Matthew Hannan

Matthew Hannan (born March 23, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, primarily performing on the independent circuit and for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is former one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion (with 1 Called Manders), under the ring name Matthew Justice.

Pro Wrestling Ohio / Prime Wrestling (2007–present) Hannan debuted in Pro Wrestling Ohio in an interview segment. He soon teamed with Charles "White Socks" Johnson under the team name "Socks of Justice". The two defeated the team of Brian Bender and Ernie Ballz (The Clash). Later, Johnson was assaulted backstage by Bender and Ballz having Justice duel against both competitors unsuccessfully in a 2-on-1 handicap match. Johnson returned a week later as Socks of Justice defeated The Clash in a tag team match. Socks of Justice disbanded for Justice defeated Jimmy DeMarco on his own.

Eventually, Justice formed another tag team with Morty Rackem, calling themselves "Pirate Justice". The team defeated The Clash and V-Squared (Virus and Virus Grande) on multiple occasions. At the first annual Wrestlelution, Pirate Justice unsuccessfully became the first ever PWO Tag Team Champions against Jake Crist and Vincent Nothing and V-Squared. A few weeks later, Justice defeated Benjamin Boone and unsuccessfully faced against Michael Montecarlo.

At Pressure Rising, Justice turned heel on Prime Wrestling Commissioner, Justin LaBar, Matt Cross, and Gregory Iron as he pretended to suffer a knee injury during the match, making it a 3-on-1 handicap match, only to later come out and assault Cross with LaBar's stolen laptop to allow Vic Travagliante to become the new permanent Commissioner.

On the April 21, 2013 edition of Prime Wrestling, Justice defeated Facade for the Prime Television Championship due to an interference by Justice's girlfriend, Marti Belle. The two had a celebratory kiss afterward. At Wrestlelution 6 on October 20, Justice lost the Prime Television Title to Matt Cross.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2010–2011) On the May 10, 2010 edition of Raw at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hannan lost in a dark match against Dos Caras, Jr. Hannan made his WWE television debut as a jobber on the June 13, 2010 episode of WWE Superstars where he faced the team of Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins under the ring name Matthew Busch. Hannan once again appeared on the January 28, 2011 edition of WWE Smackdown, again facing off against Alberto Del Rio in an exhibition Royal Rumble match under the ring name Mike Stevens.

On March 18, 2011, Hannan signed a WWE developmental contract, and was assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) located in Tampa, Florida under the ring name Mack Hetfield. After spending six months in Florida, he was released in September 2011.

Major League Wrestling (2023–present)

As Matthew Justice he has been working for the company Major League Wrestling (MLW), and on November 18, 2023, at Fightland he won the MLW World Tag Team Champion with 1 Called Manders. In May 2024, legendary wrestling manager Bill Alfonso became his manager. On November 9, 2024, at Lucha Apocalypto Matthew Justice won the MLW National Openweight Championship by defeating Bad Dude Tito.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2025–present) On May 2, 2025, Matthew Justice debuted in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, losing to Último Guerrero for the MLW National Openweight Championship at the Arena México.

Other media

Hannan has also appeared as an extra in three feature films: Abduction, starring Taylor Lautner and Sigourney Weaver; Warrior, starring Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte; and Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise.

Hannan is also featured in the Cleveland, Ohio based alternative metal band Mushroomhead's music video for their single "Come On" from the album Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children. The video aired on MTV2's Headbangers Ball.

Championships and accomplishments

Absolute Intense Wrestling AIW Absolute Championship (1 time) AIW Intense Championship (2 time) AIW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with John Thorne JT Lightning Invitational Tournament (2019) AAW Wrestling AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with 1 Called Manders Blackcraft Wrestling Blackcraft Heavyweight Championship (1 time, final) Championship Wrestling Experience CWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gregory Iron Circle 6 Wrestling Circle 6 World Championship (1 time) DEFY Wrestling DEFY Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mance Warner Firestorm Pro Wrestling Firestorm Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nickie Valentino Game Changer Wrestling GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mance Warner Clusterfuck Battle Royal (2022 - with Mance Warner & AJ Gray) Horror Slam Wrestling Horror Slam Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mance Warner International Wrestling Cartel IWC Super Indy Championship (2 time) Major League Wrestling MLW National Openweight Championship (1 time) NWA East / Pro Wrestling eXpress NWA East/PWX Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gregory Iron New York Wrestling Connection NYWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jesse Vane Paradigm Pro Wrestling PPW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Bobby Beverly Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 352 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021 Pro Wrestling Ohio / Prime Wrestling Prime Television Championship (1 time) PWO Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Mitty Rackem Pro Wrestling eXpress PWX Television Championship (1 time) PWX Three Rivers Championship (1 time) The Wrestling Revolver Revolver World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mance Warner and 1 Called Manders Vicious Outcast Wrestling Natural Cup Tournament (2014)