Mathias | Professional Wrestler Stats & Bio

Ryan John Mathias is an independent professional wrestler based out of Southern California wrestling under the ring name ‘Mathias’. He has been seen on many major regional and national professional wrestling promotions all across the United States; including WWE, AEW and TNA Wrestling. Mathias has quickly risen to one of the top talents on the west coast wrestling scene and is the current reigning SoCal Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.

Mathias Stats & Facts

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 235 lbs

Age: 34

Birthday: June 15th

Hometown: Grass Valley, CA

Based in: San Diego, CA

Professional Debut: December 2, 2022

TV Debut: November 4, 2023

Wrestling Style

Power
American/Traditional
Technical
Brawler/Combative

Pro Wrestling Experience

Mathias has been wrestling for 3.5+ years having had 200+ matches, competing in 2 countries and 6 states, and held 2 Main Heavyweight Championships. He has also been an extra talent for AEW, MLW, TNA Wrestling and WWE numerous times, including at Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Apart from AEW and WWE, Mathias works television matches on a monthly basis for the United Wrestling Network (CWF Hollywood, Memphis Wrestling, etc.) and other various promotions.

3.5 Years | 200+ Matches | 2 Championships

2 Countries | 6 States

Championships

SoCal Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion (April 5, 2025-present)
ORC Heavyweight Champion (September 21, 2024-May 24, 2025)

Notable Promotions

SoCal Pro Wrestling
United Wrestling Network (National TV)
Future Stars of Wrestling (Las Vegas)
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)
West Coast Pro
Impact Zone Wrestling (IZW-Arizona)

Notable Opponents

AAA Jack Cartwheel
WWE ID Max Abrams / Mike Cunningham
WWE ID Jordan Oasis
NWA TV Champion Bryan Idol
Lucha Legend “Shocker” (in Mexico)
Galeno Del Mal
NJPW Fred Rosser
Paul London

Media

Wrestlemania 42: Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes Match Preview
WWE Monday Night RAW: Police Officer for Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell Match Promo
TNA Wrestling: took a Piledriver from Eric Young as a Security Guard
TNA Wrestling: took a Blockbuster from Lei Ying Lee as a Security Guard
FOX5 News Segment (San Diego): promoting pro wrestling at the Pechanga Arena
20+ Podcast Interviews

Pro Wrestling Training

Mathias began his professional wrestling training at SoCal Pro Wrestling Training School in San Marcos, California in May 2022 at the age of 29. He excelled and learned quickly noting that he didn’t miss a single training session for the first 18 months after starting his training. This is a testament to his dedication and love for the sport.

Mathias currently lives in San Diego, California and is one of the lead coaches at the SoCal Pro Wrestling Training Facility, which has grown to be one of the top independent promotions in California over the last 19 years. He has helped train anyone from their first time in the ring all the way to getting ready for their WWE Tryout.

Mathias is always working on improving his skills both inside and out of the ring. He continues his training weekly at SoCal Pro Wrestling Training School and attends seminars regularly to help improve his craft.

SoCal Pro Wrestling

Located: San Marcos, CA

Owner: Jeff Dino

Trainers: Anthony Idol, SoCal Crazy & Ju Dizz

Seminars Attended

WWE Talent Scout Gabe Sapolsky (2024, 2025, 2026)
EC3 (2025)
The Good Brothers – Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (2025)
Chris Hero (2024)
Enzo Amore (2024)
Juventud Guerrera (2024)
Bob Evans (2023)

Mathias Sports Background

Traditional Martial Arts

Mathias began studying traditional Korean Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do and Kuk Sool Won, at 9 years old. He was very dedicated and progressed quickly. He dedicated 20 years of his life to martial arts, because at the time it was the closest thing he could do to professional wrestling.

Mathias performed in many martial arts demonstrations and tournaments earning many achievements along the way.

4th Degree Black Belt
2007 Black Belt of the Year
Martial Arts World Champion (2x)
Martial Arts National Champion
Martial Arts Pacific Coast Champion (7x)
Gold Medalist at the Korean World Cup Sparring Championships

Powerlifting

Mathias always enjoyed working out and valued physical strength. So much so that he became a certified personal trainer and even earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from CSU-Sacramento.

He used his knowledge to create this website as well as numerous strength programs to help others get stronger and perform better.

Mathias has competed in many powerlifting competitions, mainly in the 100kg-110kg weight classes. These are his best powerlifting numbers in competition:

237kg / 523 lb Squat
145kg / 319 lb Bench Press
282.5kg / 623 lb Deadlift

Mathias Character Description

Mathias is a warrior set out to increase the value of his family name “Mathias” through the pursuit of greatness. His core values are strength, discipline and ambition.