My Take
Jeff Cobb is one of those guys who makes you stop and think "wait, this dude is actually scary strong" — because he is. Born in Honolulu in 1982, he came up through legitimate amateur wrestling, which gives everything he does in the ring a weight and credibility that most pro wrestlers just can't fake. You felt it in Lucha Underground when he played the monster Matanza Cueto, and you feel it in NJPW where he's thrown heavyweights around like they weigh nothing. He's not a talker — he lets his throws and slams do the persuading — and honestly that no-nonsense Hawaiian-bred physicality is exactly what makes him so compelling to watch. Underrated? Absolutely. But if you've seen him deadlift a grown man and toss him overhead, you don't forget it.
Overview
Jeffrey Cobb (born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in Lucha Underground as the luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler) Matanza Cueto, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under his real name, stylized as Jeff Cobb, and WWE as JC Mateo.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeff Cobb
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・コブ
- Reading
- じぇふ・こぶ
- Born
- July 11, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler / professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.