AWL Wrestler Profile: Matt Classic

Matt Classic

              From: Parts Unknown/The Smoke Filled Arenas of Yesteryear.

              Record: 16-5

              Finisher: The Classic Claw.

              Affiliation: The Technicos/Team World (Former).

              Style: American Rasselin.

Championships: AWL World Heavyweight Champion x2/AWL Anarchy Champion x1.

              The oldest wrestler still active today, Matt Classic began wrestling in 19 ought whatchamacallit and has been wrestling since the carnival days at the turn of the 20^th century.  He has been an active wrestler ever since (save for a few years of service in World War II).  Matt is called “The Inventor of Professional Wrestling” because he was the man who either invented or first used in a pro wrestling context most of the common moves that today’s young whippersnappers take for granted.  HE taught Fritz Von Eric the Classic Claw.  HE taught Lou Thesz the Matt Classic Press.  HE taught Jake Roberts the DDT (Although he never told Jake what DDT really means).

              Matt has wrestled all over the world from the NWA, AWA, WCCW, Mid-South, WWWF, WSX, ROH, CHIKARA, NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, various American independents, and now the AWL.  Matt is still a much requested star around the world including an annual appearance in Chikara’s King of Trios tournament.

              Behind the scenes, Matt is known as . . . well, a cantankerous old fart.  But his knowledge of old school wrestling is second to none and the younger men on the roster can and do learn a lot from him (Though modern and foreign styles of wrestling like lucha and hardcore confuse him).

              Matt Classic has held many titles around the world in his decades long career, but his greatest championship victory came at AWL 20, the Season 1 Finale, when he defeated the Angel of Death in a 2 out of 3 falls match including a final fall that literally broke the steel cage.  He still dreams of climbing the mountain one last time, but knows there are fewer days ahead then there are behind.

              Now in the twilight of his career, Matt Classic wrestles a part time schedule and focuses his attention on training the next generation of scientific wrestlers.  To this end, he has found Lee Masters and Sammy Nix and has coached them through trial and tribulation to multiple AWL World Tag Team Championships.  Matt sees his students as his children and takes great pride in them and their accomplishments.  As long and storied as Matt’s career has been, there is always some new trick, secret, or technique up the sleeve of the Inventor of Professional Wrestling.