Every Original WWE NXT Black & Gold Roster Member - Where Are They Now?

13. Dante Dash

Dante Dash
WWE

What was he doing at the time?

Like many performers who never got the chance to shine on WWE's biggest stages, Dante Dash still shared the ring with plenty who did. Thanks to time in Florida Championship Wrestling more so than NXT, Dash crossed paths with future WWE Champions Dean Ambrose, Big E and the late Bray Wyatt, as well as numerous other talents who would later achieve major success in all major organisations. This includes Antonio Cesaro, who defeated him on one of the earliest editions of NXT from Full Sail.

What is he doing now?

Dash left wrestling behind when he stared at the lights in Florida for the last time in 2013. He didn't make enough of impression during his televised outings After just over a year in the system, he thought better of the whole business and got out to do something else with his life instead. 

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 65,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live.