.jpg) Matthews in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kevin Matthew McDonald (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (age 43) New York City, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bobby Hollywood Kevin Matthews[1] KM[2] Kydd Enigma |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Brooklyn,New York |
| Debut | March 18, 2000 |
Kevin Matthew McDonald (born February 10, 1983) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is signed toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a coach and producer. He is best known for his time inImpact Wrestling, under thering nameKM.
As a native of New York, Matthews wrestled in many promotions around New York City and New Jersey early in his career. In 2004 he wrestled forWorld Xtreme Wrestling in Pennsylvania teaming up with Greg Matthews. He was managed byKrissy Vaine. On June 14, 2005, Matthews wrestled as enhancement talent in his only appearance in WWE. He teamed with Nick Berk, losing toMNM (Joey Mercury andJohnny Nitro).
He also wrestled inWomen Superstars Uncensored from 2006-2010. On December 12, 2009 Matthews lost toTito Santana at NWS/WSU The Awesome Challenge in Flemington, New Jersey. Matthews spent most of his career performing for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. On May 8, 2010 Matthews defeated boxing legendButterbean for the PWS Heavyweight Title. The title was vacated on August 20, 2010. He would regain the title by defeatingSami Callihan on June 2, 2012. On November 20, 2012 Matthews dropped the title toMatt Hardy. He would win the title back by defeating Hardy on February 9, 2013. During his reign he defeatedColt Cabana,Anthony Nese, andHomicide. He would drop the title to Alex Reynolds on September 20, 2013. On May 17, 2014 he defeatedJeff Jarrett.
On March 6, 2017, it was reported that McDonald had signed withImpact Wrestling.[4] On the March 30 episode ofImpact!, he debuted asSienna'scousin, defeatingBraxton Sutter with interference from Sienna, thus establishing himself as aheel.[5] On the May 25 episode ofImpact Wrestling, KM teamed withKongo Kong defeating Braxton Sutter andMahabali Shera, after both teams began a feud with each other.[6] On the June 15 episode ofImpact Wrestling that occurred inMumbai,India, KM competed in a Gauntlet match for the inaugural Sony SIX Invitational Trophy, which was won by Mahabali Shera after KM was eliminated by Shera.[7]
On July 2, during the Pre Show ofSlammiversary XV, KM teamed with Kongo Kong andLaurel Van Ness losing to Mahabali Shera, Braxton Sutter, andAllie in a six-person tag team match. On the January 18, 2018, Impact Wrestling tapings, KM attackedJames Storm with a beer bottle, smashing it over his head, after he joined the American Top Team.[8]
KM then later formed an alliance withFallah Bahh turningface in the process. In March 2019, his profile was moved to the alumni section of the Impact roster page on their website. Subsequently he stopped appearing on Impact Wrestling's weekly program.[9]
Matthews would later argue with Impact Wrestling Executive Vice PresidentScott D'Amore on Twitter over the amount they pay their talent.[10]
KM debuted forAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) on October 4, 2021 on an episode ofAEW Dark: Elevation in a match againstSonny Kiss. On the May 11, 2022 episode ofAEW Dynamite, KM would appear as a security guard in a contract signing betweenMJF andWardlow for a match atDouble or Nothing. He would again appear onElevation againstJohn Silver on June 27, 2022. In Rochester, New York on July 6, he would return as a part ofAmerican Top Team with Dan Lambert, for theTNT Championship match betweenScorpio Sky and Wardlow.
In June 2023, it was reported the Matthews had taken a job as a backstage coach/producer for AEW.[11]
