Nightmare Danny Davis

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Nightmare Danny Davis
Birth nameDaniel Briley
Born (1952-06-30) June 30, 1952 (age 72)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Danny Davis
Galaxian 1
Mr X
Nightmare Danny Davis
Nightmare 1
Sergeant Danny Davis
Galaxian 1
Dangerous Danny Davis
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Billed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Trained byBuddy Fuller
Debut1977
Retired1997

Daniel Briley (born June 30, 1952), better known by the ring name "Nightmare" Danny Davis, is an American retired professional wrestler and referee. He is the founder and former owner of Ohio Valley Wrestling. [1]

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Career

Briley started wrestling in 1977 in the Tennessee territory, where he made a name for himself as "Nightmare" Danny Davis. He would also wrestle as one half of the masked Masters of Terror in the United States Wrestling Association. Davis had a frequent tag team with Ken Wayne in the 1980s. [2] At one time, they wrestled under masks as The Nightmares. [2] The duo also worked under masks as The Galaxians for WCW in the 1990s. [3]

He also wrestled in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1992. He retired in 1997 and opened Ohio Valley Wrestling. In 2009, Davis opened Vyper Fight League, an MMA promotion, alongside John "Bradshaw" Layfield. The promotion ceased operations in 2010.

On December 13, 2012, he appeared on a segment of Impact Wrestling where he was training Joseph Park to improve Park's skills. On March 7, 2013, he was named as a judge for TNA Gut Check. He returned to in-ring action in the December 2014 Saturday Night Special, teaming with Trailer Park Trash and losing to War Machine (Shiloh Jonze and Eric Locker).

On April 6, 2018, Davis sold OVW to Al Snow.

Personal life

Briley has one son, Duane Briley, and one daughter April. He is the uncle of wrestler Doug Basham.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The Territorial Era (Mid-1960s to mid-1980s): The Nightmares". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 215–217. ISBN   978-1-5502-2683-6.
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