Mark Davis (wrestler)
| Mark Davis | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Davis during his time as both IWGP and Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion in 2023 | |
| Born | 20 August 1990 Queensland, Australia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mark Davis |
| Billed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Trained by | Travis Banks |
| Debut | 2007 |
Davis Passfield (born 20 August 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a member of the Don Callis Family stable.
Davis has also appeared in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Davis is also known for being one-half of the tag team Aussie Open and part of United Empire stable.
Davis has won many championships during his career. In NJPW, he was a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, two-time and the first Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion, and the co-winner of the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tournament with Kyle Fletcher. In ROH, he is a one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the 8 June episode of Dynamite, Davis as a member of Aussie Open along with Aaron Henare made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They ran-in and helped Will Ospreay in an attack on FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Hardwood) and Trent Beretta.[1] On the 10 June edition of Rampage, Davis made his AEW in-ring debut, teaming with Fletcher and Ospreay in a loss to FTR and Trent Beretta.[2] United Empire then entered a tournament to crown the first AEW World Trios Champions. On the 24 August episode of Dynamite, they defeated Death Triangle (PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) in the first round.[3] They fought The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) in the semi finals on the 31 August episode of Dynamite but lost.[4]
On the 24 May 2023, it was announced by AEW owner Tony Khan that Aussie Open had signed contracts to become members of the roster.[5] At Death Before Dishonor, Aussie Open won a four-way tag team match to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions.[6] They lost the championships to Better Than You Bay Bay (MJF and Adam Cole) at All In: Zero Hour.[7]
At WrestleDream, Aussie Open challenged FTR for their AEW World Tag Team Championships but were unsuccessful.[8] After the match, it was revealed that Davis suffered an injury and was taking time off to heal.
On the October 30, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Davis made a surprise return to AEW and called out Fletcher for joining the Don Callis Family and betraying his former partner Will Ospreay.[9]
On 5 February 2025 episode of Dynamite, Davis turned heel, joined the Don Callis Family, and made his AEW in-ring singles debut in a loss to Will Ospreay.[10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (6/8/22): Casino Battle Royale, Jon Moxley Faces Winner, Thunder Rosa Defends Women's World Title, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (6/10/2022): FTR & Trent Beretta vs Will Ospreay & Aussie Open + More". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (8/24) Results: CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley To Crown An Undisputed Champion". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (8/31) Results: Jon Moxley Speaks, Danielson vs. Hager, The Elite vs. United Empire". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW announces signing of Aussie Open". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "7/23 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's live review of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Pac for the ROH Title, Athena vs. Willow Nightingale for the ROH Women's Title, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW All In pre-show results: Powell's live review of MJF and Adam Cole challenging Aussie Open for the AEW Tag Titles, Jack Perry vs. Hook for the FTW Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage in a best of three falls match for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (10/30): Powell's live review of The Young Bucks vs. Private Party for the AEW Tag Titles, Swerve Strickland vs. Shelton Benjamin, Kamille vs. Kris Statlander, Adam Cole vs. Buddy Matthews". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (2/5): Barnett's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Ricochet, Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher vs. Brody King and Buddy Matthews, Toni Storm vs. Queen Aminata". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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