Darius Martin
Dante Martin (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestles on their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). Dante is best known for being one-half of the tag team Top Flight with his younger brother Dante Martin.
| Darius Martin | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Air Wolf Darius Martin |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Born | September 20, 1999 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Ken Anderson |
| Debut | 2016 |
He has also appeared in matches for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW).
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On the October 27, 2020 episode of Dark, Top Flight would make their debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They would team and they were defeated by The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson).[1] On the November 10 episode of Dark, Top Flight would earn their first victory in AEW when they defeated the team of Baron Black and Frankie Thomas. On November 23, 2020, it was announced by AEW that Top Flight had signed a official contracts to become a members of the AEW roster.[2] At Beach Break, Top Flight would compete in a battle royal to determine who would become the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. The match would eventually be won by the Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and MJF).[3] Darius would end up tearing his ACL in February 2021 and Dante would fight in singles matches.[4]
Darius would return from injury and Top Flight would be reunited. On the March 2, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Top Flight would compete in the Casino Tag Team Royale match to determine who would become the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. The match would be won by The Young Bucks.[5] On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Dante would face "Hangman" Adam Page for his AEW World Championship but he would be defeated.[6] Darius would be out of action again after he was injured in a serious car accident.[7]
After his return, Darius would reunite with his brother. On the November 16 episode of Dynamite, Top Flight would team with AR Fox and they would challenge Death Triangle for the AEW World Trios Championships but would be defeated.[8] Top Flight would challenge FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) for the ROH Tag Team Championships on the November 25 episode of Rampage but would would lose.[9] At Holiday Bash, Top Flight would team with Fox again. They would compete in the $300,000 Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royal and would throw out Claudio Castagnoli of the Blackpool Combat Club last to win the match.[10]
Top Flight and Fox would challenge The Elite twice for their AEW World Trios Championships but would lose both times.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "AEW Dark 10/27/20 Results: Hikaru Shida, Dark Order, SCU, Team Taz, Darby Allin & More In Action!". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW announces signing of Top Flight". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "2/3 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley, Pac, and Rey Fenix vs. Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson, Battle Royal for a shot at the AEW Tag Titles, Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston in a Lumberjack Match, Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford wedding". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Darius Martin Undergoes ACL Surgery". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results For 3/2/22 Adam Cole and reDRagon vs. Adam Page, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (3/9/22): Adam Page Defends AEW World Title, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley Team Up + More!". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW's Darius Martin out six to nine months after 'nasty car accident'". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/16/22) Results: Trios Title Match; Saraya, Jon Moxley, MJF, And More Speak". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (11/25/2022) Results: FTR vs Top Flight for ROH Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida Competes & More". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (11/25/2022) Results: FTR vs Top Flight for ROH Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida Competes & More". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "2/8 AEW Dynamite TV Results: Keller's report on Danielson vs. Rush, Starks running gauntlet, Elite vs. Top Flight & Fox, Acclaimed vs. Gunns, MJF vs. Takeshita". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Slam Dunk (2/17/2023) Results: Elite vs Top Flight & AR Fox, Swerve Strickland In Action". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2023.