Dara Shawn Daivari (Persian: دارا داوری) (born April 30, 1984) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir. He opened a wrestling school with Ken Anderson, brother Ariya Daivari, Molly Holly, and Arik Cannon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, called The Academy: School of Professional Wrestling.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- As Daivari / Khosrow Daivari / Shawn Daivari
- Camel clutch
- Diving leg drop
- Hammerlock DDT
- Magic Carpet Ride (Diving splash, with theatrics)
- As Sheik Abdul Bashir
- The WMD (Snap DDT to a kneeling opponent)
- WMD Driver (Cradle back-to-belly piledriver)
- As Daivari / Khosrow Daivari / Shawn Daivari
- Signature moves
- Atomic drop
- Death Valley driver
- Diving neckbreaker
- Low blow
- Missile dropkick
- Scimitar Slice (Diving leg drop)
- Managers
- Abu
- Prince Nana
- Wrestlers managed
- Ariya Daivari
- The Great Khali
- Kurt Angle
- Mark Henry
- Muhammad Hassan
- Raisha Saeed
- Nicknames
- "The Golden Warrior"
- "The Middle Eastern Nightmare"
- "Sheik"
- Entrance themes
- Ring of Honor
- "Do You Call My Name" by Ra
- "Tears of Fire" by Roddy Matthews
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Arab Americans" by Jim Johnston
- Ring Ka King
- "Boro Boro" by Arash
- "Streets of Pakistan" by Dale Oliver
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- "Streets of Pakistan" by Dale Oliver
- "Hard Rock Istanbul A" by Keith Morrissey
- Independent circuit
- "Arab Americans" by Jim Johnston
- Ring of Honor
Championships and accomplishments[]
- American Made Wrestling Entertainment
- AMWE Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- American Wrestling Rampage
- AWR No Limits Championship (1 time)
- Big Time Wrestling
- BTW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- BTW United States Championship (1 time)
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ariya Daivari
- Mad Asylum Pro Wrestling
- MAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Independent Association of Wrestling
- MIAW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Pro Wrestling
- MPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- NEO-PRO Wrestling
- NEO-PRO Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Over The Top Wrestling
- OTT No Limits Championship (1 time)
- Portland Wrestling Uncut
- Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #85 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
- Feast or Fired (2009 – Pink Slip)
- Varsity Pro Wrestling
- VPW Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling For Warriors
- WFW Children's Championship (1 time, currant)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2005) – Terrorist Angle on Day of London Bombings