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Dane Griffin

Dane Griffin

Nickname: The Great; The Revolutionary; The Future Hall of Famer; Daredevil, Regulator, The American Outlaw

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 235 lbs

From: Robbinsdale, MN

Birthday: Nov 28th

Pro Debut: March 31, 2007

Aliases: Daniel Martin, Griffin

Feds Worked For: 3CW, 3DW, AWFUL, GPCW, IWR, IZW, MSWA, NWA, NWA-OK, NWA-TXO, SWCW, TAP, TCBW, TexPro, TxPW, UCW, UWF06, NWA Professional Wrestling Federation (TX), NWA Southwest (TX), NWA Top Rope (TN), Professional Wrestling Federation (TX), Red River Wrestling (TX), Texas Pride Wrestling (TX), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX); World of Wrestling (TX), Wrecking Ball Wrestling (TX)

Finisher: The K-9

Signature Moves: Fall Away Slam, Top Rope Flying Elbow, Fisherman's Suplex, SAFT

 

Career Highlights: -3DW Texoma Champion
-3DW Violent Division Champion (6x)
-GPCW Champion
-IWR Champion
-IZW Impact Division Champion
-IZW Tag Team Champion (w/ Shane Rawls)
-MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Les Mayne and Seth Allen & Max McGuirk [as a 3-man team])
-NWA-OK Oklahoma Champion
-NWA-OK Texoma Champion
-NWA-TXO Champion
-NWA-TXO Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Armani, 1 each w/ Charlie Haas & Seth Allen)
-Texas Pride Wrestling Texoma Champion
-TexPro Oklahoma Champion
-TexPro Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Seth Allen & Charlie Haas)
-TWF Champion
-TWF Tag Team Champion (w/ T-Bone)
-UWF06 Light Heavyweight Champion
-UWF06 Texhoma Champion

Affiliates: High Society, The Dynasty, Les Mayne, T. M. S., Brad Michaels, La Reina de Corazones, Tom Donovan, The Future Hall of Famers, Starr Venus, Joe Herell/Armani Gates, Nikki Knight, Jerry Bostic, The Rabid Empire, Tony Snow

Notable Feuds: Les Mayne, Tom Donovan, Ky-Ote

Other Facts: -Graduated from Ringling High School in Ringling, OK
-Sometimes billed from Westminster, MA or Deep Inside Elba
-As Griffin, he used the nickname "The Texas Gladiator" and hailed from Rome, TX
-Is lefthanded
-Former member of High Society
-Former member of The Dynasty
-Former member of The Future Hall of Famers
-Former member of T. M. S.
-Former member of The Rabid Empire
-His tag team with Joe Herell/Armani Gates was called Aerial Assault in IZW, but in NWA Texoma, they were known as The Rock Star Mafia.
-Voted Most Improved Wrestler of the Year in the 2009 Oklafan Year-End Awards.
-Voted Match of the Year (vs. Ky-Ote, Cambridge And Jerry Bostic) in the IWR Year-End Awards
-Voted Match of the Year (w/ Guy Atticus vs. The Dudley Boys) and Feud of the Year (w/ Guy Atticus vs. The Terror Squad) in the 2015 IWR Year-End Awards
-Ranked #21 in the 2007 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #1 in the 2008 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #1 in the 2009 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #5 in the 2010 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #49 in the 2015 Oklafan Top 50 (as Griffin/Dane Griffin)

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Spotlight in History

  • 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion

Week of Sun 04-14 to Sat: 04-20

  • 04-14 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Gino Angelo became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
  • 04-14 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-14 1989 Jerry Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Al Farat became the AACW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Trailer Park Trash (J. C. & K. C.) became the AACW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2007 Slam Shady became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Spyder def. Ray Martinez for the BPW Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Blue Thunder & The Unknown def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the NAW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2019 Marti Belle became the WCR Diamond Division Champion
  • 04-14 2023 Roll Modelz (Malik Mayfield & Olivier Vegos) def. Urban Dominance (Drake Gallows & Skylar Slice) for the CPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 1955 Mike Clancy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 1958 Fritz Von Erich def. Bull Curry for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-15 1977 Bruiser Brody & Mike York def. Jose Lothario & Cien Caras for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
  • 04-15 2005 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. Luc Lapointe for the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 Jerry Bostic def. Javi Hernandez for the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 K-Ro became the UWF06 Texhoma Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. The Sons of Texas (Moonshine Mantell & Killer McKenzie) for the NWA-TXO Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2016 Killista def. Skylar Slice for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Nathan Estrada def. Killista for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2017 Poder Oriental became the BMLL Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Derek James def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. Doz Camachos (Onyx Camacho & Zarek Camacho) for the TexPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2022 Johnny Bedlam def. Adam Asher for the TexPro Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Olivier Vegos def. Evelyn Carter for the NCWO Women's Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Luke Richmond def. Jamie Holley for the NCWO United States Champion
  • 04-16 1983 Junkyard Dog became the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2004 Brian Lakewood def. AWOL for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 John O'Malley became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Dexter Hardaway became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Gary Gram became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Kevin Northcutt def. Tejas for the NWA Texas Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Tribal Force (Tim Warcloud & Tejas) def. The New Orleans Fight Club (Kevin Northcutt & John Saxon) for the NWA North American Tag Team Champion
  • 04-16 2021 Father Padge def. Shadow Gemini for the EPW Internet Television Champion
  • 04-17 1959 Dory Funk became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. The Innovators (Anarchy [2nd] & Fuel) for the TAP Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2009 Seth Allen def. Carnage for the GPCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2011 Double D became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2021 Space Age Cowboys (Jason Jones & Paul Puertorico) def. The Real Dirty Brawlers (Brawler Morrison & Thrash) for the WFC Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2021 Tommy Dean became the WFC Prime Champion
  • 04-18 1974 Fritz Von Erich def. The Texan for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-18 1981 The Grappler & The Super Destroyer became the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 1998 The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) def. Generation X (Ian St. James & Zane Morris) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Ty Magnus def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Li'l Joe def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2009 Sage became the OECW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the AIWF National Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Los Loco Moscas/Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco/Doctor Corvus) def. DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-18 2021 Kevin James Sanchez def. Double D for the EPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-19 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 The Canadian Red Devil became the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 Daemon Storm def. Justin Dynamic for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-20 2018 Jack Swagger def. MVP for the IWR Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2019 B. M. F. (Kareem Sadat & Maniac Mike) became the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-20 2019 Double D became the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
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