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Matanza Cueto
Olympic wrestler

Matanza Cueto

The basics

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Intro
Olympic wrestler
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Age
42 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Jeffrey Cobb (born July 11, 1982) is a Guamanian American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Matanza Cueto or simply Matanza currently signed to Lucha Underground. He also wrestles on the independent circuit under his real name. 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.

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 nineteenth overall out of twenty-two wrestlers.

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)

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 with Cobb pinning Matt Jackon with the "Tour of the Islands".

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
    • Tour of the Islands (as Cobb) Wrath of the Gods (as Cueto) (Reverse-spin scoop powerslam)
  • Signature moves
    • Multiple suplex variations
      • Athletic-Plex (Spinning leg hook belly-to-back suplex)
      • Bam-Bam's (Triple rolling gutwrench)
      • Capture
      • Delayed vertical
      • German
    • 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 (2 times)
  • All Pro Wrestling
    • Young Lions Cup (2012)
  • 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 Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016

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