Matthew Santoro

**Matthew Santoro** (born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTuber.

## A.W.A.C. Career (2016 - 2022)

Matthew Santoro made his A.W.A.C. debut on July 1, 2016 on Anarchy #23 where he was unsuccessful in winning a Fatal-4-Way Match that also included Black Panther, Kang The Conqueror and the eventual winner Birdie. On July 16, on Anarchy #25, Santoro teamed with Booster Gold in a win against WhatCulture (Adam Blampied & King Ross). On July 28, on Anarchy #26, they defeated Largo (Luigi Largo & Pavi Largo). On August 11, on Anarchy #27, Largo defeated Booster Gold and Santoro in Round 1 of a 1-night tournament to crown #1 contenders for the A.W.A.C. World Tag Team Titles.

On March 25, 2017, on Anarchy #30, Booster Gold and Santoro defeated Hybrid Rage (Alistor Morgan & Mr. Amazing). On April 14, on Anarchy #31, Santoro defeated Morgan in a Singles Match. On August 6, on Fury #15, Santoro defeated Freddy Krueger. On August 15, at Summer Slamboree, despite a valiant effort, Cell defeated Santoro to retain his A.W.A.C. Championship. After the match, Santoro was given a ovation from the crowd. On November 25, at Anarchy Rulz 2, Santoro was unsuccessful in winning the Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match; the match was eventually won by King.

### Feud with Booster Gold

On February 12, 2018, during a backstage brawl, the newly-turned-heel Booster Gold attacked Santoro and threw him off the top of the production track, injuring him and out of action due to injury. During his time off, Santoro was drafted to Anarchy as part of the brand split. On July 26, 2019, on Anarchy #48, Booster Gold bragging about how Matthew Santoro would never step into a wrestling ring again. On October 11, Anarchy #49, he once again cut a promo about ending Matthew's career and that would never wrestle again. On November 28, Anarchy #50, Booster Gold came out and was going to cut the same promo again, but suddenly Matthew Santoro made his long-awaited return, appearing on the titantron and saying that at Envy, he will end Booster Gold. On December 17, at Envy, their match ended in a no-contest due to Booster attacking Matthew during his entrance and the two brawling backstage. Their fight ended with a car chase in which both men got arrested, but were eventually released on bail. On March 29, 2020 Anarchy #52, after winning his match against Rocket Raccoon, Booster Gold was going to attack him with a steel chair but Matthew Santoro made the save and chased him off. On April 13, Anarchy #55, Anarchy General Manager Rabid announced that the two will settle their differences in an "I Quit" Match and the loser must leave A.W.A.C. forever. In that show's main event, the team of Matthew Santoro & the Guardians Of The Galaxy (Rocket Raccoon & Groot) defeated the team of Booster Gold & the Gorillas Of Destiny (Gorilla Grodd & Monsieur Mallah) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. On April 21, Santoro defeated Booster Gold, making him say "I Quit" as he was thrown off the top of the production truck. As a result, Booster Gold had to leave A.W.A.C..

### Feud with the War Horsemen and Retirement

On September 17, at Above And Beyond, Santoro entered the Men's Match Beyond at number #25 and was eliminated almost immediately by entrant #8 Cell. On January 19, on Anarchy #61, Santoro defeated Archie Andrews to qualify for the Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match. On July 15, Night 1 of Anarchy Rulz 3, Santoro was once again unable to win; the match was eventually won by TBO. On November 28, on Anarchy #68, Matthew Santoro confronted Colt Draven backstage after Draven retained his A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Championship against Zack Bateley. Matthew expressed his disappointment that Colt had joined the Horsemen. Santoro and Colt then brawled backstage which ended when a chase ensued between the two. On May 12, 2021, on Anarchy #70, Santoro pinned War Horsemen leader TBO in 19 seconds to earn a shot at Colt Draven's Intercommonwealth Title at Resonance. On December 21, at Resonance, Draven defeated Santoro to retain his title.

On February 5, 2022, Matthew Santoro retired from A.W.A.C. and was granted his release from the company.

## Personal Life, Trivia

* Santoro is primarily known for his time on YouTube, creating various Top 10 lists and, perhaps, most notably, his "50 Amazing Facts To Blow Your Mind" series, both of which have been discounted due to him leaving YouTube.
* Santoro has been known infamously for 2 controversial incidents during his time on YouTube. In 2016, Santoro was caught plagiarising content word-for-word and adding them to his videos; in response to this, he apologised later cited and neccessary sources in his videos.
* The second controversial incident involving Santoro regarded his past relationship with fellow YouTuber Nicole Abour. According to Santoro, Abour had been physically and mentally abusive towards him during their relationship.
* Santoro has struggled with mental issues in the past such as anxiety and depression and has since sought help for them.
* A.W.A.C. creator/owner Donte Hamid is a personal fan of Santoro's work, having viewed his videos multiple times during his youth and thought he would fit into A.W.A.C., which he did. There were future plans to make Santoro an upper/mid-card talent, even giving him the A.W.A.C. Championship at one point in time. However, due to Santoro's inactivity on YouTube and Donte struggling to find a suitable spot for him on cards for a while now, the decision was made to release him on February 5, 2022; Donte also lists this as Santoro's A.W.A.C. "retirement" date.
* As of 2023, Matthew Santoro officially returned to YouTube while still maintaining his Twitch channel.

## In Wrestling

### Finisher(s)

* Amazing Impact (Dudebuster)
* Sharpshooter

### Signatures

* European Uppercut
* Pendulum Backbreaker
* Running Dropkick
* Diving Elbow Drop
* Gutwrench Suplex
* Powerbomb
* Boston Crab

### Entrance Themes

1. Kevin MacLeod - "Grip-Hop"
2. RC99 Mashups - "Miracle-Hop"
3. Breaking Benjamin - "Simple Design"
4. The Game (Feat. Lil' Wayne) - "Red Nation"