Matt Taven
| Matt Taven | |
|---|---|
Taven as ROH World Champion in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Matthew Marinelli |
| Born | March 20, 1985 Derry, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Matt Taven The Romantic Touch |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California Boston, Massachusetts |
| Debut | March 7, 2008 |
Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one-half of The Kingdom with Mike Bennett.
Taven is best known for his work with ROH as an original member of The Kingdom and he's the former leader of the 2016-19 revival incarnation. During his tenure in ROH he held the ROH World Championship, ROH World Television Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Taven has also worked for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) (where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion); Impact Wrestling; and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (where he is a former NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion).
In addition to wrestling, Taven and Mike Bennett operated a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island.