrestling
  • WPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Quinn

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Samoa Simpson and K.J. Styles at TNA Unbreakable
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact!

¹Barnhart won the title for the fourth time under the Suicide character.