Dante Martin, along with his brother Darius, received his training from The Academy: School Of Professional Wrestling inMinnesota byKen Anderson and they made their professional wrestling debut in 2016 and wrestled under varioustag team names such as "Lucha Extreme", "Flight Force Elite", and "Flip Bros", and "Top Flight".[1]
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2020–present)
On the October 27, 2020, episode ofAEW Dark, Top Flight made their All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut where they lost toEvil Uno and Stu Grayson ofthe Dark Order. On the November 18 episode ofAEWDynamite, Top Flight foughtThe Young Bucks in a losing effort. On November 23, it was announced that they had signed with the company.[2][3][4] In February 2021, Darius was sidelined with a torn ACL thus taking him out of action and leaving Dante on his own as a singles competitor.[5]
On the March 2, 2022, episode ofDynamite, Dante reunited with his brother Darius in the tag teamCasino Battle Royal, where Darius would last until the end, until being eliminated by Matt Jackson ofThe Young Bucks.[6] On the March 9 episode ofDynamite, Martin challengedHangman Page for theAEW World Championship in a losing effort. After the match, Martin was endorsed by Page as a future champion in AEW as both men embraced and shook hands.[7] The tag-team’s return to action was short-lived, as soon after it was revealed that Darius had gotten into a serious car accident, which was expected to leave him out injured for up to nine months, forcing Dante to return to singles competition.[8]
On November 16, 2022, Dante reunited with a returning Darius to team withAR Fox, to challengeDeath Triangle, for theAEW World Trios Championship, in a losing effort.[9] On the November 13 edition ofRampage, Top Flight unsuccessfully challengedFTR, for theROH World Tag Team Championship.[10] On December 10, atFinal Battle, Top Flight made their debuts for AEW's sister companyRing of Honor, defeatingThe Kingdom on the pre-show.[11] On the December 23 edition ofRampage, Top Flight once again teamed with AR Fox, where they won the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royal, where the brothers lastly eliminatedROH World Champion,Claudio Castagnoli.[12] Due to this, Top Flight entered a short feud with theBlackpool Combat Club, in which Castagnoli was a member, losing to members of the group over the following weeks. Top Flight achieved their first win over the BCC on the January 16 edition ofAEW Dark, defeating Castagnoli andWheeler Yuta, in a three-way tag-team match also involvingThe Butcher and the Blade, after Dante pinnedThe Blade. On the January 18 edition of Dynamite, Top Flight defeated The Young Bucks, in an upset victory.[13] In April 2023 atSupercard of Honor, Dante suffered a severe leg injury.[14]
Dante returned on the November 29, 2023 episode ofDynamite, teaming with his brother andAction Andretti, where they defeatedthe Hardys andBrother Zay.[15] In December 2023, Top Flight and Andretti unsuccessfully challengedThe Acclaimed andBilly Gunn for theAEW World Trios Championship. In August 2024 atAll In, Top Flight and Andretti were on the winning team of a16-man tag team match. In the same month,Leila Grey joined Top Flight, working as their valet and manager while dressed in air hostess attire.[16][17] In October 2024, Top Flight and Andretti unsuccessfully challenged theBlackpool Combat Club for the AEW World Trios Championship. On the December 4 episode ofDynamite, Top Flight were eliminated by Andretti andLio Rush during theDynamite Dozen Battle Royale, teasing a split in the alliance.[18] On December 14 at theWinter is Coming special ofCollision, Top Flight were defeated by Andretti and Rush.[19]
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