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By Jeremy Hanna
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Spoiler alert for the upcoming episode of AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage.
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select), professional wrestling veteran Christopher Daniels likely had what would be his final match, which was a Texas Death Match against Hangman Page.
Per Sapp, Daniels has been wanting to have his final match and officially retire for a while.
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"Fightful Select has learned that Christopher Daniels' in-ring career is likely coming to a close after this week's AEW Collision," Sapp said on social media. "Much love to 'The Fallen Angel' and all he's done for professional wrestling. A fantastic performer who competed almost everywhere."
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Daniels began his professional wrestling career in April 1993 when he made his debut with Windy City Pro Wrestling.
Until 2002, Daniels appeared in multiple wrestling promotions around the world, including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Council (WWC), Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF), and National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He also made brief appearances in WWE (then WWF) and WCW.
In 2000, Daniels won the first ever King of the Indies tournament with All Pro Wrestling, defeating the likes of Scoot Andrews and Donovan Morgan for the official title of "King of the Indies."
Daniels entered the tournament next year as well, losing in the semifinals to Low Ki. The tournament was eventually won by Bryan Danielson.
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In 2002, Daniels made his debut with Ring of Honor in their first show, wrestling Bryan Danielson and Low Ki in a triple threat match. He would go on to have memorable feuds with them as well as AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, and Matt Sydal.
Also in 2002, Daniels debuted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) near when the promotion started. He would sporadically appear in both companies for the rest of his career.
During his time with both companies, Daniels took home the ROH World Championship, the ROH World Television Championship, four ROH World Tag Team Championships, three TNA X Division Championships, and eight tag team championships with TNA.
Daniels was one of the first signees with AEW, coming on as both a wrestler and the the head of Talent Relations.
Needless to say, Daniels is one of the best wrestlers to never have a lengthy run in WWE.
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AEW Executive Vice President and member of The Young Bucks Matt Jackson shared high praise for the wrestling veteran.
"Chris Daniels, who we amongst several others have called 'Docta' for years backstage, is an absolute legend," Jackson said, per Charlie Russon of Wrestle Purists.
"When we were breaking into the SoCal independent scene in 2004, you always heard his name. And if he happened to be in a locker room on a show with you, the guys would all whisper to each other about how cool it was that he was there.
"He's a pioneer of the style of wrestling that is now used in every single wrestling company. He made me realize you could be a successful professional wrestler without ever working for WWE.
"Now, at AEW he's an unsung hero, always wearing the headset in the back during all of our matches. I was going to list some of our matches that he produced, but he literally has done all of them. So, if you've ever enjoyed one of our matches at AEW, just know that he's largely part of why."
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