Jeff Cobb
Cobb in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffrey Cobb July 11, 1982 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Jéfe Cobbo JC Mateo Jeff Cobb Matanza Matanza Cueto |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Billed from | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Trained by | Oliver John |
| Debut | June 4, 2009 |
| Amateur wrestling career | |
Nickname | Mr. Athletic |
| Nationality | Guam |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation |
| Coach | Neil Krantz |
Jeffrey Cobb (ジェフリー・コブ, Jefurī Kobu; born July 11, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. As of May 2025, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name JC Mateo. He is a member of The MFT stable. He is best known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performed under his real name and was a member of United Empire.
In NJPW, he is a former one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time NJPW World Television Champion, and a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. He also wrestled for various promotions, such as Lucha Underground (as the masked wrestler Matanza Cueto) where he is a former one-time Lucha Underground Champion, Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a former one-time ROH Television Champion, as well as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) where he is a former one-time PWG World Champion, one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion and is also the winner of the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles.
As an amateur wrestler, Cobb represented Guam at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony and competed in the men's light heavyweight freestyle category. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 2009.