Matt Bentley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Bentley
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1979(1979-12-10)
Age	45
Birthplace	Clinton
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Matt Bentley Biography

Matt Bentley is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on December 10, 1979 in Clinton, Iowa, United States. TNA star, best known by the name of Michael Shane; won the X Division Championship in the first Ultimate X match.

He was trained by his cousin He was trained by his cousin, Shawn Michaels, a successful WWE wrestler in his own right., an accomplished WWE wrestler on his own.

After being trained at Shawn Michaels’ Texas Wrestling Academy, Bentley competed in Japan for the Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling promotion. He also briefly worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from October 2000 to the final show of the promotion on January 13, 2001. After ECW closed Bentley returned to Japan, where he wrestled under a mask as Omega Verfian. During this time he also made appearances for both World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling in dark matches. He also worked as a jobber on WWE’s programs Velocity and Sunday Night Heat. He is also a former Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestler, with his breakout match occurring against Paul London at the Unscripted event in September 2002, that concluded with London hitting the shooting star press off a ladder. ROH later described the match as a “match of the year candidate”. He was also a member of The Group faction in ROH, with Samoa Joe and C.W. Anderson, but they were forced to disband after losing to The Prophecy at Night of Grudges on June 14, 2003. He later wrestled for Major League Wrestling, where he was managed by Francine, and returned to Japan to compete for Zero-One Wrestling.

Bentley joined TNA in 2003. He competed in the X Division, quickly winning the X Division Championship in the first ever Ultimate X match. Later in 2003, Bentley formed a stable with Shane Douglas and Traci known as “The New Franchise”. In January 2004 he lost the title to Chris Sabin in Ultimate X2. The New Franchise disbanded in April 2004 when Bentley turned on Douglas. Traci ended up staying with Bentley as a valet. In June, A.J. Styles returned to the X Division and won the championship from Kazarian. In an effort to eliminate Styles from the X Division, Bentley and Traci formed a tag team with Kazarian (informally known by the portmanteau of their last names, Shazarian). On July 28, 2004, Bentley and Kazarian defeated Styles in an Ultimate X match when they both pulled down the championship. Surprisingly, the duo was declared co-champions, a first for the X-Division Championship. They lost the title in a Gauntlet for the Gold match two weeks later. Shazarian split up in early 2005 when Kazarian left TNA and signed with WWE.

He got married to Kimberly Brien in 2003.

Matt Bentley Net Worth

Matt Bentley is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Bentley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a wrestler in The Texas Wrestling Academy, and was a competitor in Japan in addition to Extreme Championship Wrestling before signing with TNA.

Alongside his professional wrestling career the wrestler was also part of an extremely successful group known as “Lost in Chaos.”

Matthew James Bentley (born December 10, 1979) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to “Maverick” Matt Bentley. He was trained by his cousin, Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane, a play on his cousin’s name, originating from Michaels’ guest appearance in Pacific Blue (TV series). Additionally, Bentley utilizes Michaels’ signature superkick maneuver as his own finisher.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Matt Bentley Dating?

According to our records, Matt Bentley married to Kimberly Brien. As of December 1, 2023, Matt Bentley’s is not dating anyone.

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On June 27, 2011, Bentley made a one night return to TNA at the tapings of the June 30 edition of Impact Wrestling, losing an opportunity at earning a TNA contract when Low Ki pinned Jimmy Yang in a three–way first round match of an X-Division tournament, where the winner of the tournament would receive a TNA contract. On January 12, 2013, Bentley took part in the taping of TNA’s One Night Only: X-Travaganza special (aired on April 5, 2013), competing in a seven-man Xscape match, which was won by Christian York.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt Bentley celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Matt Bentley

1. Matt Bentley is a retired American professional wrestler.
2. He was born on December 10, 1979 in Clinton, Iowa.
3. Bentley started his wrestling career in 1998.
4. He competed for various promotions including TNA and ROH.
5. Bentley won the TNA X Division Championship twice.
6. His finishing move was called the “Superkick”.
7. Bentley retired from wrestling in 2010 to pursue music.
8. He released an album titled “Broken Hymns” in 2013.
9. Bentley occasionally makes appearances at wrestling events.
10. He is also known by his ring names Michael Shane and Maverick Matt