Passfield made his professional wrestling debut in 2007, under the nameMark Davis for Professional Wrestling Alliance.[3] He competed on the Australian Independent Wrestling scene till 2016, working for promotions such asMelbourne City Wrestling, feuding with the likes ofRobbie Eagles.[4]
Davis traveled to work in the British Independent Scene in May 2017, commonly working forWhatCulture Pro-Wrestling (WCPW) andAttack! Pro Wrestling. During July of the same year, Davis teamed up with fellow Australian wrestlerKyle Fletcher asThe Aussie Assault. The two commonly teamed from there on and eventually changed their team name toAussie Open, competing together across the UK. Aussie Open also competed in Europe, for promotions such asWestside Xtreme Wrestling.[5] In August, Aussie Open made their debuts forRevolution Pro Wrestling and continued to work with them in the long term. This meant that they would work withNew Japan Pro-Wrestling talent due to their working agreement with RevPro. Aussie Open commonly faced talent such asRoppongi 3K, who were on a learning excursion from New Japan.[6] During their tour of the UK in May 2018, Aussie Open made theirRing of Honor debut, losing toDalton Castle's "boys".[7] On 14 October atGlobal Wars UK, an inter-promotional event held by RevPro and NJPW, Davis lost toSatoshi Kojima.[8] In March 2019, Aussie Open won thewXw World Tag Team Championship, before losing them toIlja Dragunov andWALTER, ending their reign at 147 days.[9][10] They regained the championships 41 days later but had to vacate them after 14 days, due to Davis suffering a leg injury. In May 2019, Aussie Open achieved a massive victory, by defeating NJPW'sSuzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki andZack Sabre Jr.), to win theBritish Tag Team Championships for the first time. They lost the titles toSha Samuels and Josh Bodom, ending their reign at 50 days.[11]
At Music City Mayhem, Aussie Open teamed with T. J. Perkins to defeat the team of Alex Zayne and theIWGP Tag Team Champions,FTR.[19] After the match, Aussie Open challenged FTR to a match for the IWGP Tag Team Championships.[20] They received their match atRoyal Quest II, where they lost to FTR.[21] AtRumble on 44th Street, Aussie Open lost the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships to TheMotor City Machine Guns in a three-way tag-team match also involvingThe DKC andKevin Knight, ending their inaugural reign at 76 days.[22]
Davis and Fletcher would compete individually in the 2023New Japan Cup in March. Fletcher defeatedIWGP Tag Team Champion, Yoshi-Hashi, but was defeated by the other half of the tag-team champions Hirooki Goto.[23][24] Davis defeatedToru Yano in the first round before losing to United Empire stablemate Will Ospreay in the next round.[25][26] However, Ospreay would be injured in their match, resulting in Davis advancing to the third round where he would defeatEvil.[27] In the semi-final round, Davis lost toSanada, thus being eliminated from the tournament.[28] Due to Davis' success in the tournament and Fletcher's victory over Tag Team Champion Yoshi-Hashi, Aussie Open earnt a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships, against Bishamon atSakura Genesis.[29] On 8 April at the event, Aussie Open defeated Bishamon to win their first IWGP Tag Team Championship.[30] On 15 April at Capital Collision, Fletcher and Davis defeated The Motor City Machine Guns and the team ofKazuchika Okada andHiroshi Tanahashi, in a three-way tag-team match, to regain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships for a second time, making them double champions in NJPW.[31] They defended the Strong titles the next night against Lio Rush and Tomohiro Ishii.[32] On 29 April at NJPW Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni, Aussie Open retained the IWGP Tag Team Championships, defeating TMDK (Mikey Nicholls andShane Haste)[33] On 21 May atResurgence, Fletcher announced that the team would vacate both titles, due to Mark Davis's injury.[34]
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present)
On the 8 June episode ofDynamite, Aussie Open and Aaron Henare made theirAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) debuts, aiding Will Ospreay in attackingFTR andTrent Beretta, who Cobb and O-Khan had attacked two weeks prior.[35] They made their in-ring debuts on the 10 June edition ofRampage, where they and Ospreay lost to FTR and Beretta in a 6-man tag-team match.[36] Aussie Open returned on the 15 June specialRoad Rager edition ofDynamite attacking FTR andRoppongi Vice (Beretta andRocky Romero) after Ospreay, defeated FTR'sDax Harwood, however, they were stopped byOrange Cassidy who was announced to face Ospreay atAEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door for Ospreay'sIWGP United States Championship, along with O-Khan and Cobb facing FTR and Roppongi Vice in a triple threat tag-team match, for both Cobb and O-Khan'sIWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships and FTR'sROH World Tag Team Championships .[37][38] At the event, Aussie Open accompanied Ospreay to the ring for his match against Cassidy, often assisting Ospreay during the match. Ospreay eventually retained the championship, and along with Aussie Open, attacked Cassidy and Roppongi Vice after the match. However, Ospreay and Aussie Open were interrupted byKatsuyori Shibata, who beat down the trio, saving Cassidy and Roppongi Vice.[39]
On 27 July, theAEW World Trios Championship was revealed, Aussie Open and Ospreay being named as participants in the inaugural tournament. On 24 August, Aussie Open and Ospreay defeatedDeath Triangle to progress to the semifinals, where they were defeated byThe Elite (The Young Bucks andKenny Omega) on 31 August.[40] After the match, United Empire attacked The Elite.[41]
Fletcher and Davis returned to AEW on the 22 February edition ofDynamite, competing in theRevolution Tag Team Battle Royal, but failed to win.[42] On the same week's edition ofRampage, Davis and Fletcher lost to The Young Bucks.[43] The following week onDynamite, Aussie Open competed in theCasino Tag Team Royale, but again failed to win.[44]
A week after winning the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, Fletcher and Davis made their first title defense againstBest Friends, defeating them and retaining the titles on the 14 April edition ofRampage.[47]
Following Fletcher's loss toAEW International Champion Orange Cassidy on the 24 May edition ofDynamite, it was announced that both Davis and Fletcher had signed with AEW.[48]
Following the loss, the duo shifted their focus towards theAEW World Tag Team Championships, calling out championsFTR on the September 16 edition ofCollision, demanding a championship match atWrestleDream. Soon after, the match was made official for the event on October 1, which was notably the one-year anniversary of the two team's last match, for the IWGP World Tag Team Championships at Royal Quest II.[56] At WrestleDream, FTR defeated Aussie Open, retaining their Championships.[57] After the event, it was revealed that Davis had suffered a wrist injury and would be out of action.[58]
On October 30, 2024 atFright Night Dynamite, Davis made a surprise return, where he confronted Fletcher over his recent actions, such as joining theDon Callis Family and betraying Will Ospreay.[59] On the 6 November episode ofDynamite, Aussie Open officially disbanded after Fletcher attempted to attack Davis, only to be chased off by Ospreay.[60][61]
On the February 5, 2025 episode ofDynamite, Davis was revealed as the newest member of the Don Callis Family, turning heel in the process.[62] On March 9 atRevolution, Davis attempted to assist Fletcher in his match against Ospreay, but was unsuccessful.[63] On the March 26 episode ofDynamite, Davis was defeated byPowerhouse Hobbs.[64] It was later reported that Davis suffered a fractured foot during the match, putting him out of action for an indefinite amount of time.[65] On the October 11 episode ofCollision, Davis returned from injury, attackingKota Ibushi only to be run off by Kenny Omega.[66]
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