Matt Hooper (WIW)

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Matt Hooper

Birth name	Matt Hooper
Born	July 20 (age 27) Helena, Montana
Resides	Helena, Montana
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Matt Hooper
Billed height	? ft. ? in
Billed weight	??? lb
Resides	Helena, Montana
Trained by	Dan Hooper
Debut	2009

Matt Hooper is a professional wrestler currently signed to the World Incorporated Wrestling.

Hooper has competed for other promotions including Massacre Championship Wrestling where he was a former MCW X Division Championship. He started with WIW in it's third brand, NGW Wrestling where he held the NGW Tag Team Championship once time along with his brother Josh Hooper, before moving to the main brands where he is a former two time World Heavyweight Championship, one time WIW International Championship, along with combined nine time Tag Team Champion all with Josh Hooper holding the WIW Tag Team Championship two time, the World Tag Team Championship four times, and the WIW Unified Tag Team Championship three times.

Professional wrestling career

Main article: The Hooper Family and D-Generation X

Matt Hooper teamed with his brother, Josh Hooper at Rage in the Cage (2009) to win the WIW Unified Tag Team Championship, They hold the record as the longest reigning Unified Tag Team Champions. Matt Hooper teamed with his brother, Josh Hooper and went on to defeat Phil Legg and Colton Sherley in a non-title tag team match.

Main article: The Enterprise

In January 2014 the Hooper Brothers would show more alliances with The Enterprise even though The MWA Authority looked into having the Hooper Brothers join them, Dan Hooper would tell the Hoopers that aligning with the MWA Authority would be wrong. At the Royal Rumble while the Hooper Brothers were defending the WIW Tag Team Championship against The Scooby Gang (Rupert Giles and Xander Harris) and a MWA original tag team, The New Age Generation (Ryan Gleason and Brian Tobol), the match was won by Tobol and Gleason with interference from other MWA superstars Matt Borske and Josh Erickson. At Diabolical Structure, Matt and Josh wrestled under the name The Hooper Dynasty and defeated Peter Damrow and Russell Dalton, the night after Diabolical Structure The Hooper Brothers officially joined The Enterprise when The MWA Authority were attacking WIW Superstars including Kevin McAlmond. At WrestleMania VI, The Hoopers teamed with Kevin McAlmond along with other WIW Superstars, Justin Eldridge and James Allred to defeat the team of MWA Superstars (Daniel Gonzalez (captain), Kris McGowan, Jeremy Burrows, Caleb Evans and Brendan Moe). At Retaliation, Matt Hooper competed for the WIW United Nations Championship against the champion Andy Haegele, but he lost after a match that was described to be a 5 star match.

At Bound for Glory on October 14, 2012 Hooper defeated Michael Fonger to win the MCW X Division Championship. On November 11 at Turning Point Hooper defeated Joey Ryan to retain the X Division Championship. On December 9 at Final Resolution Hooper defeated Brian King to retain the X Division Championship.

Signature moves
- Big boot
- Clothesline
- Military press transitioned into either a drop or a slam
- Shoulder block
- Spinning powerbomb

Managers
- Josh Hooper
- Dixie Hooper
- Dan Hooper
- Tressa Hooper

Entrance themes
- "Stricken by Disturbed (2011-present) (used while Teaming with Josh Hooper as The Hooper Brothers)
- "Hail to the King" by Avenged Sevenfold (October 2013-present) (used with The Enterprise)