Striker remained a SmackDown commentator until he was replaced in early February 2011 by Booker T. On the inaugural episode of NXT on February 23, 2010, Striker was announced as the host of the show and he conducted an interview with wrestler Daniel Bryan. Matthew Kaye, Stunts: Wonder Woman. He wrestled for World of Unpredictable Wrestling (WUW), where he won the WUW Continental Championship, Total Professional Wrestling, where he won the Light Heavyweight Championship and held the Tag Team Championship with Reid Flair, and the East Coast Wrestling Association, where he won the ECWA Tag Team Championship with Ace Darling in February 2003. Matt Striker vs. In his first year as a wrestler he won 10 different championships, and went on to become a mainstay on the independent circuit in the New York region. Booyaka! Rob Eckos Don't miss Striker's Kane impersonation at about 11:00. Matt Striker: 1 August 13, 2014 2 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Cosmo Hall Tour de Rumble Night 11 25 El Asesino 3 August 15, 2014 265 Regina, Saskatchewan The Exchange Tour de Rumble Night 12 — Vacated — April 24, 2015 — Regina, Saskatchewan Highland Curling Club Spring Meltdown El Asesino vacated the title due to injury. SUMO WRESTLING NOOB VS PRO CHALLENGE w/ Little Kelly. Kaye was a child actor and had roles in the films Wise Guys and Child Savers. The school system's Special Commissioner of Investigation recommended Kaye's dismissal and also recommended that he should be considered ineligible for future employment in schools, and as a result, Kaye chose to resign in April 2005 upon advice from his lawyer. [49] The following October, Striker and Grisham were joined by Michael Cole on SmackDown, forming a three-man announce team. The ECWA Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American independent wrestling promotion, East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA). The Mathews/Striker tandem are the only announce team to call Superstars for all brands Raw, Smackdown and the former ECW brand since the show's inception in April 2009. ... [9.0] "Matt Striker ist ein grandioser Announcer, ob als emotionaler Play-by-Play oder als intelligenter Color." [65] On the October 15 episode of Raw, Striker demanded that he receive an apology and was instead forced to face Kane in his final WWE match, which Striker lost. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. On June 12, Striker was defeated by The Boogeyman in a singles match, and two weeks later, The Boogeyman attacked him during an edition of Piper's Pit, both times dropping worms from his mouth into Striker's. [52] He wrestled his first match in three years on the August 2, 2011 episode of NXT, teaming with Titus O'Neil in a winning effort against Derrick Bateman and Darren Young in a tag team match. Matt Striker Love Work. On t… After hosting NXT, Striker began interviewing WWE employees on Raw and SmackDown. He has also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance . Kaye was a writer and cast member of the Labor of Love dating game show that began airing on Fox on May 21, 2020. ", "First Lucha Underground taping for the El Rey network tonight, updates on all we know", "Matt Striker Talks Lucha Underground, WWE and Memorable Moments", "PRO WRESTLING: AAA, Lucha Underground's Dorian Roldan Peña discusses Lucha Libre World Cup pay-per-view", "AAA NEWS: Who will call AAA's "TripleMania" PPV in English? There he joined the New Breed alliance and was involved in a scripted rivalry with the ECW Originals. Kaye donates much of his time to animal rescue and charities for special needs children. Matt Striker: I think it was a part of 2112 called Discovery. The promotion was founded by wrestler Ricky Otazu in 1999 as Jersey Championship Wrestling. On October 27, 2009 it was announced that Striker would move from commentary on ECW to SmackDown, reuniting with Grisham. Matthew Kaye[2] (born June 26, 1974)[1] is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator, actor and former high school teacher, using the ring name Matt Striker. Matt Striker vs. Evan Bourne. [46][47] In addition to commentating on ECW on SyFy and ECW pay-per-view matches, Striker and Mathews represented the ECW brand on WWE Superstars every week. His news coverage was played up by Angle, who told the audience that Martel was really Striker, and Angle defeated him again in under three minutes. Striker then formed an alliance with Big Daddy V that lasted until March 2008, and acted as Big Daddy V's manager, regularly accompanying him to the ring. He is currently a part owner … The scripted feud between the two also involved Carlito, who attacked both Eugene and Striker after Eugene inadvertently caused Carlito to lose a match to Striker by Disqualification on the May 8 episode of Raw. [45] In April 2009, however, Grisham was moved to the SmackDown brand, and Josh Mathews debuted as the new play-by-play commentator. Direct link: http://www.rfvideo.com/mattstrikershootinterview.aspx [31][32], On June 12, Striker was defeated by The Boogeyman in a singles match, and two weeks later, The Boogeyman attacked him during an edition of Piper's Pit. He fought Young in the next two weeks, but Young emerged victorious both times. Since leaving the WWE in 2013, he has worked on the independent circuit as well as with Lucha Underground and Major League Wrestling as a commentator. [50] Striker, however, was replaced in early February 2011 by Booker T.[51], Striker began hosting NXT in early 2010. He is signed to Impact Wrestling as a commentator, as well as providing English commentary for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) pay-per-view (PPV) events in Mexico. [77] On August 9, 2015, Striker returned to AAA English language commentary alongside Hugo Savinovich for AAA's Triplemanía XXIII pay-per-view. [38] Striker and Big Daddy V wrestled Kane in a handicap match, and the pair also aligned briefly with Mark Henry. Toys Hosting NXT; Backstage interviewer (2010–2012), Host of After Burn and NXT Announcer (2012-2013). [53] He fought Young in the next two weeks, but Young emerged victorious both times. 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Angle exposed him as Matt Striker again, before defeating him for the third consecutive time. perspective review of NXT Week 23, overall show Reax", "CALDWELL'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/16: Complete "virtual time" coverage of NXT Season 5, Week 24 – Maxine is back, strong in-ring action", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/13: Alt. [3] While working full-time as a teacher in 2004, he continued to wrestle during his vacation time and weekends, while also using sick days. He is best known for his time in WWEas both a wrestler and commentator. He is known for his work on Wonder Woman (2017), 1917 (2019) and WWE: OMG! [15] The feud between the two ended when Eugene gained a mentor in "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and defeated Striker. Matt has an estimated net worth of $ 10 million. Striker made his in-ring debut for the brand on the September 19, 2006 episode of ECW, teaming up with Mike Knox and Test to face Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, and The Sandman. [1], Kaye, using the name Matt Martel, wrestled Kurt Angle in an invitational match on the February 24, 2005 episode of SmackDown! FIND OUT IN STUDY HALL; HUNICO IN ACTION; MAXINE AND JOHNNY CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR STRIKER", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 4/11 – Week 58: Kidd-McGillicutty best-of-three conclusion, kidnapping caper, Regal Logic", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 6/13 – Week 67: Final episode of Season 5, WWE introduces FCW stars for Season 6, Usos close out the season", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 6/20 – Week 1 of new season: Kidd vs. McGillicutty main event, Ross & Regal on commentary", "CUPACH'S SMACKDOWN REPORT 10/12: Alt. [1] He began working as a high school teacher after college. During this time, Striker hosted a weekly segment on WWE's official website called "Best WWEek Worst WWEek". Matthew Kaye (June 26, 1974) is an American wrestling commentator, manager, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known for his time in WWE under the ring name Matt Striker.He is currently working for Lucha Underground as one of their English-language commentators, but also frequently does commentary for both Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and New Japan Pro Wrestling. perspective review of NXT Week 28, overall show Reax", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 3/21 – Week 55: Kidd vs. McGillicutty main event, bizarre episode with kidnapping & Regal foot massage, Overall Reax", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 4/4 – Week 57: Bateman-McGillicutty main event, physical Divas match, NXT love stories continue, Regal applies the law", "WWE NXT REPORT: DARREN LIKES TAMINA, BUT DOES TAMINA LIKE DARREN BACK? [42] After a brief stint, Striker returned to ECW to take over duties as color commentator, debuting on August 5. Due to the outrage caused by the remark, the incident was edited out of the replayed Australian broadcast and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon released a public apology on WWE's official website following the incident. Carlito, another wrestler, took exception to Striker's statement, and spat an apple in Striker's face, in keeping with Carlito's gimmick. [21] Striker continued his feud with The Sandman until the October 17 episode of ECW, when The Sandman defeated him in a Singapore Cane on a Pole match. On the October 12 SmackDown, Striker tried to interview Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan), but they both attacked him. Watch handsome Matt Striker against boyishly good-looking Evan Bourne in an ECW match from 2008 here. On July 10, Striker invited Boogeyman to the ring to educate him on worms, only to bring out the debuting Big Daddy V to attack Boogeyman. … In addition to commentating on ECW on SyFy and ECW pay-per-view matches, Striker and Mathews represented the ECW brand on WWE Superstars every week, which started with the inaugural episode on April 16, 2009. Newer Post Older Post Home. There have been a total of 59 reigns and 4 vacacies shared between 44 different teams consisting of 83 distinctive champions. During the summer of 2012, Striker became the host of WWE After Burn for international broadcasts. [56] Meanwhile, as NXT host, Striker was frequently bullied by Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks,[57] The storyline included his "kidnapping" on the March 21 episode of NXT Redemption by unknown persons,[58] later revealed to be Hawkins and Reks. In November, Striker replaced Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw for one night, after Lawler was attacked by Sheamus, and in storyline, was unable to continue. [61] Striker ceased his role as NXT host with the conclusion of NXT Redemption. Born On August 21, 2004, he and Eckos entered a tag team battle royal as The Bushwhackers, the Road Warriors, and the team of the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. At WrestleMania, the New Breed was defeated by the ECW Originals in an 8-man tag team match, but won a rematch on the following episode of ECW. [19][20] Striker made his in-ring debut for the brand on the September 19, 2006 episode of ECW, when his team of Mike Knox and Test were defeated by Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, and The Sandman when Test was disqualified for pushing the referee. Kaye called it "a dirty secret" in Fantasy Sports.". perspective review of NXT Week 22, overall show Reax", "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 8/9: Alt. In the early 2000s, Matt worked as a high school teacher while also setting out to become a professional wrestler. On February 6, Striker aligned himself with Mr. McMahon's New Breed stable (faction), along with Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, and Marcus Cor Von. Striker continued his feud with The Sandman until the October 17 episode of ECW, when The Sandman defeated Striker in a Singapore Cane on a Pole match. He toured Japan with the Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion in late 2004 and early 2005. Matt Striker Active Also known as Striker, Stryker, Matt Lachey, Matt Martel, Matt Rite, Muscles Marinara. [54][55] Striker later teamed up with William Regal to face Young and JTG, but Striker and Regal were unsuccessful. (pin) Darren Young & Derrick Bateman: WWE Monday Night Raw Aug 4th 2008: Kane: def. Mason Burnett (born August 30, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Kaleb with a K or simply Kaleb Konley. Striker, Knox, and Test lost the match by disqualification due to Test pushing the referee. [1][7] He made a few appearances for Ring of Honor in mid-2005, before returning to NYWC to lose the Heavyweight Championship to Jerry Lynn on July 30, after holding it for four months. Matt Striker came back out and grabbed the mic and said he was Matt Martel and he was from Philadelphia! [30] The feud with the Originals lost momentum, however, as Sabu was released from his WWE contract in mid-May, and the feud ended at the One Night Stand pay-per-view, when Striker, Cor Von, and Burke lost to Dreamer, Sandman, and CM Punk in a tables match. EAW Heavyweight Title Tournament First Round: Bull James defeats Matt … Striker was then moved to the SmackDown brand where he commentated from October 2009 to January 2011. In August 2008, Striker began working as the color commentator on ECW and, alongside his commentary partner Todd Grisham, won the 2008 Slammy Award for Announce Team of the Year. On June 19, Striker and Diamond lost the USA Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship at a USA Pro Wrestling Show. [11] Kaye, now known as Matt Striker, went on to compete on Heat and appear in WWE's developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling. We all know that Matt Carriker has earned a high figure of money from his career as a YouTube personality since 2007. Striker was reunited with his former broadcast partner Josh Mathews on the November 10, 2011 episode of WWE Superstars, commentating on both the Raw and SmackDown portions of the show. He is best known for his time in WWE as both a wrestler and commentator. Here are the VIP Photos taken at that event. In early 2018, he joined FITE TV. He also worked for Connecticut Championship Wrestling, and won the promotion's main championship in February 2004, by winning a tournament. As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft in June 2008, Striker was drafted back to the Raw brand. On the October 15 episode of Raw, Striker was placed in a match against Kane by Raw General Manager AJ Lee, in which he was defeated. During a match against Lance Cade at an untelevised event on December 18, Striker suffered a shoulder injury. In November, Striker and Big Daddy V started a feud with Kane, after Kane attacked Striker. [79] On October 12, Striker returned to NJPW to provide English commentary on King of Pro-Wrestling, this time working alongside long-time Ring of Honor commentator Kevin Kelly. Former WWE Star Matt Striker takes on the very interesting Rick Cataldo from American Lucha 10/19/19 Striker developed a heel (villainous) teacher gimmick, calling WWE his school and hosting a segment called Matt Striker's Classroom on Raw, which debuted on December 12. [17], At the end of August 2006, Striker left the Raw brand to join ECW, making his debut on August 23. WGN. [73] From July 18 to August 2, 2014, Striker took part in Pro Wrestling Noah's 2014 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League, where he and partner Super Crazy finished with a record of two wins and two losses, failing to advance to the finals. [66] On June 20, 2013, Striker departed WWE after the company opted to not renew his contract. Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 576 items that match the search parameters. Kurt Angle says his name is Striker, and he got fired from teaching for lying and called him a Big Liar! During one Classroom segment on September 5, 2006, however, Striker made a controversial remark that alluded to the death of Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, who had been killed by a stingray 36 hours earlier. As a result, Striker began trying to avenge the loss to the Major Brothers, and defeated Brett Major on the May 22 episode of ECW. July 19, 2004 – RAW: Mike Kruel, Arch Kincaid and Matt Striker worked WWE TV tapings acting as security guards. Trainer The feud saw Striker and Big Daddy V take on Kane in a handicap match, and also saw the pair align briefly with Mark Henry. Matt Striker: I really, really dig on the album Animals by Pink Floyd. [1], Striker developed a villainous teacher persona and beginning on December 12, hosted a segment called Matt Striker's Classroom on Raw. Ossining, New York smark calaway wrote on 20.12.2015: [ 8.0] "Matt Striker is only an average wrestler but a decent commentator who does play-by-play better than most American commentators. [60] Striker was later "rescued" on the April 11 episode NXT Redemption. In March 2011, Striker gained a co-host for the fifth season of NXT in the form of Maryse. ", He also hosted the Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio program, "The Win Daily Show" but left the program after learning that the owner was buying airtime and subscribers. After the match, Striker nailed Credible, causing him to bleed. September 17, 2005. ", "Smackdown: Live from Oklahoma City, it's Friday night! He once worked part-time as a substitute, filling in when other teachers were on leave. After training with Johnny Rodz, Kaye began working on the American independent circuit. [69] On July 2013, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH) announced Striker as the new announcer of the promotion on MAVTV. In 2019, Kaye continued his work in the sports broadcasting industry hosting shows such as "The Fantasy Baseball Hour, "Pro Football Rewind" and "Diamond Bets. 166 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Technique Award (2014) – with, TPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), TPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Red Flair, USA Pro Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with, Euro Threat (Thomas Blade and SigMasta Rappo), Euro Threat (Crazy Johnny Tiger and SigMasta Rappo), Wrecking Crew (Thomas Blade and Chris Combat), Next Generation Superstars (Steve Douglas and Alex Pain), High Class Catch Club (Baron von Hagen and Adam Polak), The Wanderers (Jason Hendrix and Jay Skillet), French Flavour (Lucas Di Leo and Peter Fischer), Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis), Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura), This page was last edited on 15 March 2021, at 19:06. As per Social Blaze, his YouTube channel Demolition Ranch makes a monthly income of $7.1 thousand to $113.1 thousand, whereas his annual earnings range from $84.8 thousand to $1.4 million. At the December to Dismember pay-per-view, Striker faced Balls Mahoney in a "Striker's Rules" match, which meant that no eye gouging, hair pulling, top rope attacks, or foul language was allowed. [72] They lost the title to Hot & Spicy the following day. ECWA Tag Team Champion (as Striker; with Ace Darling) 196 days: Matches: 31.05.2003 - 27.06.2003: USA Pro Tag Team Champion (with Simon Diamond) 27 days: Matches: 20.10.2001 - 11.01.2002: USA Pro New York Champion: 83 days: Matches 219 lbs (99 kg) This is his profession as a television actor. (pin) Matt Striker: WWE ECW Taping Jun 8th 2008: Evan Bourne: def. August 21, 2004 – 3PW: Matt Striker and Rob Eckos enter a Tag Team Royal Rumble several times with different “gimmicks”. A few weeks later, on May 21, while still the Heavyweight Champion, he defeated Joey Braggiol to win the NYWC Interstate Championship, but only held the championship for two weeks, before losing it back to Braggiol on June 4. Resides Marcel Barthel (born July 8 1990) is a German professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT and NXT UK brands under his real name, and is a member of the Imperium stable. [24] The New Breed immediately engaged themselves in a feud with the ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and The Sandman). In early 2005, Kaye quit his full-time teaching job at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, when the school board found out that he had been using sick days as a way to pursue his wrestling career. Eugene attacked Striker during the segment, which led to Striker attacking Eugene with a dictionary the following night on Raw. [85][86]. [10] The following week, Angle defeated him for the third consecutive time. [76], Striker, along with Vampiro, served as one half of the English language commentators for AAA's Lucha Libre World Cup internet pay-per-view on May 24, 2015. He was out of action until January 23, 2006, when he continued his Classroom segments once again, and then appeared mainly on Heat for several weeks. Despite apparently being kidnapped, Striker continued to commentate on Superstars, with the explanation given being that to keep his kidnapping a secret, WWE hired a body double to assume Striker's duties. In the midst of the feud with the ECW Originals, tension began to appear between the leader Elijah Burke and Striker, after Striker and Cor Von were defeated by the debuting Major Brothers. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CAGEMATCH » Wrestlers Database » Matt Striker » Comments. He is currently working for Lucha Underground as one of their English-language commentators, but also frequently does commentary for both Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Labor of Love is an upcoming American dating game show that will air on Fox on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. starts on May 21, 2020. MccloudScott31966733. He worked part-time as a substitute, filling in when other teachers were on leave. Matt Striker by Mike Kalasnik 1 Undertaker Get's Screwed by by matt striker at the time limit by ritchie valens! June 26, 1974 (1974-06-26) (age 46) Marvin Gerardin. Once the SmackDown color commentator, Mick Foley, was storyline injured by Edge, however, Tazz moved to SmackDown to fill in for Foley, who had actually left the WWE in real life, and Striker returned to ECW to take over Tazz's duties as color commentator, thus turning Striker face and ending his in ring career at the same time. [68] On October 21, 2013, Striker was defeated by Justin Credible in NYWC's House of Madness. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of events which built tension, culminating in a wrestling match or series of matches.The main staged rivalry heading into WrestleMania 23 was between WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. A few hours later that same night, he appeared at a Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling (3PW) show as "The Ultimate Striker", an impersonation of the Ultimate Warrior and teamed with Rob Eckos in a loss to "Slyck" Wager Brown and April Hunter. Striker and Mahoney continued their rivalry until December 19, when Striker defeated Mahoney on ECW. [82][83][84], He is of Russian, Austrian and Spanish descent. [12] On April 24, he participated in a six-man tag team match, in which he, Chris Masters and Shelton Benjamin were defeated by Carlito, Rob Van Dam, and Charlie Haas. Different members of the New Breeds wrestled members of the ECW originals over several weeks, leading up to WrestleMania 23. 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