Matt Cappotelli (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Matthew Lee Cappotelli (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, currently working in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. He has postponed his career, due to a malignant brain tumor, which has recently been fully removed. It is unknown at this time whether Matt Cappotelli will rejoin the WWE or find a career outside of wrestling.

Career

Cappotelli, along with John Hennigan, won a WWE contract by winning Tough Enough III. He was then sent to OVW in order to continue his training and work on his vocal skills. In OVW, Cappotelli formed a face tag team known as The Thrill Seekers with Johnny Jeter.

Cappotelli was embroiled in controversy when one of the Tough Enough trainers, Bob "Hardcore" Holly, assaulted him in the course of a practice match, leaving him bruised and bloody. Holly later accidentally concussed Cappotelli while wrestling him at a live event on April 24, 2004.

On July 31, 2005, Cappotelli suffered a broken fibula during a match against The Blond Bombers (Chad and Tank Toland) at an OVW event in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in which he landed awkwardly after a suplex. He was out of action for approximately eight weeks.

On November 9, 2005, at an OVW television taping, Cappotelli captured the OVW Heavyweight Championship by defeating his former tag team partner, Johnny Jeter, who would later be called up into WWE as part of the Spirit Squad. WWE were planning to bring Cappotelli up into the main roster but before this could happen, he was diagnosed with a grade 2 astrocytoma in December 2005. He was scheduled to undergo tests to further diagnose the tumor and plan treatment.

On February 8, 2006, he announced the brain tumor was indeed cancerous and surrendered the title to OVW owner Danny Davis during an emotional speech at a television taping in Louisville, Kentucky. Since then he was due to have the brain tumor removed. Matt Cappotelli announced that he was planning on surgery when he started to show symptoms.

Cappotelli is a frequent guest on The Pain Clinic pro wrestling radio talk show in his hometown of Rochester, New York. Cappotelli also recently opened up a Christian clothing company, Faith Ink. Matt was on R News on September 12, 2006 to talk about his new company. He was also on The Pain Clinic the following Saturday.

Matt Cappotelli announced to OVW wrestlers and fans on April 4, 2007 that he will be undergoing surgery for brain cancer in Boston, MA on May 1, 2007. WWE.com later posted an article, which included video of the announcement. WWE.com later reported that the surgery was a success and will release more information as the days go on. WWE.com has announced that Matt Cappotelli's brain tumor has been fully taken out.

Wrestling Facts

Finishing and signature moves

Aftertaste (Superkick)
Powerbomb
Atomic drop
Leg drop

Entrance theme

His entrance theme is entitled "The Slam" and is performed by Toby Mac.

Personal life

He attended Caledonia-Mumford Central School in Caledonia, New York.
He married Lindsay Seeders on March 14, 2006, in Maui, Hawaii.
He was diagnosed with a stage two brain cancer and began showing symptoms in March 2007. (He underwent a successful surgery on May 1.)
He is a Born Again Christian.
He and his wife Lindsay have a dog named Asher.

Championships and accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE Tough Enough III co-winner with John Hennigan

Ohio Valley Wrestling

OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Jeter

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

2006 PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year

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