# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matt-bentley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:13:59.117Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matt-bentley"
name: "Matt Bentley"
slug: "matt-bentley"
description: "Matthew James Bentley, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to \"Maverick\" Matt Bentley. He was trained by his cousin, Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane, a play on his cousin's name, originating from Michaels' guest appearance in Pacific Blue. Additionally, Bentley utilizes Michaels' signature superkick maneuver as his own finisher."
tagline: "American professional wrestler"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mattbentley.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1979-12-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.54
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.395042666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212150/"
    handle:    "nm1212150"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.officialmattbentley.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%8A"
    title: "مات بنتلي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bentley"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1370861"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1237806"
    title: "Matt Bentley"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump