Matt Taven
Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who wrestles for All Elite Wrestling and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one-half of the current ROH World Tag Team Champions with Mike Bennett in their third reign. Taven and Bennett are also members of the Undisputed Kingdom stable.
| Matt Taven | |
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Taven in June 2019 as ROH World Champion | |
| Birth name | Matthew Marinelli |
| Born | March 20, 1985 Derry, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Matt Taven The Romantic Touch |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California Boston, Massachusetts |
| Debut | March 7, 2008 |
Taven is best known for his work with ROH as a member of The Kingdom. During his tenure in ROH he held the ROH World Championship, ROH World Television Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Taven has also worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) (where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion); Impact Wrestling; and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (where he is a former NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion).
In addition to wrestling, Taven and Mike Bennett operated a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island.