Maven
Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Real name: Maven Huffman
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 220 lbs.
Date of birth: November 26, 1977
Hometown: Chantilly, VA
Pro debut: October 4, 2001
Trained by: WWE
Finishing move: Missile Dropkick
Biography
– On September 27, 2001, Maven earned a WWF contract by winning the inaugural “Tough Enough” competition.
– Upon winning the “Tough Enough” competition, the WWF assigned Maven to Heartland Wrestling in Cincinnati for development.
– Maven stunned wrestling fans world wide when he eliminated the Undertaker from the 2002 Royal Rumble battle royal.
– On the February 7, 2002 edition of “Smackdown,” Maven defeated the Undertaker to capture the WWE Hardcore title.
– Maven claimed his second WWE Hardcore title on the March 14, 2002 episode of “Smackdown” by defeating Tough Enough trainer Al Snow.
– At Wrestlemania X-8 in Toronto, Maven dropped the Hardcore title, but towards the end of the show, Maven beat Christian to regain the belt.
– At the brand extension draft in March 2002, Vince McMahon selected Maven for the “Smackdown” roster.
– Maven broke his fibula at the May 28, 2002 “Smackdown” television taping, in a match against Christian.
– Maven was named Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s 2002 Rookie of the Year.
– On the January 13, 2003 edition of “Raw,” Maven and Test (with Stacy Keibler in their corner) defeated Chris Nowinski and D’Lo Brown.
– Team Orton (Orton, Benoit, Chris Jerico, and Maven) defeated Team Triple H (Triple H, Batista, Gene Snitsky, and Edge) at the 2004 Survivor Series.
– On July 5, 2005, WWE released Maven.
– In 2006, Maven appeared on VH-1’s “Surreal Life 6.”
– Maven wrestled several events for UWF in 2006 and 2007 before choosing to retire from wrestling
– Maven returned to the ring for a pair of events in late 2015 and early 2016
– Maven returned to wrestling again in 2021 for ISPW
– On October 9, 2022, Maven defeated Matt Cardona in a Street Fight to win the vacant FWF Tough Enough Trophy
– In July 2023, Maven started a Youtube channel, talking about his WWE experiences. The channel exploded in popularity in a relatively short time
– Following an appearance at ROW’s Last Stand Rumble event in March 9, 2024, Maven retired from wrestling once more
