Marcos Meza, better known by his

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Dante Leon, is an American

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currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with

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and

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. He is currently on an excursion in Japan and competes in the Japanese

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Pro Wrestling Noah where he is a former

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Professional wrestling career

Independent American circuit (2016–present)

Due to mainly being a freelancer, Meza is known for appearing in various promotions from the American independent scene. At ''Tales From The Ring 5'', an event promoted by The Wrestling Revolver on September 17, 2022, he unsuccessfully challenged Mike Bailey for the

Impact X Division Championship The TNA X Division Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of TNA's second then- weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The cu ...

in a seven-way scramble match also involving Billie Starkz,

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, Gringo Loco, JD Griffey and

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AAW Wrestling (2017–present)

At ''AAW Path Of Redemption 2018'', Meza competed in a Heritage rumble match won by Paco and also involving

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, Hakim Zane,

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and others. At ''AAW Windy City Classic XVI'' on November 26, 2021, Meza filled in for an injured Stallion Rogers and teamed up with

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to defend the

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. They came out unsuccessful against Ace Perry and

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Game Changer Wrestling (2021–present)

Meza debuted in

on April 8, 2021, at ''GCW Jimmy Lloyd's D-Generation F 2021'' where he picked up a victory over Myron Reed. On the first night of the ''GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021'' from July 24, Meza competed in a six-man scramble match won by Atticus Cougar and also involving Brayden Lee,

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, Jordan Oliver and Shane Mercer. One night later at the second event, he teamed up with Ninja Mack to unsuccessfully challenge The Second Gear Crew (

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and

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) for the Game Changer Wrestling Tag Team Championship. Meza took part in multiple large matches contested for various prizes hosted by the promotion. At ''GCW Die For This'' on January 1, 2022, he competed in a

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to determine the number one contender for the

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won by

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and also involving notable opponents such as

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, PCO and

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. At ''GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 2'' from April 1, 2022, Meza competed in a 54-person clusterfuck battle royal won by The Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) and also involving Edith Surreal,

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Joey Janela Joseph Janela (born July 3, 1989) is an American professional wrestler, working for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), where he is the promoter of the Joey Janela's Spring Break event series. Janela is most known for his work with All Elite Wrestling ...

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and many others. At ''GCW The Art Of War 2022'' on September 3, Meza competed in a

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disputed for

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in which Janela also retained over Cole Radrick, Drago Kid, Gringo Loco, Mike Bailey, Shane Mercer and Tony Deppen.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2022–present)

Meza made his first appearance in Pro Wrestling Noah at Noah Destination 2022 on July 16, where he fell short to

Ninja Mack Brenden McAleavey (born December 31, 1989), better known by his ring name Ninja Mack, is an American professional wrestler currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a one-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and one-time GHC Op ...

in a Singles match. He continued to compete in various of the promotion's signature events. At Noah Departure 2022 from August 5, he teamed up with

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and

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in a losing effort against

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, Ninja Mack and

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. At

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on October 30, he teamed up with Jack Morris to defeat

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and Yo-Hey. At Noah Global Honored Crown 2022 on November 10, he defeated Ninja Mack to win the

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. One month and a half later at N Innovation 2022 on December 23, he dropped the title to

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. At

Noah The New Year 2023 NOAH The New Year 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on January 1, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Nippon Budokan. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear telev ...

on January 1, Meza teamed up with Alejandro and Ninja Mack to defeat Kongo (

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and

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). At The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on January 22, 2023, Meza teamed up with Yo-Hey and

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in a losing effort against Amakusa,

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and Ninja Mack.

WWE (2019)

Meza wrestled a match in

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on December 16, 2019, at

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, falling short to

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as a local competitor.

Championships and accomplishments

*Mat War Pro Wrestling **Mat War Pro Trinity River Heritage Championship (1 time) *Loko Wrestling **Loko Championship (1 time) *Scott County Wrestling **SCWPro Iowa Wrestling Championship (1 time) **SCWPro QC Cup Championship (1 time) * Pro Wrestling Noah **

( 1 time)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leon, Dante 1994 births Living people American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Dallas 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century American professional wrestlers GHC Junior Heavyweight Champions