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. Hes found a way to turn negatives into positives, and hes so happy to be in Ring of Honor. Which couples have split up? BENNETT: I hope it stays that way. > Video On the October 28, 2022 episode of Rampage Taven unsuccessfully challenged the AEW TNT Champion Wardlow. Somethings going to come of this, and I think something big is gonna happen, I think but Im an optimist, so I always say theres got to be a silver lining. The second was at Best in the World in a singles match. TAVEN: Who knows what this could end up being, and theyre building something thats so cool and unique. You are here for a reason. And like thats very similar to how Ring of Honor was. Matt Taven's reign as World Television Champion was the longest in the company's history to date at 287 days and he accrued the most title defenses, 12, in an individual reign. Matt and Danny were joined by "Kingdom" members Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan, and "The Bouncers" Brian Milonas and The Beer City Bruiser. He was the one who emailed me and I was like, What? Youre a fan. But can you say it one more time?. Justin Barrasso can be reached at JBarrasso@gmail.com. Married Muscle Hanover Street . I wish his TV title run was a little longer, but something tells me hell be a two-time champ before too long. The Kingdom for the six-man titles", "Jay Lethal Versus Matt Taven For The ROH World Title Will Headline 17th Anniversary", "4/6 ROH and NJPW G1 Supercard at MSG pre-show: The Honor Rumble", "4/6 ROH and NJPW G1 Supercard results: Powell's live review of Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Hvt. Since his exit from WWE, Bennett has dedicated himself to proving that he remains an elite performer in the ring, which is on display when tagging with Taven. 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. I wouldnt want it any other way. This is really neat., TAVEN: I dont think Simon appreciates every time if I asked him if he has a problem or not. He was expected to be sidelined for nine months. The Kingdom for the six-man titles", "9/28 Powell's ROH Death Before Dishonor review: Jay Lethal vs. Will Ospreay for the ROH Title, Bullet Club vs. OLIVER: And Fandango is the same thing. Taven returned to CMLL on March 17, 2017, unsuccessfully challenging ltimo Guerrero for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship at that years Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show. OLIVER: And youre working with new agents, so thats been kind of interesting? 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. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. And while his feud with Vincent and The Righteous persists, Taven is grateful to once again place his name beside Bennetts in the tag team ranks of professional wrestling. On November 2, 2018, The Kingdom would win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship for the third time, beating The Elite, holding them until March 16, 2019. While working for TRP he challenged for the vacant TRP Interstate Championship in a six-way ladder match that also included Buck Nasty, Gregory Edwards, J. Freddie, Ryan Waters, and Spike Dudley, but lost to Buck Nasty. 716 talking about this. But you build that foundation, now youre in this beautiful house, the house crumbles that foundation, you dont go back down to the dirt, you stay at that foundation and build again and then build again. Apr 16: Impact Rebellion, > Archives [49][50] On December 13, 2019, at Final Battle, Marseglia defeated Taven. On March 30, 2018, Taven defeated Volador Jr. to win the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. The Kingdom have arrived in All Elite Wrestling. On October 26 at Glory by Honor XII, he teamed with reDRagon and Adam Cole in an Eight-man elimination tag team match where he was eliminated by Michael Elgin. 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. So I like just slotted in every once in a while, like the Chris Farley show, Remember that time you did that? Not gonna top this one. CM Punk has been with AEW since making. Matt Roloff and longtime girlfriend Caryn Chandler of Little People, Big World have fans of the show thinking they're already married. MATT TAVEN LINKS. Matt Taven. [13] On April 5, at Supercard of Honor VII, he successfully defended the title against Adam Cole and Matt Hardy. TAVEN: Mike Bennett says nice things about Triple H, no one clicks on that one. NextTraffic 02110 . So it was like, Okay, lets get right back on the horse. Popularly known as the Athlete of United States of America. BENNETT: You trust them to tell people how youre feeling. I'mmmm Matt Taven International Professional Wrestler trained by Spike Dudley Available 4 bookings at MattTaven@gmail.com #FollowTheTrend #TheOGK. And thats like when we could come here, I was like, I know, by being at Impact what Billys mind is for wrestling. Tavens Ring of Honor work includes being a member of The Kingdom (with Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Vinny Marseglia and TK ORyan at various times) as well as performing across the Northeastern United States independent circuit. Here are some of the highlights: Matt Taven on his picks for an ROH Mount Rushmore: "Cary Silkin, Delirious, I say there are no more important people than Cary Silkin and Delirious in the . In 2019, Taven once again suffered an injury that was accompanied by the dismantling of the faction. But it really is people like Matt and then like Delirious, the booker of Ring of Honor was a first person who sent me a DM just just a kissy face after I got released from WWE. Shes a mom. [21] Matt Taven's reign as World Television Champion was the longest in the company's history to date at 287 days and he accrued the most title defenses, 12, in an individual reign. TAVEN: I know they brought them all together, but they should have brought the whole package. TAVEN: Im like a dog that wants to run like off leash every time I see Billy Corgan and Im trying to maintain my composure. And its one of those things where, because a lot of the guys at Ring of Honor did the indies, they feel like now theyre going to be thrown back in and theyre starting back at square one. On May 9, 2018, at ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds Tour, The Kingdom would regain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship by defeating SoCal Uncensored. At the end of this week's episode of AEW Rampage, the duo of Matt Taven and Mike Bennett (along with Maria Kanellis) came out to confront FTR. It became this family and you knew what youre getting into every time. , BENNETT: But I dont think either of us are nave in the fact that we both went off and did our own things . And we can not admit that it sucks. He is working for Ring of Honor (ROH), which he has been a part of since 2012. OLIVER: So going forward, you guys are outside of Ring of Honor, youre ready to go off and do your own merch and all that kind of stuff. We get all the trust. Youre irritating the boss., TAVEN: Im like, Look at him. to Heath and Rhino. TAVEN: Another baseball reference. You can scroll down for information about his Social media profiles. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Matt Taven hopes to see IMPACT Wrestling sign Shane Taylor. If this was my last match ever, Id be okay with it, because its the Briscoes, Ring of Honor, Final Battle. [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. OLIVER: For every Jennacide who has a real job and does this on weekends, TAVEN: Does she really? Videos Tagged. You can now build up. At War of the Worlds he teamed with ACH and Tommaso Ciampa to defeat Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) and Takaaki Watanabe. [19][20], On November 15 at Pursuit Night, he retained the title against Zach Gowen. Taven is the second wrestler to win championships in ROH, CMLL, and NJPW, the other being Rocky Romero. It makes it less of the unknown, because youre like, Alright, I know this stuff., OLIVER: So I was talking to the medic [at the venue for the NWA taping] at some point and hed never been into the wrestling scene at all. Little things like that. Taven em 2009. (PHOTOS), 'Big Brother' couple Taylor Hale and Joseph Abdin mark one-month anniversary with sexy photo shoot, 'Big Brother' Showmance Couples Now: Where are they now? [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. Hes like, Alright, I get it. Matt is an ideal celebrity influencer. He is a former one-time ROH World Champion, one-time World Television Champion, one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with Michael Bennett, and one-third of the first ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. 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. He wants to talk wrestling. 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. A lot of potential, low roofs, cut his legs off under him. Like, Thats not what I said. Say it in context. Your email address will not be published. Its something that obviously we were able to take advantage of at the right time. TAVEN: That place was good, too. As fans know, the last time Taven returned from injury, he did so with a new Kingdom. OLIVER: Right. This is the beginning of our chance to flourish together. New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight is happily married to longtime partner Harley Rodriguez, and is living his life in truth and with joy. Live Streams & Videos: AEW: Rampage, Episode 43-22 NWA Powerrr, Season 10, Episode 7 Impact Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2022 NWA Powerrr, Season 10, Episode 5 Wrestling Revolver: Tales From The Ring 2022 Dynasty Clash NWA Powerrr, Season 9, Episode 6 Wrestling Revolver: Cage of Horrors Im the biggest Billy Corgan fan of all time. They are four-time tag team champions . His in-ring work is so unbelievably good. > Gaming Lethal for world title, Briscoes vs. Machine Guns for tag titles, current Impact Wrestling champion appears -", "5/9 ROH WAR OF THE WORLDS report: Live coverage featuring The Young Bucks vs. Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi, SoCal Uncensored vs. For the second year in the row Volador Jr. pinned Taven to eliminate him. On May 10, 2017 during the second night of ROH/NJPW War Of The Worlds, Taven was unsuccessful at winning the ROH World Championship against Christopher Daniels. BENNETT: I mean, I dont remember ever a time when Maria mentioned a spot in the match or anything where the guys didnt listen to her, or didnt respect her. And Raven? . Matt Taven is currently the ROH World Champion but is also reportedly poised to be a free agent. Does she wear that face paint at work? BENNETT: Yeah, absolutely. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old? 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. BENNETT: I think itll be an awesome show. Taven competed in tag team matches over the course of 2010 and 2011, but lost every outing. 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Made in Chicago of imported fabric or material. BENNETT: I dont know, I think its one of those things where its really sad whats going on with Ring of Honor, like the elephant in the room. In November 2014, Taven began teaming with Michael Bennett, collectively known as the Kingdom. On March 15, 2019, at the ROH 17th Anniversary Show, Taven challenge Lethal for the Ring of Honor World Championship, with the match ending in a 60-minute time-limit draw. Both personally and professionally, I believe in Mike Bennett. 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? You pick some different brains? 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