Jeffrey Cobb (born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, currently signed to Lucha Underground, where he works under a mask and the ring name Matanza Cueto (or simply Matanza). He also works under his real name for promotions on the independent circuit, most notably Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he is currently one-half of the World Tag Team Champions with Matthew Riddle.
As an amateur wrestler, Cobb represented Guam at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony and competed in the men's light heavyweight freestyle category. Cobb transitioned to professional wrestling in 2009.
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Amateur wrestling career
During his amateur wrestling career, Cobb trained for the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation under his personal coach Neil Krantz. Cobb qualified for the Guamanian squad in the men's 84 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a continental berth from the Oceanian Championships in Dededo. He received two straight losses due to technical superiority and no classification points in a preliminary pool match against Cuba's Yoel Romero and Germany's Davyd Bichinashvili, finishing 21st overall out of 22 wrestlers.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career (2009-2014)
Cobb began professional wrestling in 2009 working for Action Zone Wrestling in Hawaii. He won the AZW Heavyweight Title twice. He made appearances for many independent promotions in Northern California such as All Pro Wrestling, Supreme Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Bushido, Phoenix Pro Wrestling and PREMIER Wrestling; where he held their heavyweight championship for 427 days.
Lucha Underground (2015-present)
Cobb signed to Lucha Underground in 2015. He debuted for the promotion on March 22, 2016 under a mask and the ring name "The Monster" Matanza Cueto, the storyline brother of Dario Cueto, winning the Lucha Underground Championship in his first match. Matanza remained undefeated until April 9, 2016, when he was pinned by Rey Mysterio in an Aztec Warfare match, losing the Lucha Underground Championship in the process.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2016-present)
On May 20, 2016, Cobb made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), losing to Chris Hero. On September 2, Cobb entered the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles, from which he was eliminated in the first round by Ricochet. On December 16, 2016, Cobb and Matthew Riddle defeated The Young Bucks. Cobb and Riddle were later known in PWG as "The Chosen Bros." On February 18, 2017, Cobb and Riddle would defeat the Unbreakable F'n Machines (Brian Cage and Michael Elgin). On March 18, 2017, the team would beat OI4K (Dave Crist and Jake Crist). On April 21, 2017, Cobb, in singles action, would defeat Keith Lee. On May 19, 2017, The Chosen Bros defeated reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish). On October 20, The Chosen Bros defeated the Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta el Zero M) to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship.
Progress Wrestling (2017-present)
On May 27, 2017, Cobb made his Progress Wrestling debut by defeating Nathan Cruz in the first round of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2017. The following day, Cobb lost his second round match to Matthew Riddle. On May 29, Cobb received his first shot at the Progress World Championship, losing to Pete Dunne.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2017)
On November 6, 2017, Cobb was announced as a participant in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 2017 World Tag League, where he would team with Michael Elgin. Cobb and Elgin did not get along behind the scenes with Elgin making disparaging remarks about his tag team partner in private messages that were made public while the tournament was still in progress. The two finished the tournament on December 9 with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Tour of the Islands (Independent circuit) / Wrath of the Gods (Lucha Underground) (Reverse-spin scoop powerslam)
- Signature moves
- Fallaway slam
- Multiple suplex variations
- Athletic-Plex (Spinning leg hook belly-to-back suplex)
- Bam-Bam's (Triple rolling gutwrench)
- Capture
- Delayed vertical
- Twirling Arrow (German, with theatrics)
- Swinging leg hook belly-to-back
- Pop-up sitout powerbomb
- Running European uppercut
- Slamfest (Standing moonsault fallaway slam followed by a forward fireman's carry slam)
- Standing shooting star press
- Managers
- Dario Cueto
- Nicknames
- "The Eater of Worlds"
- "The Monster"
- "Mr. Athletic"
- Entrance themes
- "Coming Undone" by Korn
Championships and accomplishments
- Action Zone Wrestling
- AZW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- All Pro Wrestling
- APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Young Lions Cup (2012)
- Cape Championship Wrestling
- Cape Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Blaster
- Lucha Underground
- Lucha Underground Championship (1 time)
- Aztec Warfare II
- Fighting Spirit Pro
- Fighting Spirit Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Premier Wrestling
- Premier Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Matt Riddle
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
References
External links
- Profile - International Wrestling Database
- Profile - Premier Wrestle
- Wrestling Data profile
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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