Dalton Castle (wrestler)

Dalton Castle
Birth name Brett Giehl
Born (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986
Albany, New York, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Ashley Remington[1]
Dalton Castle[2]
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) (in ROH[3]) to 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) (in Chikara[1])
Billed weight 211 lb (96 kg) (in Chikara[1]) to 219 lb (99 kg) (in ROH[3])
Billed from The Open Waters (in Chikara[1])
Catalina Island (in ROH[3])
Debut 2008[2]

Brett Giehl[4][5] (born March 4, 1986)[6][7] is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Ring of Honor as Dalton Castle.[2] Giehl also wrestles for Chikara under the name Ashley Remington,[1] a name assumed after he began in Chikara as Dalton Caroline Castle.[8]

Early life

As a child, Giehl loved professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage,[9] with other favorites including Curt Hennig, Davey Boy Smith, and Frank Gotch.[10]

Giehl wrestled for more than 10 years from middle school to college,[9] representing the Greece Athena High School Trojans in 2003,[11] and winning a varsity wrestling tournament in the 171 pound weight class in 2004.[12] He was an amateur and NCAA wrestler, winning a New York (state) championship in Greco-Roman wrestling and competing three times on the NCAA All-State Team. He was also a member of Team USA, traveling internationally for the World Championships.[2] In 2010 he attained a second championship at the Beach National, winning 1st place in the 215lb division representing Livonia WC.[13]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2009–2015)

During 2009 in Next Era Wrestling (held in The Auditorium Center in Rochester, New York) after defeating Brett Mednik (April 18[14]) and Brandon Thurston (June 20[15]) he unsuccessfully challenged Josh Jordan (the Northeastern Champion) on July 18. They would later team together. August 2, 2009 he defeated Marc Krieger at a Empire State Wrestling (ESW) event, preceding an August 15 loss to Bobby Fish. Castle spent one year with ESW until he left the promotion. May and June 2010 he had 2 title matches against Krieger for the Northeastern Championship, losing the first and winning the second by DQ.[16] On 2011, Castle returned to ESW, where he and his partner won the ESW Tag Team Championship by defeating The Rochester Wrecking Crew (Hellcat & Rob Sweet) at ESW WrestleBash. They held it 238 days until June 1, 2013 when it was dropped to The Flatliners (Asylum & Matt Burns) at ESW Aftershock. The team broke up afterward.

In November 2011[17] Castle worked with International Wrestling Cartel (IWC), where he won the IWC Heavyweight Championship on December 14, 2013. He lost the title on January 24, 2015 to RJ City in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. Dalton is the second longest reigning IWC World Heavyweight Champion, having held the title 406 days.[18] On May 9, 2015, Castle faced Tommy Dreamer for the title in a four-way elimination match that also included RJ City and Justin LaBar, but was defeated.[19]

Chikara (2013–present)

At Wrestling Is Intense's final event on September 15, 2013, Darkness Crabtree's match with Jervis Cottonbelly went to a no-contest after the reformed GEKIDO attacked and tore down the show, with Gekido ultimately "killing off" Crabtree.[20] In a series of videos titled "Rough Waters" posted to Chikara's YouTube channel, it was revealed that Crabtree left a will granting a great deal of money to his kayfabe nephew Dalton "Caroline" Castle,[21][8] causing Castle to alter his image to that of a wealthy yachtsman and adopt the new name of Ashley Remington.

Remington's debut match in Chikara was on May 25, 2014, at You Only Live Twice, where he defeated Chuck Taylor.[22] He would become quite popular with Chikara fans over the duration of that season, and would end the year with a successful victory over Juan Francisco de Coronado, in a "German Suplex Match".

In 2015, Remington joined the "Battle Hive" with Amasis, Fire Ant, and Worker Ant. He also gained his third point for title contention in 2015, and at the Anniversario event in May, he challenged Grand Champion Hallowicked in a losing effort.

Ring of Honor (2013–present)

Dalton Castle debuted in Ring of Honor in May 2013, at Dragon's Reign.[2] Joined by "the boys" (independent wrestlers Brandon and Brent Tate),[23] in January 2015 Castle entered the ROH Top Prospect Tournament,[24] losing to Ashley Sixx in the first round. Donovan Dijak, the tournament's eventual winner, opted to give up his shot at the ROH World Television Championship against Jay Lethal to instead join the House of Truth, prompting Castle to challenge Lethal for the title in March. Lethal accepted and defeated Castle with help from Dijak and J. Diesel.[25]

At Global Wars '15 in mid-May, Castle defeated Donovan Dijak on the first day, then on the second lost to Jushin Liger in a match which he later described as his favorite.[26] Regaining momentum with victories over Romantic Touch[27] and Takaaki Watanabe[28] in June, he beat Silas Young at Best in the World 2015. After a loss in July to Adam Cole at Death Before Dishonor XIII the feud with Silas Young resumed, with Young wanting to take Dalton's boys and make them "real men". Castle agreed to a match at All Star Extravaganza VII with the stipulations that if he lost, Young would get the boys, while if Young lost, he would become one of Castle's boys. Castle subsequently lost the match, with Silas Young getting the boys. Castle faced Young in another losing effort at Final Battle, but despite the boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event,[29] they rejoined Castle following the match.[30]

Dalton Castle's entrance in february 2016 with his boys.

On February 6, 2016 after Dalton defeated Jay Diesel (now renamed by Truth Martini as Joey "Diesel" Daddiego) Silas revealed the names of the boys (from their mom) were Bret and Brendon, and had the Beer City Bruiser entangle them as he assaulted Dalton. His Boys lost to Silas & The Bruiser later in the month. In March after a loss to Christopher Daniels (due to Frankie Kazarian's interference) Dalton challenged Silas to a match to end their feud, a Fight Without Honor. Dalton was scheduled to face Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega March 12[31] but the match never happened. Castle v Young happened April 8 and was the first-ever Fight Without Honor on the TV program, all previous ones had only occurred on pay-per-view. Castle won with help from his boys who attacked Young.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015)

In 2015 Castle competed two nights for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on their television show Impact Wrestling. On February 15 (aired May 6) at X-Travaganza 3 he was defeated in an Ultimate X qualifying match by Rockstar Spud. On February 16 at TNA Gut Check he defeated DJ Z to qualify for a 5-way elimination match later that night, losing in the second match to Tevita Fifita.

Gimmick and reception

Wrestler Dalton Castle making his ring entrance, flanked by his "boys"

Castle's gimmick is that of a flamboyant showman with an androgynous personality, drawing comparisons to Gorgeous George,[9][32] Adrian Street, and Ric Flair;[9][33] however, unlike those predecessors who have tended to portray villains, Castle typically plays a fan favorite. Castle has also mentioned glam rock stars David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, The Darkness, and Foxy Shazam as inspirations.[9] Castle is frequently accompanied to the ring by two shirtless, mask-wearing men, referred to as his "boys," who act as human furniture and fan Castle during his matches.[2]

A 2015 Ring of Honor show reportedly had Castle's T-shirt as the highest seller despite Castle not being scheduled to appear at the event.[34]

Dalton is associated with six[35] distinct products: masks,[36] posters,[37] books,[38] Planet Peacock shirts,[39] Fan Up shirts,[40] and Best in the World shirts.[41]

Personal life

Giehl is married to a woman named Heather.[42] He holds a degree in communications and theatre.[9]

In 2011, Giehl was an emcee for WZNE (aka 94.1 The Zone) in Rochester, New York under the name The Giehl.[43] During his tenure at the station he interviewed fellow professional wrestler Kurt Angle.[44] Giehl went on to work for WQBK-FM (aka Q103 Albany) from 2011 until 2014, hosting a 5-hour afternoon slot on the radio under the Dalton Castle moniker.[6] Beginning January 2012, the company's YouTube channel hosted a series called "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Tights" where Castle interviewed professional wrestlers.[45] His guests included Luke Harper,[46] Velvet Sky,[47] CM Punk,[48] Matt Hardy,[49] and Dean Ambrose.[50]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "The Stars of CHIKARA / Ashley Remington". Retrieved 27 November 2015. 6' 0" - 211 lbs - 7 Years Experience
    Hails From: The Open Waters
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "ROH Dalton Castle". ROHwrestling.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "ROH 6-10-15". 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Tale of the Tape: Height: 5'11" Weight: 219 Hometown: Catalina Island
  4. ↑ "94.1 The Zone's Stand Up Show". January 2014. Brett Giehl AKA Dalton Castle
  5. ↑ "Giehl is a Renaissance Man". 18 August 2011.
    "Dalton Castle's reaction to the New Foot Loose Movie". 18 October 2011.
  6. 1 2 America, Dan (4 March 2015). "Party Like A Peacock Today!".
  7. ↑ "Cagematch".
  8. 1 2 3 1:20 into "Rough Waters - Part 2" from CHIKARAoffice 9 May 2014 on YouTube
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fishman, Scott (13 October 2015). "Dalton Castle on what makes him one of the most unique performers in Ring of Honor".
  10. ↑ "Who are your favorite wrestlers and why are you so awesome?". Davey Boy, Macho Man, Curt Hennig, Frank Gotch and Louden Swain
  11. ↑ "2003-04 Greece Athena Trojans".
  12. ↑ "2004 Monroe County Tournament". 31 January 2004.
  13. ↑ Abbot, Gary (10 July 2010). "Two-time World medalist Funicello among champions at U.S. Beach Nationals in Rochester, N.Y.". TheMat.com. The only Senior athlete who was a Beach National champion to repeat this year was Brett Giehl of the Livonia WC, the champion at 215 pounds. Giehl had a pin and a 2-0 decision to dominate his division.
  14. ↑ "Update New York Indy Wrestling 2009 results".
  15. ↑ Dalton Castle vs. Brandon Thurston (6/20/2009) on YouTube
  16. ↑ "Update New York Indy Wrestling 2010 results". Retrieved October 2015.
  17. ↑ "2011 DVDs". IWCwrestling.com.
  18. ↑ IWC World Heavyweight Championship title history
  19. ↑ "IWCwrestling.com: The International Wrestling Cartel". IWCwrestling.com. International Wrestling Cartel. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  20. ↑ Chris GST. "Wrestling is Intense 09/15/13 results". PW Ponderings.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Rough Waters". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  22. ↑ http://chikarapro.com/events/season-14/05-25-2014_you-only-live-twice
  23. ↑ "Tate Twins << Tag Teams Database << CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Philip Kreikenbohm. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  24. ↑ http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/peacock-professional-wrestling-has-entered-2015-top-prospect-tournament
  25. ↑ 22 March 2015 Ring of Honor TV results
  26. ↑ "What is your favourite match that you wrestled in?". The liger one
  27. ↑ 29 May 2015 RoH in Amarillo results
  28. ↑ 21 June 2015 Ring of Honor results
  29. ↑ "12/16 ROH TV Results – Final Hype for "Final Battle," Jerry Lynn, more - PWTorch". PWTorch.com. TDH Communications Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  30. ↑ "ROH Final Battle Notes – title change, #1 contenders, Castle, ROH/NJPW, more - PWTorch". PWTorch.com. TDH Communications Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "CASTLE vs OMEGA signed for March 12th in Philadelphia!". ROHwrestling.com.
  32. ↑ Marking out for the "Party Peacock" Dalton Castle eWrestlingNews.com (06/03/2015)
  33. ↑ Cooper, Brian (3 June 2015). "Marking out for the "Party Peacock" Dalton Castle". eWrestlingNews.com. Not since "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's entrances at Starcade have I been so wildly entertained by someone just getting to, and entering the ring.
  34. ↑ Giri, Raj (26 September 2015). "Detailed ROH Reloaded Results From CA (9/25): Briscoes Vs. Addiction, Adam Cole, Elgin Vs. Strong". WrestlingINC.com. Despite not having any displayed for sale Castle's shirt was easily the most popular one sold at the event.
  35. ↑ "Dalton Castle". ROHwrestling.com/Shop.
  36. ↑ "Dalton Castle Peacock Feather Mask".
  37. ↑ "Dalton Castle Autographed 8x10".
  38. ↑ "Ring of Honor Coloring Book".
  39. ↑ "Dalton Castle "This Is Planet Peacock" T-shirt".
  40. ↑ "Dalton Castle "Fan Up" T-shirt".
  41. ↑ "Best in the World '15 Event T-Shirt".
  42. ↑ Herzog, Kenny (3 December 2015). "At Home With Dalton Castle, Wrestling's Most Flamboyant Star". RollingStone.Com. "[My wife Heather] has a huge part in it," Castle acknowledges.
  43. ↑ "theGiehl". YouTube.
  44. ↑ "Kurt Angle interview with Giehl -- the Zone @ 94.1 FM". 17 August 2011.
  45. ↑ The Traveling Tights: Ep.01 - Peacock Experience. 25 January 2012.
  46. ↑ The Traveling Tights: Ep.08 - Brodie Lee (Luke Harper). 11 April 2012.
  47. ↑ The Traveling Tights: Ep.14 - Velvet Sky. 24 May 2012.
  48. ↑ The Traveling Tights: Ep.24 - CM PUNK. 25 September 2012.
  49. ↑ The Traveling Tights: Ep.26 - Matt Hardy. 12 October 2012.
  50. ↑ WWE - DEAN AMBROSE (full interview Q103). 6 November 2014.
  51. ↑ Josh Mathews calls him these on TNA during his match against Rockstar Spud
  52. ↑ his tights
  53. ↑ "Title Histories". Empire State Wrestling. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  54. ↑ "IWC World Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  55. ↑ http://www.profightdb.com/pwi/dalton-castle-9864.html

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