Mike Bennett (wrestler)

For other people with similar names, see Michael Bennett.
Mike Bennett
Bennett in 2014
Birth nameMichael Bennett
Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Carver, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Michael Bennett[1]
Mike Bennett[2]
Mike Kanellis[3]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4]
Billed weight224 lb (102 kg)[4]
Billed fromSouth Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Boston, Massachusetts
Trained byBob Evans
Steve Bradley
Debut2002[2]

Michael Bennett[5] (born May 16, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a member of The Undisputed Kingdom stable. Bennett previously competed for WWE under the ring name Mike Kanellis, and for Impact Wrestling.

After beginning his career on the independent circuit, Bennett made his ROH debut in 2008. With his then-girlfriend Maria Kanellis, he worked as part of "The Kingdom" stable, winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Matt Taven. ROH's talent-sharing agreement with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) saw the tag team make appearances in Japan, where they won NJPW's IWGP Tag Team Championship. Bennett left ROH in late-2015 to sign with promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he won the TNA X Division Championship. In 2017, Bennett joined his wife Maria in WWE (whose maiden name was used as his character's surname), where he held the WWE 24/7 Championship twice. After leaving WWE in April 2020, Bennett briefly returned to ROH and to TNA (now known as Impact Wrestling) before joining AEW in October 2022.

In addition to wrestling, Bennett and Taven operate a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Michael Bennett". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ROH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mike Kanellis - WWE Bio". WWE. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Mike Bennett - Wrestlers Database". Cagematch. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mike Kanellis: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "New ROH PPV bout, Omega-ROH update and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 23, 2016.