Matt Cross Matthew Capiccioni ( December 31 , 1980 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring names M - Dogg 20 , Matt Cross and Son of Havoc . In addition to performing on the independent circuit , Capiccioni has also worked for prominent promotions such as Ring of Honor , Chikara and the short - lived Wrestling Society X . His main character is that of an adherent of the " straight edge " lifestyle , a culture which he follows in real life . He was also a participant on WWE Tough Enough . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 2001 – 2005 ) . Capiccioni participated in competitive gymnastics for ten years . In 1999 , he won gold medals in both the rings and the vault at the AAU Junior Olympic Games . That same year , he discovered Extreme Championship Wrestling ' s events and after watching them , decided to start training to become a professional wrestler . Cappicioni was involved in backyard wrestling before enrolling at the Cleveland Pro Wrestling training school under the tutelage of J . T . Lightning . Upon completing his training , he took on the ring name M - Dogg 20 , and began competing on the independent circuit for promotions such as Xtreme Pro Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling . Action Zone Wrestling ( 2006 ) . Capiccioni made his debut for the Hawaii - based Action Zone Wrestling on May 31 , 2006 , in a losing effort to Super Hentai . On June 1 , he took part in AZW ' s " Anniversary Annihilation " event as he teamed up with Society ' s Rejects to defeat King Makoa and The Hotbodies in a six - man elimination match . He later returned to AZW on December 21 , 2006 to team up with Super Hentai to defeat DDB and AkuA at " Battleclash II " . Ring of Honor ( 2006 – 2008 ) . Capiccioni , under his M - Dogg 20 ring name , made his debut in Ring of Honor on October 7 , 2006 in Detroit as the replacement for Delirious , who fought earlier in the night against the debuting Zach Gowen . Capiccioni did not win the six man mayhem match , but he impressed the crowd and ROH officials enough to would return to ROH in the future . He returned October 27 , 2006 in Dayton , Ohio , where he lost in a well - received match with Christopher Daniels . Now under the ring name " Matt Cross " , he would later face Daniels in a rematch in Philadelphia on November 4 , but Daniels pinned Capiccioni after hitting the Angel ' s Wings . On December 9 , Cross substituted for the injured Matt Sydal and teamed with one half of the World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels , and went on to lose to Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a non - title match . Following the formation of the No Remorse Corps , Austin Aries asked Cross to be the new member of his new stable . Later that night , Cross teamed with Aries to beat NRC representatives Davey Richards and Roderick Strong . During the course of the match , Cross attempted a springboard moonsault , but landed on the guardrail and sustained a major cut running down his body . He returned to ROH in April 2007 , suffering defeats on successive nights against Davey Richards and Shingo Takagi . Aside from that , Cross teamed up with Erick Stevens and Aries and the trio continued to fight against the NRC , including a Philly Street Fight at " Death Before Dishonor V Night 2 " , where the NRC won . On October 6 at " Undeniable " , Cross was defeated in a tag team match where he teamed with Erick Stevens to take on Davey Richards and Rocky Romero . The stipulation was that whoever was pinned was suspended from ROH for two months and because Cross was pinned , he would be suspended . UWA Hardcore Wrestling ( 2006 – 2008 ) . At the time Capiccioni was wrestling for ROH , he was also wrestling for UWA Hardcore Wrestling as M - Dogg 20 , where he was the reigning Canadian Champion after regaining the title from Puma at the " Return of the Dragon " show on July 28 , 2007 . Although he missed night one of UWA Hardcore ' s annual GP tournament , he made a surprise return on the second night of the tournament during the main event steel cage match . M - Dogg 20 ' s return ultimately helped Osiris and Jerry Lynn win the match over the Prohibition Wrestling Alliance , a stable led by his former tag team partner Josh Prohibition . As a stipulation of the match , control of the company reverted from Prohibition back to Osiris , the original owner of the company . One month later at UWA ' s " Return of the Phoenix " event , M - Dogg 20 lost the Canadian Championship to Prohibition in a gauntlet match also featuring Rip Impact . Wrestling Society X ( 2007 ) . In 2007 , when MTV launched its new wrestling program Wrestling Society X , Capiccioni was signed to the project under his Matt Cross ring name , and he formed a tag team with Teddy Hart called The Filth and the Fury . While the team was featured in the main event of the show ' s seventh episode , WSX folded after only nine episodes . Foreign excursion ( 2007 – present ) . In May 2007 , Capiccioni was booked by the Queens of Chaos promotion in France and he wrestled in front of 72 , 000 people , which is the 2007 record for a wrestling show . A documentary will be released in 2008 from the event . In 2008 , Capiccioni began and continues to wrestle for Pro Wrestling Noah under a masked gimmick known as " The Raptor " . Around the same time , he also began competing for the Italy - based Nu - Wrestling Evolution as " Spartan 3000 b . C . " , a Spartan warrior inspired by the popular movie " 300 " . Hulkamania : Let the Battle Begin ( 2009 ) . On November 21 , 2009 , Capiccioni took part in Hulk Hogan ' s " Hulkamania : Let the Battle Begin " tour in Australia under his Spartan 3000 b . C . character . In his first match on tour , he defeated Shannon Moore . On November 24 , Moore defeated him in a rematch . At the Sydney leg of the tour , he won the final match between them , a ladder match , and claimed a $ 25 , 000 prize . Chikara ( 2010 ) . On April 24 , 2010 , Capiccioni , under his Matt Cross ring name , made his debut for Philadelphia - based Chikara . In his first match , a four - way elimination match in the " Rey de Voladores " ( King of the Fliers ) tournament , Cross defeated Flip Kendrick , Malachi Jackson and Amasis to advance to the finals . The following day Cross was defeated in the finals by Ophidian . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2010 – 2011 ) . On July 15 , 2010 , Capiccioni , under his Matt Cross ring name , had a try out match teaming with Jamen Canseco against The Gate Crashers ( Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins ) on an edition of " WWE Superstars " . Cross and Jamen Canseco lost when Archer pinned Cross . In 2011 Matt Capiccioni joined the cast for the Re - debut of WWE Tough Enough , which premiered on April 4 . That same day Capiccioni , along with the rest of the cast , appeared on " WWE Raw " in a segment with " Tough Enough " host Stone Cold Steve Austin . He was eliminated from the competition in the second week for not " showing enough " of his in ring skills . This decision was regarded as extremely controversial among fans of Capiccioni , given his phenomenal ability and in - ring experience .