Matt Odell

Matthew David Carrigan (born February 22, 1994) is a Northern Irish professional wrestler who performs under the ring name Matt Odell. He currently wrestles on the British and European independent circuits, and is most known for his current run in ARMBAR Wrestling.

Early life
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Early career (2016–2017)
Carrigan made his in-ring debut in July 2016, wrestling under the name Matt Odell and losing to Daniel Hex at a local show in Ireland. Odell would continue to wrestle at small shows in Ireland, travelling from his home country of Northern Ireland to compete at them. In late 2016, he began teaming with Lee Lochlain as 'Vintage Funeral', playing up their hipster and emo gimmicks to create a team inspired by many underground indie bands. As Vintage Funeral, Odell and Lochlain began to find success, eventually travelling to England to wrestle at independent shows there.

Whilst in England, Odell made the decision to move there in order to train and hone his craft at London's Armbar Academy, the official wrestling school for ARMBAR Wrestling. He moved to England in early 2017, wrestling more frequently for local English promotions whilst also training at the Armbar Academy under Marc Gomez and Stuart King.

ARMBAR's RISE shows (2017)
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ARMBAR Wrestling (2017–present)
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Personal life
Carrigan currently resides in Camden, England, where he lives with fellow professional wrestler and friend Tariq Tahan.

He has described himself as a “hipster” in terms of his interests and states this has heavily influenced his wrestling gimmick and look. As a teenager, he used to be part of a band with his school friends, playing guitar, which he learned from a young age. Carrigan has said his work with the band, which never took off due to all members having different aspirations – with Carrigan's being wrestling – inspired his decision to base his gimmick off of his interests. He would even come to the ring with an acoustic guitar during his early career, but dropped this when he began teaming with Lee Lochlain.

In wrestling
part of Vintage Funeral)
 * Entrance themes
 * "Cassiopeia" by Deaf Havana (2016–present)
 * "Happy Song" by Bring Me The Horizon (2016–present; used as