Real name: Daniel Lewis
Birth date: October 04, 1986
Trained by: Mathew Priest, Roughhouse R.O.B., Breyer Wellington, Truth Martini
Ring Names: Bill Martel
Debut: August 05, 2007
Retired: February 16, 2013
Daniel Lewis (born October 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bill Martel. He is best known for his time in Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW). He primarily wrestled for several Midwest independent promotions, including JCW.
Lewis first became involved in the wrestling business in 2007. He started wrestling for the Blue
Collar Wrestling Alliance out of Detroit, MI. At this point he started working with Mathew
Priest in a faction called Ascendency. Together they teamed up and called themselves Super
Team. The two learned from one another with Priest in the mentor role initially. Priest and Martel
would later both be assistant trainers to Breyer Wellington in his wrestling school. After a couple
months in the business, Lewis won his first championship, the BCWA Midwest Championship
which he later renamed the National Championship. From there he was able to win the
companies Heavyweight Championship a record 7 times over the next 4 years. His last match
with the company took place on July 24, 2011 where he was defeated in a Fatal Fourway
defending the Heavyweight Championship against Cyrus Parker, The Darkstar Logan, and
Tony Banks. Over the 4 years and near 200 shows with the company he became a decorated
wrestler by having Match of the Year, Feud of the Year, and Wrestler of the Year awards. He
worked several other promotions throughout Michigan during this time as well, but his primary
home was in BCWA.
Lewis took his talents to MCW in Alliance, OH in the summer of 2010. After several months of hard work he caught the eye of Minka Murder who recruited him to team with Big Hurt in the inaugural MCW Tag Team Championship Tournament. Murder Inc, lost in the semifinals of the tournament but have become quite the force in MCW. As Murder Inc, has dominated MCW and started a rivalry with former member Christian Vaughn. Martel has challenged Tommy Dreamer and Carlito during the fall months of 2011. In March 2012, Martel challenged Matt Hardy at the MCW XII Anniversary show.