Daniel Hollie
Daniel Hollie | |
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WWE Tag Team Champion in 2005 | |
Birth name | Daniel Richard Hollie |
Born | Seymour, Indiana, U.S.[1] | October 3, 1977
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Damaja[1] Danny Basham[1] Danny Holliday |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Columbus, Ohio |
Trained by | Jim Cornette[2] Nightmare Danny Davis[2] |
Debut | 1998[2] |
Retired | 2008 |
Daniel Richard Hollie
Professional wrestling career
Ohio Valley Wrestling (1998–2003)
Hollie made his wrestling debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), as the Damaja. On January 6, 1999, he and David C. were awarded the OVW Tag Title when Nick Dinsmore no-showed and Rob Conway was counted out.[1] He was also a three-time OVW Champion, defeating the likes of Dinsmore, Flash Flanagan, and Nova.[1]
In 2000 Danny Hollie made a few appearances on WWF Jakked and in dark matches under the ring name Danny Holliday. In 2003, he was given the managerial services of Tough Enough II winner Shaniqua.[1]
World Wrestling Entertainment
Tag Team Champions (2003–2004)
In late 2002 through early 2003 Hollie worked dark matches before the Raw and
The Cabinet (2004–2005)
The Basham Brothers joined
Raw (2005–2006)
On June 30, 2005, Basham became one of the last-minute trades in the 2005 WWE Draft, which saw him leave SmackDown! for Raw.[1][10] This marked the end of the partnership with his "twin brother," who remained on SmackDown!.[10] On the July 18 episode of Raw, Basham made his first appearance on the Raw brand as one of Chris Jericho's hand picked lumberjacks in the Lumberjack match between John Cena and Gene Snitsky.
In August 2005, Hollie worked dark matches during Raw tapings under his former gimmick, The Damaja and made his televised debut on the September 11 episode of WWE Heat (as Danny Basham) under his Damaja gimmick, only more gothic and Raven-like. Danny came out with new music, black face paint, and ring attire consisting of black boots and baggy black pants with hooks and chains on them.
Hollie soon disappeared from television to grow his hair but continued to work
ECW and departure (2006–2007)
Danny and Doug reunited in WWE's revived ECW brand during July 2006 at several house shows. They re-debuted on television on the July 18 episode of ECW, as personal security guards under helmets.[11] However, when Danny was injured with a torn biceps, he was later replaced by Derek Neikirk, who continued Danny's role as the second masked enforcer.[1] Danny's final WWE appearance was on the December 12 episode of ECW, where he and Doug were quickly defeated by Bobby Lashley.[12] Hollie was released by WWE on January 18, 2007.[13]
Return to Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006–2007)
On November 18, 2006, Hollie made a surprising return when OVW owner
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007)
On April 20, 2007, Damaja and
Later career (2007–2008)
They would participated in the Chris Candido Cup 2007 tournament in IWA Mid-South defeating Silas Young and Dysfunction on May 25, and Axl Rotten and Mickie Knuckles on May 26 before losing to the Thomaselli Brothers in the semi-finals that same night.
That same year they appeared in Juggalo Championship Wrestling losing in an eight team elimination match for the JCW Tag Team Championships to Necro Butcher and Mad Man Pondo on August 11, 2007.[17] Their last match together was on April 26, 2008, as they defeated Adam Rich and Shorty Biggs at JCW Slam TV Tour in Sauget, Illinois.[18]
He wrestled his last match for Insanity Pro Wrestling, unsuccessfully challenging Joey Owens for the IPW Mid-American Championship on July 5, 2008.[19]
Other media
He appeared in video games WWE Day of Reckoning and WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 as Danny Basham alongside his then in-ring tag team partner Doug Basham.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[1]
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with David C (2) and with Doug Basham (1)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Doug Basham[4][7]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "OWW:Danny Basham". OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
- ^ Gerweck. "Danny Basham". Gerweck. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. October 23, 2003. Archived from the originalon September 23, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
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- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. January 13, 2005. Archived from the originalon July 21, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
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- ^ Hunt, Jen (July 18, 2006). "Deadman's fate in jeopardy". WWE. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "ECW on Sci-Fi — December 12, 2006". Online World of Wrestling.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. January 19, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
- ^ "Ohio Valley Wrestling (2007) - March 7, 2007 – OVW TV Tapings in Louisville, Kentucky". Online World of Wrestling. March 7, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
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- ^ "JCW Bloodymania 07".
- ^ "JCW Slam TV Tour 2008 - Day 4".
- ^ "IPW Crowning Point".
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2003". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
External links
- Danny Hollie at IMDb
- Media related to Daniel Hollie at Wikimedia Commons