Mike Bennett (wrestler)

Michael Bennett (born May 16, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is a member of The Undisputed Kingdom stable.

Bennett has also made appearances in Ring of Honor (ROH) (before AEW's buyout), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Impact Wrestling, and WWE. In WWE, he was known by the ring name Mike Kanellis.

Bennett has won many championships over the course of his career. In NJPW, he was a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. In ROH, he is a three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion and the winner of the Top Prospect Tournament in 2011. In Impact/TNA, he was a one-time TNA X Division Champion and one-time Impact World Tag Team Champion, and in WWE, he was a two-time WWE 24/7 Champion.

Career
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor 
On the October 14, 2022 episode of Rampage, Bennett made his AEW alongside Matt Taven and Maria Kanellis. On the January 6, 2023 episode of Rampage, Bennett challenged Darby Allin for his AEW TNT Championship but was unsuccessful.

At Supercard of Honor, Bennett and Taven entered the "Reach for the Sky" ladder match in an attempt to win the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championships but the match was won by The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix). At Death Before Dishonor, Bennett and Taven challenged for the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a four-way tag team match but it was won by Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). In December 2023, Bennett and Taven wore masks and were called "The Devil's Masked Men". At New Year's Smash, they both defeated MJF in a handicap match to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. At Worlds End, Bennett and Taven were revealed as the masked men and they created the Undisputed Kingdom stable, alongside Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, and Wardlow.

At Battle of the Belts XI, The Undisputed Kingdom challenged The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich) for the vacant ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships but were unsuccessful. On the August 17 episode of Collision, The Undisputed Kingdom lost the ROH World Tag Team Championships to Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara. On the September 21 episode of Collision, Bennett and Taven challenged Sons of Texas to a rematch for the ROH World Tag Team Title in a Bunkhouse Brawl but lost.

Personal life
On October 10, 2014, Bennett married fellow professional wrestler Maria Kanellis. They have two children together.

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