AEW wrestler Dante Martin set for RevPro British J-Cup
Rising AEW star Dante Martin is set to compete in the United Kingdom’s top junior heavyweight tournament.
Revolution Pro Wrestling announced today that Martin will be one of the entrants in British J-Cup 2024, a one-night tournament that’s being held in Stevenage on Saturday, September 28. Barbaro Cavernario, Cameron Khai, Lio Rush, Robbie X, Kid Lykos, Robbie Eagles, and Kid Lykos II will also be participants.
Aside from 2020 (when it couldn’t happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the British J-Cup has taken place every year since 2017. Jushin Thunder Liger, El Phantasmo, Michael Oku, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Robbie X, and Leon Slater are the past winners. It’s an offshoot of the Super J-Cup tournament that originated in NJPW in the 1990s.
The winner of the tournament receives a shot at the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship that’s currently held by Will Kaven.
The 23-year-old Martin made his RevPro debut this August, wrestling at the promotion’s 12th anniversary show during All In weekend. He teams with his older brother Darius as Top Flight in AEW/ROH, where they are aligned with Action Andretti as a trios team.
The Gordon Craig Theatre at the Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre is the venue for British J-Cup 2024.
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