Kevin Matthews (wrestler)

Kevin Matthews
Birth name Kevin Matthew McDonald
Born (1983-02-10) February 10, 1983
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn,
New York City, New York, United States[1]
Residence Bay Ridge, Brooklyn,
New York City, New York, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bobby Hollywood
Kevin Matthews
KM
Kydd Enigma
Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Billed weight 265 lb (120 kg)[3]
Billed from Brooklyn, New York
Trained by Johnny Rodz
Bill DeMott
Debut March 18, 2000

Kevin Matthew McDonald (born February 10, 1983)[4] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name KM.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Independent promotions (2000–2017)

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 for World Xtreme Wrestling in Pennsylvania teaming up with Greg Matthews. He was managed by Krissy Vaine.

Also he wrestled in Women Superstars Uncensored from 2006-2010. On December 12, 2009 Matthews lost to Tito Santana at NWS/WSU The Awesome Challenge in Flemington, New Jersey.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005)

On June 14, 2005 Matthews was a jobber for his only appearance in WWE. He teamed up with Nick Berk losing to MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro).

Pro Wrestling Syndicate (2007-2016)

Matthews spent of his career for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. On May 8, 2010 Matthews defeated boxing legend Butterbean for the PWS Heavyweight Title. The title was vacated on August 20, 2010. He would regain the title by defeating Sami Callihan on June 2, 2012. On November 20, 2012 Matthews dropped the title to Matt Hardy. He would win the title back defeating Hardy on February 9, 2013. During his reign he defeated Colt Cabana, Anthony Nese, and Homicide. He would drop the title to Alex Reynolds on September 20, 2013. On May 17, 2014 he defeated Jeff Jarrett.

Impact Wrestling (2017–present)

On March 6, 2017, it was reported that McDonald had signed with Impact Wrestling.[6] On the March 30, 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling, he debuted as Sienna's cousin, defeating Braxton Sutter with interference from Sienna.[7]

On the May 25, 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling, KM teamed with Kongo Kong defeating Braxton Sutter and Mahabali Shera, after both teams began a feud with each other.[8]

On June 15, episode of Impact Wrestling that occurred in Mumbai, India, KM competed in a Gauntlet match for the inaugural Sony SIX Invitational Trophy, which was won by Mahabali Shera after he was eliminated by Shera.[9]

On July 2, during the Pre Show of Slammiversary XV, KM teamed with Kongo Kong and Laurel Van Ness losing to Mahabali Shera, Braxton Sutter and Allie in a six-person tag team match. On January 18, 2018 Impact Wrestling tapings, KM attacked James Storm with a beer bottle, smashing over Storm's head and joined American Top Team.[10] KM then later formed an alliance with Fallah Bahh turning face in the process.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Matthews profile".
  2. ↑ "KM's twitter".
  3. 1 2 "KM". ImpactWrestling.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Matthews Profight profile".
  5. ↑ "KM - Impact Wrestling". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Csonka, Larry (March 6, 2017). "Kevin Matthews Signs With Impact Wrestling". 411Mania.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bocook, Gerald (March 31, 2017). "Impact Wrestling Results – 3/30/17 (New Tag Team Champions crowned)". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "IMPACT Wrestling #671".
  9. ↑ "IMPACT Wrestling #674".
  10. ↑ "Slammiversary XV Results (7/2): Alberto El Patron Vs. Lashley, Multiple Titles Unified".
  11. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "PWS Heavyweight Championship".
  13. ↑ "SSCW Television Championship history".
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