Matt Knowles
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| Birth name | Matthew Knowles |
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| Born |
October 8, 1974 Elmira, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
HC Loc Loc Matt Knowles The Masked Chicago Superstar The Masked Wisconsin Superstar |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Billed from |
Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fordham Road, The Bronx |
| Trained by | Bob Bailey T.C. Reynolds Dory Funk Jr. |
| Debut | August 8, 1996 |
Matthew "Matt" Knowles (born October 8, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name HC Loc. He is perhaps best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor, where he is a one time World Tag Team Champion with Tony DeVito as a part of The Carnage Crew.
After watching a television advertisement for "Crunchers Gym", a professional wrestling school operated by Bob Bailey, Knowles decided to enroll in order to become a professional wrestler. Despite being uncertain as to whether or not he would be accepted into the school, given that he was exceptionally small for a professional wrestler in the mid-1990s, Knowles contacted Bailey and was admitted to the school. He would then train under Bailey and T.C. Reynolds for six days a week over the course of fifteen months.
After taking part in several tag team matches and battle royals, he wrestled his first singles match on August 8, 1996 against Steve Corino in Bailey's own promotion. Knowles originally wrestled under his own name, but later renamed himself to HC Loc. The "HC" stood for "Hard Core" (as in hardcore music, not hardcore wrestling).
From 1996 to 1999, Knowles wrestled on the independent circuit in the northeast, appearing on occasion as an enhancement talent with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. Knowles also competed in the WWF's first-ever intergender match on the April 6, 1998 edition of Raw against Luna, but lost.
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