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Matt Cage

Title History

  • AAPW tag team titles w Christian Rose defeating Heath Hatton (January 14, 2012);
  • ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles w Alex Castle winning a tournament (January 28, 2012);
  • SCW heavyweight title defeating Knight Wagner (April 19, 2013);
  • AAW Heritage title defeating ACH (November 30, 2013);
  • DREAMWAVE world heavyweight title defeating Christian Rose (August 2, 2014);
  • DREAMWAVE tag team titles w Christian Rose defeating Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza (August 1, 2015);
  • FLW No Limits title defeating Suede Thompson (March 19, 2016);
  • ZERO1 USA Supreme world junior heavyweight title defeating Jordan Perry and Jake St. Patrick in a 3-way match (October 22, 2016);
  • PGP Franchise title defeating Stephan Wolf (June 3, 2017);

Career Highlights

  • April 4, 2009 – PWE: Curly defeated Matt Cage.
  • May 17, 2009 – EWF: Gunner Hansen defeated Dragon and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • June 19, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Dan The Man, Jason Collins, Jeremy Travis and Petey Clark defeated Coach Havens, Matt Cage, Shane Smalls and The Dixieland Destroyer.
  • June 20, 2009 -PWE: Danny McKay and Trip C defeated Curly and Matt Cage.
  • July 25, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Ricochet defeated Matt Cage.
  • August 8, 2009 – LWA: Matt Cage defeated Brandon Aarons.
  • August 14, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Sal Thomaselli defeated Matt Cage. Matt Cage was also in the #1 contenders battle royal for the heavyweight title won by Ryan Phoenix.
  • August 28, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Jimmy Shalwin defeated Jonathan Gresham and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • October 23, 2009 – NWA Midwest: Matt Cage defeated Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • October 24, 2009 – AAPW: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated Matt Cage and Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • November 6, 2009 – PWE: Mephisto defeated Matt Cage.
  • November 7, 2009 – LWA: Jeremy Wyatt defeated Matt Cage in a submission match.
  • November 20, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Bucky Collins and Ryan Phoenix defeated Markus Crane and Matt Cage.
  • December 4, 2009 – IWA Mid-South: Bucky Collins and Ryan Phoenix defeated Blake Steel and Matt Cage.
  • January 2, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Matt Cage.
  • January 23, 2010 – SLA: Matt Cage defeated Krotch and Markus Crane in a 3-way match.
  • January 30, 2010 – NWA Supreme: Cecil Cervesa and Drew Thomas defeated Matt Cage and Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • February 19, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • March 6, 2010 – IPW: Matt Cage defeated Jack Verville.
  • March 20, 2010 – LWA: Dan Walsh defeated Matt Cage.
  • March 21, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • March 26, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Matt Cage.
  • April 23, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) and Matt Cage defeated Dan The Man, Ian Rotten and Sal Thomaselli.
  • April 24, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Bucky Collins, Dan The Man, Kyle Threat, Matt Cage, Nick Brubaker and Sal Thomaselli in a 7-way match to become #1 contender for the light heavyweight title.
  • May 1, 2010 – IPW: Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Matt Cage.
  • May 15, 2010 – LWA: Jeremy Wyatt defeated Dan Walsh, Darin Corbin and Matt Cage in a 4-way match.
  • May 16, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Neil Diamond Cutter.
  • May 21, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Ian Rotten defeated Matt Cage.
  • May 22, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Drake Younger defeated Matt Cage.
  • June 5, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) and Matt Cage defeated Chuey Martinez, Michael Faith and Necro Butcher.
  • June 26, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: David Clark defeated Matt Cage.
  • July 3, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Hunter Matthews and Matt Cage defeated David Clark and Donnie Peppercricket.
  • July 17, 2010 – LWA: Matt Cage defeated Billy McNeil and Christian Rose in a 3-way match.
  • August 7, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Neil Diamond Cutter. Markus Crane and Matt Cage defeated The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter).
  • August 22, 2010 – NWA Supreme: The Satanic Buffet (Alex Castle, Markus Crane and Matt Cage) defeated The Dodgeball Brigade (Bucky Collins, Gunner Franks and Tyler Priegel).
  • August 27, 2010 – ICW: Troy Walters defeated Matt Cage.
  • September 10, 2010 – PWN: Sir Bradley Charles defeated Matt Cage.
  • September 11, 2010 – IWA Mid-South: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated Markus Crane and Matt Cage.
  • October 22, 2010 – PWN: Kyle O’Reilly defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 26, 2011 – NMW: Matt Cage defeated Tony G.
  • March 11, 2011 – CPW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • May 21, 2011 – SLA: RAJETT (Jessica James and Rachel Summerlyn) defeated Jack-O-Lantern and Super Electro & The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in a 3-way tag team match to retain the tag titles.
  • July 8, 2011 – F1RST: The North Star Express (Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • July 9, 2011 – SLA: The Children Of Pain (Darin Childs and Khris Wolfe) defeated Alexandre Rudolph and KC Karrington, The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) & The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in a 4-way tag team match.
  • August 6, 2011 – DREAMWAVE: Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) to retain the tag team titles.
  • August 21, 2011 – ACW: The Lost Boys (Jason Silver and Sky de Lacrimosa) defeated Bolt Brady and Ricky Romida, The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) & Southwest Connect (Danny Gee and Nathan Sin) in a 4-way tag team match.
  • August 27, 2011 – IPW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Reed Bentley and Sue Jackson.
  • September 2, 2011 – D1W: Team YUM (Reed Bentley and Tripp Cassidy) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • September 10, 2011 – DGUSA: The Scene (Caleb Konley and Scott Reed) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • September 21, 2011 – IWAU: Alex Castle and Cash Bordin defeated Christian Rose and Matt Cage.
  • September 24, 2011 – AAPW: Curly and Heath Hatton defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) to retain the tag team titles.
  • October 1, 2011 – IPW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Young Studs (Bobby Beverly and Eric Ryan).
  • October 9, 2011 – SLA: Athena and Gunner Franks defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • October 14, 2011 – D1W: Apollo and Daniel Quinn defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • October 29, 2011 – HWA: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Jerry Andrews and Sid Fabulous.
  • November 5, 2011 – IPW: The Messiahs Of The New Age (Dustin Rayz and Rickey Shane Page) defeated The Young Studs (Bobby Beverly and Eric Ryan), D-N-A (Aaron Xtreme and Doug Charlez) & The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in a 4-way tag team match.
  • November 11, 2011 – D1W: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Christian Rose and Matt Atreya & The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem and Troy Marcum) in a 3-way tag team match.
  • November 22, 2011 – HWA: D-N-A (Aaron McCormick and Doug Charlez) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • November 26, 2011 – NMW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Christian Rose and Joey O’Riley.
  • December 7, 2011 – IWAU: Alex Castle and Joey O’Riley vs. Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) ended in a no contest.
  • December 9, 2011 – D1W: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Danny Cannon and Joey O’Riley.
  • December 10, 2011 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Joey O’Riley to retain the heavyweight title.
  • January 11, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Blake Reed to retain the heavyweight title.
  • January 14, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley defeated Matt Cage in a TLC match to win the heavyweight title.
  • January 14, 2012 – AAPW: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Heath Hatton in a handicap match to win the tag team titles.
  • January 18, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated AT Brooks.
  • January 21, 2012 – NMW: Christian Rose and Joey O’Riley defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • January 25, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley vs. Matt Cage in a best 2 out of 3 falls match ended in a draw.
  • January 28, 2012 – SLW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Christian Rose and Joey O’Riley in the semi-finals. The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) to win the tournament and vacant ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • February 1, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated AT Brooks.
  • February 8, 2012 – IWAU: Cash Corbin defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 11, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley defeated Cash Bordin and Matt Cage in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • February 12, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Gunner Franks.
  • February 14, 2012 – IWAU: Alex Castle, Joey O’Riley and Matt Cage defeated Shane Hollister & Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza).
  • February 15, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Jason V.
  • February 17, 2012 – RPW: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in the 1st round.
  • February 17, 2012 – VWAA: Incredibly Amazin’ (Amazing Kuan and Atlas Horn) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) to retain the tag team titles.
  • February 22, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • February 29, 2012 – IWAU: Alex Castle, Joey O’Riley and Matt Cage defeated Cliff Compton, Colt Cabana and Luke Gallows.
  • March 2, 2012 – D1W: Christian Rose defeated Joey O’Riley and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • March 7, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Jay Spade to retain the Club title.
  • March 10, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated AT Brooks.
  • March 14, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Travis Weir.
  • March 21, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley vs. Matt Cage ended in a no contest.
  • March 24, 2012 – SLW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Danny Cannon and Joey O’Riley to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • March 28, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley defeated Alex Castle and Matt Cage in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • March 31, 2012 – SLA: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Christian Rose and Joey O’Riley & Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) in a 3-way tag team match to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • April 13, 2012 – D1W: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Beared Lunatics (Christian Rose and Reed Bentley) to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • April 14, 2012 – AAPW: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated The Money Makin’ Jam Boyz (KC Jackson and The Mississippi Madman) to retain the tag team titles.
  • April 21, 2012 – SLW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Christian Rose and Gunner Franks to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • April 28, 2012 – 3XW: The American Bulldogs (Jon West and Maddog McDowell) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) to retain the tag team titles.
  • May 5, 2012 – SLA: Gregory James and Jordan Lacey defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • May 11, 2012 – IWAU: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Darin Corbin and Reed Bentley.
  • May 16, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Boy Spider to retain the Club title.
  • May 18, 2012 – CPW: Matt Cage defeated Joey O’Riley.
  • May 25, 2012 – SLW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • May 26, 2012 – AAPW: Jay Spade defeated Matt Cage by disqualification in the 1st round.
  • May 26, 2012 – SLW:  The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest tag team titles.
  • June 5, 2012 – IWAU: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Jason Vendetta and Travis Weir.
  • June 9, 2012 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Zakk Sawyers in the 1st round. Matt Cage defeated ACH in the semi-finals. Alex Castle defeated Joey O’Riley and Matt Cage in a 3-way elimination match to win the tournament.
  • June 9, 2012 – AAPW: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Triple X (Jay Spade and Joey O’Riley) to retain the tag team titles.
  • June 16, 2012 – Beyond/SLA: Davey Vega and Eric Ryan defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) & The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) in a 3-way tag team elimination match.
  • June 30, 2012 – AAPW: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Minor Threat (Ace Hawkins and Brandon Espinosa) to retain the tag team titles.
  • July 6, 2012 – CPW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) vs. Kyle Sykes and Zakk Sawyers ended in a no contest.
  • July 11, 2012 – AAPW: Brandon Espinosa defeated Matt Cage.
  • July 14, 2012 – IWAU: Joey O’Riley defeated Matt Cage.
  • July 28, 2012 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Markus Crane, Moondog Bernard and Tyler Priegel in a 4-way match.
  • August 24, 2012 – ZERO1 USA: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • August 25, 2012 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Markus Brave.
  • August 31, 2012 – FIGHT: Matt Cage defeated Markus Crane.
  • September 1, 2012 – D1W: Matt Cage defeated Jonathan Crane.
  • September 21, 2012 – AAPW: Minor Threat (Ace Hawkins and Brandon Espinosa) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) by disqualification. Team Overkill retains the tag titles.
  • September 30, 2012 – IPW: The KOA (Aaron Epic and Sugar Dunkerton) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in a best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the vacant tag team titles.
  • October 5, 2012 – CPW: Ricochet defeated Matt Cage.
  • October 6, 2012 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Nathan Knox.
  • October 20, 2012 – AAPW: Minor Threat (Ace Hawkins and Brandon Espinosa) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) in a ladder match to win the tag team titles.
  • October 27, 2012 – NMW: Ace Hawkins defeated Brandon Espinosa, Christian Rose and Matt Cage in a 4-way match.
  • November 3, 2012 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Alex Castle, Christian Rose, Justin McIntyre III and Matt Cage) defeated Team Waylon (Acid, Lamar Titan, Nathan Knox and Waylon Beck) in a tag team elimination match.
  • November 11, 2012 – IPW: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Alpha Breed (Remi Wilkins and Trevor Court), Alex Colon and Jon Murray & OI4K (Dave Crist and Jake Crist) in a 4-way tag team match.
  • November 17, 2012 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Reed Bentley.
  • December 1, 2012 – DREAMWAVE: Bucky Collins, Cousin Bobby, Cousin Dixie and Waylon Beck defeated Alex Castle, Markus Crane, Matt Cage and Matu.
  • December 15, 2012 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose and Jaysin Strife in a 3-way match.
  • January 26, 2013 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) to win the Midwest tag team titles in a cage match.
  • February 2, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Bucky Collins.
  • February 9, 2013 – PGP: Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) in the semi-finals.
  • February 16, 2013 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • February 23, 2013 – NPW: Jocephus Brody defeated Matt Cage.
  • March 3, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Brett Gakiya and Marshe Rockett defeated Lamar Titan and Matt Cage.
  • March 9, 2013 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Bucky Collins, Christian Rose and Trik Davis in a 4-way match to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title.
  • April 13, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Lince Dorado defeated Matt Cage.
  • April 19, 2013 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Knight Wagner to win the heavyweight title.
  • April 20, 2013 – WIH: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Chris Castle and Devin Bliss.
  • May 4, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Buff Bagwell.
  • May 17, 2013 – WII: The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle & Matt Cage) and Davey Vega defeated Gangrel & Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.).
  • May 18, 2013 – CHIKARA: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) in the 1st round. The Batiri (Kodama and Obariyon) defeated The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) in the quarter-finals.
  • May 19, 2013 – VWAA: Isaias Velazquez, Joe Firoz and Matt Cage defeated Arik Cannon, Christian Rose and Chuck Taylor in a tag team elimination match. Tripp Cassidy defeated Angelus Layne, Isaias Velazquez, Matt Cage, Prince Mustafa Ali and Thomas Sinclair in a 6-way TLC match to win the vacant Circuit title.
  • May 19, 2013 – WIH: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle & Matt Cage) and Gangrel defeated Chris Castle, Devin Bliss and Juan Francisco de Coronado.
  • May 24, 2013 – NPW: Matt Cage defeated Alex Castle.
  • June 7, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Marshe Rockett defeated Matt Cage by disqualification.
  • June 8, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Chris Castro and Matt Cage defeated Members Only (Dan Lawrence and Shane Hollister).
  • July 13, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Nick Brubaker.
  • July 14, 2013 – VWAA: Prince Mustafa Ali defeated Matt Cage.
  • July 26, 2013 – D1W: Randy Terrez defeated Matt Cage.
  • August 2, 2013 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Alex Castle, Reed Bentley and Trik Davis in a 4-way match.
  • August 3, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Jeff O’Shea.
  • August 17, 2013 – WII: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated ACDC (Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin).
  • August 18, 2013 – WIH: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated ACDC (Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin), Billy Roc and Dale Patricks & Chris Castle and Devin Bliss in a 4-way tag team match.
  • August 23, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Marshe Rockett defeated Matt Cage to retain the Alternative title.
  • August 24, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated JJ Garrett.
  • August 30, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Waylon Beck.
  • September 8, 2013 – VWAA: Matt Cage and Prince Mustafa Ali defeated Gary Jay and Isaias Velazquez.
  • September 14, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Austin Roberts. Matt Cage also won a 30 man rumble match.
  • September 15, 2013 – WII: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Beautiful Bodies (Brian Gott and Derek Cornell).
  • October 5, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: D-Von Dudley defeated Matt Cage by disqualification.
  • October 6, 2013 – VWAA: Matt Cage defeated Isaias Velazquez in the 1st round.
  • October 13, 2013 – Galaxy Pro Wrestling: The Daywalkers (Alex Castle and Matt Cage) defeated The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico and Pierre Abernathy).
  • October 18, 2013 – AAW: Jimmy Jacobs and Silas Young defeated ACH and Matt Cage in the 1st round.
  • October 25, 2013 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Jimmy Jacobs, Knight Wagner and Louis Lyndon in a 4-way match.
  • October 26, 2013 – Beyond Sleeper Cell TV Taping: Alex Castle and Matt Cage defeated Reed Bentley and Trik Davis. Jonathan Gresham defeated Matt Cage.
  • November 2, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose, Lince Dorado, Nick Brubaker and Prince Mustafa Ali defeated Alex Castle, Markus Crane, Matt Cage and Reed Bentley in a tag team elimination match.
  • November 23, 2013 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Nevin Knoxville to retain the heavyweight title.
  • November 24, 2013 – VWAA: Matt Cage defeated Prince Mustafa Ali in the semi-finals. Thomas Sinclair defeated Matt Cage to win the tournament and vacant VWAA title.
  • November 30, 2013 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated ACH to win the Heritage title.
  • December 6, 2013 – IWA Mid-South: Hy-Zaya defeated Bryan Skyline, Chrisjen Hayme, Devon Moore, Matt Cage, Shane Hollister, Shane Mercer and Simon Sezz in a 9-way elimination match.
  • December 7, 2013 – DREAMWAVE: Nick Brubaker defeated Matt Cage in a last man standing match.
  • December 8, 2013 – Beyond: Matt Cage defeated Trik Davis. Matt Cage defeated Zakk Sawyers.
  • December 21, 2013 – SCW: Matt Cage vs. Bucky Collins ended in a no contest. Cage retains the heavyweight title.
  • December 28, 2013 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Mallaki Matthews to retain the Heritage title.
  • January 4, 2014 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Stevie Fierce.
  • January 10, 2014 – SLA: Brandon Espinosa defeated Matt Cage.
  • January 11, 2014 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Bucky Collins and Knight Wagner in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • January 24, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated ACH to retain the Heritage title.
  • February 1, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Mallaki Matthews.
  • February 8, 2014 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Gunner Franks.
  • February 9, 2014 – Beyond Sleeper Cell: Matt Cage defeated Mallaki Matthews.
  • February 14, 2014 – Beyond Secret Show: JT Dunn defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 15, 2014 – Beyond Secret Show: Darius Carter defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 16, 2014 – Beyond Feeding Frenzy: Buxx Belmar defeaed Danny Cannon, Davey Vega and Matt Cage in a 4-way match.
  • February 22, 2014 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Gunner Franks.
  • February 28, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Juntai Miller to retain the Heritage title.
  • March 1, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose and Matt Cage defeated AR Fox and Rich Swann. Matt Cage was also in the battle royal won by Johnny Gargano.
  • March 9, 2014 – IWA Mid-South: Hy-Zaya, Matt Cage and Necro Butcher defeated Gary Jay, Jack Thriller and Shane Mercer.
  • March 15, 2014 – SCW: Matt Cage and Shane Hollister defeated MEN (Gunner Franks and Johnny Wisdom).
  • March 15, 2014 – Funky Munky: Team Money (Mallaki Matthews and Matt Cage) defeated Dan The Man and Dixieland Destroyer.
  • March 21, 2014 – AAW: Juntai Miller, Louis Lyndon and Marion Fontaine defeated CLASH (Austin Manix & Cameron Skyy) and Matt Cage.
  • March 29, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Marek Brave to retain the heavyweight title.
  • March 31, 2014 – Beyond Sleeper Cell: Matt Cage defeated Serge White. Matt Cage defeated Willie Richardson.
  • April 6, 2014 – SCW: Shane Hollister defeated Matt Cage to win the heavyweight title.
  • April 11, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Faith, CJ Esparza, Juntai Miller, Knight Wagner and Louis Lyndon in a 6-way match to retain the Heritage title.
  • April 12, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Prince Mustafa Ali.
  • April 13, 2014 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Kyle O’Reilly.
  • April 19, 2014 – Funky Munky: Judd The Janitor defeats Matt Cage to become #1 contender for the Funky Munky title.
  • April 20, 2014 – Beyond Sleeper Cell: Jonathan Gresham defeated Matt Cage. Matt Cage defeated Frank Wyatt. The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated Mallaki Matthews and Matt Cage. Michael Elgin defeated Christian Rose, Matt Cage and Zakk Sawyers in a 4-way match.
  • April 25, 2014 – SSW: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated Christian Rose and Matt Cage.
  • April 26, 2014 – SICW: Matt Cage vs. Shorty Biggs ended in a time limit draw.
  • May 2, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated CJ Esparza to retain the Heritage title.
  • May 3, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Chris Hero.
  • May 18, 2014 – IWF: Tony Nese defeated Matt Cage and Willie Mack in a 3-way match.
  • May 24, 2014 – PWB: Arik Cannon defeated Horace The Psychopath and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • June 6, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Bucky Collins and Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose and Nick Brubaker by disqualification.
  • June 7, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Johnny Gargano.
  • June 8, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated CJ Esparza.
  • June 15, 2014 – Beyond Sleeper Cell: Matt Cage defeated JJ Garrett.
  • June 20, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Heidi Lovelace to retain the Heritage title.
  • July 12, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Chris Sabin.
  • July 18, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Davey Vega, Flip Kendrick and Heidi Lovelace in a 4-way match to retain the Heritage title.
  • August 2, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose to win the world heavyweight title.
  • August 3, 2014 – HRW: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) in a three stages of hell match to win the vacant tag titles.
  • August 15, 2014 – AAW: Heidi Lovelace defeated Matt Cage to win the Heritage title.
  • September 12, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Jimmy Jacobs.
  • October 4, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin defeated Lince Dorado and Matt Cage to retain the tag team titles. Cannon wins the Alternative title.
  • October 17, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Chris Sabin.
  • October 18, 2014 – SCW: Nevin Knoxville defeated Matt Cage.
  • October 25, 2014 – PWCS: Brandon Gallagher vs. Jeff Gant vs. Matt Cage in a 3-way match ended in a no contest.
  • November 1, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Brian Cage and Johnny Gargano in a 3-way match to retain the world heavyweight title.
  • November 21, 2014 – SSW: Matt Cage defeated Louis Lyndon.
  • November 22, 2014 – PGP: Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) & Team IOU (Kerry Awful and Nick Iggy) in a 3-way tag team match.
  • November 29, 2014 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Johnny Gargano.
  • December 6, 2014 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Nick Brubaker to retain the world heavyweight title.
  • December 27, 2014 – AAW: Louis Lyndon vs. Matt Cage ended in a time limit draw.
  • January 2, 2015 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Marek Brave.
  • January 17, 2015 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Bucky Collins, Christian Rose, Gunner Franks, JJ Garrett, Johnny Wisdom and Krotch in a 7-way match.
  • January 23, 2015 – IWF: Matt Cage defeated Jacob Austin Young.
  • January 24, 2015 – FSW: Bryce Harrison defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 7, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Ariya Daivari to retain the world heavyweight title.
  • February 21, 2015 – IPW: Matt Cage defeated Ashton Christopher.
  • February 28, 2015 – AAW: Silas Young defeated Matt Cage.
  • March 7, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose, Matt Cage and Mike Hartenbower defeated Arya Daivari, GW Beck and Nick Brubaker.
  • March 20, 2015 – SSW: Bolt Brady defeated Matt Cage.
  • March 21, 2015 – PGP: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Roscoe Eat Lisa (Mikey McFinnegan and Zakk Sawyers) in the 1st round. Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated The Kansas City Killers (Jeremy Wyatt and Mark Sterling) in the semi-finals. Team IOU (Kerry Awful and Nick Iggy) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) to win the tournament and vacant tag team titles.
  • March 24, 2015 – IWA Mid-South: Shane Mercer defeated Matt Cage.
  • March 28, 2015 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Ryan Phoenix.
  • April 4, 2015 – MPW: Jeremy Wyatt defeated Matt Cage.
  • April 10, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage and Tyson Dux defeated Colt Cabana and Dick Justice.
  • April 11, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Nick Brubaker defeated Matt Cage and Christian Rose in a 3-way match to win the world title.
  • April 17, 2015 – SLA: The Viking War Party (Alexandre Rudolph and Jake Parnell) defeated The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle and Matt Cage).
  • April 18, 2015 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Dixieland Destroyer.
  • May 1, 2015 – AAW: Louis Lyndon defeated Candice LeRae, Davey Vega, Gregory Iron, Matt Cage and Tony Kozina in a 6-way match.
  • May 2, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose and Matt Cage defeated Seduce And Destroy (Buck Nasty and Mallaki Matthews).
  • May 8, 2015 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Mallaki Matthews.
  • May 9, 2015 – ZER1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Blake Edward Belakus and Jordan Perry in a 3-way match to retain the Midwest X-Division title.
  • May 16, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Markus Crane.
  • May 30, 2015 – PWB: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • June 6, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose and Matt Cage defeated ACDC (Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin).
  • June 7, 2015 – IWA Mid-South: Reed Bentley defeated John Wayne Murdoch, Matt Cage, Owen Travers and Zodiak in a 5-way Opportunity in the box ladder match.
  • June 19, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Brett Gakiya, CJ Esparza, Heidi Lovelace and Markus Crane in a 5-way match.
  • June 27, 2015 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Cooter Bocephus.
  • July 2, 2015 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated JJ Garrett to retain the world junior heavyweight title.
  • July 9, 2015 – GFW: Joey Avalon defeated Jay Bradley and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • July 11, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Shynron and Stephen Wolf.
  • July 16, 2015 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Joey O’Riley to retain the world junior heavyweight title.
  • July 17, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Shane Hollister.
  • July 30, 2015 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose and JJ Garrett in a 3-way match to retain the world junior heavyweight title.
  • August 1, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose and Matt Cage defeated Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) to win the tag team titles.
  • August 8, 2015 – MPW: Nate Redwing defeated JJ Garrett, Matt Cage, Mike Sydal, Ricky Cruz and Tyler Cook in a 6-way match.
  • August 9, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage and Tyson Dux defeated Eddie Kingston and Shane Hollister in a street fight.
  • August 21, 2015 – SLA: Alex Castle defeated Matt Cage.
  • August 22, 2015 – SLA: Zakk Sawyers defeated Matt Cage.
  • September 5, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Donovan Danhausen and Ruff Crossing to retain the tag team titles. Matt Cage was also in the royal rumble match won by Matt Hartenbower.
  • September 18, 2015 – AAW: Louis Lyndon defeated Matt Cage to retain the Heritage title.
  • September 26, 2015 – Funky Munky: Bucky Collins defeated Buck Nasty, Christian Rose, Dan The Man, Matt Cage and Tyler Priegel in a 6-way ladder match.
  • October 3, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Helter Skelter (Alex Castle and Markus Crane) to retain the tag titles.
  • October 9, 2015 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Hy-Zaya, Jack Thriller, Jake Parnell and JJ Garrett in a 5-way match to qualify for the Ted Petty Invitational.
  • October 17, 2015 – EVOLVE 49: Andrew Everett defeated Anthony Nese, Matt Cage and Peter Kaasa in a 4-way match.
  • October 24, 2015 – Funky Munky: Christian Rose vs. Matt Cage ended in a time limit draw.
  • November 6, 2015 – AAW: Matt Cage defeated Shynron.
  • November 7, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Team Tremendous (Bill Carr and Dan Barry) to retain the tag team titles.
  • November 13, 2015 – SLA: Matt Cage defeated Trik Davis.
  • November 14, 2015 – SLA: Matt Cage defeated Danny Adams. Matt Cage was also in the 30 man royal rumble match won by Mat Fitchett.
  • November 28, 2015 – AAW: Markus Crane and Shane Hollister defeated Matt Cage and Tyson Dux.
  • December 5, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated Prince Mustafa Ali. Christian Rose and Matt Cage defeated The Two Star Heroes (Chris Castro and Matt Knicks) to retain the tag titles.
  • December 11, 2015 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Jordynne Grace and Slade Sludge in a 3-way match. Shane Mercer defeated Matt Cage in the semi-finals.
  • December 12, 2015 – IPW: Matt Cage defeated Christian Rose.
  • December 18, 2015 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Gary Jay.
  • December 19, 2015 – FLW: Darin Corbin defeated Matt Cage to retain the heavyweight title.
  • January 1, 2016 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Jordan Perry to retain the world junior heavyweight title.
  • January 2, 2016 – DREAMWAVE: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa  to retain the tag team titles. Spears And Beers (Mike Hartenbower and Waylon) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) to win the tag team titles.
  • January 8, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Shane Mercer.
  • January 9, 2016 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Brock Hall. Matt Cage also won the 30 man rumble match.
  • January 15, 2016 – FLW: Arik Cannon defeated Eric Walker and Matt Cage in a 3-way match.
  • January 16, 2016 – FLW: Darin Corbin defeated Joey Anderson, Matt Cage and Stephen King in a 4-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • January 22, 2016 – IWAU: Matt Cage defeated Kyle Sykes.
  • January 23, 2016 – PWB: Darin Corbin defeated Matt Cage.
  • February 6, 2016 – DREAMWAVE: Matt Cage defeated B-Boy to qualify for the ladder match.
  • February 13, 2016 – SLA: Matt Cage defeated Paco Gonzalez.
  • February 14, 2016 – SLA: Matt Cage defeated Alex Castle in a last man standing match.
  • February 19, 2016 – AAW: AR Fox defeated Matt Cage to retain the Heritage title.
  • February 26, 2016 – Funky Munky: Bobby Houston, Bucky Collins, Mason Beck, Ryan Phoenix and The Dixieland Destroyer defeated Christian Rose, DTM, Judd The Janitor, Mallaki Matthews and Matt Cage in a tag team elimination match.
  • February 28, 2016 – PWB: Matt Cage defeated Darin Corbin.
  • March 5, 2016 – DREAMWAVE: Prince Mustafa Ali defeated Arik Cannon, Brubaker, Matt Cage, Stephen Wolf and Vic Capri in a 6-way ladder match to become #1 contender for the world heavyweight title.
  • March 18, 2016 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Scott Story.
  • March 19, 2016 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Suede Thompson to win the No Limits title.
  • March 25, 2016 – SSW/PWK/RCW: The New School (Kevin Storm and Noah Walker) defeated Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) to retain the tag team titles.
  • April 9, 2016 – DREAMWAVE: Stephan Wolf defeated Matt Cage.
  • April 16, 2016 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Jakob Austin Young to retain the No Limits title.
  • May 1, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: John Wayne Murdoch defeated Matt Cage to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title.
  • May 13, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Jonathan Gresham.
  • June 2, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Curt Stallion.
  • June 9, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Jake Parnell to qualify for the Opportunity in the box ladder match. JJ Garrett defeated Curt Stallion, Matt Cage and Randi West in a 4-way match to win the Opportunity in the box ladder match.
  • June 11, 2016 – Funky Munky: Elliott Paul and Matt Cage defeated Bucky Collins and Jake Manning.
  • June 18, 2016 – Funky Munky: Connor Braxton vs. Matt Cage ended in a no contest.
  • June 25, 2016 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Shawn Nautilus to retain the No Limits title.
  • June 26, 2016 – FLW: Darin Corbin defeated Matt Cage to win the No Limits title.
  • June 30, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Jonathan Wolf.
  • July 7, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Jonathan Gresham defeated Matt Cage.
  • July 21, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Jonathan Wolf defeated Matt Cage in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • July 28, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) and Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Cole Radrick, Johnathan Wolf and Matt Cage.
  • August 13, 2016 – Funky Munky: Matt Cage defeated Mario Crivello.
  • August 20, 2016 – Funky Munky: Team Cage (Matt Cage, Melanie Cruise and Moondog Bernard) defeated Team Bucky (Bucky Collins, Cameron Jacobs and Mr. Havens).
  • August 26, 2016 – FLW: Venom defeated Matt Cage.
  • August 27, 2016 – FLW: Bobby Brennan and Matt Cage defeated Darin Corbin and Venom.
  • August 30, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: JJ Garrett defeated Matt Cage to retain the heavyweight title.
  • October 22, 2016 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Jordan Perry and Jake St. Patrick in a 3-way match to win the world junior heavyweight title.
  • October 27, 2016 – FW: Matt Cage defeated Anthony Henry, Ethan Case, Shawn Phoenix, Stephen Wolf and Suede Thompson in a 6-way match.
  • November 5, 2016 – DREAMWAVE: Christian Rose defeated Matt Cage.
  • November 12, 2016 – MAGNUM: Matt Cage defeated The Yellow Dog in the 1st round. Prince O’Shea defeated Matt Cage in the semi-finals.
  • December 9, 2016 – FW: Stevie Fierce defeated Alex Ohlson, Darin Corbin, Kenny Sutra, Matt Cage and The Space Monkey in a 6-way match.
  • December 16, 2016 – FLW: Arik Cannon defeated Matt Cage.
  • December 17, 2016 – FLW: Matt Cage defeated Johnny Yuma to retain the No Limits title.
  • January 13, 2017 – FW: Matt Cage defeated Chris Castro.
  • January 20, 2017 – PWF: Matt Cage defeated JJ Garrett and Myron Reed in a 3-way match.
  • January 28, 2017 – USA ZERO1 Supreme: Matt Cage defeated Jake St. Patrick to retain the world junior heavyweight title.
  • March 18, 2017 – SCW: Matt Cage defeated Krotch.
  • March 24, 2017 – FW: GPA defeated Matt Cage to retain the heavyweight title.
  • April 1, 2017 – ZERO1 USA Supreme: Jake Parnell defeated Matt Cage to win the world junior heavyweight title.
  • April 8, 2017 – SCW: Krotch and Sean Waltman defeated Mason Beck and Matt Cage.
  • April 15, 2017 – Funky Munky: Gyasi defeated Joe Acer, Matt Cage and The Cajun Kid in a 4-way match.
  • April 29, 2017 – PGP: Team Overkill (Christian Rose and Matt Cage) defeated The Alpha Class (Danny Adams and Paco Gonzalez).
  • May 13, 2017 – SCW: Connor Braxton defeated Matt Cage to retain the heavyweight title.
  • May 18, 2017 – IWA Mid-South: Matt Cage defeated Jonathan Gresham.
  • May 20, 2017 – FW/RPW: Chris Castro, Joey Ryan and Matt Cage defeated Team BETA (Craig Mitchell, Kenny Sutra and Matt Knicks).
  • June 1, 2017 – IWA Mid-South: Jake Crist defeated Matt Cage.
  • June 3, 2017 – PGP: Matt Cage defeated Stephan Wolf to win the Franchise title.
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Social Media

Twitter: proudcaucasian

Trained By

Elix Skipper & Mr. Hughes

Debut

2006-June 10, 2017

Birthday

Hometown

Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Height

5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight

216 lbs (98 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Cage Effect I,
Cage Effect II

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Living