Matanza Cueto

Jeff Cobb
Birth name Jeffrey Cobb
Born July 11, 1982 (1982-07-11) (age 35)
Honolulu, Hawaii,
United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Jeff Cobb
Matanza
Matanza Cueto
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight 263 lb (119 kg)
Trained by Oliver John
Debut April 6, 2009

Jeffrey Cobb (born July 11, 1982)[1] is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, best known for wrestling under his real name in independent promotions, such as Pro Wrestling Guerilla. He also wrestles under under a mask going by the ring name Matanza Cueto (or simply Matanza), where he is currently signed to 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

Jeffrey Cobb
Personal information
Nickname(s) Mr. Athletic
Nationality  Guam
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

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 21st overall out of 22 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, 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.[6] He debuted for the promotion on March 22, 2016 under a mask and the ring name "The Monster" Matanza Cueto,[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]

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2016-present)

On May 20, 2016, Cobb made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), losing to Chris Hero.[10] On September 2, Cobb entered the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles, from which he was eliminated in the first round by Ricochet.[11] On December 16, 2016, Cobb and Matthew Riddle defeated The Young Bucks.[12] Cobb and Riddle were later known in PWG as "The Chosen Bros." On February 18, 2017, Cobb and Riddle would defeat the Unbreakable F'n Machines (Brian Cage and Michael Elgin). On March 18, 2017, the team would beat OI4K (Dave Crist and Jake Crist). On April 21, 2017, Cobb, in singles action, would defeat Keith Lee. On May 19, 2017, The Chosen Bros defeated reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish).

Lucha Ilimitado (2016)

On October 12, 2016, Cobb appeared in a four-way match to crown the first-ever Corazon de Oro champion along with Sonjay Dutt, Jonathan Gresham, and eventual winner Fenix el Rey. That match was shot for later release as part of a feature film entitled "Lucha Ilimitado vs The State of Washington."

Progress Wrestling (2017-Present)

On May 27, 2017, Cobb would make his Progress Wrestling by defeating Nathan Cruz in the first round of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament 2017. On May 28, 2017, Cobb would lose his second round match to Matthew Riddle. On May 29, 2017, Cobb received his first shot at the PROGRESS world championship in a losing effort to Pete Dunne.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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.
  10. ↑ "5/20 PWG "Prince" Results – TNA Hvt. & X Division champions in action, Elgin wrestles twice, Strong vs. Callihan main event, Hero, Scurll, Cole". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (September 3, 2016). "PWG Battle of Los Angeles night one results: BOLA begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (September 3, 2016). "PWG MYSTERY VORTEX LIVE RESULTS: CHRIS HERO ADDRESSES HIS SITUATION". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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