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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Prince (1973-07-13)July 13, 1973 (age 52) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Matt Martini Wifebeater |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 244 lb (111 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Trailer Trash, Texas |
| Trained by | The Pitbulls |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Retired | 2006 |
Matthew Prince (born July 13, 1973) is an American formerprofessional wrestler, better known by hisring nameWifebeater. He is best known for his tenure inCombat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004. He is known for his ring attire (awifebeater and jeans) and aweed whacker that he brought to the ring with him, and sometimes used on his opponents.
Wifebeater debuted inCombat Zone Wrestling on August 21, 1999, at "Pyramid of Hell" on the losing end of a match againstTrent Acid. On September 18, 1999, Wifebeater defeatedNick Gage to win his firstWorld Heavyweight Championship. Wifebeater held the title until November 20, 1999, when he lost it toJohn Zandig. Wifebeater went on to win the CZW Heavyweight Championship two more times and theIron Man Championship four times. He also teamed up withJustice Pain to form theH8 Club and win theWorld Tag Team Championship. Wifebeater and Justice Pain lost the titles to Nick Gage and Nate Hatred, who later also referred to themselves as the H8 Club. After their title loss and failure to regain the titles in a rematch, Wifebeater and Justice Pain broke up and began feuding. This feud ended atCage of Death III inside the Cage of Death for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship where Pain defeated Wifebeater. During one period in 2001, Wifebeater was a member of the stable "Big Dealz" along withJohn Zandig,Nick Mondo,Jun Kasai, Z-Barr, andTrent Acid.[2]
In 2002, Wifebeater won the first-ever CZW Tournament of Death after defeatingNick Mondo in the finals. He wrestled aretirement match in November 2002, but made a return a year later in the same month to join Zandig's team forCage of Death V. In 2004, he won thethird Tournament of Death after defeatingNecro Butcher in the finals. Later in the year, Justice Pain returned and rejoined Wifebeater to reform the H8 Club. They targeted the H8 Club of Gage and Hatred and defeated the pair atCage Of Death 6 on December 11, though after their victory Justice Pain turned on Wifebeater. Prince subsequently made infrequent appearances in CZW, including a run in on the ROH wrestlers during a big brawl between CZW and ROH at ROH's "Arena Warfare" in early 2006. His final match to date was at CZW's eventTrapped on August 12, 2006, filling in for a vacantJ.C. Bailey, where Wifebeater defeated Danny Havoc in a barbed wire cage.
