Daniel Rodimer
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| Ring name(s) | Dan Rodimer Dan Rodman Daniel Rodimer |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 300 lb (135 kg)[1] |
| Born | May 22, 1978 [2] Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Resides | Clearwater, Florida |
| Billed from | Clearwater, Florida |
| Trained by | DSW |
| Debut | 2004[2] |
Daniel Rodimer (born May 22, 1978) is an American former professional wrestler better known by the ring name Dan Rodman. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand (via RAW's sister program Heat).
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[edit] Career
Before wrestling, Rodimer played football at the University of South Florida, where Dan is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Daniel Rodimer also worked as a personal trainer. He got into wrestling by becoming a finalist in the 2004 Tough Enough competition, which was won by Daniel Puder, and also featured current ECW wrestler Mike Mizanin.
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
On July 12, 2006, he was signed to a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling. On September 24, he had his first televised match in DSW as Dan Rodimer, defeating Tommy Suede. Since January 13, 2007, Rodimer has regularly competed in Ohio Valley Wrestling, using his full name. On February 2, Rodimer made his debut on Heat, losing to Eugene.
On the April 20 edition of Heat, Rodimer appeared as Dan Rodman, losing to Val Venis. He began to use the Dan Rodman name regularly in OVW. On the May 25 edition of Heat, Rodman won his first on air match, defeating Eugene. After that, Rodman has been working in Ohio Valley Wrestling but was transferred to the new Florida Championship Wrestling territory. However, Daniel Rodimer was released from his contract on August 22, 2007[3] to resurrect his career in real estate. This was a mutual decision between WWE and Dan Rodman.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Nicknames
- The Big Deal
- Managers
[edit] Personal life
One of Rodimer's idols growing up was Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c OWoW Profile. onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ a b Dan Rodiman Biography. Accelerator. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ Dan Rodman released. WWE.
- ^ Rockaway native 'Tough Enough'?. Daily Record News. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
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