D'Angelo Dinero

**Elijah Samuel Burke** (born May 24, 1978) is an American professional wrestler and color commentator, better known under the ring names **D'Angelo Dinero**, **Da Pope** and **Elijah Burke**. He currently wrestles for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as **"Da Pope" Elijah Burke**, where he's the current NWA World Television Champion. He started his wrestling career in 2004, working for WWE, first in their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling and later on their main roster from 2006 to 2008. While in WWE he would occasionally do commentary during events, but was primarily used as a wrestler, especially as part of the New Breed stable.

From 2009 to 2013, and again from 2015 to 2017 Burke worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, his first stint as a wrestler and the second stint as one of their main television commentators. Burke has won the OVW Heavyweight Championship, OVW Television Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship and was voted the 2010 Most Improved Wrestler of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

Prior to his wrestling career Burke worked as a corrections officer in Florida, later gaining a degree in criminal justice, as well as an amateur boxer, a background that influenced his in ring style.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ **As Elijah Burke**
		- *Elijah Express* (Jumping double high knee to the back or chest of a cornered opponent)
		- *Elijah Experience* (Reverse Russian legsweep or a sitout facebuster)
		- Scissored armbar
		- STO
	+ **As D'Angelo Dinero**
		- *DDE – D'Angelo Dinero Express* (Jumping double high knee to the back or chest of a cornered opponent)
		- Double knee facebreaker

* **Signature moves**
	+ *4-Up* (Punching combination to the opponent's midsection followed by an uppercut)
	+ *Coronation* (Leapfrog body guillotine)
	+ Flying forearm smash
	+ *Outer Limitz Elbow* (Turnbuckle handstand transitioned into a diving elbow drop)
	+ *Pimp Slap* (Backhand slap)
	+ Release / rolling German suplex
	+ Sitout spinebuster

* **Nicknames**
	+ **"Da Pope"**
	+ "The Silver Tongued Pugilist"
	+ "The Paragon of Virtue"
	+ "The Black Pope"
	+ "The Guiding Light"
	+ "Your Host of Hosts"
	+ "The Pope"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Ohio Valley Wrestling**
		- "Crosstown Traffic" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (OVW; March 24, 2004 – July 29, 2006)
		- "Crosstown Traffic / Living in America" (Mashup) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience & James Brown (OVW)
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment / Extreme Championship Wrestling**
		- "Don't Waste My Time" by Jim Johnston
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Catholi-Funk" by Dale Oliver

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling**
	+ ARW Rapid Fire Championship (1 time)
* **Baltimore Championship Wrestling**
	+ BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Combat Revolution Wrestling**
	+ CRW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeremy Prophet
* **Fighting Evolution Wrestling**
	+ FEW North Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ FEW International Championship (1 time)
	+ FEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with JB Cool
* **National Wrestling Alliance**
	+ NWA World Television Championship (1 time, current)
* **Ohio Valley Wrestling**
	+ OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ OVW Television Championship (1 time)
	+ OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Private Anthony (1) and Big Jon (1)
	+ Sixteenth OVW Triple Crown Champion
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2010)
	+ Ranked **#36** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2010
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ 8 Card Stud Tournament (2010)