Michael Bennett (born May 16, 1985) is an American professional wrestler who most recently peformed for WWE under the ring name Mike Kanellis.
After a few years in the independent circuit, Bennett made his debut in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2008, under The Prodigy character. With his then-girlfriend Maria Kanellis, he worked as part of The Kingdom, winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Matt Taven. Also, since ROH has an alliance with Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the stable made some appearances in the country, winning the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Bennett and Taven operate a wrestling school in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Bennett left ROH in 2015 and then sign a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he won the TNA X Division Championship. In 2017, he joined WWE alongside his wife, whose maiden name was used as his ring name, where he has held the WWE 24/7 Championship two times.
Impact X-Division Champion 2016 205 Live | IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 2015 _Retired WWE |
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