Michael Macchiavello is a wrestler from the United States. He began his wrestling career at North Carolina State, where he finished his senior season with a 22-3 record and was the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championship in the 197-pound weight class. He was named the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Scholar Athlete of the Year in wrestling. While at North Carolina State, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on finance. Macchiavello is a USA National Team Member, a U23 World Team Trials Champion, and Sr World Team Trials Finalist.

Macchiavello was born in Charlotte and grew up on the outskirts of the city, on the boundary of two little towns in North Carolina, Monroe and Indian Trail. He is the second oldest of four siblings, with his sister Katie being the oldest and brothers Renzo and Andrew being the youngest. Macchiavello used to fantasize about playing in the NBA as a kid and tried a variety of sports before settling on wrestling in eighth grade. His freshman year was the first time he wrestled for a whole wrestling season.

Since graduating from college, Macchiavello has interned at the software company CloudGenix and worked as a Financial Representative for Northwestern Mutual, where he was licenced to solicit Life and Health insurance in the state of North Carolina. Macchiavello continues to work toward his goal of representing the United States at the Olympic Games. He keeps up with his fans on Instagram, where he boasts over 8,000 followers.