Matthew Jason "Matt" Bloom (born November 14, 1972) is an American color commentator, professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Jason Albert. Bloom first rose to prominence under the ring names Prince Albert (which was soon shortened to Albert) and A-Train during his first tenure with WWF when it was named the World Wrestling Federation (and later World Wrestling Entertainment), during which he also became a one-time Intercontinental Champion. After leaving WWE, Bloom adopted the ring name Giant Bernard and began wrestling extensively in Japan, where he won New Japan Pro Wrestling's IWGP Tag Team Championship twice (once with Travis Tomko and once with Karl Anderson as Bad Intentions) and Pro Wrestling Noah's GHC Tag Team Championship once with Anderson.
| Full Name | Matt Bloom |
| Net Worth | $850,000 |
| Date Of Birth | November 14, 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Peabody, Massachusetts, USA |
| Height | 2.01 m, 2.01 m |
| Weight | 159 kg, 159 kg |
| Profession | Actor, Professional Wrestler, Film producer, American football player, Actor, Professional Wrestler, Film producer, American football player |
| Education | Peabody High School, University of Pittsburgh |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Nicknames | Albert, Matt Bloom, The Mongolian, Baldo, Prince Albert, Lord Tensai, Rusher Road, Tensai, Giant Bernard, A-Train, Sweet T, Train, The Baldo Train, Bloom, Matt, Jason Albert, Big Buford |
| Twitter |
| IMDB |
| Movies | The Dog Wedding, Lucha Mexico, The Dog Wedding, Lucha Mexico |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|
| 1 | Trademark move: Giant Swing |
| 2 | Trademark move: Corner Slingshot Splash |
| 3 | Trademark move: Gorilla Press into a Michinoku Driver II |
| 4 | Finishing move: Albert Bomb/Baldo Bomb/Derailer (Two Handed Chokebomb) |
| 5 | Finishing move: Train Wreck (Over-the-Shoulder Backbreaker Drop) |
| 6 | Trademark move: Bicycle Kick |
| 7 | Trademark move: Decapitator (Catapult throat first into the bottom rope from underneath it) |
| 8 | Trademark move: Spinning Crucifix into a Neckbreaker Slam |
| 9 | Trademark Move: Bicycle Kick |
| 10 | Finishing Move: Derailer (formerly known as the Baldo Bomb, modified Sit-Down Powerbomb) |
| 11 | Finishing Move: Train Wreck (Backbreaker) |
| 12 | Baldo Bomb aka The De-railer |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Released from the WWE. [November 2004] |
| 2 | Released from the WWE [October 2004] |
| 3 | Released from his WWE contract [November 2004] |
| 4 | [1 November 2004] Released from WWE, alondside Billy Gunn and Test. [November 2004] |
| 5 | Now competing in All Japan Wrestling, using the name of Giant Bernard, battling the likes of former WWE superstars, Taka Michinoku and Chuck Palumbo. [June 2005] |
| 6 | Renaming himself as A-Train he is going on to Summerslam 2003 to fight The Undertaker [August 2003] |
| 7 | Currently one of the four huge (size-wise) superstars who assist SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman, along with the Big Show, Matt Morgan, and (at present time) WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. [January 2004] |
| 8 | From 2000-2004, he competed in 5 straight Royal Rumble matches without ever eliminating anyone. |
| 9 | Previous Managers: Paul Heyman, Tony Rumble, Trish Stratus, Sable. |
| 10 | Even while becoming a rising star in the WWF/WWE, during his wresting down time he was a substitute teacher in various Peabody, Massachusetts schools |
| 11 | Has a degree in Economics from the University of Boston. |
| 12 | Trained by Killer Kowalski. |
| 13 | Albert originally joined the WWF alongside his buddy Darren Drozdoff, |
| 14 | Albert, Scotty Too Hotty & Rikishi defeated Mr Perfect, Lance Storm & Test in a Six-Man-Tag Match at Wrestlemania 18. |
| 15 | After teaming with the Big Show to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIX, he has had a long feud with Chris Benoit, which ended up with the Rabid Wolverine winning at No Mercy in October 2003. |
| 16 | In October 2001, Bloom teamed with Scotty 2 Hotty to form a team regularly featured on Raw and Smackdown. However, the team split up, and for most of 2002, Albert worked on the minor show Velocity. In December 2002, Paul Heyman re-introduced Albert to the world as 'A-Train', and he has progressed ever since. |
| 17 | Played football for the University of Pittsburgh 1990-1994. Played pro 2 years later. Is from Massachusetts. |
| 18 | Former member of the short-lived WWF stable "X Factor", which was led by X-Pac. During his run in X Factor, Albert won the WWF Intercontinental Championship. |
| 19 | Lost the Intercontinental Title to WCW's Lance Storm on Monday Night RAW. [July 2001] |
| 20 | Won the Intercontinental Title from wrestler Kane on WWF Smackdown. [June 2001] |
| 21 | Was member of tag team T&A along with Test, led by Trish Stratus. |
| 22 | Professional wrestler. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Lucha Mexico | 2016 | Documentary | Gigante Bernard |
| WWE Raw | 1999-2016 | TV Series | Albert
Prince Albert
Tensai
... |
| Breaking Ground | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Jason Albert |
| WWE Smackdown! | 1999-2013 | TV Series | Albert
Prince Albert
Tensai
... |
| TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | 2013 | TV Special | Tensai |
| WWE Battleground | 2013 | TV Special | Tensai |
| Night of Champions | 2013 | TV Special | Sweet T |
| Total Divas | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| WrestleMania 29 | 2013 | TV Special | Tensai |
| Royal Rumble | 2013 | TV Special | Tensai |
| Survivor Series | 2012 | TV Special | Tensai |
| Money in the Bank | 2012 | TV Special | Tensai |
| The Commute | 2011 | Short | Himself / Giant Bernard |
| TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Giant Bernard |
| John Cena: Word Life | 2004 | Video documentary | A-Train |
| Royal Rumble | 2004 | TV Special | A-Train |
| Survivor Series | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WWE No Mercy | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| Summerslam | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WWE Vengeance | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WrestleMania XIX | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WWE No Way Out | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| Royal Rumble | 2003 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WWE: Trish Stratus - 100% Stratusfaction | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself / Albert (as A-Train) |
| WWE Armageddon | 2002 | TV Special | A-Train |
| WWE Rebellion | 2002 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWE Velocity | 2002 | TV Series | A-Train (2002-2004); Albert (2002) |
| WrestleMania X8 | 2002 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWE Sunday Night Heat | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Prince Albert
Albert |
| WWF No Way Out | 2002 | TV Special | Albert |
| Royal Rumble | 2002 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Vengeance | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| Survivor Series | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Unforgiven | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| Summerslam | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| Lita: It Just Feels Right | 2001 | Video documentary | Albert |
| WWF Judgment Day | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Insurrextion | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Backlash | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| Royal Rumble | 2001 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Rebellion | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| Survivor Series | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF No Mercy | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| King of the Ring | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Judgment Day | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| WWF Backlash | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| WrestleMania 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Albert |
| Royal Rumble | 2000 | TV Special | Prince Albert |
| WWF Armageddon | 1999 | TV Special | Prince Albert |
| Survivor Series | 1999 | TV Special | Prince Albert |
| Summerslam | 1999 | TV Special | Prince Albert |
