Sean Tan Li Hao (born January 20, 1996) is a Singaporeanprofessional wrestler. He is signed toWWE, where he performs on theEvolvebrand under thering nameDante Chen. He is best known for being the first Singaporean and Southeast Asian wrestler to sign with the WWE.[3][4]
Sean Tan Li Hao was born in Singapore on January 20, 1996.[5] Tan grew up inWoodlands.[6] As a child, his elder brother introduced him toWWE video games, sparking his interest in professional wrestling.[7] Tan attendedAssumption English School for secondary education and later earned a certificate in Business atITE College West.[6] From 2015 to 2017, Tan served in theSingapore Army.[8][9] After completing his military service, he earned a diploma in Health Management and Promotion fromRepublic Polytechnic in 2020.[10]
Tan joinedSingapore Pro Wrestling (SPW) in January 2013, as a trainee after running into SPW founderAndruew Tang at a gym.[11] Tan trained under SPW founders Tang and Vadim Koryagin, debuting as Trexxus on 31 January at SPW New Year Rumble against Sebastian Turini after just 4 weeks of training. This set the national record for the fastest debut, which stood for over 9 years until Varun Khanna broke it in 2022.[12] His parents were initially unsupportive, believing wrestling was too violent, they eventually came around after seeing his dedication and passion.[8] In 2014, Trexxus teamed with Tang to form Onslaught. The duo won the inaugural SPW Tag Team Championship by defeating MK & Affi at SPW: Breakthrough.[13] Onslaught defended their title against Bit Man and Ho Ho Lun at SPW Prove 3. However, on 10 May 2015, they relinquished the championships due to Trexxus's national service commitments.[9] The duo were joined byDestroyer Dharma, who become an ally of Trexxus.[14]
In January 2017, Trexxus defeated his former tag partner Tang at SPW Unchained In Changi to become the youngestSPW Southeast Asian Champion at 21.[15] In 2017, Trexxus retained his SPW Championship by defeating Jason Lee in March, Masahiro Takanashi in October, and EK Baki in December.[16] In February 2018, Trexxus facedLokomotiv, but was disqualified after striking him with the title belt. GM Carl Hella restarted the match as a chairs match, where Lokomotiv defeated Trexxus to win the SEA Championship.[17]
In 2018, Trexxus teamed with Tang and Aiden Rex to defeat the trio ofPete Dunne,Wolfgang andMark Davis in a 3 on 3 match.[18] In his final years in SPW, he chased the SPW SEA Championship many times, participating in rivalries with Aiden Rex and The Statement.[19] At SPW Atonement, Trexxus attempted to reclaim the SEA Championship in a four-way match againstJake de Leon, Lokomotiv, and Tang, but Tang won. In 2019, Trexxus teamed with Tang andDa Butcherman to faceCima, Shaolin Monk, andKenny Omega, but later that year, he and Butcherman lost to Tang in a three-way SEA title match.[20][21] In February 2020, Trexxus faced Aiden Rex in his final live SPW match.[22] At SPW Prove: Alive & Kicking #1, Dharma turned on Onslaught, teaming with Aiden Rex to defeat Tang and Trexxus.[23] Trexxus's final SPW match came behind closed doors due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, he lost a Title vs. Career match to The Statement, ending his nearly 9-year run in SPW.[24][25]
Tan debuted on September 22, 2021 on theNXTbrand under the ring nameDante Chen, winning his first match againstTrey Baxter onNXT 2.0 . Dante Chen debuted on the205 Livebrand on 1 October 2021, defeatingMalik Blade.
On 13 March 2023, Chen made his debut onMain Event, whereCedric Alexander defeated him.[28][29][30] Chen formed an alliance withBoa in April 2023, however, they only had one match as a tag team before Boa was released the following year in May, ending the alliance.[31] On 16 February 2024 Chen made his main roster debut losing toBron Breakker on a squash match onSmackDown[32][33][34] On the July 16 episode ofNXT, Chen competed in his first championship match againstNXT ChampionEthan Page but failed to win the title.[35]
On the June 25, 2025 episode ofEvolve,Evolve Prime MinisterStevie Turner announced that Chen has signed with the Evolve brand.[36] On the July 23 episode ofEvolve, Chen lost to Edris Enofé in his first match in Evolve.[37]
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