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On July 15, 2010, Capiccioni, under his Matt Cross ring name, had a try out match teaming with Jamen Canseco against The Gate Crashers ([[Vance Archer]] and [[Curt Hawkins]]) on an edition of ''[[WWE Superstars]]''. Cross and Jamen Canseco lost when Archer pinned Cross.<ref name=OWOW/>
On July 15, 2010, Capiccioni, under his Matt Cross ring name, had a try out match teaming with Jamen Canseco against The Gate Crashers ([[Vance Archer]] and [[Curt Hawkins]]) on an edition of ''[[WWE Superstars]]''. Cross and Jamen Canseco lost when Archer pinned Cross.<ref name=OWOW/>


In 2011, Capiccioni joined the cast of the revived ''[[WWE Tough Enough]]'' series, which premiered on April 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_49041.shtml|title=Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of season premiere on USA Network, Overall Thoughts|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=2011-04-04|accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> That same day Capiccioni, along with the rest of the cast, appeared on ''[[WWE Raw]]'' in a segment with ''Tough Enough'' host [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_49042.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 4/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw - The Rock & Austin live, fall-out from WrestleMania 27, Sin Cara debut|date= 2011-04-04|accessdate=2011-04-05|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> He was eliminated from the competition in the second week for not showing personality and not impressing the trainers when given the opportunity during an exhibition match. This choice was controversial with the Internet wrestling community due to his well-known ring experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_49217.shtml|title=Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/11: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Week 2 on USA Network guest-starring John Cena|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-04-12|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
In 2011, Capiccioni joined the cast of the revived ''[[WWE Tough Enough]]'' series, which premiered on April 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_49041.shtml|title=Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of season premiere on USA Network, Overall Thoughts|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=2011-04-04|accessdate=2011-04-05}}</ref> That same day Capiccioni, along with the rest of the cast, appeared on ''[[WWE Raw]]'' in a segment with ''Tough Enough'' host [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_49042.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 4/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw - The Rock & Austin live, fall-out from WrestleMania 27, Sin Cara debut|date= 2011-04-04|accessdate=2011-04-05|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> He was eliminated from the competition in the second week for not showing personality and not impressing the trainers when given the opportunity during an exhibition match. This choice was controversial with the Internet wrestling community due to his well-known ring experience. Shortly following this elimination, Bill DeMott admitted truth to internet rumors, confirming that he is in fact a homosexual, and the only reason that he opted to send Matt home was because Matt declined his sexual advances.[4]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_49217.shtml|title=Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/11: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Week 2 on USA Network guest-starring John Cena|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-04-12|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>


==In wrestling==
==In wrestling==

Revision as of 07:21, 22 April 2011

M-Dogg 20
Born (1980-12-31) December 31, 1980 (age 43)[1]
Cleveland, Ohio
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)M-Dogg 20[2]
M-Dogg[1]
Matt Cross[2]
Spartan 3000 b.C.[3]
The Raptor[1]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4]
Billed weight177 lb (80 kg)[4]
Billed fromCleveland, Ohio (as M-Dogg 20 / Matt Cross)
Sparta (as Spartan 3000 b.C.)
Trained byJ.T. Lightning[2][4]
Cleveland All Pro Training Center[2][4]
DebutAugust 21, 2001[4]

Matthew Capiccioni[1] (born December 31, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names M-Dogg 20 and Matt Cross. In addition to performing on the independent circuit, Capiccioni has also worked for prominent promotions such as Ring of Honor, Chikara and the short-lived Wrestling Society X. His main character is that of an adherent of the "straight edge" lifestyle, a culture which he follows in real life. In 2011, Capiccioni joined the cast of the fifth season of WWE Tough Enough.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2001–2005)

Capiccioni participated in competitive gymnastics for ten years. In 1999, he won gold medals in both the rings and the vault at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.[4] That same year, he discovered Extreme Championship Wrestling's events and after watching them, decided to start training to become a professional wrestler. Cappicioni was involved in backyard wrestling before enrolling at the Cleveland Pro Wrestling training school under the tutelage of J.T. Lightning.[4] Upon completing his training, he took on the ring name M-Dogg 20, and began competing on the independent circuit for promotions such as Xtreme Pro Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling.

Action Zone Wrestling (2006)

Capiccioni made his debut for the Hawaii-based Action Zone Wrestling on May 31, 2006, in a losing effort to Super Hentai. On June 1, he took part in AZW's "Anniversary Annihilation" event as he teamed up with Society's Rejects to defeat King Makoa and The Hotbodies in a six man elimination match. He later returned to AZW on December 21, 2006 to team up with Super Hentai to defeat DDB and AkuA at "Battleclash II".

Ring of Honor (2006–2008)

Capiccioni, under his M-Dogg 20 ring name, made his debut in Ring of Honor on October 7, 2006 in Detroit as the replacement for Delirious, who fought earlier in the night against the debuting Zach Gowen. Capiccioni did not win the six man mayhem match, but he impressed the crowd and ROH officials enough to would return to ROH in the future. He returned October 27, 2006 in Dayton, Ohio, where he lost in a well-received [citation needed] match with Christopher Daniels. Now under the ring name "Matt Cross", he would later face Daniels in a rematch in Philadelphia on November 4, but Daniels pinned Capiccioni after hitting the Angel's Wings. On December 9, Cross substituted for the injured Matt Sydal and teamed with one half of the World Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels, and went on to lose to Austin Aries and Roderick Strong in a non-title match.

Following the formation of the No Remorse Corps, Austin Aries asked Cross to be the new member of his new stable. Later that night, Cross teamed with Aries to beat NRC representatives Davey Richards and Roderick Strong. During the course of the match, Cross attempted a springboard moonsault, but landed on the guardrail and sustained a major cut running down his body. He returned to ROH in April 2007, suffering defeats on successive nights against Davey Richards and Shingo Takagi. Aside from that, Cross teamed up with Erick Stevens and Aries and the trio continued to fight against the NRC, including a Philly Street Fight at "Death Before Dishonor V Night 2", where the NRC won.

On October 6 at "Undeniable", Cross was defeated in a tag team match where he teamed with Erick Stevens to take on Davey Richards and Rocky Romero. The stipulation was that whoever was pinned was suspended from ROH for two months and because Cross was pinned, he would be suspended.

UWA Hardcore Wrestling (2006–2008)

At the time Capiccioni was wrestling for ROH, he was also wrestling for UWA Hardcore Wrestling as M-Dogg 20, where he was the reigning Canadian Champion after regaining the title from Puma at the "Return of the Dragon" show on July 28, 2007. Although he missed night one of UWA Hardcore's annual GP tournament, he made a surprise return on the second night of the tournament during the main event steel cage match. M-Dogg 20's return ultimately helped Osiris and Jerry Lynn win the match over the Prohibition Wrestling Alliance, a stable led by his former tag team partner Josh Prohibition. As a stipulation of the match, control of the company reverted from Prohibition back to Osiris, the original owner of the company.

One month later at UWA's "Return of the Phoenix" event, M-Dogg 20 lost the Canadian Championship to Prohibition in a gauntlet match also featuring Rip Impact.

Wrestling Society X (2007)

In 2007, when MTV launched its new wrestling program Wrestling Society X, Capiccioni was signed to the project under his Matt Cross ring name, and he formed a tag team with Teddy Hart called The Filth and the Fury. While the team was featured in the main event of the show's seventh episode, WSX folded after only nine episodes.

Foreign excursion (2007–present)

In May 2007, Capiccioni was booked by the Queens of Chaos promotion in France and he wrestled in front of 72,000 people, which is the 2007 record for a wrestling show. A documentary will be released in 2008 from the event. In 2008, Capiccioni began and continues to wrestle for Pro Wrestling Noah under a masked gimmick known as "The Raptor". Around the same time, he also began competing for the Italy-based Nu-Wrestling Evolution as "Spartan 3000 b.C.", a Spartan warrior inspired by the popular movie 300.[3]

Matt competed under his ringname Matt Cross in German Stampede Wrestling the first time in 2007, being part of a 4-Way for the Breakthrough Title against Germanys Thumbtack Jack, Steve Douglas and X-Dream, who eventually won the match. In April 2010 Matt Cross was one of many surprise guests (amongst Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Douglas Williams and Ares), when GSW closed the gates with a final weekend. He lost another Breakthrough Title match in a 3-Way against Emil Sitoci and X-Dream on Saturday and teamed with X-Dream in a Tag-Title-Scramble-Match on Sunday, but couldn't win that either. When GSW reopened with a new structure a few months later, Matt had another chance at the Breakthrough Title and finally grabbed it by defeating Emil Sitoci. He held the title through the next three "TV tapings" (broadcasted as internet stream), defending the belt one time against Zack Sabre, jr. But at the first iPPV "Unstoppable" he lost the title to X-Dream.[5]

Pro Wrestling Syndicate (2007)

In December 2007, Capiccioni was booked to wrestle Teddy Hart for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey. Due to injury he was unable to compete however appeared at the event. Capiccioni as "M-Dogg 20" Matt Cross would make his in ring debut for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in March 2008 in Yonkers, NY as part of The Majestic Twelve Tournament which included Teddy Hart, Jack Evans, Sonjay Dutt, Kenny Omega, Jerry Lynn, and others.

Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin (2009)

On November 21, 2009, Capiccioni took part in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin" tour in Australia under his Spartan 3000 b.C. character. In his first match on tour, he defeated Shannon Moore. On November 24, Moore defeated him in a rematch. At the Sydney leg of the tour, he won the final match between them, a ladder match, and claimed a $25,000 prize.

Chikara (2010)

On April 24, 2010, Capiccioni, under his Matt Cross ring name, made his debut for Philadelphia-based Chikara.[6] In his first match, a four-way elimination match in the Rey de Voladores (King of the Fliers) tournament, Cross defeated Flip Kendrick, Malachi Jackson and Amasis to advance to the finals.[7] The following day Cross was defeated in the finals by Ophidian.[8]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2010–2011)

On July 15, 2010, Capiccioni, under his Matt Cross ring name, had a try out match teaming with Jamen Canseco against The Gate Crashers (Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins) on an edition of WWE Superstars. Cross and Jamen Canseco lost when Archer pinned Cross.[2]

In 2011, Capiccioni joined the cast of the revived WWE Tough Enough series, which premiered on April 4.[9] That same day Capiccioni, along with the rest of the cast, appeared on WWE Raw in a segment with Tough Enough host Stone Cold Steve Austin.[10] He was eliminated from the competition in the second week for not showing personality and not impressing the trainers when given the opportunity during an exhibition match. This choice was controversial with the Internet wrestling community due to his well-known ring experience. Shortly following this elimination, Bill DeMott admitted truth to internet rumors, confirming that he is in fact a homosexual, and the only reason that he opted to send Matt home was because Matt declined his sexual advances.[4][11]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
    • CAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4][12]
    • CAPW North American Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Josh Prohibition[2][4]
  • Far North Wrestling
    • FNW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[12]
  • German Stampede Wrestling
    • GSW Breakthrough Championship (1 time) [12]
  • International Wrestling Cartel
    • IWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Josh Prohibition[14]
  • Mid-Ohio Wrestling
    • MOW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[4]
  • NWA Upstate
    • NWA Upstate Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josh Prohibition[15]
  • New Era Pro Wrestling
    • NEPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[16]
    • NEPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Josh Prohibition[4]
  • Pro Wrestling Ohio
    • PWO Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12][18]
  • Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers
    • UNION Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cagematch profile".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "M-Dogg 20 at Online World of Wrestling".
  3. ^ a b "Spartan b.C. at Nu-Wrestling Evolution".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "M-Dogg 20's official bio".
  5. ^ "Cagematch match listings".
  6. ^ "CHIKARA: Matt "M-Dogg 20" Cross debuts this weekend".
  7. ^ Streleckis, Brian (2010-04-26). "CHIKARA PRO 4-24 Philadelphia second night of King of Trios". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  8. ^ Streleckis, Brian (2010-04-26). "CHIKARA King of Trios Night Three Results". 411Mania. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  9. ^ Caldwell, James (2011-04-04). "Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of season premiere on USA Network, Overall Thoughts". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  10. ^ Caldwell, James (2011-04-04). "Caldwell's WWE Raw results 4/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw - The Rock & Austin live, fall-out from WrestleMania 27, Sin Cara debut". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  11. ^ Caldwell, James (2011-04-11). "Caldwell's Tough Enough report 4/11: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Week 2 on USA Network guest-starring John Cena". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Cagematch title listings".
  13. ^ "IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship history". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  14. ^ "IWC Tag Team Championship history".
  15. ^ "NWA New York Tag Team Championship history".
  16. ^ "NEPW Cruiserweight Championship history".
  17. ^ Editors, PWI (August 2009). "PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. {{cite journal}}: |last= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  18. ^ "Results: PWO TV - Episode #022".
  19. ^ "XPW championship histories".

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