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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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1959 Mike DiBiase def. Dory Funk for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
2010 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Bobby Star) def. Rick Russo for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
2010 Jonathan Cross def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
2015 Charlie Haas def. Jerome Daniels for the NWA-TXO Heavyweight Champion
2021 Killbane def. The Canadian Red Devil for the NCWO Oklahoma Champion

Week of Sun 05-12 to Sat: 05-18

05-12 2002 Rocco Valentino became the OCW Oklahoma Television Champion
05-12 2012 The New Era [2nd] (Richie Adams & Goldeneye) def. The Dramatic Athletes (Jake McCoy & X-Cal) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
05-12 2012 Venus became the IZW Queens Champion
05-12 2013 The Canadian Red Devil def. Bobby Starr for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
05-12 2013 Impact, Inc. (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Shawn Sanders & Tyson Jaymes for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
05-12 2018 Garrett Murphy became the NAW Lightweight Champion
05-12 2018 Big Smooth def. Dusty Gold for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
05-12 2018 Brayden def. Kareem Sadat for the BCW Independent Hardcore Champion
05-12 2018 Gavin Dixon def. Mikey [2nd] for the BCW Heavyweight Champion
05-12 2023 Ronnie Morton def. Red James for the RDW Brass Knucks Champion
05-13 1979 Wahoo McDaniel def. The Spoiler for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
05-13 1984 Magnum T. A. def. Mr. Wrestling II for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
05-13 2006 Justin Lee def. Gary Gram for the NWA-U X Division Champion
05-13 2012 Les Mayne became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
05-13 2016 Terry Montana & Mighty Mouse def. Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
05-13 2017 Sam Stackhouse def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Buzzsaw Champion
05-13 2017 Garrett Murphy def. Anarchy [2nd] for the NAW Lightweight Champion
05-13 2023 Lunchador def. Dr. Corvus for the WAH Hunger Dojo Champion
05-13 2023 Rush Freeman became the WAH Heavyweight Champion
05-13 2023 The Psychotic Messengers (Tank Bryson & Malachi) def. Dark Forces (San La Muerte & Reese) for the WAH Tag Team Champions
05-14 1975 John Tolos def. Al Madril for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
05-14 1975 Danny Miller def. Skandor Akbar for the TSW North American Champion
05-14 2004 Butch Dalton def. Jon Davis for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
05-14 2004 Devon Monroe def. Mitch Carter for the TPW Light Heavyweight Champion
05-14 2005 John O'Malley became the IZW Hardcore Champion
05-14 2005 Impact Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) became the IZW Tag Team Champions
05-15 1959 Mike DiBiase def. Dory Funk for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
05-15 2010 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Bobby Star) def. Rick Russo for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
05-15 2010 Jonathan Cross def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
05-15 2015 Charlie Haas def. Jerome Daniels for the NWA-TXO Heavyweight Champion
05-15 2021 Killbane def. The Canadian Red Devil for the NCWO Oklahoma Champion
05-16 1963 Bull Curry became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
05-16 1981 Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton def. Akbar Army (Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane) for the TSW Tag Team Champions
05-16 2009 Impact, Inc. (Johnny Z & Bernie D) became the IZW Tag Team Champions
05-16 2015 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. Team Bull (Aaron Neil & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
05-16 2015 Clint Cassidy def. Mr. Nasty for the UWE United States Champion
05-16 2015 Brett Stopp def. Fuel for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
05-16 2015 Anarchy [2nd] def. Brett Stopp for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
05-17 1965 Bull Curry def. Karl Kox for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
05-17 1986 Bruiser Brody def. Rick Rude for the WCCW Television Champion
05-17 1987 The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) def. Rick Steiner & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Champions
05-17 1996 The Bad Boyz (Krull Danzig & Brett Knight) def. The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) for the WWEmp Tag Team Champions
05-17 2008 El Super Colibri def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
05-17 2008 Michael York def. Brett Taylor for the SECW Light Heavyweight Champion
05-17 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Title Champion
05-17 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Champion
05-17 2009 Kevin Morgan became the AWFUL Heavyweight Champion
05-17 2014 The Sexy Camachos (Angel Camacho & Roberto Camacho & Vinnie Camacho) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
05-18 1970 Boris Malenko def. Mil Mascaras for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
05-18 1973 Jose Lothario def. Blackjack Mulligan for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
05-18 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
05-18 2007 Lonnie Valdez & Epic became the ACW Tag Team Champions
05-18 2013 The P.I.N.K. Nation (Ray Martinez & Tommy Toops) def. Bobby Burns & Sam Stackhouse (substituting for Psycho Sawyer) for the SRPW Tag Team Champions
05-18 2013 B-Arthur became the SRPW Womens Champion
05-18 2013 Anarchy [2nd] def. The Mercenary for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
05-18 2014 Striker def. Robert Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
05-18 2019 Skylar Slice def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Champion

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1959 Mike DiBiase def. Dory Funk for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
2010 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Bobby Star) def. Rick Russo for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
2010 Jonathan Cross def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
2015 Charlie Haas def. Jerome Daniels for the NWA-TXO Heavyweight Champion
2021 Killbane def. The Canadian Red Devil for the NCWO Oklahoma Champion

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