Will Ospreay, Lee Moriarty, And More Thank Christopher Daniels For His Impact On Wrestling
Christopher Daniels lost a Texas Death Match to Hangman Page on the January 18, 2025 AEW Collision.
As first reported by Fightful Select, that match was likely the final match of Christopher Daniels’ legendary wrestling career. On social media, Daniels received his flowers from AEW wrestlers Will Ospreay and Lee Moriarty. Tony Khan also extended gratitude to “The Fallen Angel.” Several independent wrestlers extended their heartfelt wishes towards Daniels as well.
You can see some reactions embedded below:
Thank you Christopher Daniels!!
— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) January 19, 2025
Shout out Christopher Daniels. Grateful to have shared the ring with The Fallen Angel. pic.twitter.com/f90EtUXUI9
— TAIGASTYLE (@theleemoriarty) January 19, 2025
THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER DANIELS
— by Tino Tran pic.twitter.com/8V6nhjj4yd
— DEFY Wrestling (@defyNW) January 19, 2025
The first call I made to a wrestling school was to the original Windy City Wrestling, and they answered the phone with “Home of Christopher Daniels.”
Chicago guy who showed that you could forge a Hall of Fame legacy outside of WWE.
Did it his way and did it damn well. https://t.co/avg5q7Mdtf
— GPA (@GPAthinks) January 19, 2025
I went from reading about him in the Apter mags during my lunch break, to watching him on ROH tapes, to sitting in the crowd watching him in IPW, to wrestling him in ROH. I’m honored and grateful that I got to share a brief moment with one of the pioneers of independent pro… https://t.co/3tmrWvLAus
— Eric Koenreich (@erickoenreich) January 17, 2025
Christopher Daniels may be one of the most polite and genuine wrestlers of any generation. Not to mention a world class talent from bell-to-bell. Truly everything you could want from a wrestler inside and out.
Thank You, @facdaniels! pic.twitter.com/DMq5OyLMJ0
— ETHAN HD (ALL CAPS) (@REALEthanHD) January 19, 2025
Went from watching him back when I was in 6th grade to wrestling him on his 30 yr. Anniversary
Glad I can say we got to share the ring with each other https://t.co/fndXkFd9IP
— Eli Knight (@stepupplease) January 17, 2025
I had one match with Christopher Daniels and it was probably the best match I ever had
He went out of his way to make sure I look as strong as i could
A pros pro https://t.co/m6YHYwDP2S— Matt Turner (@MattTurnerOF) January 17, 2025
Thank you Fallen Angel @facdaniels!
Saturday Night #AEWCollision now on both @tntdrama + @StreamOnMax
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 19, 2025
Daniels began his career in 1993. He achieved the pinnacle of his career in ROH and TNA Wrestling. He was a three-time X-Division Champion. In ROH, he won the World Title, ROH TV Titles, and ROH Tag Team Titles.
Fans can find Fightful’s recap of AEW Collision: Maximum Collision by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review by clicking here.
