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My Take
Nick Mondo, real name Matthew Burns, is a study in transformation. As "Sick" Nick Mondo he punished his own body in Combat Zone Wrestling's brutal deathmatches, and at 185 cm he gave everything to a style that demanded sacrifice. What earns my respect is what came after his 2003 retirement: he moved behind the camera as a filmmaker and director, even working with AEW. Going from a performer who expressed himself through physical risk to one who creates through framing and editing is a remarkable arc. I find people who throw themselves wholly into each chapter, however reckless it looks, genuinely compelling. Mondo is one of them.
Overview
Matthew Timothy Burns (born March 28, 1980), better known by his ring name "Sick" Nick Mondo, is an American actor, filmmaker, stuntman, and retired professional wrestler. Since his in-ring retirement in 2003, he has become a filmmaker, actor and stuntman and, at one point, worked with All Elite Wrestling as director. Burns is best known for his appearances with Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nick Mondo
- Name (Japanese)
- ニック・モンド
- Reading
- にっく・もんど
- Born
- March 28, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / film director / film producer
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
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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.