Mike Bennett (wrestler)
Mike Bennett | |
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Birth name | Michael Bennett |
Born | [1] Carver, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 16, 1985
Spouse(s) |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Trained by | Bob Evans Steve Bradley |
Debut | 2002[2] |
Michael "Mike" Bennett
After beginning his career on the
In addition to wrestling, Bennett and Taven operate a
Early life
Michael Bennett was born on May 16, 1985, in Carver, Massachusetts. He has an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother.[7] He graduated from Carver High School in 2003 (presently, Carver Middle-High School).[8]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2002–2017)
Bennett made his professional wrestling debut in 2002.[2] The following year, Bennett made a single appearance for the East Coast Wrestling Association, when he lost to Big Benny.[9] On October 3, 2004, at the New England Wrestling Association's Return to Exile show, Bennett was part of a battle royal in which the final two competitors would face each other for the vacant NEWA Heavyweight Championship. Bennett and Brian Rogers were the final men left, and later that night Bennett defeated Rogers to win the NEWA Heavyweight Championship.[10] Bennett also wrestled for Eastern Pro Wrestling (EPW). On April 27, 2007, Bennett lost to Derek Destiny.[11] On February 29, 2008, Bennett lost to Nick Westgate.[12] The following day, Bennett, who was accompanied by Gia Savitz, defeated Thom Kane.[13] On January 16, 2010, Bennett unsuccessfully challenged Nick Westagte for the EPW Television Championship. On March 5, Bennett won the 'Rhodes Island Rumble' battle royal to become the number one contender to the EPW Heavyweight Championship.[14]
Bennett and Bryce Andrews appeared on the April 9, 2007, episode of
On September 14, 2012, Bennett made his debut for the
New England Championship Wrestling (2003–2005; 2009–2010)
Bennett debuted for
He returned at Spring Breakdown on April 18, 2009, teaming with Guy Alexander to defeat TJ Richter and Mr. Munroe. At NECW Tag Team Classic in September, Bennett and Alexander defeated Richter and Munroe in the first round of a tournament, but their match against Scott Osborne and Brandon Locke ended in a double
Top Rope Promotions (2006–2014)
Bennett debuted for
Despite this, Bennett returned to TRP on January 5, 2007, teaming with Bryce Andrews to defeat 'Chunky But Funky' to win the
On March 20, Bennett faced
At the 2010 Kowalski Cup Tournament, Bennett defeated
Ring of Honor (2008–2015)
Bennett made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut in 2008.[2] In his first match he lost to Daniel Puder at Proving Ground in Boston, Massachusetts on January 11. His next appearance came three months later at Bedlam In Beantown in March, when he lost to Jason Blade.[40] After attending a tryout camp in March 2010, which he heard about through announcer Kevin Kelly, Bennett appeared at the Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings in July and August.[8] Bennett signed a one-year contract with ROH in August 2010.[8][7] In his next appearance he lost to Roderick Strong on September 10, but earned his first ROH victory at Tag Title Classic II on December 17, when he defeated Colt Cabana.[40]
Bennett received another shot at the ROH World Television Championship on October 1, but the title match with
At the June 21 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Bennett teamed up with Brutal Bob in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Adam Cole and Eddie Edwards. Afterwards Bennett, Bob, and Kanellis attacked Cole and Edwards, before being chased away by the returning Sara Del Rey.[58] At the following internet pay-per-view, Boiling Point on August 11, Bennett and Kanellis were defeated in an intergender tag team match by Edwards and Del Rey, when Bennett submitted to Edwards.[59] On December 16 at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday, Bennett defeated Jerry Lynn in his final ROH match before retirement.[60]
At the June 23, 2013, tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Bennett teased leaving ROH, before turning on Evans and announcing that "The Prodigy is dead".[61] On July 11, Bennett, now working as "Michael Bennett", was announced as a participant in the upcoming ROH World Championship tournament.[62] On August 3, it was reported that Bennett that re-signed a long-term deal with ROH, after failing to come to terms with WWE.[63] That same night, Bennett's first round ROH World Championship tournament match ended without a winner, when his opponent B. J. Whitmer was legitimately injured after a piledriver on the ring apron.[64] ROH later awarded the win to Bennett, giving him a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament.[65] On August 17, Bennett was eliminated from the tournament by Tommaso Ciampa.[66] The following month, Bennett started a feud with Kevin Steen over who had the more dangerous piledriver.[67] The two faced off on October 26 at Glory By Honor XII, where Bennett was victorious, following a distraction from Kanellis.[68] On December 14 at Final Battle 2013, Bennett was defeated by Steen in a Stretcher match and, as a result, could no longer use the piledriver in ROH.[69]
Bennett and Maria aligned themselves with the ROH World Champion Adam Cole, and Matt Hardy, as
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2014–2015)
In May 2014, Bennett took part in a tour co-produced by ROH and
From November 23 to December 5, Bennett and
Bennett and Taven returned to NJPW on April 5, 2015, at
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2016–2017)
On the January 5, 2016 episode of
At
WWE (2017–2020)
On April 18, 2017, Bennett was reported to have signed with WWE.[87] On June 18, at the Money in the Bank, now billed as Mike Kanellis, he made his debut alongside his wife, Maria Kanellis.[88] Over the following weeks, the Kanellis couple would be unintentionally interrupted by Sami Zayn, leading the Kanellis couple to demand an apology on the July 11 episode, but Zayn refused. This prompted Maria to slap Zayn, and Mike to attack Zayn with a vase, establishing both as villains and beginning a feud with Zayn.[89] On the July 18 episode of SmackDown, Kanellis defeated Zayn in his WWE debut match, after interference from Maria.[90] A rematch was subsequently scheduled for Battleground,[91] which Zayn won.[92] In total, he only wrestled four times on SmackDown due to going to rehab shortly after joining WWE and Maria getting pregnant around the same time.[93]
On April 16, 2018, Kanellis was moved to the
On the October 10 episode of
On January 16,
On October 14, four months after he signed a multi-year contract with WWE, he requested his release from WWE.[113] Kanellis returned from hiatus on the February 14, 2020 episode of 205 Live, teaming with Tony Nese to defeat Ariya Daivari and The Brian Kendrick.[114]
On April 15, 2020, both Mike and Maria Kanellis were released by WWE along with several other superstars because of measures implemented by WWE due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[115]
Return to independent circuit (2020)
After leaving WWE, Bennett used his real name in the independent circuit. On September 15, 2020, he faced
Return to ROH (2020–2021)
On November 21, 2020, Bennett made an appearance on Ring of Honor Wrestling television helping his former Kingdom partner Matt Taven fight off Vinny Marseglia and Bateman.[116] On October 27, 2021, he was released by ROH among other wrestlers due to the company going on hiatus.
Return to Impact Wrestling (2022)
At
All Elite Wrestling / Second return to ROH (2022–present)
Bennett made his All Elite Wrestling debut on the October 14, 2022, episode of Rampage, alongside Matt Taven and Maria Kanellis.
Bennett made his return to Ring of Honor - now AEW's sister promotion - at
In December 2023, Bennett and Matt Taven (wearing
Other media
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Penance | Guy | |
2015 | Almost Mercy | Officer Rudolph | |
2017 | Saving Christmas | Max Miracle |
Kanellis made his video game debut as part of the Rising Stars Pack of downloadable content created for WWE 2K19 and also appeared in WWE 2K20.[123]
Personal life
In an interview in December 2011, Maria Kanellis confirmed she was dating Bennett, and they later got engaged.[124][125] Bennett and Kanellis married on October 10, 2014. They have two children together.[126][127][128][129]
Championships and accomplishments
- Eastern Pro Wrestling
- Neo Revolution Grappling
- New England Wrestling Alliance
- NEWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Northeast Championship Wrestling
- NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Venom and Johnny Idol[134]
- Northeast Wrestling
- NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[135]
- Palē Pro Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Experience
- PWE United States Championship (1 time)[138]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (3 times, current) – with Matt Taven[71]
- Top Prospect Tournament (2011)
- Honor Rumble (2014)[140]
- ROH Year-End Award (1 time)
- Holy S*** Moment of the Year (2020) for returning to ROH and saving Matt Taven from The Righteous[141]
- The Wrestling Revolver
- Top Rope Promotions
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling
- 1 time)[84]
- 1 time) – with Matt Taven[145]
- WWE
- Wrestling Federation of America
- Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
- XWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[149]
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- ^ "PWE United States Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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- ^ "Holy S*** Moment of the Year: Mike Bennett Returns, Saves Matt Taven From The Righteous". Ring of Honor. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 9, 2022). "PWR Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 9, 2022). "REVOLVER Cage Of Horrors - Pay Per View @ Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 3, 2022). "REVOLVER Season Finale - Pay Per View @ Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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External links
- Mike Bennett at IMDb
- Mike Bennett's Chikara profile
- Ring of Honor profile
- Mike Kanellis on WWE.com
- Mike Bennett's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database