(1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 39)[1] Derry, New Hampshire, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Matt Taven The Romantic Touch[2]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight
219 lb (99 kg)[3]
Billed from
Los Angeles, California[3] Boston, Massachusetts
Debut
March 7, 2008[1]
Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who wrestles for All Elite Wrestling and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one-half of the current ROH World Tag Team Champions with Mike Bennett in their third reign. Taven and Bennett are also members of the Undisputed Kingdom stable.
Taven is best known for his work with ROH as a member of The Kingdom. During his tenure in ROH he held the ROH World Championship, ROH World Television Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Taven has also worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) (where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion); Impact Wrestling; and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (where he is a former NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion).
In addition to wrestling, Taven and Mike Bennett operated a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island.[4]
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Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, MattTaven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who wrestles for...
LAWLER, HARDY AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved May 5, 2012. MattTaven w/ Kasey Ray vs. Matt Hardy w/ Reby Sky "PWX An Evil Twist Of Fate « Event-Datenbank...
Wrestling (AEW), consisting of leader Adam Cole, MattTaven, Mike Bennett, Roderick Strong, and Wardlow. Taven and Bennett are the ROH World Tag Team Champions...
After the match, fellow Undisputed Kingdom members, Mike Bennett and MattTaven raised Strong on their shoulders, as Adam Cole and Wardlow applauded him...
Lowell, Massachusetts as a part of the revamped Kingdom stable alongside MattTaven and T. K. O'Ryan. In their debut as a trio, they defeated The Bullet Club...
Anniversary Show as a heel, accompanying the new member of The House of Truth MattTaven alongside the heel Truth Martini for his match against Adam Cole for the...
Caprice Coleman) in the semi-finals, but were defeated by The Kingdom (MattTaven, Vinny Marseglia, and T. K. O'Ryan) in the final at Final Battle. On 6...
wrestlers. The current champions are The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and MattTaven), who are in their third reign, both individually and as a team. Wrestling...
The OGK is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of MattTaven and Mike Bennett, which currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their...
Title, Jonathan Gresham vs. Dak Draper for the ROH Pure Championship, MattTaven vs. Vincent, EC3 vs. Jay Briscoe, Kenny King and Bestia del Ring vs. Tracy...
with Villain Enterprises Match of the Year (2019) vs. Jay Lethal and MattTaven at G1 Supercard Southside Wrestling Entertainment SWE Speed King Championship...
successful championship defenses against the likes of MattTaven, Caprice Coleman, A. C. H., Matt Sydal on the last PPV of the year; Final Battle 2014...
Honor. The current champions are The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and MattTaven), who are in their third reign as a team and individually. They originally...
Powell's live review of Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bennett and MattTaven vs. Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe for the ROH Tag Titles, Rok-C vs. Willow...
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Champion MattTaven for the championship, however he was defeated. The following night, PCO continued his feud with Taven by attacking Taven following...
Scurll retained his title. At Final Battle 2017, Ospreay was defeated by MattTaven. On ROH TV, on 15 September 2018, Jay Lethal issued an open challenge...
teamed with Heath and Rich Swann to face Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, MattTaven, and Mike Bennett) in a six-man tag team match, suffering his first pinfall...
Tees, David (May 6, 2020). "AEW Dynamite 5/6/20 Results: A Street Fight, Matt Hardy's In-Ring Debut & Jake Gives Brandi The Snake". Fightful. Archived...
Champion in NJPW and a one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). In 2018, Rhodes, along with the Jacksons, promoted...
apart. The current champions are The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and MattTaven), who are in their third reign as a team and individually. They originally...
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