Dan Moloney (wrestler)

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Drilla Moloney
Birth nameDaniel Joseph Moloney
Born (1997-02-09) February 9, 1997 (age 27)
Birmingham, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Drilla Moloney
Dan Moloney
Daniel Moloney
Super Santos Sr.
Los Federales Santos Sr.
Billed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Billed weight89 kg (196 lb)
Trained byThe Hunter Brothers
Debut2013

Daniel Joseph Moloney (born February 9, 1997) is an English professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name Drilla Moloney. He is one-half of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions alongside Clark Connors, in their second reign and a member of Bullet Club. Moloney also makes appearances for various British promotions such as Progress Wrestling, TNT Extreme Wrestling and prior to 2024, Revolution Pro Wrestling.[3] In NJPW, Moloney was a former member of the United Empire stable.

Professional wrestling career

Progress Wrestling (2018–present)

Moloney made his debut in

Big Damo for the PROGRESS World Championship.[10]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2019–present)

Moloney made his first appearance for the promotion at RevPro Live At The Cockpit 43 on July 7, 2019, where he teamed up with MK McKinnan to defeat Dan Magee and Kurtis Chapman.[11] At RevPro High Stakes 2021 on September 19, Moloney unsuccessfully faced Shota Umino.[12] At RevPro Lethal Weapon on March 8, 2020, Moloney teamed up with Robbie X, falling short to Bullet Club's El Phantasmo and Hikuleo.[13]

On March 26, 2023 at Revolution Rumble, a show promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling, Moloney defeated Francesco Akira in singles competition. After the bout concluded, Will Ospreay offered Moloney a spot in the United Empire stable which Moloney accepted.[14]

WWE (2017–2021)

Moloney made his debut in

The Brian Kendrick and TJP.[17] Moloney often teamed up with his indie tag team partner Man Like DeReiss in various events of the brand, such as the NXT UK #83 episode from March 6, 2020, where they fell short to Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker).[18]

Maloney's final appearances for NXT UK occurred in 2021 where he teamed with Andy Wild in losing efforts to Symbiosis in June and Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff in September. [19][20]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present)

See also: Bullet Club

On April 27, 2023, Moloney was announced as an entrant in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors 30 tournament, competing in the B Block.[21] Moloney finished the tournament with 8 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals.[22] On June 4 at Dominion, Moloney betrayed United Empire after attacking Francesco Akira and TJP alongside Clark Connors, following the duo's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match and joined Bullet Club.[23] On July 4 on Night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Moloney (now going by Drilla Moloney) and Connors defeated Catch 2/2 to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, marking both men’s first NJPW championships.[24]

The following night, the duo made their first title defence, defeating Chaos (Rocky Romero and Yoh).[25] The duo made another successful title defence at Destruction in Ryōgoku on October 9, defeating Intergactic Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight).[26] 5 days later, the duo made another successful defence against Leon Slater and Cameron Khai, at Royal Quest III.[27] Later in the month, Moloney and Connors entered the Super Junior Tag League.[28] The duo finished their tournament campaign with 10 points, failing to advance to the finals.[29] Following the tournament final, the duo attacked tournament winners Catch 2/2, ahead of their scheduled title defence against the duo at Wrestle Kingdom 18.[30] Ahead of the match at Wrestle Kingdom, the two teams faced off in NJPW's first ever coffin match, which was won by Bullet Club, after they locked TJP in the coffin.[31] At the event, Akira and TJP defeated Connors and Moloney, ending the duo's reign at 184 days,[32] only to regained them a month later.

Other media

Television

In 2022, Moloney played the role of Si in the British sitcom Deep Heat, broadcast on ITV2 where he worked with comedy actress Pippa Haywood and Sex Education actor Alistair Petrie. Moloney said he struggled with scripts due to him suffering from dyslexia.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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