Matt Taven

Matt Taven
Taven in March 2023
Born (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 41)
Derry, New Hampshire
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Matt Taven
The Romantic Touch
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight219 lb (99 kg)
Billed fromLos Angeles, California
Boston, Massachusetts
DebutMarch 7, 2008

Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Matt Taven. He is a member of The Undisputed Kingdom stable.

Taven has also made appearances in Ring of Honor (ROH) (before AEW's buyout), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and Impact Wrestling.

Taven has won many championships over the course of his career. In CMLL, Taven was a one-time NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion. In Impact, he was a one-time Impact World Tag Team Champion. In NJPW, he was a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. In ROH, he is a one-time ROH World Champion, one-time ROH World Television Champion, three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, three time and first ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, the winner of the Top Prospect Tournament in 2013 and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament in 2016, and is a Fifth Triple Crown Champion, as well as a Second Grand Slam Champion.

Career

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor

On the October 14, 2022 episode of Rampage, Taven made his AEW alongside Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis. On the October 28 episode of Rampage, Taven challenged Wardlow for his AEW TNT Championship but was unsuccessful.

At Supercard of Honor, Taven and Bennett entered the "Reach for the Sky" ladder match in an attempt to win the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championships but the match was won by The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix). At Death Before Dishonor, Taven and Bennett challenged for the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a four-way tag team match but it was won by Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). In December 2023, Taven and Bennett wore masks and were called "The Devil's Masked Men". At New Year's Smash, they both defeated MJF in a handicap match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. At Worlds End, Taven and Bennett were revealed as the masked men and they created the Undisputed Kingdom stable, alongside Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Wardlow.

At Battle of the Belts XI, The Undisputed Kingdom challenged The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich) for the vacant ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships but were unsuccessful. On the August 17 episode of Collision, The Undisputed Kingdom lost the ROH World Tag Team Championships to Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara. On the September 21 episode of Collision, Taven and Bennett challenged Sons of Texas to a rematch for the ROH World Tag Team Title in a Bunkhouse Brawl but lost. On the October 3 episode of ROH on HonorClub, Taven challenged Mark Briscoe for his ROH World Championship but was unsuccessful.

References

  1. ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (10/14/2022): Pinnacle vs. Embassy, Jon Moxley, Nyla Rose & Ethan Page Compete". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (10/28/2022): Wardlow vs. Matt Taven for TNT Title, Jon Moxley, Tay Melo Compete". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ROH Supercard of Honor results: Powell's live review of Reach For The Sky ladder match for the vacant ROH Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the ROH Women's Championship, El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Komander for the AAA Mega Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "7/23 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's live review of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Pac for the ROH Title, Athena vs. Willow Nightingale for the ROH Women's Title, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/27): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Jon Moxley vs. Jay White, and Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston in Continental Classic semifinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Adam Cole Revealed As The Devil At AEW Worlds End, Joined By Roderick Strong, The Kingdom And Wardlow". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "AEW Battle of the Belts XI results (6/27): Powell's review of The Kingdom vs. Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erichs for the vacant ROH Six-Man Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Taya Valkyrie, and Willow Nightingale vs. Deonna Purrazzo in eliminator matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "AEW Collision (8/17/2024) Results: Eddie Kingston Speaks, FTR vs. The Acclaimed, ROH Tag Title Match". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "AEW Collision (9/21/2024) Results: All Star Tag, ROH Tag Title Bunkhouse Brawl, Mariah May, More Set". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "ROH On Honor Club (10/3/2024) Results: Mark Briscoe vs Matt Taven, Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe Rewind". Fightful. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

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