Dante Chen

May 2, 2024 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real Name: Sean Tan Li Hao
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 197 lbs.
Date of Birth: January 20, 1996
From: Singapore
Pro Debut: February 2013
Trained By: Vadim Koryagin
Finishing Move:

Biography

– Tan began wrestling in his native Singapore in 2013. Initially competing as ‘Trexxus’, he lost his debut match to Sebastian Turini
– On December 6, 2014, Onslaught (Trexxus & Andruew Tang) defeated The Arsenal Affi & MK to win the vacant SPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Titles
– On February 27, 2015, Onslaught defeated Ho Ho Lun & Bitman to retain the SPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Titles
– From 2015 to 2017, Tan served in the Singapore Armed Forces for two years as part of his national service commitments, forcing him to scale back his in-ring commitments
– On January 28, 2017, Trexxus defeated The Statement to win the SPW Southeast Asian Title
– On April 28, Trexxus defeated Jason Lee to retain the SPW Southeast Asian Title
– On October 20, Trexxus defeated Masahiro Takanashi to retain the SPW Southeast Asian Title
– On December 9, Trexxus defeated EK Baki to retain the SPW Southeast Asian Title
– In 2019, Tan was invited for WWE tryouts in Shanghai, alongside fellow SPW wrestlers Andruew Tang, and Alexis Lee. Tan’s tryout was ultimately successful, and he signed with WWE following the Covid-19 pandemic
– On May 24, 2021, Trexxus lost a Title vs. Career Match to Andruew Tang, ending his run in Singapore as he prepared to move to the US
– Tan debuted on September 22, 2021 on the NXT brand under the ring name “Dante Chen”, winning his first match against Trey Baxter on the newly renamed show, NXT 2.0
– Chen would spend the majority of 2022 and 2023 competing on NXT Level Up
– Chen appeared on the February 16, 2024 episode of Smackdown, losing to Bron Breakker in a short match

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