Matt Striker
Matt Striker | |
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Birth name | Matthew Kaye |
Born | [1] Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.[2] | June 26, 1974
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Matt Lachey[2] Matt Martel[1] Tyler Max[1] Matt Striker[1][3] Muscles Marinara[4] Stryker[2] The Ultimate Striker[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] |
Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Bayside, New York[3] |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz[3] |
Debut | 2000 |
Matthew Kaye
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2000–2005)
After training with
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2005-2013)
Debut and Striker's Classroom (2005–2006)
Kaye, using the name Matt Martel, wrestled
Striker developed a villainous teacher persona and beginning on December 12, hosted a segment called Matt Striker's Classroom on Raw.
ECW (2006–2008)
At the end of August 2006, Striker left the Raw brand to join ECW, making his debut on August 23.[18] He continued his Classroom segment on ECW, which provoked a feud with The Sandman after Striker insulted him.[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.[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.[22][23]
On February 6, Striker aligned himself with
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.[33][34] On July 10, Striker invited Boogeyman to the ring, allowing the debuting Big Daddy V to attack him.[35] Striker then formed an alliance with Big Daddy V that lasted until March 2008, acting as Big Daddy V's manager and regularly accompanying him to the ring.[36][37] In November, Striker and Big Daddy V started a feud with Kane, after Kane attacked Striker.[38] Striker and Big Daddy V wrestled Kane in a handicap match, and the pair also aligned briefly with Mark Henry.[39] Henry helped Big Daddy V win a match against Kane on the November 27 episode of ECW, and in return, Striker refereed a match between Henry and The Undertaker, refusing to count a pinfall against Henry.[40][41]
Commentator and host (2008–2013)
As part of the
On October 27, 2009, it was announced that Striker would move from commentary on ECW to SmackDown, reuniting with Grisham. The move was made to help accommodate Jim Ross, who had been taking time off to deal with his recent Bell's palsy attack.[49] The following October, Striker and Grisham were joined by Michael Cole on SmackDown, forming a three-man announce team.[50] Striker, however, was replaced in early February 2011 by Booker T.[51]
Striker began hosting
After hosting NXT, Striker began interviewing WWE employees on Raw and SmackDown. During the summer of 2012, Striker became the host of WWE Afterburn for international broadcasts. On the October 12 SmackDown, Striker tried to interview Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan), but they both attacked him.[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.[66] On June 20, 2013, Striker departed WWE after the company opted to not renew his contract.[67]
Independent circuit (2013–present)
On June 21, Striker made his first post-WWE appearance, by appearing on
On March 14, 2014, Striker took part in
Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
On September 5, 2014, it was reported that Striker had signed with Lucha Underground as the lead English language announcer, alongside Vampiro.[75] Striker and Vampiro provided English language commentary from the show's debut in 2014 to its conclusion in 2018.[76]
International commentator (2015–present)
Striker, along with
Striker and
Impact Wrestling (2021–2022)
Striker began to work as a commentator for
Other media
Matt Striker is currently the co-host of Bettor's Eye on The MLB Network.
Kaye was a child actor and had roles in the films Wise Guys and Child Savers.[1] In 2011, Kaye appeared in the films Big Fat Gyspy Gangster and Tezz in uncredited roles.
In early 2018, he joined FITE TV. Kaye can be seen on FITE In Focus analyzing combat sports events such as MMA, Boxing and Bare Knuckle fighting.
In 2019, Kaye continued his work in the sports broadcasting industry hosting shows such as "The Fantasy Baseball Hour, "Fantasy Sports Today", "Pro Football Rewind" and "Diamond Bets."
He has also hosted Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio programs.
Kaye was a writer and cast member of the Labor of Love dating game show that began airing on Fox on May 21, 2020. The eight-episode series features fifteen men participating in challenges and dates that test their parenting and personal skills. Those whom contestant Kristy Katzmann finds satisfactory will continue to advance to the following episode, until the end of the series, where she will decide – with the help of the show's host, actress Kristin Davis – whether to choose one of the men to start a family with or not.[83][84][85]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1986 | Wise Guys | Harry Valentini Jr. |
1988 | The Child Saver | Marty |
2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Riot Officer (uncredited) |
2012 | Tezz | CO19 Officer (uncredited) |
2017 | After School Special
|
Detective Lockhorn |
2019 | Sensory Perception | Marco |
Personal life
Kaye earned a
Kaye played semi-pro hockey and has studied jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, and boxing.[1] He has quoted scriptures on air from various sacred texts including, Torah, Quran, and the Vedas.[1][9]
Championships and accomplishments
- Assault Championship Wrestling
- Scotty Charisma[86]
- Coastal Championship Wrestling
- CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Will Austin[87]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Darling[90]
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ace Darling[91]
- High Impact Wrestling Canada
- LDN Wrestling
- LDN Capital Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- New York Wrestling Connection
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josh Daniels[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 166 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006[92]
- Ranked No. 166 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Technique Award (2014) – with Super Crazy[93]
- Total Professional Wrestling
- USA Pro Wrestling
- USA Pro Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Simon Diamond[90]
- USA Pro Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with
- West Coast Wrestling Connection
- WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship (1 time)[94]
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- Trent?[72]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Announce Team of the Year (2008) – with Todd Grisham[45]
- Announce Team of the Year (
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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External links
- Matt Striker on WWE.com
- Matthew Kaye at IMDb