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Matthew Kaye

Matthew Robert Kaye is an American wrestling commentator and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known for his time in WWE as Matt Striker. He served as color commentator on WWE Superstars until his departure from, the company on 2013. He is also an occasional actor in film. After obtaining a Master's degree in educational psychology, Kaye began working as a high-school teacher. He also began a career in professional wrestling, and made his debut in 2000 after being trained by Johnny Rodz. In his first year as a wrestler he won 10 different championships, and went on to become a mainstay on the independent circuit in the New York region. He toured Japan with the Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion in late 2004 and early 2005. In early 2005, Kaye quit his full-time teaching job at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, when the school board found out that he had been using sick days as a way to pursue his wrestling career. Kaye signed a contract with WWE in mid-2005, calling himself Matt Striker, and quickly developed a persona of a heel (villainous) teacher. He started out on the Raw brand, where he hosted a segment known as Matt Striker's Classroom, before moving to the ECW brand in 2006. There he joined the New Breed alliance and was involved in a scripted rivalry with the ECW Originals. After this, he began managing wrestler Big Daddy V until 2008. In August 2008, Striker began working as the color commentator on ECW and, alongside his commentary partner Todd Grisham, won the 2008 Slammy Award for Announce Team of the Year. Striker was then moved to the SmackDown brand where he commentated from October 2009 to January 2011.


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Born:
Jun 10, 1974
Movie/TV Credits:
34
First Appeared:
In the series Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11
Latest Project:
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021 2021-10-23
Known For
Poster of Headstrong
Poster of MLW Battle Riot
Poster of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
Poster of Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
Filmography
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021 Matt Striker 2021-10-23
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021 Matt Striker 2021-07-17
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021 Matt Striker 2021-04-25
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021 Matt Striker 2021-09-18
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021 Matt Striker 2021-07-31
Movie Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler 2020-11-20
Movie Headstrong Matt Striker 2019-02-19
Movie MLW Battle Riot Matt Striker 2018-07-19
Movie After School Special Detective Lockhorn 2017-05-30
Movie Saving Christmas Matt Striker 2017-11-06
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 Matt Striker (Commentary) 2015-01-04
Movie WrestleCon Supershow 2015 Matt Striker 2015-03-28
Movie House of Hardcore IX Matt Striker 2015-07-18
Series Lucha Underground Matt Striker 2014-10-28
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2012 Matt Striker 2012-11-10
Series WWE NXT Matthew Kaye 2010-02-23
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2008 Matt Striker 2008-01-27
Movie WWE WrestleMania XXIV Matt Striker 2008-03-30
Movie WWE No Way Out 2008 Matt Striker (Ringside) 2008-02-18
Movie WWE One Night Stand 2007 Matt Striker 2007-06-03
Movie WWE WrestleMania 23 Matt Striker 2007-04-01
Movie WWE No Mercy 2007 Matt Striker (Manager) 2007-10-07
Movie WWE Survivor Series 2007 Matt Striker (Manager) 2007-11-18
Movie WWE Armageddon 2007 Matt Striker (Ringside) 2007-12-16
Movie Legends Never Die Matt Stryker 2006-06-01
Movie WWE Vengeance 2006 Matt Striker (Lumberjack) 2006-06-25
Movie ECW December to Dismember Matt Striker 2006-12-03
Series TNA iMPACT! Unknown 2004-06-04
Series Major League Wrestling: Underground TV 2003-04-07
Movie MLW War Games Matt Rite 2003-09-19
Series WWE SmackDown Matt Striker 1999-04-29
Series WWE Raw Unknown 1993-01-11
Movie Wise Guys Harry Jr. 1986-04-17
Series Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11