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A Former Nevada Congressional Candidate Has Been Indicted For Murder

Author Ransom Garcia
Former Nevada Republican congressional candidate and former professional wrestler Daniel Rodimer appears in Las Vegas Justice Court at the Regional Justice Center on April 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Daniel Rodimer, a former Nevada congressional candidate has been indicted for murder. Have you been following this story? Because it’s pretty wild! Something I didn’t realize about “Big Dan” Rodimer, a former congressional candidate, is that he used to also be a professional wrestler!

A Former Congressional Candidate And A Former Pro Wrestler

I was speaking to a buddy of mine, who’s a huge wrestling fan, and he was the one who informed me that Rodimer used to wrestle for the WWE under the name Daniel Rodman. In fact, the wrestling organization still has one of Rodimer’s matches streaming for free on their website. The knowledge of his previous career makes his viral congressional promos he had running on tv make so much sense! Check out his old promo below to see if you agree.

Rodimer has now been formally indicted on a murder charge. It’s in connection with the passing of a man named Christopher Tapp. Tapp, from Idaho Falls, was 47 years old at the time of his death in October of last year. He died from a head injury during a Las Vegas Halloween party and it was initially ruled an accidental death, according to reporting by Boise news station KTVB.

The Legal Proceedings Begin Soon

Rodimer, who’s 45 now, no longer resides in Nevada. He currently lives in Texas, but he’s expected to appear before a Nevada judge next Wednesday, on May 8th. According to KTVB’s reporting, Rodimer’s attorneys claim that Rodimer looks forward to his day in court and maintains his complete innocence.

The Incident That Killed Christopher Tapp

Tapp sustained a head injury at a Halloween party that occurred on October 29th, 2023, at the Resorts World. However, he died several days later. The injuries were believed to be from a fall, but after further investigation, authorities discovered that an argument had occurred between Tapp and Rodimer beforehand.

Rodimer’s Career In Politics

Rodimer ran both of his congressional campaigns as a Republican candidate. He was unsuccessful in his run for Nevada congress in 2020 and in Texas, his new home state, in 2021.

Rodimer is currently free on a $200K bail.

Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.

Stone Cold Steve Austin: 5 Classic Moments in Honor of #316Day

Stone Cold Steve Austin is one of the most iconic figures in WWE history. No wonder he has his own unofficial holiday: #316Day.

Actually, we take that back. Austin himself declared #316Day a National Holiday on the March 16, 2020 episode of Raw. It’s a surreal sight to see this entire segment, which took place in the very early days of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s also more sureal that you still can’t see the person that throws Austin his beers.

 

#316Day really started to take off thanks to social media. Plenty of fans would share their favorite Austin moments. Some would film themselves pounding beers like the Texas Rattlesnake, himself. It’s almost an all too-appropriate holiday before St. Patrick’s Day, when you think about it.

Without further ado, take off your pants, crack a beer and celebrate #316Day before we stomp a mudhole in your a** and walk it dry! If you can’t have a Broken Skull IPA just yet, you can celebrate #316Day by enjoying the clips below of “Stone Cold” moments.

(WARNING: Some NSFW language ahead.)

  • The 'Austin 3:16' Promo (King of the Ring, 1996)

    The promo that helped launch one of WWE’s biggest star and helped sell A TON of t-shirts. As far as promos go, they really don’t get more classic than this.

  • 'Stone Cold' Stuns Mr. McMahon, Gets Arrested (Monday Night Raw, 9/22/1997)

    Austin got to do things to his boss most of us only dream of doing. Seriously, who wouldn’t want to give a stunner to a superior that you just can’t stand?

  • 'Stone Cold' Drives Zamboni To The Ring (Monday Night Raw, 9/28/1998)

    Not quite sure Austin had a license to drive that Zamboni, but he managed to drive one to the ring during one fateful episode of Monday Night Raw.

  • 'Stone Cold' Hits The Rock with a chair, Mankind wins WWF Championship (Monday Night Raw, January 4, 1999)

    Yet another classic WWE moment involving Austin. The pop from the crowd once his music hits is just incredible.

  • 'Steve Austin Tries Fancy Cocktails For The First Time' (BuzzFeed)

    This hilarious moment came outside of the squared circle. Now, we all now Stone Cold loves himself a beer, but seeing him taste fancy cocktails for the first time is the best.

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