When CM Punk re-signed with WWE in the Summer of 2011, the feeling must have been bittersweet for Vince McMahon. On one hand, his idea worked: sending Punk out with a live mic to close RAW resulted in an overnight success for the Straight Edge Superstar, transforming from WWE Superstar to pop-culture phenomenon that everyone was talking about. On the other hand, the small, tatted-up Indy darling was now set to receive a multi-year extension that would include numerous perks and benefits that were usually reserved for only the most choice of Vince McMahon selections. While the real-life Phil Brooks and McMahon were on much better terms than they had been before or after this time, the future WWE Champion had Vince McMahon right where he wanted him. Since reality was blended into fiction the details are unclear, but Punk received a number of items in his contract that likely made Vince incredibly frustrated. Knowing that he had to give this...punk...an even bigger piece of his pie, knowing that he didn't own Punk or his name in the way that he owned his other wrestlers (Punk retained rights to the C.M. Punk name while WWE was allowed to use CM Punk while he worked there) had to make Vince sick. For this short period of time during the Summer Of Punk (2011), Phil Brooks made Vince McMahon his bitch.
A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling,
technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible.
Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard.
As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.
