Dante Chen

Tan joined Singapore Pro Wrestling (SPW) in January of 2013, as a trainee[4] and debuted under the ring name Trexxus later that year.[3] Eventually, he teamed with "The Statement" Andruew Tang, forming a tag team known as Onslaught, where the duo would win the inaugral SPW Tag Team Championship.[5] The duo would be joined by Destroyer Dharma, who become an ally of Trexxus.[6] In 2017, tensions would rise with his tag team partner, Tang. The two faced each other in January, and Tang lost his SPW Southeast Asian Championshipto Trexxus at SPW Unchained In Changi.[7] [2] He held the title for over a year until eventually losing it to Lokomotiv in 2018, after a brutal chairs match.[8] In 2019, he would take part in a 6-man tag team match alongisde Tang, and Da Butcherman where they would face Cima, Shaolin Monk and world-renowned wrester, Kenny Omega.[9][10] In his final years in SPW, he chased the SPW SEA Championship many times, participating in rivalries with Aiden Rex and The Statement.[11] In May 2021, at SPW Prove #5, Trexxus wrestled his final match in SPW in a SPW Southeast Asian Title vs Career Match against The Statement,[12] where he was ultimately defeated after a long and grueling match, officially exiting the promotion after nearly 9 years.[13]

In 2019, Tan was invited for WWE tryouts in Shanghai, alongside Andruew Tang, and Alexis Lee.[4][14] He was recruited immediately after the tryouts,[1] but only went to Orlando, Florida in April 2021 after he had completed his studies and a delay due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1][3][4]

Tan debuted on 22 September 2021 on the NXT brand under the ring name "Dante Chen", winning his first match agaisnt Trey Baxter.[2] Dante Chen debuted on the 205 Live brand on 1 October 2021, winning his first match on the show and second in WWE, against Malik Blade.[15] After returning to newly renamed promotion, NXT 2.0 in 2022, Chen was attacked by Australian wrestler, Duke Hudson.[16] Chen would feud with Hudson during the first months of 2022,[17] ultimately losing in their singles match.[18] Chen made his debut on NXT Level Up, against Javier Bernal in March of 2022. [19] Chen continued on NXT Level Up, participating in a feud with Bodhi Hayward, where he would win the first match in March, and lose the second in April. [20] [21]