6 North Americans who wrestled under a mask in Japan

# 4 Christopher Daniels - Curry Man

Christopher Daniels, now signed to AEW, wrestled as the masked Curry Man in Japan and the USA

Christopher Daniels is widely known for his runs in TNA and ROH. Daniels previously held the Ring of Honor World Championship, as well as tag belts in both TNA and ROH. In TNA Daniels was more commonly associated with the X-Division Championship, which he won on four separate occasions. Daniels also wrestled for brief stints with WWE, WCW, and ECW.

In 1999, Daniels went to Japan to wrestle for Japanese promotion Michinoku Pro. Daniels spent several years with the Japanese promotion going back and forth between Japan and the USA. While at Michinoku Pro, Daniels created the Curry Man gimmick. In 2002, Daniels would wrestle for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the Curry Man mask and would participate in the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament.

Daniels would eventually bring Curry Man to the USA, wrestling against Jay Lethal at Ring of Honor before donning the Curry Man mask for TNA in 2008. Daniels last wrestled under the Curry Man mask at an event for Joey Ryan's Bar Wrestling promotion. Daniels is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as part of SoCal Uncensored, alongside Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian.