10 Secret WWE Pasts Of AEW Wrestlers
5. Christopher Daniels
Long before he was a 'Fallen Angel' just about everywhere but WWE, Christopher Daniels was dynamic rising star. Working several dates for the company in 1998, Daniels proved himself a reliable hand in light heavyweight and tag team contests, holding down enhancement work with WWE and WCW right up until he got his breakthrough with Ring of Honor in 2002. Interactions with Bullet Club in ROH over a decade later brought Daniels closer to his AEW destiny, but things were a lot different for the tenured pro a decade earlier.
Daniels looked at the lights on numerous house shows and impressed enough that he became a jobbing regular in an era where the role was becoming passé. His hybrid style meshed well with numerous performers, and earned him television exposure later in the year on Sunday Night Heat and the syndicated C-shows.
He'd parlay the coverage into some productive work with a flagging ECW as well as runs with several promotions in Japan before the aforementioned runs with ROH and an extended tenure in TNA propelled him to a level as one of the most dependable all-rounders in the world.