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Daniel Rodimer, who competed in the 2004 WWE Tough Enough reality competition and worked for the company as a developmental talent from 2006 through 2007 plead not guilty yesterday in Las Vegas when he was arraigned on charges of murder.
Rodimer was arrested in relation to the death of 47-year-old Christopher Tapp after an incident at a hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Tapp later passed away at a hospital. While Tapp's death was initially believed to have been an accident, KMVT TV later reported that Tapp's death was being investigated for murder. Tapp died after what had been reported as a fight in his hotel room in October 2023. The Clark County Coroner's office officially ruled his death a homicide, stating the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
News 3 Las Vegas reported in March that an arrest warrant and criminal complaint against Rodimer were filed in Las Vegas Justice Court for a charge of open murder. The criminal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney's office alleges Rodimer killed Tapp by striking him "on the head, the said killing having been willful, deliberate and premeditated."
Rodimer’s attorney David Chesnoff said yesterday that his client “vigorously denies any responsibility for the allegations.”
Rodimer, who attempted to for Congress as a Republican several years ago, losing in a narrow race in 2022, has not wrestled since his WWE release in 2007.
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