| Top Flight | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Members | Dante Martin Darius Martin Leila Grey (valet) |
| Name(s) | Flight Force Elite Flip Bros Lucha Extreme Top Flight |
| Billed heights | Dante: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Darius: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Leila: 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Debut | 2016 |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Top Flight is a professional wrestling stable in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), consisting of real-life brothers Dante Martin and Darius Martin, with Leila Grey as their valet.
Dante Martin, along with his brother Darius, received his training from The Academy: School Of Professional Wrestling in Minnesota by Ken Anderson and they made their professional wrestling debut in 2016 and wrestled under various tag team names such as "Lucha Extreme", "Flight Force Elite", and "Flip Bros", and "Top Flight". [1]
On the October 27, 2020, episode of AEW Dark, Top Flight made their All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut where they lost to Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of the Dark Order. On the November 18 episode of AEW Dynamite , Top Flight fought The 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 of Dynamite, Dante reunited with his brother Darius in the tag team Casino Battle Royal, where Darius would last until the end, until being eliminated by Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks. [6] On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Martin challenged Hangman Page for the AEW 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 with AR Fox, to challenge Death Triangle, for the AEW World Trios Championship, in a losing effort. [9] On the November 13 edition of Rampage , Top Flight unsuccessfully challenged FTR, for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. [10] On December 10, at Final Battle, Top Flight made their debuts for AEW's sister company Ring of Honor, defeating The Kingdom on the pre-show. [11] On the December 23 edition of Rampage, 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 eliminated ROH World Champion, Claudio Castagnoli. [12] Due to this, Top Flight entered a short feud with the Blackpool 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 of AEW Dark, defeating Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta, in a three-way tag-team match also involving The Butcher and the Blade, after Dante pinned The Blade. On the January 18 edition of Dynamite, Top Flight defeated The Young Bucks, in an upset victory. [13] In April 2023 at Supercard of Honor, Dante suffered a severe leg injury. [14]
Dante returned on the November 29, 2023 episode of Dynamite, teaming with his brother and Action Andretti, where they defeated the Hardys and Brother Zay. [15] In December 2023, Top Flight and Andretti unsuccessfully challenged The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn for the AEW World Trios Championship. In August 2024 at All In, Top Flight and Andretti were on the winning team of a 16-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 the Blackpool Combat Club for the AEW World Trios Championship. On the December 4 episode of Dynamite, Top Flight were eliminated by Andretti and Lio Rush during the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale, teasing a split in the alliance. [18] On December 14 at the Winter is Coming special of Collision, Top Flight were defeated by Andretti and Rush. [19]
