Truth Martini

Career

Early years Martini made his professional wrestling debut for Insane Championship Wrestling in a loss to Andy Muscat. He later joined Juggalo Championship Wrestling and participated in their first show, where Martini was eliminated from a battle royal for the JCW Heavyweight Championship. As a consequence, both Martini and fellow eliminated participant Tarek the Great were forced to dress as Doink the Clown when facing Insane Clown Posse members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J for the vacant JCW Tag Team Championships, a match which Martini and Tarek lost.

Independent Wrestling Revolution (2002–2007) Truth teamed up with Chris Sabin in their first match for Independent Wrestling Revolution where they were defeated by Frankie The Face & Jaimy Coxxx. On July 24, 2002, Martini and Anthony Rivera, calling themselves The Threat, beat Chris Sabin and Jimmy Jacobs for the IWR Tag Team Championships. They lost the titles a month later to Kamikaze and Tenacious Z, but regained them the next day. The two formed a tag team called The Michigan Invasion and had multiple matches for the AAW Tag Team Championships in 2006, but were beaten every time. and in April 2012, Martini enlisted the services of Rhino as the hired muscle of the stable; however, in late 2012 both Michael Elgin and Roderick Strong quit The House of Truth.

In 2013 Martini became the manager of Matt Taven.

At Supercard of Honor VIII on April 4, 2014, Truth Martini helped Jay Lethal win the ROH Television Championship and became Lethal's manager. Lethal would retain his championship against numerous acclaimed opponents for over a year before proclaiming himself "THE Ring of Honor Champion" as well as "the only champion that matters in ROH", even above the ROH World Championship held by Jay Briscoe. This resulted in matchmaker Nigel McGuinness booking Lethal and Briscoe in a winner-take-all "Battle of the Belts" at Best in the World 2015 with both championships on the line. With Martini's backing, Lethal defeated Briscoe after two Lethal Injections to retain the Television Championship and win the World Championship.

On January 4, 2016, Martini made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut, when he managed Lethal at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome. The following month, Martini returned to Japan to take part in the NJPW and ROH co-produced Honor Rising: Japan 2016 event, during which he and Lethal joined the Los Ingobernables de Japón stable.

After months of inactivity after undergoing neck surgery, on September 17, 2016, Dave Meltzer reported via Twitter that Martini had left ROH.

Championships and accomplishments All American Wrestling AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with N8 Mattson Blue Water Championship Wrestling BWCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with N8 Mattson Independent Wrestling Revolution IWR King Of The Indies Championship (2 times) IWR Tag Team Champion (4 times) – with Anthony Rivera Maximum Pro Wrestling MXPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) Metro Pro Wrestling MPW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) MPW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Anthony Rivera Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling XICW Intense Championship (2 times) XICW Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Chris Sabin (1), Nate Mattson (2) and Jaimy Coxxx (4) XICW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2007)