1. Matt Taven is signed to All Elite Wrestling and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor, where he is a member of The Undisputed Kingdom.
26 Facts About Matt Taven
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Matt Taven has worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling ; Impact Wrestling; and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.
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Marinelli, using the ring name Matt Taven, made his professional wrestling debut on March 7,2008.
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Matt Taven competed in tag team matches over the course of 2010 and 2011, but lost every outing.
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At ROH's Boiling Point show on August 11,2012, Matt Taven lost a four-way match, where the winner would receive an ROH contract.
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Matt Taven 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.
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Matt Taven went on to defeat Cole to win the television championship at the 11th Anniversary Show.
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On June 22 at Best in the World 2013, Matt Taven successfully defended the ROH World Television Championship against Jimmy Jacobs and Jay Lethal in a three-way match.
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On December 14 at Final Battle 2013, Matt Taven lost the ROH World Television Championship to Tommaso Ciampa.
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Matt Taven then entered a feud with Jay Lethal, unsuccessfully challenging him for the ROH World Television Championship on three different occasions.
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In November 2014, Matt Taven began teaming with Michael Bennett, collectively known as the Kingdom.
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Matt Taven suffered a knee injury during the December 18,2015 match at Final Battle, tearing an anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscus and rupturing a lateral meniscus, which forced him to undergo a four-and-a-half-hour surgery on January 12,2016.
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Matt Taven was expected to be sidelined for nine months.
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In January 2018, Matt Taven started a rivalry with Cody Rhodes, attacking him and stealing his "Ring Of Honor".
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On September 27,2019, at Death Before Dishonor, Matt Taven was defeated by Rush for the ROH Championship, ending his reign at 174 days.
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Matt Taven returned in November 2020, continuing to team with Bennett.
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Later that month, Matt Taven took part in a 12-man "Christmas Wildcard" match, following which ROH went on hiatus.
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On September 13, Matt Taven was defeated by Rush in Arena Mexico in the last CMLL match of the 2016 tour.
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Matt Taven returned to CMLL on March 17,2017, unsuccessfully challenging Ultimo Guerrero for the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship at that year's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show.
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Matt Taven returned to Mexico later in 2017, participating in the International Gran Prix as part of "Team International".
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Matt Taven was eliminated by Rush near the end of the tournament.
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Matt Taven returned to CMLL on March 16,2018, participating in that year's Homenaje a Dos Leyendas show, where he, Atlantis, and Niebla Roja defeated Los Guerreros Laguneros.
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Matt Taven returned to Mexico and CMLL once more in August 2019, this time as ROH World Heavyweight Champion, for the 2019 International Gran Prix tournament.
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At Hard To Kill, on January 8,2022, Matt Taven made his Impact Wrestling debut, appeared along with Maria, Mike Bennett, PCO, and Vincent, attacking Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Heath and Rhino.
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Matt Taven made his All Elite Wrestling debut on the October 14,2022, episode of Rampage, alongside Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis interrupting FTR and Shawn Spears' victory celebration.
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Matt Taven made his return to Ring of Honor - now AEW's sister promotion - at Final Battle in December 2022, where he and Bennett lost to Top Flight.