Dalton Castle Brett Giehl ( March 4 , 1986 ) is an American professional wrestler , currently signed to Ring of Honor as Dalton Castle . Giehl also wrestles for Chikara under the name Ashley Remington , a name assumed after he began in Chikara as Dalton Caroline Castle . Early life . As a child , Giehl loved professional wrestler " Macho Man " Randy Savage , with other favorites including Curt Hennig , Davey Boy Smith , and Frank Gotch . Giehl wrestled for more than 10 years from middle school to college , representing the Greece Athena High School Trojans in 2003 , and winning a varsity wrestling tournament in the 171 pound weight class in 2004 . He was an amateur and NCAA wrestler , winning a New York championship in Greco - Roman wrestling and competing three times on the NCAA All - State Team . He was also a member of Team USA , traveling internationally for the World Championships . In 2010 , he attained a second championship at the Beach National , winning 1st place in the 215 lb division representing Livonia WC . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 2009 – 2015 ) . During 2009 in Next Era Wrestling ( held in The Auditorium Center in Rochester , New York ) after defeating Brett Mednik ( April 18 ) and Brandon Thurston ( June 20 ) he unsuccessfully challenged Josh Jordan ( the Northeastern Champion ) on July 18 , but they would later team together . On August 2 , 2009 , he defeated Marc Krieger at a Empire State Wrestling ( ESW ) event , preceding an August 15 loss to Bobby Fish . Castle spent one year with ESW until he left the promotion . In May and June 2010 , he had two title matches against Krieger for the Northeastern Championship , losing the first and winning the second by disqualification . In 2011 , Castle returned to ESW , where he and his partner won the ESW Tag Team Championship by defeating The Rochester Wrecking Crew ( Hellcat and Rob Sweet ) at ESW WrestleBash . They held it 238 days until June 1 , 2013 when it was dropped to The Flatliners ( Asylum and Matt Burns ) at ESW Aftershock . The team broke up afterward . In November 2011 Castle worked with International Wrestling Cartel ( IWC ) , where he won the IWC Heavyweight Championship on December 14 , 2013 . He lost the title on January 24 , 2015 to RJ City in Elizabeth , Pennsylvania . Dalton is the second longest reigning IWC World Heavyweight Champion , having held the title 406 days . On May 9 , 2015 , Castle faced Tommy Dreamer for the title in a four - way elimination match that also included RJ City and Justin LaBar , but was defeated . Chikara ( 2013 – present ) . At Wrestling Is Intense ' s final event on September 15 , 2013 , Darkness Crabtree ' s match with Jervis Cottonbelly went to a no contest after the reformed GEKIDO attacked and tore down the show , with Gekido ultimately " killing off " Crabtree . In a series of videos titled " Rough Waters " posted to Chikara ' s YouTube channel , it was revealed that Crabtree left a will granting a great deal of money to his kayfabe nephew Dalton " Caroline " Castle , causing Castle to alter his image to that of a wealthy yachtsman and adopt the new name of Ashley Remington . Remington ' s debut match in Chikara was on May 25 , 2014 , at You Only Live Twice , where he defeated Chuck Taylor . He would become quite popular with Chikara fans over the duration of that season , and would end the year with a successful victory over Juan Francisco de Coronado , in a German suplex match . In 2015 , Remington joined The Battle Hive with Amasis , Fire Ant , and Worker Ant . He also gained his third point for title contention in 2015 , and at the Anniversario event in May , he challenged Grand Champion Hallowicked in a losing effort . Ring of Honor ( 2013 – present ) . Dalton Castle debuted in Ring of Honor in May 2013 , at Dragon ' s Reign . in January 2015 Castle entered the ROH Top Prospect Tournament , losing to Ashley Sixx in the first round . Donovan Dijak , the tournament ' s eventual winner , opted to give up his shot at the ROH World Television Championship against Jay Lethal to instead join The House of Truth , prompting Castle to challenge Lethal for the title in March . Lethal accepted and defeated Castle with help from Dijak and J . Diesel . At Global Wars ' 15 in mid - May , Castle defeated Donovan Dijak on the first day , then on the second lost to Jushin Liger in a match which he later described as his favorite . Regaining momentum with victories over Romantic Touch and Takaaki Watanabe in June , he beat Silas Young at Best in the World 2015 . After a loss in July to Adam Cole at Death Before Dishonor XIII , the feud with Silas Young resumed , with Young wanting to take Dalton ' s boys and make them " real men " . Castle agreed to a match at All Star Extravaganza VII with the stipulations that if he lost , Young would get the boys , while if Young lost , he would become one of Castle ' s boys . Castle subsequently lost the match , with Silas Young getting the boys . Castle faced Young in another losing effort at Final Battle , but despite the boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event , they rejoined Castle following the match . On February 6 , 2016 , after Dalton defeated Jay Diesel ( now renamed by Truth Martini as Joey " Diesel " Daddiego ) , Silas revealed the names of the boys ( from their mom ) were Bret and Brendon , and had The Beer City Bruiser entangle them as he assaulted Dalton . His boys lost to Silas and The Bruiser later in the month . In March , after a loss to Christopher Daniels ( due to Frankie Kazarian ' s interference ) , Castle challenged Silas to a match to end their feud , a Fight Without Honor . Dalton was scheduled to face Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega March 12 , but the match never happened . Castle versus Young happened on April 8 and was the first - ever Fight Without Honor on the TV program , all previous ones had only occurred on pay - per - view . Castle won with help from his boys who attacked Young . On May 8 at Global Wars , Castle won a four - corner survival match to determine the No . 1 contender for ROH World Television Championship which was also participated by ACH , Adam Page , and Roderick Strong . After failing to win the title from Bobby Fish in June at Best in the World ' 16 , Castle made a triumphant return to television with a second victory over Roderick Strong in a June 25 match that debuted on TV on July 15 . This was Roderick Strong ' s last match with ROH . At Death Before Dishonor VIII Castle lost to Okada . On September 30 , 2016 at All Star Extravaganza VIII Dalton Castle and Colt Cabana defeated All Night Express , War Machine , Shane Taylor and Keith Lee in a four corner survival tag team match won the to become the number 1 contender for the ROH World Tag Team Championship . On ROH television on November 19 , 2016 Colt Cabana attacked Dalton Castle and the boys and turned heel by splitting up the tag team . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2015 ) . In 2015 , Castle competed two nights for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) on their television show " Impact Wrestling " . On February 15 ( aired May 6 ) at X - Travaganza 3 , he was defeated in an Ultimate X qualifying match by Rockstar Spud . On February 16 at TNA Gut Check , he defeated DJ Z to qualify for a five - way elimination match later that night , losing in the second match to Tevita Fifita . Gimmick and reception . Castle ' s gimmick is that of a flamboyant showman with an androgynous personality , drawing comparisons to Gorgeous George , Adrian Street , and Ric Flair . However , unlike those predecessors who have tended to portray villains , Castle typically plays a fan favorite . Castle has also mentioned glam rock stars David Bowie , Freddie Mercury , The Darkness , and Foxy Shazam as inspirations . Castle is frequently accompanied to the ring by two shirtless , mask - wearing men , referred to as his " boys " , who act as human furniture and fan Castle during his matches . Dalton is associated with six distinct products : masks , posters , books , Planet Peacock shirts , fan up T - shirts , and Best in the World T - shirts . Personal life . Giehl is married to a woman named Heather . He holds a degree in communications and theatre . In 2011 , Giehl was an emcee for WZNE in Rochester , New York under the name The Giehl . During his tenure at the station , he interviewed fellow professional wrestler Kurt Angle . Giehl went on to work for WQBK - FM from 2011 until 2014 , hosting a five - hour afternoon slot on the radio under the Dalton Castle moniker . Beginning January 2012 , the company YouTube channel hosted a series called " The Sisterhood of the Traveling Tights " where Castle interviewed professional wrestlers . His guests included Luke Harper , Velvet Sky , CM Punk , Matt Hardy , and Dean Ambrose . IMDB profile