Danny Duggan
| Birth name | Daniel Warren |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 23, 1987[1] Falcon Beach, Manitoba[2] |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Danny Duggan |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 223 lb (101 kg)[2] |
| Billed from |
Falcon Beach, Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Trained by |
Gene Swan[1][2] Johnny Devine[1][2] |
| Debut | January 8, 2003[1][2] |
Daniel Warren (born March 23, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler who works independent promotions all over Canada and United States under the name "Hotshot" Danny Duggan. He has worked for such promotions as High Impact Wrestling, Canadian Wrestling's Elite, Steel Domain Wrestling, NWA Wildside, among others. He has been worked matches and been a prospect for Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment.[3]
Career
Training and early career
In 2001, at the age of 14, Duggan started training with "Tomahawk" Gene Swan and "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine. Swan was training out of the Canadian Wrestling Federation school. Devine was out of Winnipeg recovering from surgery and training in Action Wrestling Entertainment's facility. At the age of 15, he made his debut for River City Wrestling on January 8, 2003 against "Sugar" Shane Rogers for the RCW 24/7 Championship in Winnipeg, but came up on the losing end.[1]
Independent wrestling (2003-present)
Steel Domain Wrestling (2003-present)
Duggan made his debut for Steel Domain Wrestling on January 8, 2003. He defeat AJ Sanchez in his debut. On July 20, 2013; Duggan defeated Mitch Paradise to win the vacant SDW Championship as Steel Domain Wrestling was coming out of hiatus. Duggan's first reign would be the longest in company history at On September 17, 2016; Duggan defeated Ace Steel to become new SDW Champion after Mitch Paradise vacated it earlier in the month due to injury. On October 22, Duggan lost the SDW Championship to Aaron Corbin in a dog collar match. On April 8, 2017; Duggan made a surprise return as the mystery partner of "Tasty" Travis Cole and helped him win the SDW Tag Team Championships.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2016, 2017)
Duggan was security in the triple threat main event of the October 24, 2016 edition of Raw in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The next night in a dark match before SmackDown Live, Duggan lost to Jack Swagger via submission.[3] On the February 27, 2017 edition of Raw in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Duggan was security during the Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman Fastlane contract signing. Reigns speared Strowman through the barricade wall taking Duggan out at the same time.[4]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Cruel Summer (Double knees from the top rope)[1][5]
- Ura-nage Slam
- Signature moves
- Diving knees[1]
- Fisherman buster[1]
- Fisherman neckbreaker[1]
- House of Duggan[1] - 2003-2006
- Knife edge chop
- Leg lariat[1] - 2003-2006
- Stampede dropkick[1]
- Stiff kicks[1] - 2003-2006
- Various suplexes[1]
- Nicknames
Championships and accomplishments
- Action Wrestling Entertainment
- King of the Canadian Indies (2005)
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite
- Canadian Wrestling Federation
- NWA/CWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Northern Elite Wrestling
- NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Premier Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #374 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2014
- Real Canadian Wrestling
- RCW Midweight Championship (1 time)[12]
- River City Wrestling (Manitoba)
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with JC Derkson[1]
- Steel Domain Wrestling
- SDW Northern States Championship (3 times)[13]
- SDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with "Tasty" Travis Cole
- Under the Lights Entertainment
- UTL Championship (1 time, current)
- West Coast Wrestling Connection
- WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship (1 time)[14]
- WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship Tournament (2014)[14]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ""Hotshot" Danny Duggan profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ""Hotshot" Danny Duggan CWE profile". CWECanada.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- 1 2 Marc Middleton. "Jack Swagger Wins Dark Match, New 'Tales From The Ascension' Vignettes, Chris Jericho, Bray Wyatt". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman sign their WWE Fastlane contract: Raw, Feb. 27, 2017". WWE. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- 1 2 "CWE Roster Page". CWECanada.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "CWE Championship". CageMatch.net. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ "123Approved.ca Open Rules Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "CWE Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ "Danny Duggan - Tournaments". Cagematch.net - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "CWE Tag Team Title Tournament (2010)". Cagematch.net - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "PCW Tag Team Championship". PCWAction.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ "RCW Midweight Championship". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Waggoner, Peter (July 21, 2013). "Duggan Seizes Opporunity: Wins Northern States Title". Steel Domain Wrestling. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.