Dalton Castle (wrestler)


Brett Giehl, better known by the ring name Dalton Castle, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor, where he is a one-time ROH World Champion, a one-time ROH World Television Champion and a two-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his tenure in Chikara, where he wrestled under the ring names Ashley Remington and Dalton Caroline Castle.

Early and personal life

Giehl was born in Greece, New York. As a child, he loved professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage, with other favorites including Curt Hennig, Davey Boy Smith, and Frank Gotch. Giehl wrestled more than 10 years from middle school to college, representing the Greece Athena High School Trojans in 2003 and winning a varsity wrestling tournament in the 171 pound weight class in 2004. He attended the State University of New York at Cortland, receiving a degree in communications and theater.
Giehl was an amateur and NCAA wrestler, winning a New York championship in Greco-Roman wrestling and competing three times on the NCAA All-State Team. He was also a member of Team USA, traveling internationally for the World Championships. In 2010, he attained a second championship at the Beach National, winning 1st place in the 215 lb division representing Livonia WC.
After graduating, Giehl worked as a disc jockey in Albany, New York. In 2011, Giehl was an emcee for WZNE in Rochester, New York under the name The Giehl. During his tenure at the station, he interviewed fellow professional wrestler Kurt Angle. Giehl went on to work for WQBK-FM from 2011 until 2014, hosting a five-hour afternoon slot on the radio under the Dalton Castle moniker. Beginning January 2012, the company's YouTube channel hosted a series called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Tights where Castle interviewed professional wrestlers. His guests included Brodie Lee, Velvet Sky, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, and Dean Ambrose.
Giehl is married as of 2015.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2009–2015)

During 2009 in Next Era Wrestling after defeating Brett Mednik and Brandon Thurston he unsuccessfully challenged Josh Jordan on July 18 but they later team together.
On August 2, 2009, he defeated Marc Krieger at an Empire State Wrestling event, preceding an August 15 loss to Bobby Fish.
Castle spent one year with ESW until he left the promotion.
In May and June 2010, he had two title matches against Krieger for the Northeastern Championship, losing the first and winning the second by disqualification.
In 2011, Castle returned to ESW, where he and his partner Will Calrissian won the ESW Tag Team Championship by defeating The Rochester Wrecking Crew at ESW WrestleBash.
They held it 238 days until June 1, 2013, when it was dropped to The Flatliners at ESW Aftershock. However, the team broke up afterward.
In November 2011 Castle worked with International Wrestling Cartel, where he won the IWC World Heavyweight Championship on December 14, 2013.
He lost the title on January 24, 2015, to RJ City in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
Dalton is the second longest reigning IWC World Heavyweight Champion, having held the title 406 days.
Remarkably, on May 9, 2015, he faced Tommy Dreamer for the title in a four-way elimination match that also included RJ City and Justin LaBar, but was defeated.

Chikara (2013–2015)

While Wrestling one of his Intense's final on September 15, 2013, Darkness Crabtree's match with Jervis Cottonbelly went to a no contest after the reformed GEKIDO attacked and tore down the show, with Gekido ultimately "killing off" Crabtree.
In a series of videos titled "Rough Waters" posted to Chikara's YouTube channel, it was revealed that Crabtree left a will granting a great deal of money to his kayfabe nephew Dalton "Caroline" Castle, causing Castle to alter his image to that of a wealthy yachtsman and adopt the new name of Ashley Remington.
Remington's debut match in Chikara was on May 25, 2014, at You Only Live Twice, where he defeated Chuck Taylor.
He would become quite popular with Chikara fans over the duration of that season, and would end the year with a successful victory over Juan Francisco de Coronado, in a German suplex match.
In 2015, Remington joined The Battle Hive with Amasis, Fire Ant, and Worker Ant. He also gained his third point for title contention in 2015, and at the Anniversario event in May, he challenged Grand Champion Hallowicked in a losing effort.

Ring of Honor / All Elite Wrestling (2013–present)

Initial years (2013–2016)

Dalton Castle debuted in Ring of Honor at Dragon's Reign on May 11, 2013, by taking on Jimmy Nutts. The match abruptly ended when Rhett Titus attacked both men. At Future of Honor #2, Castle participated in a gauntlet match, losing to Bobby Fish.
On the January 31, 2015 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Castle made his televised debut in ROH. He was accompanied by The Boys and competed in the Top Prospect Tournament, losing to Ashley Six in the first round. On the March 21 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, the tournament winner Donovan Dijak opted to give up his shot at the ROH World Television Championship against Jay Lethal to instead join The House of Truth, prompting Castle to challenge Lethal for the title, which Lethal accepted. However, Castle failed to win due to interference by Dijak and J. Diesel. This led to a match between Castle and Dijak on the April 18 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, which Castle lost due to interference by Truth Martini.
On the second night of Global Wars, Castle lost to Jushin Liger in a match which he later described as his favorite. After a win over Romantic Touch on the May 29 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Castle challenged Silas Young to a match at Best in the World to prove Young's claim of "Last Real Man of Professional Wrestling" wrong. Castle went on to defeat Young at the event, marking the former's pay-per-view debut. However, an enraged Young attacked one of Castle's Boys after the match. After a win over Takaaki Watanabe on the July 8 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Castle lost to Adam Cole at Death Before Dishonor XIII.
Castle continued his rivalry with Young wanting to take his Boys and make them "real men". At Field of Honor, Castle competed in a gauntlet match to earn an opportunity for the World Television Championship. He eliminated Hangman Page and Frankie Kazarian, before being eliminated by Young. At All Star Extravaganza VII, Castle competed against Young in a match which stipulated that if Young won, he would get The Boys, while if Young lost, he would become one of Castle's Boys. Castle subsequently lost the match, with Young getting The Boys. At Glory By Honor XIV, Castle replaced an injured ACH on the team of ROH All-Stars
Moose and The Addiction against ROH Champions in an eight-man tag team match, which ROH Champions won. At Survival of the Fittest, Castle participated in the namesake tournament, facing Young and Adam Page in a three-way match in the opening round, which Young won by pinning Castle. Castle faced Young in another losing effort at Final Battle, but despite The Boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event, they rejoined Castle following the match. After losing to Hirooki Goto at 14th Anniversary Show, Castle concluded his rivalry with Young by defeating him in a Fight Without Honor, with help from The Boys, on the April 13 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling. This was the first Fight Without Honor to occur on the weekly television program, with previous editions taking place at pay-per-view events.
After winning a Six-Man Mayhem at Supercard of Honor X, Castle defeated A.C.H., Adam Page and Roderick Strong in a Four Corner Survival match at Global Wars, to earn a World Television Championship match against Bobby Fish at Best in the World, which he failed to win. Castle would then compete in high-profile matches against ROH's partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling talent Kazuchika Okada at Death Before Dishonor XIV, and Kushida at Field of Honor.
At All Star Extravaganza VIII, Castle teamed with Colt Cabana defeated The All Night Express, War Machine, and the team of Shane Taylor and Keith Lee in a four corner survival match won to earn a future ROH World Tag Team Championship match. They challenged The Young Bucks for the titles at Glory By Honor XV, which they failed to win. Castle then participated in the 2016 Survival of the Fittest, defeating Chris Sabin and Rhett Titus in the first round, to qualify for the six-man mayhem in the final, which he failed to win. On the November 19 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Cabana turned on Castle by attacking him and The Boys, thus splitting up the tag team. As a result, Castle began feuding with Cabana, leading to a match between the two at Final Battle, which Castle won.

ROH World Champion (2017–2018)

At the 15th Anniversary Show pay-per-view on March 10, 2017, Castle and The Boys unsuccessfully challenged The Kingdom for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Castle would soon challenge Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Championship at Supercard of Honor XI, which he failed to win. Castle and The Boys would soon begin feuding with Bully Ray and The Briscoes, losing to them in a Milwaukee Street Fight at Unauthorized. However, at Best in the World, Castle and Boys defeated Bully Ray and Briscoes to capture the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, marking Castle's first title win in ROH. After two successful title defenses, Castle and The Boys lost the titles to Bullet Club's Adam Page and The Young Bucks on August 20 during the War of the Worlds UK tour.
Shortly after the title loss, Castle achieved major success in singles competition, by participating in the Soaring Eagle Cup tournament, which he won by defeating Flip Gordon in the first round, and Frankie Kazarian, Matt Taven and Silas Young in the final, a Four Way Elimination match. Castle capitalized on his win and challenged Cody for the ROH World CHampionship at Final Battle. Castle defeated Cody to win the title, marking his first world championship win. Castle made his first successful title defense against the 2017 Survival of the Fittest winner Punishment Martinez on the February 11, 2018 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling. He would make his second title defense against Beretta and Beer City Bruiser in a three-way match at Honor Rising: Japan. Castle would continue to retain his title in major title defenses against Jay Lethal at 16th Anniversary Show, Marty Scurll at Supercard of Honor XII, Evil at Honor United, and Cody and Marty Scurll in a three-way match at Best in the World. Castle suffered a back injury during this time, forcing him to drop the title to Jay Lethal in a four corner survival match, also involving Cody and Matt Taven, on the July 21 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling.
Castle returned to ROH from his injury in October, and participated in the 2018 Survival of the Fittest, competing against Colin Delaney and Hangman Page. Castle failed to win the match. Castle would then begin a rivalry with Matt Taven, stemming from the fact that their scheduled title match for the World Championship was canceled earlier in the year due to Castle's injury. This led to a match between the two at Final Battle, which Castle lost.