July 11, 1982 (1982-07-11) (age 41)[1] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
El Jéfe Cobbo[2] Jeff Cobb Matanza Matanza Cueto Mr. Athletic X
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Billed weight
263 lb (119 kg)[3]
Billed from
Honolulu, Hawaii
Trained by
Oliver John Sabaki
Debut
April 6, 2009
Jeffrey Cobb (ジェフ・コブ Jefu Kobu, born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the United Empire stable and the current NJPW World Television Champion in his first reign.
Prior to coming to NJPW, Cobb wrestled in Lucha Underground (as the masked wrestler Matanza Cueto), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He is a former PWG World Champion and is also the winner of PWG's 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament and a former one-time World Tag Team Champion with Matt Riddle. In NJPW, he is also a former NEVER Openweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion (with Great-O-Khan). In ROH, he is a former ROH Television Champion.
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.[4] He transitioned to professional wrestling in 2009.[5]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeffrey Cobb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^"Delirious, Mini Delirious Tangle With Mysterious Luchadors Jéfe Cobbo, El Lethál At Unauthorized". Ring of Honor. October 2019. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023. It also will be the official ROH debuts of El Jéfe Cobb and El Lethál.
^ ab"Jeff Cobb". CageMatch.
^"2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^"Cobb goes pro in wrestling: Wrestles in Hawaii under moniker 'Mr. Athletic'". Pacific Daily News. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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the adventure strips Steve Roper (later Steve Roper and Mike Nomad) and JeffCobb. Born in Toledo, Ohio, the youngest of four children of Rose and Abraham...
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former Evolve Champion, WWN Champion, PWG World Tag Team Champion (with JeffCobb), and two-time Progress Atlas Champion. Riddle signed with WWE in 2018...
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lumberjack deathmatch. At the end of the year, Elgin teamed with the debuting JeffCobb in the 2017 World Tag League. The two did not get along behind the scenes...
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