Matanza Cueto

Matanza Cueto
Birth name Jeffrey Cobb
Born July 11, 1982 (1982-07-11) (age 33)
Honolulu, Hawaii,
United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Matanza Cueto
Jeff Cobb
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight 263 lb (119 kg)
Trained by Oliver John
Debut April 6, 2009
Jeffrey Cobb
Personal information
Nickname(s) Mr. Athletic
Nationality  Guam
Born (1982-07-11) 11 July 1982
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Freestyle
Club Guam Amateur Wrestling
Federation
Coach Neil Krantz

Jeffrey Cobb (born July 11, 1982)[1] is a Guamanian amateur wrestler and professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Matanza Cueto currently being used in the company Lucha Underground.

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.[2] Cobb transitioned to professional wrestling in 2009.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 and PREMIER Wrestling; where he held their heavyweight championship for 427 days.

Lucha Underground (2015–present)

Cobb signed to Lucha Underground in 2015.[6] He debuted for the promotion on March 22 2016 under a mask and the ring name Matanza,[7] the storyline brother of Dario Cueto, winning the Lucha Underground Championship in his first match.[8] 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.[9]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • AZW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Fighting Spirit Pro Heavyweight Championship (Current)
  • Premier Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ↑ "Jeffrey Cobb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cobb goes pro in wrestling: Wrestles in Hawaii under moniker 'Mr. Athletic'". Pacific Daily News. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Oceanian Championships: 2004-05-29 Dededo (GUM) – Men's Freestyle 84kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Nick Paglino (7 February 2015). "Notable Indy Names Heading to Lucha Underground". Wrestlezone. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (December 21, 2015). "December 21, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Conor McGregor wins UFC Featherweight title, Roman Reigns WWE Champion". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 56. ISSN 1083-9593.
  8. 1 2 "Lucha Underground TV taping results 12/12: Aztec Warfare match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Big Lucha Underground Aztec Warfare 3 spoiler". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

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