Daniel Wheeler, a tag-team champion in All Elite Wrestling, was arrested Friday morning by the Orlando Police Division and charged with one rely of aggravated assault with a firearm. He was booked in Orange County Jail, in step with county info.
Wheeler, 36, larger recognized in wrestling circles as Money Wheeler, is a member of the tag group FTR with Dax Harwood. They preserve the AEW tag-team championship.
Wheeler appeared in court docket docket Friday afternoon, the place it was revealed that the arrest stemmed from a “road-rage-type incident” the place Wheeler didn’t know the alleged sufferer. Bail was set at $2,500, and Wheeler is forbidden from possessing a firearm or having contact with the alleged victims until the case is about.
In accordance with court docket docket info, Wheeler’s alleged offense was devoted on July 27 and a warrant was issued July 28 for his arrest. On Aug. 3, his attorneys issued a written plea of not accountable, and his have a look at a pretrial conference was waived on that day. His arrest affidavit was filed Aug. 18.
AEW issued a press launch to the Sentinel, which reads: “AEW has been made conscious of the cost, and we’re carefully monitoring the state of affairs. (Wheeler) is totally cooperating with native authorities.”
AEW is normally thought-about the No. 2 wrestling promotion inside the U.S. behind WWE; Wheeler is scheduled to wrestle Aug. 27 in London on a gift anticipated to draw 80,000 followers.
Wheeler is an 18-year veteran wrestler who spent six years inside the WWE system, along with time in Orlando-based NXT, sooner than turning into a member of AEW in 2020.
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