1. Matthew Jason Bloom was born on November 14,1972 and is an American retired professional wrestler.
23 Facts About Matt Bloom
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Matt Bloom is signed to WWE, where he is the head trainer at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Matt Bloom attended Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, where he earned three letters in football and basketball, two in track and field, and one in baseball.
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Matt Bloom attended Camp Tevya in Brookline, New Hampshire in the early 1980s, and went on to attend the University of Pittsburgh, where he played football as an offensive tackle and an offensive guard.
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Matt Bloom graduated in 1996 with a degree in sign language.
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Matt Bloom then became a schoolteacher, teaching mathematics and English to children with behavioral problems and deaf children at Revere High School.
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Kowalski invited Matt Bloom to attend his school, and Matt Bloom opted to leave teaching and train as a wrestler.
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Matt Bloom wrestled his first match in the WWA on May 15,1998, facing Tiger Ali Singh in a loss, during his brief time in WWA he wrestled notable names such as Sgt.
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In November 1998, Matt Bloom made his NWA debut losing to Shawn Stasiak.
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Matt Bloom briefly wrestled as Baldo, a gimmick given to him by referee Freddy Sparta that saw him wear a fur rug to the ring.
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Matt Bloom debuted on WWF television on the April 11,1999, episode of Sunday Night Heat, saving Droz from a beating at the hands of Big Boss Man.
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Matt Bloom's last match was a loss to Val Venis on Heat.
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In March 2005, Matt Bloom began wrestling for the Japanese All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, adopting the ring name "Giant Bernard".
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Matt Bloom went on to join the Voodoo Murders stable alongside fellow WWE alumni Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli.
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On October 18,2005, Matt Bloom unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
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In January 2006, Matt Bloom left AJPW and joined the rival New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion.
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Matt Bloom unsuccessfully challenged IWGP Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar on May 3,2006, in Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka.
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In July 2006, following the abdication of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship by Lesnar, Matt Bloom entered a tournament for the title, losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi in the tournament final.
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On March 17,2012, it was reported that Matt Bloom had re-signed with WWE.
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Matt Bloom's losing streak caused Tensai to often vent his frustrations by abusing and attacking Sakamoto, who eventually ceased appearing with Tensai.
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On March 6,2015, Matt Bloom was reportedly promoted to interim NXT head trainer following the departure of Bill DeMott.
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At one point, Matt Bloom had 28 body piercings, the first of which he received at the age of 14.
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Matt Bloom appears as a trainer in MyCareer Mode in WWE 2K16, credited as Jason Albert, and WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19 under his real name.