10 AEW Wrestlers Who Are On The Rise

9. Dante Martin

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Were Sir Issiac Newton alive today, the father of modern physics would be left breathless by the gravity-defying swiftness and innovative aerial maneuvers that are regularly employed by Dante and Darius Martin of Top Flight.

While an unfortunate ACL injury has left Darius sidelined since 2021, Dante Martin has continues performing in both singles and tag-team competition against the likes of FTR, MJF, The Acclaimed, and Team Taz.

The 20-year-old wrestling prodigy often teams with more experienced ring veterans such as Lio Rush (albeit briefly) and Matt Sydal as Darius heals, improving his skills and ring-awareness with each additional showing.

In an interview with Jon Alba, Darius discussed his road to recovery, as well as how proud he is of his younger brother:

“Dante has been mind-blowing since day one and I’ve been lucky enough to see him grow into this, but it’s really cool to see the rest of the world get to see it.”

When Darius rejoins Dante in the ring, whoever is holding the AEW Tag Team Titles better be on the lookout, because Top Flight is bound for gold.

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