Im not going to be like, We have to do this and youre not going to go be a champ. He had a singles match tonight. Born on March 20, 1985, the Athlete Matt Taven is arguably the worlds most influential social media star. "Something for You / Suffer Unto Me" by David Rolfe and Avenue F (used as a member of The Kingdom / The OGK), "Cathedral" by Phraze & Todd Andrew (used as a member of The Kingdom), "Damage" by Medeline (used as a member of The Kingdom), "Suffer Unto Me" by Avenue F (used as a member of The Kingdom), "Something for You / Suffer Unto Me" by David Rolfe and Avenue F (used as a member of The Kingdom), "Anno Satana" by The Smashing Pumpkins (used as a member of, "Tidal Wave" by Slowburn (used as a member of, Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (2 times), Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) with, Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship Tournament, NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship (1 time), ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Rhett Titus, NWA on Fire Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Julian Starr, IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Michael Bennett, ROH World Television Championship (1 time), ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Mike Bennett, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) with TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) with TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia, REVOLVER Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) with Mike Bennett. I tried using a baseball analogy. Leighton Street, Cambridge . 37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 19:41. Rush and Cavernario defeated Taven and Volador Jr. on a Lucha de Apuesta (Bet match). Opinions on Matt Taven as a top guy? The first was at Global Wars in a four corner survival match that also included Tommaso Ciampa and Silas Young. Taven and Bennett returned to NJPW in November to take part in the 2015 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of two wins and four losses, failing to advance from their block. [53] Taven and Bennett returned to NJPW on April 5, 2015, at Invasion Attack 2015, where they defeated Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship. On June 22 at Best in the World 2013, Taven successfully defended the ROH World Television Championship against Jimmy Jacobs and Jay Lethal in a three-way match. Like, Im sorry, but its true. Taven is the second wrestler to win championships in ROH, CMLL and NJPW; the other being Rocky Romero. And its like when we see each other, its like nothings ever changed. Its like if you build it, theyll come. BENNETT: In like a weird, a weird way getting fired twice, the first time prepared me for the second time. TAVEN: When you critique me, do the pose. Taven has also worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion with Bennett. [34] They lost the title to Bully Ray and The Briscoes on March 11, 2017 in a match where Silas Young replaced an injured T. K. At 36 years old, Matt Taven height is 6 2 . She would willingly offer herself to get superkicked or to get Styles Clashed. When I got to WWE, he was the first person, he ran out of the locker room, saw Maria and was like, Hi, Maria, is your husband here? Because I hadnt seen him in like 10 years. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Matt Taven was born on 20 March, 1985 in Derry, NH. The official YouTube of International Professional Wrestling star Matt Taven featuring the travel show Travel Taven Its something that obviously we were able to take advantage of at the right time. During the match he established himself as a heel after Truth Martini hit Cole in the back of the head with the Book of Truth, allowing Taven to apply his Climax finishing move to pick up the win. Through ROH's working relationship with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Taven made his debut for the Mexican promotion on September 9, 2016, which also marked his return from a nine-month absence due to a knee injury. Your email address will not be published. Your email address will not be published. On August 3 at All Star Extravaganza 5, he faced Roderick Strong in a losing effort in the first round of the tournament to determine the new a champion after the ROH World Championship was vacated. I thought she was a robot. Reels. The Bachelor Couples: Where are they now? OLIVER: And Fandango is the same thing. CM Punk has been with AEW since making. On the ROH 16th Anniversary Show, Taven was defeated by Cody. [4] He also appears for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is a former NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion. Boston, MA linktr.ee/theMattTaven Joined March 2011. He is currently single. OLIVER: Right. Besides ROH, they are best known for their time spent in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Impact Wrestling, in the latter being part of the Honor No More stable. O'Ryan.[35]. I wish his TV title run was a little longer, but something tells me hell be a two-time champ before too long. TAVEN: Mike Bennett says nice things about Triple H, no one clicks on that one. Its just wide open and I think its really cool to see. On March 7, 2014, at Raising The Bar Day 1, he unsuccessfully challenged Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship. Following their engagement announcement in 2019, Bear Brown and Raiven Adams married one another on Sunday, January 16 of 2022. Thats just how we operate. At the 12th Anniversary Show, he defeated Silas Young. BENNETT: I hope it stays that way. On November 15 at Glory By Honor XIII, they were defeated by reDRagon for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. And I was trying to explain everything to him. [29] On November 15 at Glory By Honor XIII, they were defeated by reDRagon for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On August 19, 2014, Taven announced he had decided not to re-sign with ROH and would be leaving the promotion. It started off my discussing what looked like blood on the table, which may or may not have been blood from an angle Sal Rinauro did during an NWA Powerrr taping. BENNETT: So much better. Dating & Relationship status He is currently single. Matt Taven. He's best known for his time in Ring of Honor for the most part of his career, while also competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and CMLL. > Canadian Hall of Fame 34.9K Followers. Nov 13, 2022 9:00AM Colin Tessier Sep 7, 2022 12:06PM Matt Taven says his Honor No More stablemate PCO is somewhat banged up. TAVEN: Well, its funny, because Mikes worked with a lot of the agents here. The last was at Field of Honor on August 15, where he was defeated by Lethal in a steel cage match after interference by Truth Martini. Matt Taven Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), [1] known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling. And we can not admit that it sucks. I always say, I consider The Kingdom like The Avengers. Matt Tavens reign as World Television Champion was the longest in the companys history to date at 287 days and he accrued the most title defenses, 12, in an individual reign. With his large number of social media fans, he often posts many personal photos and videos to interact with his huge fan base on social media platforms. TAVEN: Yeah, I wasnt jealous about that at all. On the ROH 16th Anniversary Show, Taven was defeated by Cody. On the October 28, 2022 episode of Rampage Taven unsuccessfully challenged the AEW TNT Champion Wardlow. During a match for the ROH World Championship, Taven achieved a three count in the match, however the referee was not looking and the match ended with Jay Lethal winning the title. During the match he established himself as a heel after Truth Martini hit Cole in the back of the head with the Book of Truth, allowing Taven to apply his Climax finishing move to pick up the win. Holy moly. It sucks. In November 2014, Taven began teaming with Michael Bennett, collectively known as the Kingdom. After the match both Taven and Volador Jr. had their hair shaved off as a result. During the match, Volador Jr. took revenge on Taven for costing them their match and pinned Taven 45 minutes into the match. According to our Database, He has no children. And youre like, Okay, how do I get that cool? Yeah. BENNETT: Thats what we loved about him at Impact maybe it was TNA at the time, I dont remember but it was one of those things where, like when all this crap was hitting the fan and I dont want to say anything negative about anybody, because like everyone was really fighting back then but like, the whole locker room was kind of being pulled towards Billy because of how much he loved wrestling and how much he respected us. Join us to discuss WWE, AEW, NJPW, ChocoPro, Impact Taven has competed in Ring of Honor since 2012, most recently as a member of The Kingdom, as well as performing across the Northeastern United States independent circuit. Later that night he unsuccessfully challenged Tommaso Ciampa for the ROH World Television Championship in a three-way match that also included Jay Lethal. OLIVER: Thug Life, with Christian and Rhino and Bill Skullion. In November 2014, Taven began teaming with Michael Bennett, collectively known as the Kingdom. During his first year, Taven worked mainly for Top Rope Promotions (TRP) in Massachusetts. He knows me? And he was like, Yeah, I still keep track of everything going on up there. I was like, Want to talk about about everything cool Im doing?, OLIVER: My favorite one was, I came off the elevator at the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction weekend, at the hotel, and Bruno Sammartino goes, Hey, Greg., BENNETT: Yeah, thats the best right? Also find out how he got rich at the age of 36. BENNETT: And Im like, Youre like diehard Smashing Pumpkins? And hes like, Oh, you have no idea.. And then we came here and I didnt really know what we were jumping into, but this locker room is so good that I feel like Im right back home. This crazy business has given me things beyond my wildest . The team finished their round-robin block with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals. Were going to take care of him.. For the second year in the row Volador Jr. pinned Taven to eliminate him. Chaos, Sumie Sakai vs. Tenille Dashwood for the WOH Title, The Briscoes vs. Born on March 20, 1985, the Athlete Matt Taven is arguably the world's most influential social media star. And who knows what the next year might come and you never know who shows up a New Years party. By Paul Davis Apr 6, 2019. OLIVER: Until tonight, I think this is the first blood hes seen. During his injury, Bennett left ROH and, when Taven made his return in September 2016, he was put in a new version of The Kingdom as the leader, with TK ORyan and Vinny Marseglia as his new partners. This weekend, people will see that Mike Bennett is back.. Shes a mom. Washing Instructions: Turn shirt inside out. Because I would love itif I ever went to any job and someone was wearing that awesome of face paint, Id be like, Im staying. And it was like one of those things where, only in wrestling does that make sense. Weve just got to take periodic five-year breaks and well be good. BENNETT: Was that the is that the Ring of Honor stop. Its great wrestling and captures our personalities, Taven says. That was the first time Ive ever met him was last night, and he was our agent. Matt Taven and Mike Bennett confronted Impact Wrestling's Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore in his office during the latest episode of Impact, which aired on Thursday. OLIVER: Was that sort of how you got here too? OLIVER: Youre facing the Briscoes at Final Battle which may or may not be the final Ring of Honor show. Taven returned to Ring of Honor in October. But also I say to Matt, like, Were in a great position. Justin Barrasso can be reached at JBarrasso@gmail.com. He then joined WWE the following year under the name Mike Kanellis. [36] In January 2018, Taven started a rivalry with Cody Rhodes, attacking him and stealing his "Ring Of Honor". Taven and Bennett have operated a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island since 2016. [30] Almost one year later, on September 18, 2015, they won the title at All Star Extravaganza VII, when they defeated The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a three-way match. Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), or better known by his ring name Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler. OLIVER: Its funny though, because we associate them so much with Ring of Honor, and then to see them go out and get the GCW tag belts, it just feels weird. Maria made it clear that Matt and Mike are the real top guys, and they want FTR's ROH and IWGP tag titles. The Addiction for the ROH Tag Titles", "ROH SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST report: Live coverage of the prestigious annual tournament, The Elite vs. And then to see him on the indies now is like amazing. On the ROH 16th Anniversary Show, Taven was defeated by Cody. I feel like, with what weve been able to do over the years, it gives us a slight edge. The whole Kingdoms sleeping in the waiting room on top of one another. He returned to Mexico in August of that year, starting out by losing the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship back to Volador Jr. at the Negro Casas 40th Anniversary Show. Like, Thats not what I said. Say it in context. he asked me. Capturing their unique friendship is best done by just offering up a transcript of their free-wheeling conversation. TAVEN: He talks talks about Hunter [Hunter Johnston, aka Delirious] DMing him and we were kind of plotting for the last five years for this moment. BENNETT: Yeah, its definitely that cohesive unit feeling, and that feeling at WWE, you get zero trust. TAVEN: This is more of like connections that we made along the way. Required fields are marked *. And thats kind of what were starting to do right now. Taven won ROH's 2013 Top Prospect Tournament to become a full-time wrestler for the promotion. The OGK is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Matt Taven and Mike Bennett.. So when we get thrown back in the situation, youve just got to get back on that horse and now were older and wiser and we kind of know the game a little bit more and we know how to take every moment and make the most of it. Booking : MattTaven@gmail.com Twitter: @MattTaven IG: @TheMattTaven Merchandise:. A lot of potential, low roofs, cut his legs off under him. BENNETT: Not Taven, Mike Bennett raised his hand. Taven has also worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion with Bennett. Thats the NWA, right? Though both Matt and Caryn have gone through messy divorces, they've allegedly been dating since 2016 and have known and worked with each other for a long time. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old? On November 15 at Pursuit Night, he retained the title against Zach Gowen. During a 411Mania podcast, Jerome Cusson said his title win actively hurt ROH since it was not a draw and he wasnt over. And some of the guys here have regular jobs. Who's still together? Youre a fan. But can you say it one more time?. After the assault, Taven pulled out of a bag a copy of the Ring Of Honor World Championship which was purple instead of black leather, saying he is the true Ring Of Honor World Champion. He is working for Ring of Honor (ROH), which he has been a part of since 2012. He would go on to win the 2013 Top Prospect Tournament the following year, with the storyline reward being that Taven would earn a full-time ROH contract. [14], On April 6, he would successfully defend the title against A. C. H. At Border Wars 2013 he would successfully defend the title against Mark Briscoe. The following month at G1 Supercard, Taven would defeat Lethal and Marty Scurll in a ladder match to win the ROH World Title, and with that becoming the second ROH Grand Slam winner. So some know what theyre doing? Big Brother Showmance Couples: Where are they now? You know all eyes are going to be on Ring of Honor that night, so its going to be rocking and rolling. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she spent most of her career. I hope that never happens. The situation was entirely different for Bennett, who signed with TNA, making his debut in 2016 alongside his wife Maria Kanellis. So Im sitting here with Matt Cardona, he did his YouTube thing, and all of a sudden hes noticed, and then you get pushed down. I mean, right here in Atlanta, it was me, Mike, Maria and Cole until eight in the morning. On August 3 at All Star Extravaganza 5, he faced Roderick Strong in a losing effort in the first round of the tournament to determine the new a champion after the ROH World Championship was vacated. Taven fired Truth Martini at ROHs Wrestlings Finest show. Photo by George Tahinos, https://georgetahinos.smugmug.com. The pair first teamed together in 2014 and have enjoyed considerable success. Per Meltzer, Taven got more than the highest paid NXT wrestler, with a schedule that doesn't require live TV every week. I know well always stick together. > Music During a recent episode of the podcast Frosted Tips with Lance Bass, Knight opened . 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