The World's Cheapest Wrestler | Extreme Cheapskates

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protein shake you see I use the shells I use the eggshells those are all extra nutrients and extra food, why waste on the best and

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protein shake ever? I'm Matt Rivera. I am the cheapest fighter in the

world

to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional fighter. Matt Rivera must save as much money as possible in his daily life since he started his career six years ago. Matt managed to reduce his expenses to just three hundred dollars a month, mainly by moving with his mother to Orange County, New York.

Being a

wrestler

can be very expensive, so being cheap definitely helps me. I keep my tissues here by the window so the sun can hit them. I could blow them up. my nose I let them air dry and reuse them again if they are too wet. You could drain them first. You could save a few dollars a week, but those three dollars add up. I don't call my son cheap. I call my son frugal. I know everyone else says he's cheap. I think he is being creative. I actually only have two pairs of underwear. I'm wearing one right now and this is my second pair so I'll do something called a sniff test.

It's wearable. I can use it. Again, many

wrestler

s spend a lot of money to support this wrestling profession with looks and body. Mom, for me, it's about being creative and finding new ways to compete with all of them, but not spend the money they spend. You help me shave mom, there's nothing I won't do to save a couple of dollars. Look, I shaved my head, it's profitable, there's no shampoo, there's no barber, there's no conditioner, and besides, I look hard down there, please, okay, my mom and I are the best. friends she still does almost everything for me she helps me shave you help me shave my back soon she buys all my food and I just take it you know you can always go shave your head yeah that's why I have you I'll do it do what Matthew needs to save everything he can.

I'm quite the fool when it comes to his mother. Can you do this for me? Okay, in professional wrestling, body hair in the ring is frowned upon. Fighters can pay about $2,500 a day. year in waxing but by making your mother angry with wax you get the same results without spending a dime even though I'm a bit stingy and take shortcuts it's very important that you keep the appearance of your entire body as it is anyway you will see. a greek god greek god smart greek god this is my cheap wrestling bag this cup I borrowed from another wrestler for a specific match and it's pretty old, you actually let me keep it Matt really balances the costs of being a wrestler with his total Cheap, the most expensive part of a wrestler's suit is its boots.

These are in very bad condition, but in order for them to remain useful, I only have to take them up to the leg as tight as possible and as good as new. Hey, for the majority. professional fighters the cost of a gym membership and personal training are mandatory expenses but with homemade equipment Matt saves over $2,000 a year by going to a regular gym $50 to have machines similar to what I'm doing in my basement, yes, waste . the money he should charge people to come to my gym Bush, that's cool, that's good, now you're going to buy one.

I'll think about it, you think about it, working out at my gym is great, great for the body, great to look good, but yeah. I want to learn to fight. I need to be in a proper fighting center. Having a wrestling coach is essential. You need someone to teach you. The craft mat gave me. I asked for foot training. I thought it was crazy to be able to get free training. I have to do a lot of cleaning, help fix the ring, remove it and put it back together. I actually have the money, but why use that money when I could save it?

Do you feel so? Why am I putting you? too high, that makes it so that for a fighter you can easily spend thousands and thousands in a month, but for me I am careful and I only spend about a thousand a year being creative, you have been training hard, that shows dedication. I've been here almost every day and I got a call from Kentucky and for what I make, TNA wants to give you an audition, are you kidding me? No, TNA is all-out, non-stop action, they're one of the top professional wrestling organizations in the

world

, yeah, get in there.

The TNA tryout is a pro wrestler's dream come true, but it's in Kentucky, so it's a cheapskate's worst nightmare. You better get there. How much does it cost per gallon? It would cost almost five hundred dollars, but Matt plans to make the trip for a quarter of that right now by marking each location to the gas points. I think if I do this right I can make this trip cheaper by driving than by flying. I'm not happy with that. I don't really want to take this road trip, but I'm going to support my son, but I'm not happy because he's going to take shortcuts, so I chose the cheapest and fastest way to Kentucky, avoided all the tolls.

All the gas stations with the lowest gas prices in New York can go for almost $5 a gallon, but Matt's first pit stop is priced under four, just in case, they'll fill a can that way if for some reason something happens. We have backup guests and cheap guests with us prepared, you did everything you could, are you ready for this? I'm definitely excited to get on the TNA team and show them what I've got, but before Matt shows them what he's got, he needs something else. minimal improvements to help him look the part that all fighters need to overcome in the effect of him, they all need to look like a Greek god to me.

I do it economically. I make my own Tanner because tanning in a tanning bed costs too much. What I do is I use tea bags and I put them in a spray bottle, let it sit for a little bit and spray it on myself and I get a nice olive glow. A full body spray tan can cost sixty dollars at a salon and four. hundred dollars on a tanning bed, but Matt found a way to do it for pennies, always smells good, yeah, making sure everything is evenly covered. Thanks, you're welcome honey, my boots are taped together like I usually have my old socks, but do you know what they are?

I've lasted so long. I'm sure they'll make it through the day. A pleasure to meet you. Are they doing Chris Sabin? Yes, I know you. Are you saving money and shoelaces? And that's why you're using a tape. Yes, my boots. I know there is a lot of wear and tear. Boots are one of the most expensive things to buy. Why not just tough it out? That's brother. Remember that you know you only get one chance to make a first impression, especially when you're in a setting like this. Come out through that curtain, there are some things where investment is necessary and equipment is one of them, no, let's see what you have in the ring, in the ring, okay, let's do something there, okay, I appreciate it, thanks to professional wrestling.

The star can earn a quarter of a million dollars a year plus endorsements with so much money at stake. Matt is feeling the pressure of a one-off TNA audition, so what did you guys think, honestly, there's a long way to go? younger and that window of opportunity is getting smaller because this company has to invest in you. You know you can't go out with duct tape on your boots, plain black pants, and red knee pads. No, you must have something that catches the public's attention if you really want to be the number one attraction. You have to look like the number one attraction.

You know what I mean. Yes, thank you very much guys for the opportunity to appreciate the teacher's luck. Very well thank you. My audition didn't go as well as I did. I was hoping for some good advice, some praise, some things to work on as hope arises. I'll pull the trigger on the opportunity, but overall it was a great experience. I will never spend a lot, it's just not in my DNA. I think it definitely has potential, but I. I think he's so cheap that he needs to invest more in his outfit, in the way he looks, professional wrestling is my dream job, it's definitely my lifestyle, but being cheap and saving money, that's my life .