 DKC in January 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | Dylan Barrales (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (age 34) Los Angeles, California, United States[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
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| Billed height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Trained by | Phoenix Star Zokre Joey Kaos Robby Phoenix |
| Debut | 2018 |
Dylan Barrales, better known by hisring nameDKC (shortened fromDylan Kyle Cox) is an Americanprofessional wrestler signed toNew Japan Pro Wrestling, mainly appearing into theNJPW Strong brand.[3]
Barrales made hisprofessional wrestling debut atSBW Dance with the Devil, an event promoted by Santino Bros. Wrestling on March 30, 2018, where he teamed up with Cameron Gates as "The Bomb Squad" in a losing effort against Dom Kubrick and Robby Phoenix in tag team competition.[4] He is known for his tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene with which he has shared brief or longer stints such as FIST Combat, LA Lucha, Santino Bros. Wrestling, Ground Zero Pro and others.[1]
Barrales graduated from theNJPW LA Dojo in 2020.[5] He made his debut in the company in the third night of the 2020New Japan Cup USA from August 21, where he teamed up withDanny Limelight in a losing effort againstRocky Romero and Adrian Quest.[6]
Barrales competed in various signature events promoted by NJPW. As for theFighting Spirit Unleashed branch of events, he made his first appearance on the first night of the 2020 edition of theFighting Spirit Unleashed from September 4, he teamed up withClark Connors in a losing effort againstAlex Zayne andFred Rosser.[7] One year later at the2021 edition, from August 16, he teamed up withKevin Knight in a losing effort againstYuji Nagata andYuya Uemura.[8] At the2020 Lion's Break Crown tournament, Barrales fell short to Logan Riegel in the first rounds.[9] He made his debut in theNew Japan Cup USA at the 2021 edition of the competition where he fell short toTom Lawlor in the first rounds.[10] AtResurgence 2021 on August 14, Barrales teamed up withJordan Clearwater and Kevin Knight in a losing effort against Barrett Brown, Misterioso and Bateman in adark six-man tag team match.[11]
AtCapital Collision 2022 on May 14, he teamed up withYuya Uemura,David Finlay,Tanga Loa and Fred Rosser in a losing effort against Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor,Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, J.R. Kratos, and Danny Limelight).[12] AtForbidden Door 2022 on June 26, he teamed up with Yuya Uemura, Alex Coughlin and Kevin Knight in a losing effort againstMax Caster andGunn Club (Billy Gunn,Austin Gunn, andColten Gunn).[13] AtLonestar Shootout 2022, he teamed up with Fred Rosser andAlex Coughlin on the second night where they fell short toTeam Filthy (J. R. Kratos,Royce Isaacs and Tom Lawlor).[14] AtRumble on 44th Street, Barrales competed on both of the event's nights, first on October 27, 2022, where he teamed up with Kevin Knight to defeatForever Hooligans (Alex Koslov andRocky Romero),[15] and on October 28 where he and Knight unsuccessfully challenged reigning championsAussie Open (Kyle Fletcher andMark Davis) for theStrong Openweight Tag Team Championship in athree-way match which also involvedThe Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley andChris Sabin) who won the bout and became new champions.[16]
AtBattle in the Valley 2023 on February 18, Barrales teamed up withKushida,Volador Jr., and Kevin Knight to defeatMáscara Dorada,Josh Alexander, Adrian Quest and Rocky Romero.[17] AtCapital Collision on April 15, 2023, he teamed up withChaos (Rocky Romero,Chuck Taylor andLio Rush) and Clark Connors in a losing effort against Volador Jr., Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight),Mike Bailey andGabriel Kidd.[18] AtResurgence 2023 on May 21, he defeated Bateman in one of the preshow bouts.[19] On the first night of theNJPW Independence Day from June 4, 2023, he fell short toBad Dude Tito in singles competition.[20] On the second night from June 5, he teamed up withTomohiro Ishii andHiroshi Tanahashi to defeat Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs).[21] AtAll Star Junior Festival USA 2023 on August 19, he teamed up withRich Swann andRyusuke Taguchi to defeatJack Cartwheel,Real1 and Starboy Charlie.[22]
Barrales competed in the 2023 edition of theSuper Junior Tag League in which he teamed up withRyusuke Taguchi and scored a total of four points after going against the teams ofTJP andFrancesco Akira,Sho andYoshinobu Kanemaru,El Desperado andMaster Wato, Clark Connors andDrilla Moloney,Bushi andTitán, Kushida and Kevin Knight,Robbie Eagles and Kushida, Yoh andMusashi, andDouki andTaka Michinoku.[23]
Barrales often competed in various promotions as a developmental talent sent by NJPW. AtMultiverse United 2, a cross-over event promoted byNJPW andImpact Wrestling on August 20, 2023, Barrales teamed up with "The World" (El Phantasmo,Josh Alexander,PCO) andGuerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga andTanga Loa)) in a losing effort againstBullet Club (Kenta,ABC (Ace Austin andChris Bey) andBullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin,Clark Connors andDavid Finlay)).[24]
