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Matt Bentley

Matthew James Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to "Maverick" Matt Bentley. He was trained by his cousin, Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane, a play on his cousin's name, originating from Michaels' guest appearance in Pacific Blue. Additionally, Bentley utilizes Michaels' signature was superkick maneuver as his own finisher.


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Born:
Dec 10, 1979 In Clinton, Iowa, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
49
First Appeared:
In the series WWE SmackDown 1999-04-29
Latest Project:
Movie The Best of the X Division, Vol 1 2025
Known For
Poster of ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
Poster of ROH: All Star Extravaganza
Poster of ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001
Poster of ECW Fan Cam: January 12, 2001
Filmography
Movie The Best of the X Division, Vol 1 Himself 2025
Movie Greed Adrian McCreadie 2019-09-07
Movie TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 Michael Shane 2016-05-01
Movie ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 Michael Shane 2013-01-01
Movie TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013 Matt Bentley 2013-04-05
Movie ROH: Year One Michael Shane 2012-05-16
Movie TNA Hard Justice 2007 Martyr (Ringside) 2007-08-12
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2007 Maverick Matt (Ringside) 2007-02-11
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2006 Matt Bentley 2006-02-12
Movie TNA Final Resolution 2006 Matt Bentley 2006-01-15
Movie TNA Destination X 2006 Matt Bentley 2006-03-12
Movie The Best of Christopher Daniels: Heaven Sent, Hell Bound Michael Shane 2006-01-10
Movie TNA Bound for Glory 2006 Maverick Matt 2006-10-22
Movie TNA Genesis 2006 Maverick Matt 2006-11-19
Movie TNA No Surrender 2006 Maverick Matt 2006-09-24
Movie The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable Himself 2006-06-06
Movie TNA Hard Justice 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-05-15
Movie TNA Lockdown 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-04-24
Movie TNA Final Resolution 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-01-16
Movie TNA Slammiversary 2005 Michael Shane 2005-06-19
Movie TNA Against All Odds 2005 Michael Shane 2005-02-13
Movie TNA Turning Point 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-12-11
Movie TNA No Surrender 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-07-17
Movie TNA Genesis 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-11-13
Movie TNA Bound for Glory 2005 Matt Bentley 2005-10-23
Movie TNA Unbreakable 2005 Matt Bentley (Appearance) 2005-09-11
Movie Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles Michael Shane 2004-01-01
Movie TNA Turning Point 2004 Michael Shane 2004-12-05
Series TNA iMPACT! Michael Shane 2004-06-04
Movie ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II Michael Shane 2003-04-26
Movie ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy Michael Shane 2003-01-11
Movie MLW Revolutions Michael Shane 2003-05-09
Movie ROH: One Year Anniversary Show Michael Shane 2003-02-08
Movie ROH: Night of The Grudges Michael Shane 2003-06-14
Movie ROH: Wrath of The Racket Michael Shane 2003-08-09
Movie MLW Rise of The Renegades Michael Shane 2003-07-26
Movie ROH Crowning a Champion Michael Shane 2002-07-27
Movie ROH: The Era of Honor Begins Michael Shane 2002-02-23
Movie ROH Night of Appreciation Michael Shane 2002-04-27
Movie ROH: Honor Invades Boston Michael Shane 2002-08-24
Movie ROH: Unscripted Michael Shane 2002-09-21
Movie ROH: Night of The Butcher Michael Shane 2002-12-07
Movie ROH: All Star Extravaganza Michael Shane 2002-11-09
Movie ROH: Glory By Honor Michael Shane 2002-10-05
Movie ECW Fan Cam: January 12, 2001 Michael Shane 2001-01-12
Movie ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001 Michael Shane 2001-01-13
Movie ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000 Michael Shane 2000-12-15
Movie ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000 Michael Shane 2000-11-11
Series WWE SmackDown Matt Bentley 1999-04-29