Matt Short

Matthew Short (born December 30th, 1999) is a American pro wrestler currently signed to Madness, Relentless Pro, LWE, Dynasty, and SWW where he performs under the ring name **Matt Short**.

## Early Life

Matthew was born in Alton, Illinois. He lived with both of his parents. His family was always invested in engineering as Matt decided to diverge and become his own person, and to pave his own path.

Matthew's family was a lower middle class family, who worked every second of their life just to make ends meet. He was raised with his two younger brothers Drake and Ace Short. While growing up with two younger brothers, he watched wrestling alongside them as a way to escape reality and to give him hope for his future. Along with him watching professional wrestling he went to school to become a business major.

***"Matthew was always a wrestling fan, we tried our best to get him all of the games. He was just so invested into it!" -Momma Short***

At first his family was very supportive of his choice to become a professional wrestler, but after seeing what kind of style he portrayed in the ring, his parents became very worried for their first son.

At the age of 10, Matt started training via watching old tapes and replicating said moves onto his younger brothers. Eventually at the age of 19, his family saved up the money to go on vacation in Canada. There he met Ikuri Kaneko, who was wrestling at an independent show. After the show, Matt asked Ikuri for advice on how to get into the business. From there Ikuri introduced Matt to his father Tadashi. Tadashi was very hesitant to train Matt, but decided to take Matt under his wing alongside his son.

With the knowledge bestowed upon him via Tadashi, Matt decided to train a handful of people creating his former faction known as The Supremacy

## Professional Wrestling Career

### **Madness (2019-Present)**

With Matt's business know-how, he decided to open up Madness at a very young age. With that their most notable show so far was Madness: Fighting the Darkness. Where they partnered with a Mental health organization to raise awareness for anxiety and depression. He has appeared on screen several times before the show, but none of his past appearances were as impactful as his battle with Frank Matthews.

### **UCPW (2020-2021)**

Matt Short signed with UCPW on October 17th, 2020. He has yet to make an appearance.

### **Dynasty (2021-2022)**

Matt signed a deal with Dynasty in 2021 and made quick work of his first opponent in the form of Aaron Riot. Matt is currently about to be in a fatal-4-way match to be crowned the first ever Dynasty Jr. Heavyweight Champion against Nathan Daves and two others who are yet to be revealed.

### **LWE (2021-2022)**

Not much is to be said on his LWE appearances yet as he made his debut in a huge ladder match on night 2 of LWE's Wrestle Kingdom. He soon then feuded with ZK in a losing effort after being defeated in an "Ambulance Match" at LWE No Limits (2022)

### **Relentless Pro (2022-Present)**

Matt recently signed with the ever so popular Relentless pro in the start of 2022 but officially debuted for the company on May 24th, 2022, where he was ambushed by now rival Jake Carter. The Two faced at RPRO's Unfiltered Violence in 2022, where Matt got the win via C.O.D. onto a pile of fluorescent lights. Matt Then feuded with Cedric Young, where the two battled at RPRO's Live In The East that same year.

Matt's more infamous feud in RPRO is his rivalry with fellow psychopath, Psycho G.

### **SWW (2023-Present)**

Matt Short Made his SWW debut on the March 23rd 2023 edition of SWW Adrenaline, answering an open challenge against Jack Strider. He faced him in a losing effort, but gaining the approval of the SWW faithful. He then made an appearance in the Survivalist Coliseum at SWW Oblivion. where his own thrill seeking nature got the best of him, as he was eliminated alongside Inertia member, Moonbeam. The two climbed a ladder, and were promptly pushed off said ladder, to the floor, eliminating both competitors.

## Personal Life

Matt has been connected with many people since he joined the wrestling business. The most notable of those being Ikuri Kaneko, Tre Mercer, Garo Torigian, Mr. Champion, Donte Stark, and more. Along with trying to balance his company and his relationships, the hardest task as of late is his mental health.

## In Wrestling

* **Finishing Moves**
	+ Game Over(Air Raid Crash Neckbreaker) (2018 - 2019)
	+ Game Over v2 (Styles Clash)
	+ Headrush (Curb Stomp)
	+ M. Bison (Top Rope Curb Stomp)

* **Signature Moves**
	+ Cannon Spike (Helluva Kick/Face Wash/Big Boot)
	+ Raging Demon (Last Shot/Running Knee Strike) **(RARE)**
	+ Rolling Koppu Kick
	+ Eye for an Eye (Eye Rake Combo) (Retired)
	+ Crowd Pleaser Combo (Tiger Feint Kick > Springboard European Uppercut )
	+ NTL DDT (Running Slingshot DDT)
	+ Feelin' Froggy (Frog Splash, Various)
	+ Brainbuster
	+ Half & Half Suplex

* **Nicknames**
	+ "Wasted Youth"
	+ **"Man Behind the Madness"**
	+ **"The Unknown Icon"**
	+ "Deathmatch Boi"

* **Entrance Themes**
	+ "youth" by Cleopatrick
	+ "The Depths" by Cleopatrick
	+ "Genocide Pt. 4" by Lil' Darkie
	+ "We Did It!" by Grandson
	+ "Victoria Park" by Cleopatrick
	+ "No Sweat" by Cleopatrick
	+ "Yes, Offense" by Unlike Pluto
	+ **"Worst in Me" by Bad Omens**
	+ **"Virus" by Kiss Kiss**