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
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Barnhart as the TNA X Division Champion in 2007.
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Barnhart as Curry Man in the "Feast or Fired" match.
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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)
- 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
- 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 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
- 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.
