Andre Daniels

Andre Daniels is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WATW, where he is a three-time holder of the WATW World Championship. Debuting in 2014 as **Randall Daniels,** he wrestled under the leadership of Daniel Addikkson. In 2020, he joined the stable The Lineage as its leading wrestler. As a member of the group, he would win the Keys of Destiny and the World Championship once again,

## Professional Wrestling Career

### Debut, Alliance with Daniel Addikkson (2014-2015)

Debuting in WATW's developmental promotion NEWF as a babyface as Danny Chase, he began to align himself with former WATW champion CJ Smith who was working in the promotion for a few months while taking time off the road. After a few months, however, a mysterious suited man began approaching Chase after his matches to talk. The man, who would later be named Daniel Addikkson, claimed that he could manage Chase to success as long as he did exactly what he was told. While initially hesitant, Chase eventually joined Addikkson, turning heel in the process. Now named **Randall Daniels** and sporting a new look of suit pants with a sleeveless button down and tie, he began a feud with former ally CJ Smith. When Smith returned to WATW television, Daniels followed him shortly thereafter, continuing their feud on the main WATW timeline. The two would feud over the remainder of 2014 into early 2015 with Addikkson claiming that he would buy Smith's contract just to fire him. This would eventually lead to a ladder match at WATW Slamfest 2015 where both men's contracts were suspended above the ring. The winner had the option to fire the other one in the ring after the match but after Smith successfully obtained both contracts, he tossed Daniels' contract back to him to say that he wasn't going to fire him. This loss began to change the dynamic between Daniels and Addikkson, with Daniels getting berated and insulted more and more. Daniels vocalized more than once that he wanted to end the partnership but Addikkson was the main signee on his contract meaning that he had the ability to not use Daniels whenever he saw fit.

### World Championship Win (2015-2016)

Going into WATW Livin' With the Ladders 2015, Addikkson was adamant that Daniels was to win and use the keys to cash in for a Tag Team title shot for the two of them, as Axel Delgado ruled that since Addikkson was not an active competitor, Daniels could not give him the keys. Daniels would go on to win the match but when Addikkson demanded that he sign a contract waiving all rights to the contract to Addikkson, he refused to sign it. Addikkson promised that he'd see to it that Daniels was never seen on WATW programming ever again and froze his contract. This was meant to cover for the fact that Daniels suffered a real injury to his shoulder during the Ladder match and needed time off to rehab. After the main event of WATW Slamfest 2016 was finished and The Best Ever was standing alone in the ring, Addikkson came out onto the stage applauding only for Daniels to run in from behind and attack The Best Ever. He then cashed in the Keys of Destiny and won the WATW World Championship for the first time. This was the last time Daniels and Daniel Addikkson were partnered in any fashion as the following night on Mayhem, Addikkson announced that he was the new general manager of WATW. Daniels settled into a tweener role while also functioning as the impetus for turning The Best Ever face. Daniels defeated The Best Ever at WATW Hot as Hell 2016 but would lose the title in a fatal four way match (which also featured Jayden DC and The Best Ever) to Erik The Sword, ending his reign at 71 days.

### The Lineage (2020-2022)

Going into 2020, Daniels was settled into a position of a lower midcard wrestler, losing to the likes of Acid Erics and Chris Cadena. In the spring, Prince Uno began cutting promos saying that he was going to bring a monster into the company to dominate the company like never before. This would turn out to be Russell Carroway. After a few TV squashes, however, Uno's mission statement changed. Over the next few weeks, he began cutting promos hinting at what he referred to as his successor and his protégé while also bringing in 350+ pounders Baker Island Assassins into the fold as well. Uno would often hint that his successor was babyface Acid Erics which lead to Daniels defending the honor of the company, teasing a face turn. This all would be a ruse, however, as Daniels was, in fact, the successor Uno was referring to and after joining up with him, officially formed what would later be named The Lineage. For the rest of 2020, Daniels began slowly moving his way up the card, feuding with Acid Erics in the summer. In late 2020, he began feuding with WATW Solid Steel Champion Rob The 4th. He would unsuccessfully challenge for the title at WATW Resurrection 2021. During this time, Gede was also brought into the group which created tension as Daniels saw himself as the main focus of Uno's attention. Daniels and Gede would both be entered into the first ever Round Robin Fight 4 Gold Tournament, with Daniels winning his block with 5 wins and 2 losses. However, he would lose to Starsmile in the tournament finals at Fight 4 Gold 2021. Going into the summer, Daniels began calling out veteran Jesus Christ Jr. for a match at WATW Slamfest 2021. At the event, JCJ defeated Daniels in a competitive match. The following night, both Daniels and Gede challenged new World Champion Starsmile to a title match which culminated in a triple threat where Starsmile retained the championship. Daniels demanded another shot, saying that he only lost the match because Gede cost him the win when they were supposed to be working together, but Starsmile would defeat him again at WATW August Agony 2021.

After this, Uno began favoring Gede for opportunities over Daniels which caused major friction between the three. On an episode of Mayhem, Daniels and Gede had a match where Gede won after putting his feet on the ropes for leverage. Daniels called this win into question but Uno insisted that the grudge was settled and that it was time for them both to move on. When it came time for Livin' With the Ladders 2021, Uno insisted that Daniels work towards gaining the prize for Gede so that Gede can be the one to cash it in for their team. When Gede and Daniels were alone in the ring, however, Daniels tipped the ladder over, throwing Gede onto the floor outside and won the contract for himself. Gede and Uno confronted him the following night and after weeks of deliberation, Uno demanded that Daniels hand him the KOD contract to give to Gede on Mayhem. Daniels claimed that he left it at home and since neither he nor Gede were booked to wrestle on WATW Yesteryear 2021, he would give Uno the contract on the following week's Mayhem. After the main event of Yesteryear, however, Daniels emerged with the contract and successfully cashed it in on Starsmile while Uno was sitting on commentary. The next night, Uno apologized to Daniels which infuriated Gede. Daniels would spend the following months successfully defending the world title against the likes of D-Lion, Grant Boyd and The Best Ever before the latter defeated him at WATW Fight 4 Gold 2022 for the title.

### Face Turn, feud with Gede (2022-2023)

Daniels campaigned for a rematch, but Uno insisted that he and Gede (who unsuccessfully challenged for the Solid Steel Title) come together and challenge for the WATW Tag Team Championship. The two were hostile towards one another and while they occasionally were able to pick up wins, they bickered their way into losing more often than not. This includes a loss in a Tag Title Match at WATW Slamfest 2022 to Mahrjar. The following night, they were able to win an eight man tag alongside the returning Baker Island Assassins against Mahrjar and Faceless Killaz. After the match, however, Gede attacked Daniels with a steel chair, injuring him in kayfabe. Daniels would be out of action for several months and in the meantime, Gede was able to capture the World Championship from The Best Ever. The night after WATW Yesteryear 2022, Daniels made his shock return as a full fledged babyface to confront Gede. While making his way to the ring, the entirety of The Lineage left the ring which allowed Daniels to curb-stomp Gede and pose with the Championship. The two would trade barbs back and forth in the coming weeks while Prince Uno was seemingly stuck in the middle. At WATW Resurrection 2023, Daniels was able to defeat Gede for the Championship and shook hands with Uno, mutually and peacefully ending their near three year partnership. When Uno left the ring, however, Jimmy Breaks emerged with the Keys of Destiny and cashed them in on Daniels, winning the World title Daniels had just won. This kicked off what would become a year long feud between a new group called The Last (Jimmy Breaks, Soldier Dude, The Grinder, The Gangster and Gede) against the young babyfaces of WATW (Daniels, The Best Ever, Rob the 4th, D-Lion, Acid Erics, Chris Cadena and Erik the Sword).

## In wrestling

* **Finishing and Signature moves**
	+ **Black Out (Curbstomp)**
	+ **Styles Clash**
	+ Uranage
	+ Axe Kick
	+ Moonsault

* **Teams and Stables**
	+ **The Lineage**

* **Entrance Music**
	+ **BLACK METAL TERRORIST | 13 M T- Denzel Curry**
	+ **SPEEDBOAT by Denzel Curry (as a member of the Lineage)**

* **Nicknames**
	+ "All Business"
	+ "The Prodigal Son"

## Championships & Accomplishments

* **Wrestling Around The World**
	+ WATW World Championship (2 times)
	+ 2015 and 2021 Keys of Destiny Winner