Martin Montana

François-Marie Amadeus Montana (born 22 January 1982), better known by his ring name Martin Montana, is a Magisterian professional wrestler, currently signed to the Pride Glory Honor Wrestling (PGHW) promotion. As part of the promotion, Montana is a former four-time PGHW Glory Crown Champion, a former one-time PGHW International Champion, and a former eight-time PGHW Glory Tag Crown Champion.

Prior to his PGHW career, he made his professional debut in November 2001 after graduating in the Danger And Violence Extreme dojo. During his time with Danger And Violence Extreme, he was a former three-time Brass Knuckles champion and was one of the final ten Brass Knuckles champions. After DAVE closed, he joined his mentor Yoshimi Mushashibo in PGHW. He spent a good four years in his first tenure with PGHW, and in 2011, he left to join the Golden Canvas Traditional Grappling, where he enjoyed big success being a one-time GCTG World Heavyweight champion. He returned to PGHW in 2016.

During his second tenure with PGHW, he worked via partnerships with various promotions worldwide. He notably performed in Pro Wrestling NOAH, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, All Japan Pro-Wrestling, TNA/Impact Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling.

Hailed as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, Montana was named Magisterian Sports Observer 's Wrestler of the Year in 2019. He has also attained the latter publication's Match of the Year distinction three times; one of those matches, in which Montana competed against Justice Supreme in an iron man match at Night of PRIDE in March 2018, received a 6-star rating.

Early life
Montana was the second and the middle child of his family, with one older brother and one younger sister. Due to the influence of his father who was a professional wrestling fan, he began to watch professional wrestling, especially Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling on TV from the second grade of elementary school, and became a fan of Jeremy Stone.

Danger And Violence Extreme (2001-2007)
Montana entered the Danger And Violence Extreme dojo in 2001. He became a protégé of the legendary Yoshimi Mushashibo. Montana served as a honorary member of the Team Dynasty 2000 when Shuji Inukai was not in condition to wrestle. Vibert, who was willing to put stars over, chose Montana to become the top star of DAVE's midcard division, and he was a successful pick as he became a three-time Brass Knuckles champion.

Pride Glory Honor Wrestling (2007-2011)
After DAVE closed due to financial troubles, he joined his mentor in his new Pride Glory Honor Wrestling promotion. With a fairly successful first run with the company, he would later leave the company in 2011 after signing a lucrative contract with Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling.

Golden Canvas Traditional Grappling (2011-2016)
In 2011, Montana announced that he'll be signing a contract with Golden Canvas Traditional Grappling. He made his debut at the Fire Dream of the Immortals event in 2011, in a winning effort against Eric Lothario. He later gained big success, winning the GCTG World Heavyweight Championship by defeating champion Jason York. In 2015, Montana stated stated that he would be "stepping away from GCTG to reassess [his] future", adding that he was "weighing all options", and in 2016, he officially departed from the company.

Return to Pride Glory Honor Wrestling (2016-present)
In 2016, Montana made his surprise return to his original home promotion.