Christopher Barnhart

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Christopher Barnhart

Ring name(s)	Chris Daniels Christopher Daniels/Barnhart Conquistador Dos Curry Man Daniels 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 by his ring name Christopher Daniels, and is signed with Ring of Honor (ROH).

He is also well known as Curry Man. He spent the bulk of his career in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and also has worked in Japan on the American independent circuit. He has won 16 total championships between TNA, ROH, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) including being a 11-time World Tag Team Champion, with six reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion and two reigns as TNA World Tag Team Champion while wrestling for TNA, and three reigns as ROH World Tag Team Champion while wrestling for ROH.

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).

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Independent circuit (1993–2002)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1998–2001)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (2001)

[edit] Ring of Honor

[edit] The Prophecy (2002–2004)

Main article: The Prophecy

[edit] Return to ROH (2005–2007)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[edit] X Division and Tag Team Division (2002–2007)

See also: Triple X, Sports Entertainment Xtreme, and KJ Styles and Christopher Barnhart

[edit] Curry Man and Suicide (2008–2009)

[edit] Return of Barnhart (2009–2010)

[edit] Second return to ROH (2010–2011)

[edit] Chikara (2010)

[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (2010)

[edit] Return to TNA

[edit] Fortune (2011)

Main article: Fortune (professional wrestling)

[edit] Bad Influence (2012–2014)

Main article: Bad Influence (professional wrestling)

[edit] Return to the independent circuit (2013–present)

[edit] Third return to ROH (2014–present)

[edit] Television and film appearances

[edit] Personal life

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:Christopher Barnhart.jpg

Barnhart as the TNA X Division Champion in 2007.

File:Feast Or Fired 08.jpg

Barnhart as Curry Man in the "Feast or Fired" match.

File:Barnhart y KJ en Destination X.jpg

Barnhart and KJ Styles at Destination X in 2006, after winning the X Division Championship.

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

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 Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Donovan Morgan (1), Matt Sydal (1) and Kazarian (2)
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time - with Kazarian and Scorpio Sky
- Decade of Excellence (2017)
- ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) – with Donovan Morgan
- ROH Round Robin Challenge II

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.

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-| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Chris Daniels <br> '''Christopher Barnhart''' <br> Conquistador Dos <br> Curry Man <br> '''Barnhart''' <br> [[Suicide (character)|Suicide]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Chris Daniels <br> '''Christopher Daniels/Barnhart''' <br> Conquistador Dos <br> Curry Man <br> '''Daniels''' <br> [[Suicide (character)|Suicide]]
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-'''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 [[Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling#3PW World Heavyweight Championship|3PW World Heavyweight Champion]].
+'''Ryan Christopher Barnhart''' (born March 24, 1971) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], best known by his ring name '''Christopher Daniels''', and is signed with [[Ring of Honor (ROH)|Ring of Honor]] (ROH).
-He is known as ''The King of Indies'' for his work, as he has worked with independent promotions all over the world, including [[XWA|Frontier Wrestling Alliance]], [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] and [[Ring of Honor]]
+He is also well known as '''Curry Man'''. He spent the bulk of his career in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), and also has worked in Japan on the American [[Independent Circuit|independent circuit]]. He has won 16 total championships between TNA, ROH, and [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW) including being a 11-time World Tag Team Champion, with six reigns as NWA World Tag Team Champion and two reigns as TNA World Tag Team Champion while wrestling for TNA, and three reigns as ROH World Tag Team Champion while wrestling for ROH.
-==Career==
+He is known as "The King of Indies" for his work with independent promotions across the world, including [[XWA (professional wrestling)|Frontier Wrestling Alliance]] (FWA), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC), and [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG).
-===Early career===
-===World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)===
+==Early life==
+==Professional wrestling career==
+===Independent circuit (1993–2002)===
+===International Wrestling Federation (1998–2001)===
+===World Championship Wrestling (2001)===
 ===Ring of Honor===
 ====The Prophecy (2002–2004)====
-*''Main article: [[The Prophecy]]''
+:''Main article: [[The Prophecy (professional wrestling)|The Prophecy]]''
-====Return from absence (2005–2007)====
+===Return to ROH (2005–2007)===
 ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===
 ====X Division and Tag Team Division (2002–2007)====
-*''See also: [[Triple X]]''
+:''See also: [[Triple X (professional wrestling)|Triple X]], [[Sports Entertainment Xtreme]], and [[KJ Styles and Christopher Barnhart]]''
 ====Curry Man and Suicide (2008–2009)====
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 ====Return of Barnhart (2009–2010)====
-===Ring of Honor return (2010–2011)===
+===Second return to ROH (2010–2011)===
 ===Chikara (2010)===
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 ===Return to TNA===
 ====Fortune (2011)====
+:''Main article: [[Fortune (professional wrestling)]]''
+====Bad Influence (2012–2014)====
+:''Main article: [[Bad Influence (professional wrestling)]]''
+===Return to the independent circuit (2013–present)===
-====Heel turn (2011–present)====
+===Third return to ROH (2014–present)===
 ==Television and film appearances==
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 **[[APW Worldwide Internet Championship]] ([[APW Worldwide Internet Championship#Title history|1 time]])
 **King of the Indies (2000)
-U.S.W.A.
-Tag Team Champion with Chris Bullock "Saint Ten"
+*'''U.S.W.A.'''
+**1992 Tag Team Champion with Chris Bullock "Saint Ten"
 *'''Ballpark Brawl'''
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 *'''[[Ring of Honor]]'''
-**[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with [[Donovan Morgan]] (1) and [[Justin Hensen|Justin Sydal]] (1)
+**[[ROH World Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Champions|1 time]])
 **[[ROH World Television Championship]] ([[ROH World Television Championship#Summary of champions|1 time]])
+**[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Tag Team Championship#Title history|4 times]]) – with [[Donovan Morgan]] (1), [[Sean Kussman|Matt Sydal]] (1) and Kazarian (2)
+**[[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship#Reigns|1 time]] - with Kazarian and [[Scorpio Sky]]
+**Decade of Excellence (2017)
+**[[Ring of Honor Tournaments|ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)]] – with Donovan Morgan
+**ROH Round Robin Challenge II
 *'''SoCal Uncensored'''
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 *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
-**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|6 times]]) – with [[Lucas Fradette|Low Ki]] and [[Elix Skipper|Elix Eason]] as [[Triple X]] (3), [[James Storm|Chris LeGreca]] (1) and K.J. Styles (2)
+**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|6 times]]) – with [[Lucas Fradette|Low Ki]] and [[Elix Skipper|Elix Eason]] as [[Triple X]] (3), [[Kevin Storm]] (1) and K.J. Styles (2)
-**[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|4 times]])<sup>1</sup>
+**[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|2 time]]) – with [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kazarian]] (2)
+**[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|4 times]])<small><sup>1</sup></small>
 **[[TNA X Cup Tournaments|World X Cup]] ([[TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament|2004]]) – with [[Jerry Lynn]], [[Chris Sabin|Ryan Gleason]], and Elix Eason
 **Match of the Year (2004) <small>with Elix Eason vs. [[Chris Harris|Veto Gentile]] and Chris LeGreca at [[TNA Turning Point (2004)|Turning Point]], December 5, 2004</small>
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 <small><sup>1</sup>Barnhart won the title for the fourth time under the [[Suicide (character)|Suicide]] character.</small>
+==References==
+==External links==