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Matthew Riddle

ActorBorn January 14, 1986 (39 years)
Matthew Frederick Riddle (January 14, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on its NXT developmental brand. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Riddle made a name for himself by appearing on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7.

Early life

Riddle was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and later moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where he attended Saratoga Springs High School. He graduated from high school in 2004 and then attended East Stroudsburg University, where he was a member of the wrestling team for two years. After his head coach was fired, Riddle lost his wrestling scholarship and moved to MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Riddle's main experience comes from high school wrestling. He wrestled at Saratoga High School in upstate New York. There Riddle was a National wrestling Champion and in his Senior year was a New York state wrestling champion. He is 1-0 in amateur MMA.

Riddle worked as a roofer and trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the evenings. Since Riddle had little to no money, he did not train at a gym but in his apartment. Riddle used BJ Penn's book, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge to help him learn.

The Ultimate Fighter

Riddle fought Dan Simmler, an understudy of Matt Serra, to get into the TUF house. Riddle knocked out Simmler in the opening seconds of the second round and struck him three times in the jaw after he had lost consciousness, breaking Simmler's jaw in two places. It was called the biggest knockout in The Ultimate Fighter history by Dana White and the knock out of the century by Quinton Jackson. Riddle was picked second for team Rampage. During the show's taping, Riddle was given the nickname Chipper after Rampage noticed him always smiling.

Known For

  • WWE Elimination Chamber
  • NXT TakeOver: New York
  • NXT TakeOver: Portland
  • WWE's The Bump

Filmography

2024
NJPW Windy City Riot · as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE SummerSlam · as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE Money in the Bank · as Matt Riddle
2023
WWE Backlash · as Matt Riddle
2022
WWE Extreme Rules · as Matt Riddle
2022
2022
WWE SummerSlam · as Riddle (appearance)
2022
WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
2022
2022
2022
WrestleMania 38 · as Riddle
2022
2022
WWE Royal Rumble · as Riddle
2022
WWE Day 1 · as Riddle
2021
2021
WWE Survivor Series · as Riddle
2021
WWE Crown Jewel · as Riddle
2021
WWE SummerSlam · as Riddle
2021
2021
2021
WrestleMania 37 · as Riddle
2021
WWE Fastlane · as Riddle (preshow)
2021
2021
WWE: Royal Rumble · as Riddle
2021
2020
WWE: Slammy Awards · as Riddle
2020
2020
WWE Survivor Series · as Riddle
2020
2020
WWE Payback · as Matt Riddle
2020
2020
Adam Cole's Undisputed Best · as Matt Riddle
2020
NXT TakeOver: Portland · as Matt Riddle
2020
Royal Rumble · as Matt Riddle
2019
WWE Survivor Series · as Matt Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 3 · as Matt Riddle
2019
WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: Toronto · as Matt Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: XXV · as Matt Riddle
2019
NXT TakeOver: New York · as Matt Riddle
2019
2019
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix · as Matt Riddle
2018
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2 · as Matt Riddle
2018
WWE NXT UK (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
2018
2018
WWE Chronicle (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
2018
The Wrestlers (TV Series)
2016
WWE Talking Smack (TV Series) · as Riddle
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
2010
WWE NXT (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
1999
WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Matt Riddle
1993
WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Riddle

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